Happy Birthday, Keira!

Keira turned three years old today!

We had awesome birthday waffles for breakfast.

Keira birthday facts:

Keira's favorite food is macaroni and cheese

She still loves to drink soy milk, but was the only one of our kids who liked beer when she got to try it

She loves to play with dolls, and sleeps with Raggedy Anne and Perry

Keira's favorite book is currently "We're going on a Bear Hunt"

She is pretty tough, and will stand up to her brothers or anybody else who gets in her way

She stopped using her pacifiers a few months ago once the last one was lost

She loves to work on puzzles, and will complete 48 piece ones by herself

She LOVES the iPad, especially for watching "Phineas and Ferb" on Netflix

Keira's nickname is "Cutey Pie"

She is a definitely a Daddy's girl, and all of her siblings think that she is my favorite- don't worry kids, I love all of you the same :)

She loves to go to dance class

It is still too early to predict which Hogwart House that she would be sorted into, but it would likely be between Gryffindor and Slytherin

Her favorite color is purple

She can be bribed with M&M's

She likes to say "I love you, Mommy", "I am so mad at you!", and "Okayyyy!"

She likes to do everything herself

Keira also loves to stick band aids and stickers all over her body and draw on herself with markers... I predict that there will be some tattoos in her (adult!) future

Football Practice

A beautiful night for practicing some flag football!

Happy Birthday, Lennon!

Lennon turned four years old today!

His party is on Saturday, but he got gifts from the family and some birthday cake tonight.

Lennon Birthday Facts:

Lennon's favorite foods are nutella and salami (but not together)

Lennon is still addicted to soy milk

He loves playing with Superfriends toys

He wants to be a zoo keeper or a superhero when he grows up

He still sleeps with his Kathe Kruse towell dolls (two bears and a donkey)

His favorite superhero is Robin

Lennon is a night owl, and is usually the last kid to fall asleep

Lennon is very sensitive, and is definitely the whiniest of all our kids :)

We still call Lennon "Captain Lennon", or "The Captain" for short

He LOVES puzzles, and works on 300 piece puzzles with his Mom

If he went to Hogwarts, he would be sorted into the Ravenclaw house

Lennon is really good at finding out where I hide my iPad

For his birthday he asked for Superfriends toys, puzzles, and a flashlight

Lennon loves to ride in the seat on the back of my bike, but is getting too big for it

He insists on sitting on the big kid swing, but hasn't figured out how to get it moving just yet

His favorite TV shows are "Phineas and Ferb", "Scooby Doo" and "Wild Kratts"

Lennon's favorite books right now are "The Very Angry Ladybug", "Where's Waldo", and anything with superheroes

Favorite phrases: "You're smart, Mommy", "I'm hungry", "Can I have a little bit more milk please?"

He likes scissors

Lennon just started choir, and he still goes to dance class

After the Storm

A big thunderstorm rolled through tonight, and we went outside to walk around and play after it was over.

I haven't said very many nice things about the weather as of late, but nothing beats Texas after a rain storm.

Happy B's

Beer, book, and barbecue (and throw in a nice breeze for good measure).

3rd Grade Bibles

The 3rd graders got their bibles today. There were about 100 of them. The congregation was standing and sang hymn 601 for the boys and girls.

Here is a picture of Katharine with Trin:



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First bike ride

Kassidy and I pedaled to the library this afternoon. Her first bike trip was long overdue, but all of the 100 degree days kept me inside most of the summer.

She looked like this most of the time- a mix of fun tempered with thoughts of "what the heck is going on here?'

Kids' Photography

The kids have been snatching my camera, I only have a Canon Powershot, lately. I decided to dump the pictures on the computer today and I came upon many interesting pictures that the kids, mostly Lennon, Lukas or Keira took. I thought it would be interesting to show some of their "work."

Lego Ninjas

Santa Riding the Firetruck, a bird's eye view

Superheroes and other characters

Perry the Platypus

above Reddish Brown", below "Blue"

"Big Sister Jumping over Little Sister on the Stairs"

Agent P

Self-Portrait

Earlier this week Lennon and Kassidy were the first ones up and I snapped this picture of them.

Clay Play

We broke out the clay after lunch today:

After sculpting things, they had fun making a mess.

Kassidy loved the taste of the clay.

Butterfly Feast

This butterfly had a PBJ.









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Season Opener

Lukas followed his t-ball coach to flag football this season (or the AFL "All Fun League", as the ref put it), and is having a great time.

Today was their first game, which they won by two points!