An Afternoon at the Park

We had a really nice day in February and so we took the kids to the park. Caden wasn't with us because he was at a friend's home. The rest of us had a really good time. Here are some pictures of our fun. We sure wish the weather was more like that day. It's been a cold, wet, and windy winter. Hopefully spring will really be here soon.

CATCH!

ROLLING DOWN THE HILL

DANCING TO IMAGINARY MUSIC

SWINGING FUN

SLIDES

CONNOR WAS SO SAD WHEN IT WAS TIME TO GO.
WE HAD TO PROMISE TO COME BACK SOON.

Connor

Oh, how glad I am that Connor is part of our family. He brings so much to our little clan. Yesterday he was cracking me up with the things he was saying. They were so funny and cute that they are totally worth a blog entry. First thing he says to me in the morning was, "Mom, I slept in my bed a hundred years!" Don't know where that came from, but it gave me a good laugh. Later in the day we were in the car driving somewhere and he starts talking. This is what he said, "I slept like a rock! A monster came. Then I turned into a human!...A monster cut off my head with a knife. I picked it up and put it back on. Then I woke up." That must have been some dream! I'm not sure where the whole monster cutting his head off with a knife came from, but I guess that's what happens when you have older brothers to play with. I'm glad that it wasn't a nightmare that kept him up scared. Maybe he was just telling stories. I'm not sure, but it sure gave us all a good chuckle yesterday. What a character! Connor we love you so much. Thanks for coming to our family.

Happy Birthday!

We just celebrated 2 more birthdays. Don's birthday was on the 1st of Feb. and Caden's was yesterday on the 8th. We had a good time with both. For Don's we had upside down pizza for dinner and peach pie for dessert. YUM! I ordered Don's gift online and it came 2 days late. So I found a big box and put a piece a paper in it to tell him what he was getting. Then I filled it with stuff he already had to give the gift some weight. I wrapped it and gave it to him. He was a little surprised at first until he understood. We now have a new game that we are sure to love. Ticket to Ride Marklin Edition. Its the same game on the German map with the addition of passengers. We are very excited about it.

The kids made him a card with promises of special treatment: car wash, backrub, etc.
He was thrilled with that!

For Caden's birthday, Sierra got up 1/2 an hour earlier than normal (5:30 am! a big sacrifice for her!) and decorated the ceiling for a surprise when he woke up. This included balloons and a card. He thought it was cool.

For dinner he chose hamburgers, chips, green salad, and fruit salad.
It was very yummy!

Hmm... what did he get?
A nice card and a fun date with Mom & Dad.

His new Cub Scout Book and hat.
He is being awarded his wolf badge this month and will begin working on his bear badge.
We are so very proud of him!

Dessert was Root Beer Floats.
Can't stick a candle in that so we put it in the ice cream.
Mmmm!

Our goof ball of a son! He can be so funny!

This picture made me laugh out loud!