Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Happy Birthday, Darren!





It's hard to believe that we have a SEVEN-YEAR-OLD!!! And, Darren is the greatest 7-year old we could ask for! In honor of his birthday, here are seven cool things about Darren:

1. He won an airplane making contest at school because his went the farthest.
2. He is an awesome reader, and has already read the Chronicles of Narnia.
3. He is really funny!
4. He can beat me almost every time at Checkers.
5. He loves playing video/computer games of any kind.
6. He makes friends easily.
7. He has lost two teeth.

We celebrated Darren birthday with our usual trip to Chuck E. Cheese, and a party at home afterwards. I made a pinball machine cake that turned out a little iffy. When Darren saw it, he just laughed and said it was okay! For his birthday, he got a remote control truck, a magic kit, lantern, joke book, and a mini guitar hero game. We love you, Darren!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Funny Boot Pictures




Oh, Miles is going to be sooo embarrassed one day when he sees these!!!!!!! (But he's so cute!)

Class Party



My mom and dad stopped by our house on Friday afternoon, and it just happened to be at the same time as Darren's class Valentines Party, so we stopped by and suprised him! We snuck up behind him and gave him a big kiss!!! Darren was proud to show off his school to Grandma. He also told us that all the girls in his class are his girlfriends, except for a girl named Abbie, who is bossy. He said that the girls don't know that they are his girlfriends, though. He is going to keep it a secret until he can take them out on a date. Good thinking!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

My Sweethearts


Happy Valentines Day! Since Valentines Day was on a Sunday this year, Jerry and I celebrated the night before at the Cheesecake Factory, one of our favorite restaurants!!! Afterward, we played some games. I am so thankful for my sweet kids and the best husband, ever!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Snow Day!!!

It snowed again! This time it was a lot - around 14"! School was canceled, of course, and we had fun playing outside. Unfortunately, the kids aren't in any of these pictures, but you can see some of the cool stuff we made.
a scary snake

a friendly snowman

a cool igloo!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Bambi

Claire: Darren, this whole movie is just breaking my heart!
Darren: Me, too.
Claire: Are you crying?
Darren: It's okay to cry if something is really sad.
Darren: . . . That's why you should never put a spoon in the microwave, Claire! It can start a fire and burn everything up!!!

Monday, February 1, 2010

Pigtails

The other day, Sammi let me put her hair in pigtails - if only her only sister would be as cooperative! We decided that they make her look too old, even though they are cute.

Grandma Sammi

Here is Samantha at 8 months old. Her hair gets super-curly after a bath. We love it!!!