E's Special Day

We just wanted to share our joy with all of you. E was baptized this morning, and it was so wonderful to watch! We are so happy for her and, in her own words, 'It was the perfect way to end her birthday weekend.'.

Fashion Week

For E's 8th birthday, we held a fashion show. I hired 3 teenagers to come do hair and make-up for 13 little girls. Then the girls got to walk the runway, complete with music and an MC. They had a blast!! I have never seen so many sparkles! The best was watching them box and bowl on the Wii in their finery. I've been instructed to leave the runway and curtains intact for a few days for further use. Somehow the runway is going to be turned into a wall to separate my laundry area from the rest of the storage room. I'm definitely going to have to paint it! By the way, we did make it through the whole party without S following through on his threat to put on his Spiderman costume and
run down the runway slinging webs!

Birthday Girl

Our sweet, funny girl is eight years old today. Happy birthday, E!!!!!!

Shark Boy

Our little guy has made it on the ski lift and up the mountain! He was so excited to finally ride the lift. Way to go, S!!! He is of the mentality that the best way down is straight and as fast as possible. He is very good at stopping -- when he runs into the back of another kid. Actually, from what D said today, he has perfected his turns and stops and is ready to move to the bigger lifts that go higher up the mountain. Now I will have someone to ski with again! The girls' abilities have far surpassed mine. K learned to ski backwards today and is skiing black diamonds all day. She has mastered moguls, and the only thing left is the half pipe. It must be nice to be young and have no fear! E and I didn't ski today because the poor thing is just miserable with the flu. I want to leave you with S's quote of the day: He said, "Daddy, do you like Mommy?". Fortunately, D said 'yes'. S said, "OK. I guess I'll like her, too." Let me add that I was standing right there during this conversation! Boys!!

Catching Up

I guess I need to catch you guys up on a few things. First of all, the best thing a parent can experience- E is going to be baptized on the 24th. And being who she is, she 'informed' us that she had written a note to the pastor saying she was ready for baptism, and then told us. We have since met with E and the pastor, and we are so thrilled for her! When she told her teacher the other day, her teacher said that 'we will be sisters in Christ'. E frowned and said, "How can that be? You are so old and I am so young!". Lucky for her, her teacher about fell off the bleachers laughing!

Next thing on the list: The kids insisted that I introduce everyone to the newest members of our family: Gabriella, Troy, and Sharpay. Yes, we are into High School Musical. The birds have been a blast. They will sit on your finger and shoulder and are so funny to watch.

Last, I thought you might want to know that D took the girls to the Disco Daddy Daughter Dance last Friday. He managed the whole night with just his cane, and they had a blast. Though I myself am too young to remember the disco days, I'm sure it will bring back memories for some of you. :) They looked like Three's Company leaving my house!

Happy Valentine's Day

We hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day! Say a prayer for my little E. She woke up with fever and is missing her parties today. She is quite bummed!! And, yes, I did send her out in the snow to take a picture this morning. We are waiting on a lab test to tell us if it's the flu or sinus infection. Did you know that if it's the flu, they can give her medicine for it, and give some to all of us to prevent us from getting it? How cool is that? Hugs and kisses!!!