Raingutter Regatta

The boys participated in our Cub Scout's Raingutter Regatta a few weeks ago.  They loved making their boats and then racing them.  I love the boys that they get to participate with -they are a terrific examples and a great group of boys.  I feel luck to live here and know so many of the good people that live near us!

Snow snow go away

I've decided that I'm ready to be done with snow.  I love it but I've had my fill.  Last week we had a really heavy snow fall and this was the result to our trees.

Thankfully, they have righted themselves again and we didn't loose any branches with the weight of the snow.  The kids and I had a fun snow-day and Daddy even got to come home from work early.

Our Andy lost a tooth this week.  It was his 11th tooth and he was so excited about it.  He wrote the most hysterical note to the tooth fairy - and the tooth fairy wrote back.  He is out math boy.  He can't get enough math.  To the tooth fairy he wrote "Dear Tooth-fairy,  Can I please have a gold coin instead of a dollar.  Then as a salutation..."Want to try some math?" and included10 math problems --with their answers on the back.

We were all stunned when the tooth-fairy wrote back in teeny-tiny print. "Andrew, I love math!  It makes the world go around.  Great work on the multiplication.  I gave my last gold coin to a boy in Kentucky who lost two teeth today.  I will pack extras next time.  Keep brushing your teeth.  Gotta go now, a girl in Angola just fell asleep.  Love the Tooth Fairy.  P.S.  Can you do 100X100?  And, the smart tooth fairy had completed all the math problems.

This morning Andy was up before 6am and wrote back to the Tooth-fairy.  He cut her response out of the original note and has added this subscript: The answer to 100X100=10,000 "If I lost all of my teeth will I still get to see you?  Because, I want to still write to you and do math.  Please try 200X200.

We'll have to see if the tooth fairy comes back.

What a crack up!

Lily's Birthday

When Lily saw her birthday present.  She wasn't excited at all....

The Birthday present

We moved the dinning room and family rooms around to provide more room for our family for mealtime.  The bike was close to Lily's place for dinner and she spotted it quickly.

Lily's other birthday present was a horse that walks and another random horse that I picked up at a thrift store.  She played with them over and over, probably more than any other toy she's been given.  

 

 

Birthday Interview
February 22, 2014

Q:  How old are you today?
 A:  7

Q:  Who is your best friend?
A:  Isabel

Q:  What is your favorite thing to do?
A:  Paint my nails

Q:  What is your favorite color?
A:  Purple and pink

Q:  What is your favorite food?
A:  Fried chicken on the bone

Q:  What do you like to do with your family?
A:  Go to the Movies

Q:  What is your favorite toy?
A:  Mommy;   Dolls

Q:  What do you want to be when you grow up?
A:  A movie star -  a famous one!

Q:  What makes you happy?
A:  When Daddy chases me around and tries to kiss me.

Q:  What makes you sad?
A:  When Mommy has to cut my long hair.

Q:  What is your favorite show to watch?
A:  Frozen

Q  What are your favorite books?
A:  The Cat in the Hat;  The princess books

Q:  What do you love to learn about?
A:  How to read.

Q:  What was your favorite part of your birthday?
A:  Going to the museum of Play.

Q:  Where do you like to go?
A:  Disney

Q:  Who is your teacher?
A:  Mrs.  Beeman and student teacher Miss Strut

Q:  What is your favorite treat?
A  Going to the baseball game and getting cotton candy.

Q:  What do you think about before going to sleep?
A:  My birthday:  Being baptised

Q:  If you could meet someone famous who would it be?
A:  George Washington  (They share a birthday.P

Q:  What was your favorite birthday present?
A:  My bike.

We sure Love our Lily-bean.
Here are a few shots from our day at the STRONG

Connor in the teacup

Andy enjoying his ride

I love this Smile

Benjamin kept giving us a high-five every time he went around.

Alec

Captain America video game

Playing electronic Bingo

The Legobook

Our cute crew

Connor's birthday

 Connor had a fascination with volcano's at the time of his birthday so we created this volcano cake to help him celebrate.  He is a big 9 year old in this New Year's eve photo.  What a cutie.....

Mother of 5

Who would have ever dreamed I'd be the mother of 5 children.  Here is a picture of the cuties

Their ours

Yesterday was a big day.  Jeff and Jennifer surrendered the children to us.  Their had been a termination trial scheduled but in the end they chose to do a surrender rather than go through the trial.  It was definitely a selfless thing to do to free the children to move on rather than stay in limbo.  I always admire those that are able to be selfless.  I hope they can take this terrible tragedy and turn it into something positive.  The courtroom and court experience was terribly difficult and I feel for them. At the end of signing 32 documents the judge was very kind to us and said "Thank you for being willing to adopt these 4 children."   He also praised Jeff and Jennifer and their decision to help the children be in a good place.
Jeffery Holland once said

Surely the thing God enjoys most about being God is the thrill of being merciful, especially to those who don’t expect it and often feel they don’t deserve it. 

I hope they can find mercy and healing thru the atonement and am so grateful for the gift I have been given.
 How blessed I feel!  I stand in awe of the Lord's plan for each of us and how his works are brought to pass.