Here We Go... It's A Party!

Payton turned 8 on February 25th. I can't believe this boy is 8 years old!

It seems like yesterday I was in the hospital holding a newborn.

Payton is such a fun kid.

He loves life and is determined to get the most out of every experience.

He loves sports and is a whiz at math.

He treats his family with love and cares about people and animals.

Payton, I look forward to this year and will be praying for God's blessing and protection in your life. May you understand how valued you are to Our Father in Heaven and your family on earth.

We love you!!!

He had a Mario Brothers themed Lazer Quest party with a few of his favorite friends.

It was a lot of fun and really sweaty!

Thank You Card

Silly, silly boys... the best way to be!

Leap Day 2008

We celebrated leap year 2008 with a party for the kids and two of their friends. devyn and kailey can over friday night and ate pancakes with syrup and drank green gatorade. then we baked lemon flavored cupcakes dyed green and frosted them with green frosting. they were supposed to be frogs but the kids wanted to frost their own and by the time 5 plates, cupcakes and globs of frosting were passed out, some were done with the cupcake, some were done with the frosting and some were spilled on the floor.
after cupcake time we decided to play some leaping games. thanks to creative homemaker, laurie for the great ideas and files to make the leap games. we played pin the crown on the frog prince, pass the toad & musical lily pads. Then we built a girls vs. boys fort with the cranium construction play things. the boys thought the tubes looked too much like light sabers, so most of the time was spent taming them.
The kids were sent home sugared up with extra cupcakes and homemade t-shirts stamped with a frog and Leap Day 2008. Payton loved the musical lily pad game so much we played it a few more times that night.
It was a great way to celebrate February 29th.