3 days and 2 nights

One day Emma had to turn 10. It's true. It was going to happen. She wanted a slumber party. I didn't. Dad thought I should. Dad didn't have to plan and prepare and think to much about it. In the end she had a slumber party. 3 of her friends, a good number by the way. 4 little girls to eat pizza, have cake and ice cream. Decorate pillowcases, make friendship bracelets, make smore's in the backyard and play in the dark, play WII, watch movies and eat junk food. Stay up late, keep staying up late...finally sleep. Then up for a pancake breakfast. It was great I have to say, her friends are sweet. They had a blast and Emma is 10. Double digits here we are!! I love this girl of mine.

After the pancake mess was cleaned up and girls went home, we threw stuff in the car and headed to the mountains for a camping trip with friends, which means 10 kids. Which was a blast even though we were going on very little sleep and extra cups of coffee. I love the mountains, I love sleeping in the tent freezing next to my babes who are kicking me in the back all night long. I really do! I love campfires, I love smelling like them. I love putting kids to bed and hanging around them with friends having a drink and chatting. Good times. Exhausting weekend, but worth every second of it. Best part was there was a bear that kept coming in to the campground...unfortunately we didn't see it. But at the same time it didn't try to eat our food either!

This year we put Addy in dance. She loved it, of course she did. At the end of the year all the classes held a recital. Her group performed Castle on a Cloud, not sure exactly what it was but it was fun to watch them all perform there little routine as they watched the person next to them to see exactly what it was they were suppose to do, and of course just watching this little bundle of sweetness prance around on a big stage was really just to much fun.

Dylan is usually a superhero. Today he was a cowboy. Today, he had to eat his snack while on his horse. Today I hope I remember how happy he was when I moved the chair out of his way so he could do just that. It's the little things.

Took the kids to the science museum, it was a lot of fun. Our favorite was trying to out match each other in the power of the mind. I have to admit, I was horrible at it. The whole idea was to remain calm and relaxed and move the ball to your opponents side. Of course I had a lot heckling and a 3 year old jabbering at me too. The best one at the game...the 3 year old. He was hilarious, closing his eyes and completely concentrating, guess we know who would be the Jedi in our family.

Today was the day

My little nephew that I have loved on, and hugged on from the the moment I met him and held his tiny little self in my arms, has graduated. He is no longer a little boy, (well, he always will be in my heart). He is growing up, as do all kids. In just 3 week he will be shipped off to be a Marine. Proud of him I am!

Last Night

Addy comes upstairs before bed.

"hey dad, I have some bad news, and some good news"
"okay what is it?"
"the bad news is that Emma is crabby"
"yes, I know, whats the good news?"
"the good news is that Jesus is alive!"

Talent

That's Emma up there behind the piano. Each year at the end of the year, the school holds a talent show. Now there are only about 12-15 kids/performers, that get to put on a show for the school. This year Emma decided to try out with a little piano music. And out of about 50+ kids that try out each year. She made it! She so loves doing and being involved in as many things as possible. So proud of her!

ROCKIES!!!!

So my hubby loves watching baseball. He is a Twins fan and now also a Rockies fan. So for his birthday the past few years he has gotten Rockies stuff...usually a night with his oh so lovely wife away from kids to enjoy a game. This year since kids are older and have been wanting to go, He got a bag full of Rockies gear for kids and him of course. Then at the bottom were tickets for the whole family to enjoy a game. It was a fun night and despite there being 4 kiddos, it all went well. Unfortunately for Emma, who could sit and watch game after game. The younger kids made it to the 7th inning stretch then it was time to go.

On Ice

So apparently I thought that I had control, but I don't. I thought that when we took Addy to Disney on Ice that I would only take maybe 30 pics. Even while we were there I thought I had managed some self control. It wasn't only until I went to go put photos on the computer that I realized that I hadn't. 113 pictures later I have some to share.

A way with words

Addy has such a way of putting things. For example lettuce is called "straps" and she hates straps. Snowflakes are often "Snowflags". And so many other things throughout the day that she comes up with in her own creative mind. My favorite of times is that she calls hooks (like a coat hook, or towel hook) a "hooker". One day she said to a friend, you can put your coat downstairs, we have a hooker. She makes me laugh, until last night in the bathroom she is holding the hand towel while Brennon was drying his hands and she says, "hey Brennon, I'm a hooker!" Yeah, we may have to fix that!