Fun Stuff

Sorry it's been so long, but my computer was on the fritz. But, I'm back and we've been having so much good stuff going on here. 1-SHE CAN HEAR: First, we are praising God for K's PASSED hearing test! Finally! 5 months old and she passed all speech frequencies in both ears! Thank you all for your prayers, but most importantly we thank God for answered prayers. Along with that comes some adjustments. No more nap times in the living room because the noise of the kids keeps waking her up. No more coughing or sneezing at 2:30am because she WILL wake up (Yes, this happens). She startles with sudden loud noises, and cries when it's too noisy. I'm sure this will settle down soon, but this is a whole new world for her that she needs to get used to - and you won't hear me complaining (yet). 2-BIRTHDAY PARTIES: On April 11, we celebrated our oldest daughter's birthday. I can't believe she's 8 already! After school I just let her do whatever she wanted to do. They played with the dog, swung on the swings, jumped on bales, and then she flew her new kite from Grandma F. The weather was perfect and we spent a lot of time out there! It was 7:30 before we even thought about supper. Still had to do baths and homework, too-oops. Obviously, bedtime at 8 didn't happen, but we had a lot of fun, so that was worth it, right? Here are some pictures from her parties over the past week. Cupcakes for the F side and an applebread for the S side. Both per her request. 3-GRANDMA BIRTHDAYS:The kids made Grandma F a cake for her birthday. I won't tell you how old she is, but I will tell you how old Grandma S is! She turned 60 this year, so we had a surprise party for her. Had a good time with family and friends. 4-GRANDPARENTS DAY: It worked out well this year that both kids have the same teacher. That way all grandparents didn't have to switch from room to room and miss anything. In the morning they gave a program called Down By the Creek Bank. It brought back a lot of memories, as I also sang those songs when I was their age. It took weeks to get "Germs, Germs, My Invisible Dog" out of my head. Great time! Grandma F, Minime, Grandma S, LiviJ, and Great Grandma DJ.5-FUN WITH MARKERS: Why does she look so surprised? Does she not remember doing this to herself? 6-BICYCLE FUN: How many people does it take to give Peanut a ride on this bike? They were having a good time. 7-EASTER EGG HUNT: Got an early start on it this year. 8-SKATING: There's a first time for everything, and the older two girls had their first skating experience. We had an all school skating party. It started out a little shaky, but by the end of the night they had aquired bruises (mostly egos), some minor aches and pains, but also polished up their skating skills and were all smiles. The hubby also had a lot of fun with it and joined in on the games. He actually won his heat. Way to go daddy!