Sadie's 9th Birthday

Sadie turned 9 this month! She decided to have a Hawaiian birthday party this year which was fitting since I had just been in Hawaii the week before her birthday. She just had a handful of friends come over to celebrate the day!

Of course we had to have pinia coladas to drink!

And a Hawaiian beach cake was in order!

Happy Birthday Sadie! You are really growing up fast!

School Awards for JJ

Jordan was so excited when he walked into the Grade 1 Awards assembly and saw me sitting there. I was surprised when Grant's mom walked in as well. These boys seem to do everything together even though they are in different classes. They both got their principal awards on the same day.

The teacher always writes a few paragraphs about the child getting the award and why they are getting the award. Jordan's teacher mentioned about his reading and great with numbers and then goes on and on about his athletic ability and how he is always the ring leader for any football show down at recess. He is always up for any game and is always willing to include anybody in his games. He is very competitive but shows great sportsmanship whenever he is playing. Watching Jordan in grade 1 is a like a repeat of Carson 7 years ago! Sometimes Darcy and I just crack up laughing at some of the things he does because we've seen it done once before. I always love to hear when my kids are good sports because that is the most important thing when competing. I always tell them it is easy to be a good winner but is a lot harder to be a good looser! I hope they remember that!

Kids!

We got a new Lazy Boy chair and of course it came in a nice big box. The kids played and played in it for days. The first night they really wanted to sleep in it and so they did. I can't believe they actually fell asleep and stayed there are night. Needless to say, Jordan was extremely cranky and tired the next morning. That's what happens when you sleep in a box instead of your comfy bed!


On another note, Sadie was recognized by the Principal at school and got an award for her hard work and good grades. She was really excited about it.

Skating at Bowness

Jordan and his best buddy Grant went skating on Saturday at Bowness. Grant's older sister took some cute photos of them. These boys crack me up!

My friend Stacey laughed so hard watching Jordan skate because he would skate so fast, fall, get back up like it was nothing, and continue skating fast again. This is a pic of him in the action of falling.

Boy this is the BEST DAY EVER!

Basketball Time for JJ

Of course with Carson and Kailey playing so much basketball JJ always loves when it is his turn to play. He insists I bring the camera and take pictures of him too! Last time he even brought these little hand clapper noise makers that I had to use to cheer for him when he scored. I had to pay close attention to the game and when he scored he would look over at me to make sure I was cheering with these noise makers. Darcy was laughing at me from the middle of the court as he coached these kids.

Pass Pass Pass!

We still can't figure out what JJ is doing in this picture. We have called him Happy Feet from the time he figured out how to walk and this is a prime example of his Happy Feet while playing basketball. Also notice that "Weston tongue" that my boys are born with.