Happy 9th, Cole!!

Cole had a great birthday! It is Spring Break, plus Bart was home today. We went to the Reston Zoo (pictures to come later). It was fun but freezing cold! We all were excited to get back to our warm card. Cole's favorite gifts were a new bike and a Fat Head Monster Truck for his bedroom wall. Cole chose a sports cake and rainbow sherbet to end his grilled meal. The surprises started 9 years ago when our son was born, instead of the foretold girl. We are SO grateful for Cole. He is such a light in our family and we sure are lucky to have him!

Stitches!!

Jayda and Cole were playing a game with a balloon yesterday before school....hitting it back and forth, trying to make sure it didn't hit the ground. Well, instead of the balloon hitting the ground, Jayda's face did. After much screaming and blood, we found the cut on her chin. Thank goodness Grandpa had arrived for a visit. He got the older kids off to the bus and then watched the two younger kids while I took Jayda to get stitches! These are our first stitches...not bad after 9 years of kiddos. Jayda was a champ! She was SOOO brave, doing much better than her Mom! I had to look away several times, getting sick to my stomach and light headed. I don't handle this kind of stuff very well. A couple hours later (why is the wait always SO long?!) she came away with 4 blue stitches. Our sweet friends brought flowers, cookies and a homemade card for Jayda after we got home. Their daughter, G, had just gone through this experience a couple months ago...her owie was between her eyes. She and Jayda are "stitch buddies" now.

6 Months!!

Kids

Jayda with her cute/funny hairdoSadie and her friends at Chuck E Cheese for her b-dayCole singing during his recital

Nap Time!

Cute pics of Makenna during some nap times...

Mush!!

We gave Makenna mush for the first time Sunday night. She actually did really well with it at first. By the end, she was over it! :) Hopefully, she will like it the next time I bring it out!

Cute Kiddos!

Happy 7th, Sadie!!!

We sure love our sweet Sadie! I think she had a great day today! We had a snow day, which was weird for this time of year. Bart's office was closed as well, so we got to spend the whole day as a family! What a fun surprise! Sadie loved all her presents..which included a mani/pedi kit from Jayda (which they did together this afternoon), a kit to give her American Girl doll wavy hair (which Sadie did, with Jayda's help) and lots of other fun stuff. Sadie chose caramel brownies and vanilla ice for her treat. Sadie is a joy. She thrives at school and is reading almost 2 levels above her grade. Sadie loves to help with Makenna and is a great example to all her siblings. Happy Birthday, Darling Girl!

Pics

Well, things are going well. We are gearing up for birthday season around here... 5 out of the 7 in the next 3 months... here are some pictures from the last couple weeks!