Conference with Children

Everyone with a Bingo card and a roll of Smarties...and they did pretty well. No blackouts--not too many mentions of tithing. But they were mostly quiet through the three sessions they watched with us.

My Crazy Kids

For Valentines Day (really a late Christmas present) we got the kids (and us) roller skates. Thumbelina is the best since she's had some old DI skates for a while. But Munchkin is really getting the hang of it and loves to skate. Poor Squirt didn't get any since her feet are too little...and buying that small of skates when there is no chance of passing them on was pretty much out of the question!
At the river. We've been taking picture of the kids here since we started having kids. It's nice to be able to look at old pictures and see them grow up.

Back in the Saddle Again

My sewing machine has been used very little in the last few months. A project here and there. But then, last week, I saw this pin. Which led me to this awesome tutorial. I wanted to make one. So today, I dug out some fabric. She did contrasting fabric on hers but I had two remnants that I bought with no project in mind (my husband loves when I do that!) that I hoped would work for this. I was able to finish both dresses during naptime. The first one is Carebears fabric. Now if you know Squirt, you know she loves her some Carebears! So naturally, she had to pose with her Carebear, and in such a way that you can't really see the dress much! Oh well.

My straps are a little long I think and I didn't have enough fabric to make them full enough for sleeves, but she loves it. I love sewing for 2 year olds! 7 year olds aren't as much fun!

The 50 degree windy day called for leggings and a cardi. She is so very excited to wear it tomorrow after her bath!

Expressions

Munchkin has started expressing her individuality in her clothing choices.

While Squirt is perfectly content to stay in her PJs all day long.

I Can't Believe I Have a 9 Year Old

One who loves pink and doesn't want his hair cut. But one that is a super helper and very sweet.
The birthday celebrations were not documented (at all) since we are slacker parents. But he did get a small friend party-3 friends and all I had to do was provide pizza, candy and slime. They took care of the rest. You know, with wrestling and video games. He got a ton of presents from us--about half of them before his birthday. (I love after Christmas clearance sales!!) Boring things like a new coat, okay things like a new karate sweatshirt, and fun things like a new scooter and a pogo stick. Plus an ipod, headphones, books and pink ties and shirts. He is so responsible sometimes. He's saving his money for an ipod touch. 9 is different than whe I was growing up. Love you kid!

The 2 Weeks of Valentines

I love an excuse to celebrate. Valentines Day is a great excuse! So we started the month with the annual Valentines shirts for the kids:

Squirt LOVES Minnie Mouse. So her shirt had to have at least a nod to Miss Minnie.
Munchkin is the gumball queen. I was so happy when I found this shirt online, and the felt buttons she used as well!

Thumbelina is always tricky! She loves the shirt until she has to put it on. The last two years, she has worn her Valentines shirt on Valentines Day but never again! But she picked this design and hopefully will want to wear it again.

The boy is so funny! Pink is his favorite color, but he is all boy. So I found the inspiration for this shirt on Etsy, and pinked it up a bit for him. He loves it!

Then, I finally got around to vinylizing the mailboxes I bought them last year. And I came up with 14 little Valentines to put in them every day.

I am missing some pictures but they did have 14 different cheesy Valentines:

And the day before Valentines (since hubby could get off early and not on Tuesday), we gave the kids roller skates and took them skating. I didn't bring the camera but here are all the skates lined up in the garage. They all love practicing skating. Hubby and I have to clean out the garage tomorrow so they have room when it's really cold.

It was really fun to have them so excited about it all. Up next: St. Patricks Day!

Munchkin Catch-Up

This little girl turned 5! She requested donuts for breakfast


Then, she insisted on decorating her own cake--or cupcake flower.

Squirt got to them before I could get a picture!

Presents!! She got a bunch of Littlest Pet Shop toys.

And a hat from Grandma and Grandpa

And $10 from my uncle and $10 from her other grandparents. So she bought an ipod--and Mom and Dad bought headphones. She also got a new scooter, a pirate set, and a few new clothes.

Then a new haircut:

Funny glasses and lip suckers from L Preschool

And she did the impossible...she stopped sucking her thumb!! So we went to Savers and she bought up all the barbies they had! She got 4 dressed barbies, 1 bag of clothes and accessories, and a baby in a tub for $19. The accessories bag contained roller blades, swim fins and a doctor kit. She loves them!
And the dentist is so happy that she's not a thumbsucker anymore. Now if only Thumbelina would quit!