HaHaHa...

Aunt Jenifer was down for a visit last week. She always brings fun treats for everyone. She brought these for the boys, and we all had a good laugh.

The other day Jon was out mowing the lawn and I was standing at the sink and looked out into the backyard and saw this...

At first I thought it was a towel he had stuck back there in case he got sweaty. I could not stop laughing. I managed to snap this shot before he caught on. How do you even do that??

The big boys are alive and well! They have been BUSY! I have all kinds of exciting pictures of scouting activities, injuries, school projects and more, to come soon.

Party like a Princess

This year Addison's birthday was literally a week long celebration. It started on my birthday when we went out to eat with the fam. It was so close to her birthday that we had them bring her ice cream and she got to ride on the birthday saddle too. Then on Sunday we had a family party while Aunt Jenifer was here. Monday was her actual birthday so I got her some balloons and a donut. Then Jon had taken the day off so we went to Barros for lunch and then to the park to play with her new sand toys. Tuesday she celebrated her birthday at school with cupcakes and her sweet cake hat. Friday was her friend birthday party. She was SO excited for her birthday this year and wanted to invite all of her friends from school that I decided to let her have another party. We rented a princess castle bouncer and had cake and ice cream. She had a lot of fun and loved having all of her friends over. Then to wrap up her birthday festivities, they sang to her in Primary on that Sunday. I hope she is not expecting all this every year. How cool it must be to live the life of a spoiled, little princess. My big girl.

Some pics of the numerous celebrations, in no particular order of course, because my computer hates me...

Making a wish for the tenth time

Friend Birthday Party

Birthday at School

The actual birthday

Aunt Jenifer came down just for the birthday celebration! Addison and Jace LOVE Aunt Jenifer! She is so awesome with them! I am always so sad when she has to go home.

Her Majesty...Minnie

We got Minnie in June of 2005, right before I found out I was pregnant with Addison. She was so tiny and cute. She was an inside dog for a few years, until we moved and she started going potty in the house. So then she was demoted to the back yard. We have tried a few times to put the doggy door in and let her stay inside, but she always blows her shot at living in the lap of luxury. A couple of months ago Addison began to form a pretty tight bond with Minnie. They became BFFs and Addison would let her in the house constantly,so Jon put the doggy door back in and Minnie has since regained her superior status. We have recently discovered when the boys leave their doors open and clothes on their floor she likes to go in and mark her territory-GROSS! I don't know what to do about that. We have been trying hard to keep the doors closed and it seems to help. She doesn't seem to have the urge to go anywhere else in the house. We'll see how long this lasts...


Baby Minnie, she weighed almost 2 lbs. when we got her.

Heart-Attack

There is nothing better than eating heart-shaped JUNK with the ones I LOVE! Happy Valentine's Day! (We did have a "real", balanced meal for dinner.)

How Lucky am I...

Jon always tries really hard to surprise me somehow for my birthday. Which always makes me feel bad, because his birthday is on Christmas Eve so I am always too crazy with everything else to give it any real attention. This year I spent the day before my birthday all by myself. WOO HOO! I went and got my haircut and did some shopping and it was fabulous! Then on my birthday Jon arranged for us to go out on a date, but then it ended up looking like it was going to be too crazy to get everything arranged so we decided to take the whole family to Texas Roadhouse for some yummy food. Jon's parents and Gary and Lori joined us. Jenifer tried hard to get an early flight so she could be there, but ended up spending the day and most of the night waiting at the airport. We got stuck in a traffic jam on the way there so the drive took twice as long then we had to wait for a table for almost 45 min and then dinner lasted about an hour and a half, but the babies were perfect. It was so AWESOME! We had a fun night! As usual Jon gave me more presents than I deserve. He brought a whole bag full of presents and a card with tickets to BON JOVI-the BON JOVI!!! I was mega excited until I realized it was on the same night as New Beginnings for YWs. I have to speak and help out in other ways that I didn't feel I could back out of, so I don't think we are going to be able to go. I know...I totally STINK!! I somehow always manage to ruin every surprise. So how lucky am I that I have a husband that still puts up with me and makes efforts even though I try my best to mess it up.


My "Bon Jovi ticket"


Addison and I giving a big birthday YEE HAW!





The good-looking party crew

Happy Birthday Addison!