Photo Shoot-February 2014

Our Presidents Day fun consisted of getting the kids pictures taken and a yummy dinner at In-n-Out. The studio sent us home with 60 pictures! The photographer said there were so many good pictures, she just couldn't delete them . I was so pleased with how they all turned out! Get ready for picture overload and lots of cuteness!!

Another Lost Tooth

This cute little boy surprised us when we picked him up from school on Tuesday with another missing tooth! He was thrilled that he lost it at school and got to go to the office to get a special tooth necklace to keep it in. He was one of 3 kids to lose teeth in his class that day! The Tooth Fairy stopped by sometime during the night and left him another dollar! I love his toothless smile!!

Don't mind his crazy recess hair-I promise I send him to school looking and smelling clean. However, he rarely comes home that way. There are important football games to be played with his buddies during recess. 

Pa turns 60!

Pa turned the big 60 this month and we got together on Saturday to celebrate. We took Pa out for a special birthday dinner at the Banana Leaf and then went back to the house for cake and ice cream. These kids sure love their Pa!! We are so thankful to have such a wonderful Dad and Grandpa!

 We made sure he had 60 candles on his cake! The German flag we put in the middle of the cake didn't even last us lighting the candles. 

 He was amazing and got all 60 in one big blow!!

Happy, Happy Birthday, Pa!!

Valentine's Day 2014

We had another fun countdown to Valentine's day this year. I just did a lousy job of documenting it. 

The first day of our countdown, we had an early Valentine's breakfast, complete with strawberry milk, strawberries, heart toast, heart eggs, hash browns and sausage. A true labor of love for this sick Mommy. But, they gobbled it up!

 We also made delicious heart tarts. I have some good little bakers. 

 We make pink rice krispie treats. Tess went a bit crazy with the sprinkles!

 I let the kids write love notes on the bathroom mirrors. I loved what they wrote!

 We made Valentine's hats.

 We spent an afternoon getting all of their Valentine's ready for their classmates. We also played Valentine's matching with kisses, made kiss rings, played Don't Eat Pete (the Valentine's version) made love bugs, and did a few other fun projects. 

 I tried my best to make Valentine's Day special for everyone, but by the evening, I had given all I had and it ended up being a pretty boring night. Good thing there's next year. 

I got a heart in Tessa's hair and then promptly had to take it out. She only wanted a boring ponytail.

 We started our day with our favorite heart cinnamon rolls. 

This cute little girl was my Valentine buddy all day as we got grocery shopping done and did some babysitting for friends and neighbors. I spent the afternoon cooking and cleaning out the pantry. She kept me very entertained! Her little personality is so fun!!

Adam and Tessa both had fun class parties and came home with tons of Valentine's!

 They were so excited to get some mail on Valentine's Day! A special card from Ma and Pa with a $2 bill!! 

 We had a nice candlelight dinner together as a family-minus our china because I couldn't get my hutch open. Dinner was delicious and we had a fun just being together. 

 Dessert was our traditional Valentine's brownie trifles. Gwen didn't feel the need for a spoon. 

We watched a bit of the Olympics and sent the kids to bed on time for the first time this week. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed some quiet time, snuggling on the couch and watching Sherlock. It was the perfect way to end a very busy day! Another good Valentine's Day with the people I love the most!!