Saturday, April 25, 2009

Seven. . .

Alie's seventh birthday party . . . we had her party in the morning, so that we could have breakfast with some of her friends before Saturday activities.  The girls were excited to wear their pajamas and start the day off with a little sugar, and then some more.  We had a "pretty" self serve cereal bar, grapes, blueberry and banana muffins, and orange juice.  Setting this party up was part of the fun for Alie.  She loved decorating and setting the tables (thanks Sunshine) and filling the jars up with the cereal (thanks Diane).  After breakfast we had a scavenger hunt (to burn off some of the extra energy), and filled Chinese take out boxes with cereal for the girls to take home (thanks Summer).  It turned out to be a beautiful morning, so the girls went out in the backyard to hula hoop and jump rope.  The girls liked jumping to this rhyme - "Apples, peaches, pears, and plums, tell me when your birthday comes . . . Jan, Feb, March, April. . . ."

Happy Birthday Alison!!! These are some of the things we love about you. . .
Your giggle, the sound of your voice when you sing, your strength, your kindness to others, your attention to detail, your "angry eyebrows", the smell of your feet, your sense of humor, quiet nature, and the stories that you tell.  You love to cuddle, you love your dolls, playing school, doing chores in the house  (not including picking up toys), baking, drawing, creating, dancing, and soccer.  You are a leader.  You are my littlest girl, and you love that you are.  











One of the scavenger hunt clues was in the bird house.
(Note, Kelsey trying to scale up the post.)

Way to multi-task Alie!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Monday . . . a very warm day . . . after dinner we went down to the beach for about an hour.   It was nice to relax on the sand, while they played.  I am so glad they enjoy it so much. . .
 




Saturday, April 18, 2009

Saturday

Saturday, April 18th. . .When I picked up Lindsay today from her lessons, this is what I found. My daughter in the barn, sitting in the stacks of hay, soaking wet (from the sprinklers), eating a carrot with one hand, and in the other hand, tiny yellow flowers.  
I think the horses are just part of the fun. . . 


The kids love to go get frozen yogurt, especially when they can make their own creations.
Ryan was home with a fever today,  hopefully it will only last 24 hours. . . poor guy.


 
The kids went through their stuffed animals today and each gave Justin one.  Instead of giving to charity, they gave to their brother, who has been asking mom for more stuffed animals lately.  Not wanting to purchase any more, this seemed like a reasonable solution.  The older kids have sooo many.  Mr. Owl was donated by Ryan.

Justin wanted to show "Mr. Owl" the sunset.
(Later, we showed him the moon.)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Easter Sunday

Sunday, April 12th. . . Easter Morning. . .


A Sweet ending. . .

Our Spring Break came to a "sweet" end. . . Strawberry picking. . . I think we did more sampling than collecting. . .





"Carefully" arranging them









Egg Hunt Part II

The "older" kids helped by hiding eggs for the three little boys.  
They had fun helping, watching, and hinting. . . 








Nana organized an egg "scavenger hunt"  for the older kids.  Each egg found contained a clue for where the next egg would be. . . 






Thanks Nana!! We had fun.

Kites. . .

Thursday, April   . . . We went to Nana's house for the last three days of our Spring Break.   The kids love to visit the "country" and be with their cousins.  One of the days, we flew kites. . .


Nana and Hoho with the kids.