Some photos from Scooter’s arrival.
New baby catch-up!
birthdays
Blogging set-back!
I have so much to share, but I feel held up by the fact that I haven’t posted yet on the birth of Scooter! I’ve decided to just start blogging things as they happen, and then going BACK to baby posts as time allows.
She is beautiful.
Her siblings are smitten.
She is so loved.
Beau’s "Best Birthday Ever!"
Morning started with pancakes and presents!
And a phone call from Ba!
We went out in the COLD [yes it was COLD!] to Henrietta Regal and surprised the kids with a movie. They got to see VeggieTales: The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything again.
Beau was bouncing up and down he was so excited when he figured it out!
Beau was bouncing up and down he was so excited when he figured it out!
Then off to Pizza Hut for lunch with Nan.
I forgot my camera!
These are from Nan’s.
These are from Nan’s.
Off to Seabreeze. I can’t remember how many times we have been there this year.
I think 11 or 12!
I love the season passes!
I think 11 or 12!
I love the season passes!
I’m so glad the boys still ride these little rides… you ever try taking photos of kids on the Whirlwind? These are far more photogenic rides!!!!!
A few acrobatic moves of their own??
Nene [my sister] joined us at 5:00 P.M.We made her ride all the wild rides with the kids. 😛
We all had a ton of fun.
You can only imagine how thrilled the kids were.The athletes invited them on the stage for pictures. ♥
Check out the facial expressions on Skeezix.
That girl is a TRIP!
That girl is a TRIP!
It was Louis-David’s last day so the kids asked for hugs.
Actually – Champ asked first [he has such a soft heart]
but I was so slow with the camera, it was a big blur.
Beau wanted to stay at Seabreeze until after dark when the lights were all on.
I admit… so did I!
The kids all held out so well and on his and my last
I admit… so did I!
The kids all held out so well and on his and my last
ride of the night, Beau turned to me and said,
“THIS WAS MY BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!”
“THIS WAS MY BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!”
We got home after 9:30 P.M. and Beau opened his last gift.
A microscope/telescope combo.
A microscope/telescope combo.
Beau's "Best Birthday Ever!"
Morning started with pancakes and presents!
And a phone call from Ba!
We went out in the COLD [yes it was COLD!] to Henrietta Regal and surprised the kids with a movie. They got to see VeggieTales: The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything again.
Beau was bouncing up and down he was so excited when he figured it out!
Beau was bouncing up and down he was so excited when he figured it out!
Then off to Pizza Hut for lunch with Nan.
I forgot my camera!
These are from Nan’s.
These are from Nan’s.
Off to Seabreeze. I can’t remember how many times we have been there this year.
I think 11 or 12!
I love the season passes!
I think 11 or 12!
I love the season passes!
I’m so glad the boys still ride these little rides… you ever try taking photos of kids on the Whirlwind? These are far more photogenic rides!!!!! A few acrobatic moves of their own??
Nene [my sister] joined us at 5:00 P.M.We made her ride all the wild rides with the kids. 😛
We all had a ton of fun.
You can only imagine how thrilled the kids were.The athletes invited them on the stage for pictures. ♥
Check out the facial expressions on Skeezix.
That girl is a TRIP!
That girl is a TRIP!
It was Louis-David’s last day so the kids asked for hugs.
Actually – Champ asked first [he has such a soft heart]
but I was so slow with the camera, it was a big blur.
Beau wanted to stay at Seabreeze until after dark when the lights were all on.
I admit… so did I!
The kids all held out so well and on his and my last
I admit… so did I!
The kids all held out so well and on his and my last
ride of the night, Beau turned to me and said,
“THIS WAS MY BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!”
“THIS WAS MY BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!”
We got home after 9:30 P.M. and Beau opened his last gift.
A microscope/telescope combo.
A microscope/telescope combo.
My baby boy is EIGHT!
Too busy to blog?
It seems so!
This weekend we celebrated the kids’ summer birthdays with our family.
We were blessed with a rain free afternoon and lots of fun.
This weekend we celebrated the kids’ summer birthdays with our family.
We were blessed with a rain free afternoon and lots of fun.
She has more product in her hair than I do!But she looked so cute!
“Why did I get a receipt?”
Even ANGEL got gifts… from everyone!Must be nice being the BABY! 😉
Hmmmm. This is when I told her to stop sitting on the table.
I think she was trying to see if STANDING on the table was allowed.
😛
Can you see the orange lips they all have from orange pop?
Their new favorite thing are the gymnasts at Seabreeze [see post below].This is the Veggie guys being acrobats!
Is frosting a legitimate art media???
Singing away!
“YUM!”
More yum!And this photo is from Sunday. We went to what was possibly the NICEST wedding EVER, EVER. After the ceremony, but before the receiving line, the newly married couple showed “music videos” of each of them growing up and then a full set of photos of the two of them. They had an entire song’s worth of photos of the two of them, and they’ve only known one another 18 months! I leaned over to the friend I was sitting with and said, “I couldn’t tell you the last time JB and I had our photo taken!” So when we cleaned up some for the reception… we had my mom take one.
The Boys’ Blessed Birthday Bonanza!
The boys chose Life at the Pond as their theme for their party. Only a handful of guests had heard of this wonderful Christian radio program, but that didn’t phase the boys.
We had allowed the boys to invite all their friends and we were delighted that all but one family was able to join us for the party. I think we had 52 people… but I did lose count!
We started at Methuselah’s Paint Station. We painted rocks. This wonderful idea came from a friend at church on Sunday afternoon as I shared how much Beau wanted a “painting party.”
On to Bill the Duck’s Obstacle Course.
My kids have such wonderful friends. Really. Not once was I thinking, “Oy! That kid is a piece of work.” In fact, what I was thinking over and over again was, “Wow, these are great kids. We are so blessed!!”
I was imagining it from my sons’ points of view.
Here they are with almost 100% of their friends in their yard playing with them.
That has to be one of a kid’s dreams come true.
Can you imagine looking around and everyone you see is someone you love?
I was imagining it from my sons’ points of view.
Here they are with almost 100% of their friends in their yard playing with them.
That has to be one of a kid’s dreams come true.
Can you imagine looking around and everyone you see is someone you love?
Time for the pinata. We failed to name this “attraction.”
Five and under got to hit it without the blindfold.
Six and over wore the blindfold.
But it seemed a lot of them had impeccible aim and a stiff neck.
[They were peeking!]
At the end, we let Champ and Beau take a few extra swings to try to get the job done!
Five and under got to hit it without the blindfold.Six and over wore the blindfold.
But it seemed a lot of them had impeccible aim and a stiff neck.
[They were peeking!]
At the end, we let Champ and Beau take a few extra swings to try to get the job done!
After presents we headed back to the WATER PARK. 😉
Everyone was so patient while they waited their turns down the waterslide and slip and slide.
I just love all these kids so much!
Hamming it up a bit for the cupcakes.
Angel was there, too. But she was busy dragging Poppy around by his fingers. I think his left arm is longer than his right one, now.
The Boys' Blessed Birthday Bonanza!
We had allowed the boys to invite all their friends and we were delighted that all but one family was able to join us for the party. I think we had 52 people… but I did lose count!
We started at Methuselah’s Paint Station. We painted rocks. This wonderful idea came from a friend at church on Sunday afternoon as I shared how much Beau wanted a “painting party.”
On to Bill the Duck’s Obstacle Course.
My kids have such wonderful friends. Really. Not once was I thinking, “Oy! That kid is a piece of work.” In fact, what I was thinking over and over again was, “Wow, these are great kids. We are so blessed!!”
I was imagining it from my sons’ points of view.
Here they are with almost 100% of their friends in their yard playing with them.
That has to be one of a kid’s dreams come true.
Can you imagine looking around and everyone you see is someone you love?
I was imagining it from my sons’ points of view.
Here they are with almost 100% of their friends in their yard playing with them.
That has to be one of a kid’s dreams come true.
Can you imagine looking around and everyone you see is someone you love?
Time for the pinata. We failed to name this “attraction.”
Five and under got to hit it without the blindfold.
Six and over wore the blindfold.
But it seemed a lot of them had impeccible aim and a stiff neck.
[They were peeking!]
At the end, we let Champ and Beau take a few extra swings to try to get the job done!
Five and under got to hit it without the blindfold.Six and over wore the blindfold.
But it seemed a lot of them had impeccible aim and a stiff neck.
[They were peeking!]
At the end, we let Champ and Beau take a few extra swings to try to get the job done! After presents we headed back to the WATER PARK. 😉
Everyone was so patient while they waited their turns down the waterslide and slip and slide. I just love all these kids so much!
Hamming it up a bit for the cupcakes.
Angel was there, too. But she was busy dragging Poppy around by his fingers. I think his left arm is longer than his right one, now.
A wonderful celebration.
Preparing for the party.
We took this picture before she started running around and playing.
God has blessed us SO richly in the friend department. We had such a fun time celebrating Skeezix’ birthday with some of her friends from church, our homeschool group and long-time “cousins-by-association.” I normally do not serve party guests macaroni and cheese [the boxed kind], much less out of a crock-pot. However, that is Skeezix’ favorite so it was item #1 on the menu. We had a few other, not-so-gross choices as well.
We a little parachute playing, a little tape-the-nose-on-the-kitty game, and then we had The Storylady come with her puppets for a show. I confess that I hesitated in spending money on entertainment, knowing that kids do a fantastic time entertaining themselves, but I am so glad we asked her to come. My children were delighted by her performance and are still talking about it. It seemed that all the other kids were enjoying it a great deal, as well.
I know this is blurry, but it shows her with the new turtle puppet she picked out to keep. She loves him. Although she changes his/her name every time you ask what the name is! At last inquiry, it was “Ben.”
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