Hip, Hip, Hooray...

...It was Adam's birthday! Doesn't that face prove he had a great day?! Adam loved his birthday. He said he wanted to eat junk food all day...so he did--doughnuts for breakfast, pizza for lunch, and of course, his favorite, McDonalds for dinner. He wanted to stay in his pajamas all day...so he did--until 5:30pm when we went to McDonalds. He opened his gifts in the morning and spent the day playing with them. After dinner, we let him rent a movie from Hastings and stay up late to watch it. Last month he decided he didn't want to have a birthday party with friends but instead do a fun, special activity. Tomorrow we're heading to Cheyenne, WY for Thanksgiving break. On the way, we're stopping in Ft. Collins, CO to go to Chuck E. Cheese and Toy-r-Us. We even found a killer deal ($45) at the Hilton, so we'll stay a night (even though it's only 45 minutes from Cheyenne) so the boys can swim and have fun.

Hip, Hip, Hooray...I'm 7!!

Posing with his presents. Thanks Grandmas, Grandpas and Nanna for the fun presents!

His version of cake and ice cream was a bit different this year. He wanted a KitKat Ice Cream Pie and SpongeBob cupcakes. He enjoyed both.

Happy Birthday

Today is Adam's 7th birthday! Here he is posing with his new glasses.

I'm a Pretty Princess

I warned Matt if he dressed up in my clothes, I would take a picture of him.

Attack of the Naughty Boys

For those of you with boys, you know that potty humor simply comes with the package. They are born with a potty humor gene. Sunday evening Adam and Matt were going to town, talking about anything and everything that involves potty talk, male anatomy, bodily functions , etc. It dawned on me that next week we'll be spending time with our niece and nephew for Thanksgiving. My boys are going to corrupt them! They will no longer, especially Evan (he's a boy--he has the gene), have innocent, nearly 2 year old, minds and vocabulary. Matt is thrilled about this prospect. He wants to try to teach Evan how to burp. So, Derek and Alexis, if you read this, we warn you and we apologize in advance.

Low-Key

The Primary Program is over! Hallelujah!! This was the 4th one in six years I've been in charge of. The kids did great, everything went fine, and thank goodness, I've got a year before I have to do it all over again. I intentionally planned nothing for this current week, so I could simply relax and enjoy doing nothing. The boys are doing well. Adam got his glasses and likes wearing them. I'll post a photo as soon as possible. He looks like a little professor. Matt keeps us laughing--he is a hoot. He's loving preschool and is starting to get out of his 'shy' phase--which is great, because he's beginning to share his sense of humor with others, and not just at home, with us.

Sad Day

It was a sad day today. This morning I finally put away my summer clothes. I wish I could wear shorts year round. It's always hard for me to do this, simply because I don't want winter to arrive. I guess I can now officially start my countdown to spring when I can pull them back out again.

Dr. Appt.

I took Adam to the doctor today. My baby needs glasses. He seems so young to get glasses. He's very excited, though. I remember when I was 8 years old, we were visiting my grandparents and cousins during the summer. My 12 year old cousin, who I thought was super cool, had both braces and glasses. In retrospect, she probably looked a bit dorky, but to me, she looked awesome. I told my mom a number of times that summer that I needed both braces and glasses. Go figure--it must be an age thing to want to wear glasses.