Praying and Crying

I found this blog and have been praying and crying all weekend and holding my kids a little closer.

DVD release

New Moon is being released on DVD on March 20th! I think that calls for a release party, what do you think?

Our Star!

Okay, this post is a little late. Emma got the role of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" and did an amazing job of singing, dancing and hamming it up! I forgot my camera and only had some fuzzy cell phone shots, but my friend Joni emailed this photo to me. Way to go Emma- we think you've really got a flare for drama!

Sewing and Legos

Emma got this cute Singer sewing machine for Christmas from her birth-grandparents, Gary and Vicky. Last Saturday I spent the afternoon teaching the girls how to sew. First they practiced threading their machines (Eliza used mine). Then they practiced sewing lines that I drew on paper. After they mastered the paper they tried real stitches on material.

After they got good at sewing on material we cut some squares and they starting sewing quilt tops. They want to make quilts for their little neices and nephews.

Here are their first quilt tops made completely by themselves! (Excuse the water spot on Emma's quilt- Porter got carried away with the water bottle!) They picked out fabric for the backs and now we'll work on quilting and binding them. They did a great job and caught on to using sewing machines fast!

The boys got some serious lego time in on Sunday while the girls were quilting!

New Beginnings

This week we had New Beginnings. We decorated in pink & white.

We picked these colors to go with the new personal progress books.

We introduced the new class logos and statements.

We had delicious pink drinks and refreshments! I love the girls in our group, they are so great!

Parker's Birthday Party

Monday Parker celebrated his 13th birhtday. He had four friends over and they went bowling.
Then they came home and opened presents.

Played the candy bar game.

For the game you take turns rolling dice. If you get doubles you put on the oven mits and try to open and eat a giant chocolate bar using two butter knives. You get to try and eat until someone else rolls doubles.

Then we ate cake and ice-cream. What fun!

Happy 13th Parker!

Happy Birthday Parker!

Parker turned 13 today! I can't believe we have a teenager!After church we ate his favorite dinner: roasted chicken and nauvoo potatoes. The girls made him this brownie cake!

Our friend Penny joined the party and gave Parker a Boarders gift card!

Parker also got a new DS game, a board game and nerf dart guns. Tomorrow he's having some friends over for a party and to go bowling.

Parker is a great kid. He's kind, smart, funny, helpful, loving, creative, sensitive and witty. We sure love you Parker!