Savannah's 12th Birthday

Savannah wanted a slumber party for her 12th birthday this year, and we oblidged. I was a little concerned as I am NOT the slumber party mom type, but I have to tell you it was a perfect party! A few days prior, John told me that he didn't plan to stay to help me...WHAT???? He said it wouldn't be good for a dad to be here with all of those girls!!! WHAT??? He was the one that had talked me into throwing a slumber party and now he was bailing on me!!!! Fortunately, my ex-neighbor (who sadly moved 3 hours away) called to RSVP her daughter for the party AND when I asked her if she could stay she willingly said YES!!!! It was so great to have her here...the only thing is that it made me really miss having her just down the street! She and her daughter, Allee, came to town and we were thrilled to have them. Bryan was a big hit at the party. He got passed around and even spit up on the friends. A few of the parents had requested that the girls sleep and they were ALL asleep (except for ONE) by midnight. Blayne went to spend the night at his cousins, Whitney was at her best friend's house and Reagan went with John to sleepover at his parents' house. Savannah enjoyed having some of her favorite people here and we all went to swim at her best friend's house at their amazing pool! Once again, I am thankful for good friends that can help me out in times like these!

Reading Cafe

Each year, the 3rd grade does a reading cafe. They host the students from other classes and serve refreshments and read books that they have prepared along with menus that tell about the summaries of each book. I was able to attend the cafe when Whitney was reading and Blayne's class was there to be read to! Whitney got to use her apron that she received for Christmas a couple of years ago. She looked like a waitress from Cracker Barrel. She was in her element for sure! She enjoyed every minute of getting to read to those kids!

Anniversary Get-a-Way

This year marks our 15th wedding anniversary. And, thanks to a very generous friend who offered to keep the kids, we got to go away for a weekend. We just went to Dallas, but it was wonderful to get to go to a hotel and sleep, watch tv, read and relax and reconnect with my husband! We enjoyed nice dinners and our time with just Bryan. We stayed at the same Embassy Suites that I had stayed with Ella and Whitney for Whitney's birthday. We enjoyed the made to order breakfast and Whitney really wanted John to meet the swans. We came back and hit the ground running. God has been so go to us and blessed us in so many ways....one of which is great friends that will offer to give us a much needed break from time to time! Our 15 years has been a great adventure. We look forward to seeing what the Lord has planned for us in the future!

Blayne Took Bryan to School for Show and Tell

Blayne's show and tell day was on his birthday. He asked if he could take Bryan. It was so sweet. I brought Bryan's blanket and I put him on the floor for circle time. The kids watched with excitement as Bryan did his tricks of rolling over and laughing! Sweet times. I hope that these boys are always close!

Treading Water

We are drowning with end-of-the-year activities....be looking for some posts in the near future: Blayne taking Bryan for show and tell, weekend get-a-way for our anniversary and lots of other odds and ends....getting ready for a slumber party today, so no time to post! Posts and pics to come soon....I am treading water just trying to stay afloat!

Happy 7th Birthday Blayne!!!

Today is Blayne's 7th birthday. He chose donuts for his birthday breakfast, of course, and he got to open his presents from us. The girls were able to give him the tickets to Hurricane Harbor that they have been secretly holding onto! He read the little certificate (after opening the LARGE box that was a diaper box!) As he read, I was impressed at the words that he was able to decipher..."certificate" "voucher" "celebration"....he is really growing up! Anyway, it took him a minute to soak it all in an realize that YES TODAY on his real BIRTHDAY, he and his girls were going with daddy to the waterpark!!!! Once the reality sank in he was so excited...thankfully the excitement carried over when he opened Reagan's gift, which was a boy Barbie....she wanted to get it for him because she said he can't play with them when they play Barbies because there isn't a boy...he almost cried when he opened it. I guess the thought of getting a Barbie for his birthday was humiliating. She was so proud of her gift, though. We gave him a new Star Wars bathing suit and water shoes along with some Texas Ranger shorts! They are going to have such a fun time today. And, they are going to Trail Dust for supper tonight....it has a HUGE slide and a dance floor. Blayne will be so excited.







Last night, we had his "friend" party at Jump for Fun. We had orginally planned to have our party here at our house in the yard. I had bought all kinds of stuff for fun games. We planned relay races and water balloon fights and tosses. We bought spinner paints to make fun art and some Star War's pin the tail games. It was going to and active, but fun party....then a huge storm came on Friday and it was so yucky outside. The forecast was for more rain, and our entertainment could not be brought inside! So, I made several calls to find a place for us to go. Both of our Chuck E. Cheese's were booked, another bounce place was booked, the arcade was booked and then I called this place and they could fit us in. I am soooo glad that it worked out this way. Some of the kids in our group were CRAZY. They would have never played out very structured games and it would have been a very frustrating party for both John and I! I am thankful for rain, and for a sweet teenaged party helper at the place that was so good with our group. It ended up being a Fun, fun, fun...party. The kids had a blast. Blayne was so excited and it was just a great time. I am thankful that the Lord worked it out that way for all involved!!!!

Piano Recital

The girls had their piano recital yesterday. They both did a great job.