Finally Mother's Day Pix

Our calender was full again this week but we made it through in one piece! I worked five days this week, more lacrosse practices, three Winterhawk games (Which we watched on TV this time not at the Rose Garden:), and Lexi's BFF's birthday sleepover (which required a very long drive on a Friday evening since her BFF lives a ways away). Oh I am so ready for long Summer days!
Mother's Day was last Sunday & I am just now getting pictures up from my day. I did have a great day, of course because I planned the entire day! I have been planning my own celebrations since I was about 5. I'm not sure if it is a control thing, or if I just like planning parties? The kiddos & I ran up to see my Mom & give her the scrapbook pages I made her, then we went to see the Disney African Cats movie. When we got home from the movie G was hard at work making cheese filled burgers for dinner. Pretty perfect day & the kiddos made me strawberry cupcakes:) Happy day to me!
Here are a few of the pictures I snapped on my day edited with some of those actions I talked about before!

Spencer totally plugged in. I-Pod headphones in while playing his DS. Multi tasking at it's finest!

OH SO yummy cupcakes!

The two greatest kiddos & the reasons I call Mother's Day, My Day!

Lately I have been getting so many pictures that have Lexi's hand in front of her face! Oh to be a teenager.

Hard at work whipping up my cupcakes.
Another weekend has already arrived & we are off and running as usual. But the school countdown has begun & we are just a few short weeks away from Summer vacation. Now if the sunshine would just come out from behind those big, black rain clouds I'd be one happy camper!
Take care!

Kids Reading

I love it when kids read! Both my kids started reading before they started school & haven't stopped yet!

Feb 7-15, 10 Pictures

February 7, 2010

Lexi decided to make her friends candy for Valentine's Day this year. It turned out beautiful, and yummy! Here she is making candy & watching the Super Bowl (multi-tasking! Way to go!).

February 8, 2010

I found these slippers at The North Face outlet when Lexi & I went shopping a few weeks ago. They were a great deal & they are warm & pink (the best part)!

February 9, 2010

Spencer after school one day looking cool even though he has mud all over his jeans!

February 10, 10

Just another picture of Spencer!

February 11, 10

Signing those Valentine's Day cards!

February 12, 10

This is some kind of bush thingy in our backyard. Right now it's looking kinda sad but this summer it will be bushy & full with flowers all over it. Right now it kinda looks like a Y.

February 13, 10

Lexi was chosen to play with an honor band. She had so much fun with this group of dedicated musicians & the concert was VERY good! It's so fun to hear the growth in her music as she gets older. Today was much different than those concerts we sat through when she was in 6th grade;)

February 14, 10

The night before Valentine's Day I strung different color string all over the house leading each kiddo to their Valentine's Day gift! G thought I was crazy but the kids were really excited about it. It was much more fun than just opening a card with an I-Tunes gift card inside. Now Spencer wants me to do this every time he gets a gift.

February 15, 10

A day off school & we went and had a great lunch with my parents. The kids just love my parent's backyard & lucky us, it didn't rain!

The Best $40 I Ever Spent

Our little backyard pool got so much use over it's three year existence. Three years & I only spent $40 on it, now that's value!

Happy Kids

I absolutely love it when both of my kiddos are happy at the same time! It just seems like everything is well balanced when two little smiles are running around the house!

January 25, 2010

My hands get so cold when I run so I jumped at the chance to shop at Nike with my wonderful friend Summer. I found these great running gloves, just what I needed. And, the packaging says "for warmth and speed" so maybe they will make me run faster;)

January 26, 2010

The Valentines Day decorations have spewed all over my house. Joe always tells me that it looks like Cupid puked all over the house (but he tells me a leprechaun puked right before St. Patricks Day)!

January 27, 2010

Oh Boy! This really can't be happening! We got a letter today requesting a forecasting meeting with the counselors at the high school. Nooooo! I am NOT old enough to have a kid in high school! I just got use to the fact that I had a kid in junior high! Oh man, I'm old.

January 28, 2010

More Valentines Day decorations. This adorable tree stays in my house year around & gets decorated for each and every holiday. I love it, it makes me happy!

January 29, 2010

Happy Birthday Papa Ron! The kids and I brought taco lunch up to mom & dad's to celebrate his birthday. The weather held out a bit & the kids got to play outside in the favorite backyard (they love my parent's backyard)! More pictures to come.

My Pumpkin Patch Album

While Spencer was sick this week I completed this great little 6x6 album. Then Friday when he was feeling better we headed out to the pumpkin patch for some pictures (oh ya, and to get a pumpkin). Here's how it turned out!

Pumpkin Patch

A picture can take the place of a thousand words. So, here are seven-thousand words:

A Great Day For A Picnic

Mom & I took the kids out yesterday for a picnic. We found Eagle Fern Park and had a great picnic right along the creek. The kids played in the water a little and had a blast throwing rocks. The weather was perfect for an adventure like this!

Trillium Lake Camping Pictures

We just got back from a camping trip with my parents & nephew. The weather was great. We swam, played in the raft, went fishing, went on a ski lift up Mt. Hood, and many other things! The kids did ok together & we created some great memories! Thanks Mom & Dad! We love you!