"For the Tooth Fairy"

Stratton came home from school so excited to show me that he had lost his first tooth on the top! He also couldn't wait to tell me that the school secretary "Barry" had pulled it for him. Apparently she is the tooth pulling expert at the school and will gladly pull the tooth of any child and place it in this nifty little envelope all ready to be placed under the pillow for the Tooth Fairy. On top of that, he also got to take a friend down to the office with him for moral support! Oh, the joys of kindergarten, love it!

Andrew's lucky day!

Andrew had a very "lucky" birthday this year! His 6th grade class was planning a "Read a Thon" on his birthday (and St. Patrick's Day) so Andrew already knew it was going to be a good day because reading is like his favorite thing to do! So right before school, I decided to give him his birthday gifts so he could have them for the read a thon. We gave him the last book in the Percy Jackson series and a gift certificate for the last book in the Fablehaven series. These are two book series he has loved and has been looking forward to reading the final books. Also, we ran to the gas station, I gave him some cash and he ran in to pick out a treat for the read a thon. He chose a rootbeer, of course. We made every "green" light to the gas station and every "green" light on the way back...Andrew pointed this out and said that it was another reason it was going to be his "lucky" day! After school we made shamrock sugar cookies, yum! And Troy took the boys to a movie, "Alice in Wonderland". They ate dinner at Arby's (Andrew's favorite). And we celebrated his birthday two more times with the Harris' and the Langstons the following week. Happy Birthday Andrew, we are so "lucky" to have you in our family!

More Birthday Fun!

We celebrated Evie's birthday again at Grandma Harris'. Later that week we celebrated with the Langstons. By the time all of the Birthday celebrations were done, I think we celebrated her birthday like 4 times! She may start to expect presents at the next family get together!

Evie's Birthday Wishes

I can't believe our little girl is 3 years old! Evie is such a joy! She is still "girly" as ever and wants to wear a dress or skirt everyday. She loves to sing and still goes with mommy to music class every week. She talks so well and loves to talk to me about princesses and horsies (her two latest obsessions). She loves being with her family and is so cuddly and sweet! She loves to eat chicken nuggets and mandarin oranges. She loves to read books, especially her new "Princess Potty" book... I was hoping that meant she was equally as excited to use the potty (no such luck)! She loves to go to Grandma's house and loves to play with her cousins. She likes nursery at church and loves to sing primary songs. She is a very special part of our family and we feel so blessed to have our sweet little girl. Happy Birthday Evie!

Evie turns 3

Evie had a special morning on her 3rd Birthday. First of all, our home teacher Bro. Coallier brought her over this cute teddy bear first thing in the morning! How sweet is that? Then daddy set up her new "big girl" bed! She loves her new bed and teddy bear, it was a great start to the day!

Talent Show

Haden and Kaiden were in the Legacy Jr. High talent show on March 12th. Leading up to the Talent show was quite the experience... they changed almost daily what they were going to do, I don't think I've ever seen Haden so stressed out! He wanted it to be amazing and he felt like they just weren't finding the right fit. Anyway, not a moment too soon, (or too late, however you want to look at it), they figured out what they were going to do at about 8:00 p.m. the night before the show (Haden does work well under pressure, but really? New act the night before?) Anyway he asked Troy and I to come down and give them some feedback after they performed it for us. We thought it was great! They did a comedy act that included some background guitar. They did an awesome job! It was entertaining and funny and showed off their musical skills as well as their acting skills. So it was the perfect combination! Everyone loved it! Good call boys!!

Fun, "almost Spring" day!

March 9th we had Spring fever! So we went to Arctic Circle then off to the park to eat and play! Parker and Stratton wanted to eat their lunch atop the climbing rock. Before long, a seagull started to circle around them inching closer and closer to their food, it made the boys so nervous! So they quickly devoured their food so the bird wouldn't stalk them anymore. The sun was shining when we first go there so it felt pretty warm, but soon the sun went behind the clouds and the wind started to blow and it got cold fast! But the cold didn't stop them, the kids had a great time anyway! Can't wait for warmer weather... hopefully soon!!