Birthday Card

They are learning something!!! I just had to post this birthday card to Brianna from Taylor and corrected by Alex. I was encouraged to see that Alex has brought away something from English/Grammar this year! And Taylor learned how to write and get the letters right!!

However, she did make one error. She made an "E" in the word "Fun" instead of an "F". This is how Alex corrected it.

Just as she was taught!! Delete mark through the misspelling and add mark to replace it with and "F"! Wow. This makes it all worth it. Just when I thought they weren't hearing a word I say. :) Good job, girls!!

Brianna and Nick's birthday party

Nick, one of the cousins, came up from Iowa to celebrate his April birthday with Brianna's April birthday! It was so fun to be all together!

We started out here and drove out to the bowling alley for a little fun. The kids had a blast!!! It was fun for Aaron, Gina, and I to show off our skills, too. :)

Nan and I

I can't believe she is FOUR already!!

Gina is a most excellent bowler. :)

Daddy helping Nan bowl

Nick had so much fun helping Keaton bowl. It was sooo cute!

Taylor tried the granny position. :) She did quite well!

Grandpa and Grandma joined us, too! Here is Grandpa and Keats.
Brianna loved bowling so much. She was so excited when she found out she gets 2 turns in a frame! :)

Alex - what excellent form! ;)
And Nan wishing it was still her turn...
Then we came home for presents, Strawberry Shortcake cake and ice cream!
Brianna got so many wonderful gifts. Dress up dresses, shoes and crowns, stickers, BUBBLES!, a picnic basket with a tea set inside, some clothes...


She saw the tea set! She also did this when she got her $4 from Grandma and Grandpa. :)

Raincoat from Auntie Gina. She couldn't resist. How could you??

Nick was happy with money and a gift card!

Time for cake. Strawberry Shortcake!

This is what Brianna did pretty much the rest of the day. Dressed up and played with her tea set. :)

Tinkerbell

Happy Birthday, sweet heart!! We love you so much! You bring much joy to our family and we love all the little things you do to make us laugh. :) We are thankful to God for how he is teaching you to obey and that He loves you and wants to give you Jesus as your Savior! We pray that will happen someday soon!!

Our newest musician

I just had to post these pics. Keaton's new love is the guitar. I caught him doing this. :)

Just for fun

We painted 60 nails (actually, more since we did 2 coats on some!!) this morning - just for fun. We decided school could wait... :) Here's how they turned out!

It made everyone so happy!

Keats didn't get his painted just cuz Daddy would probably freak, so he just showed us his beautiful face. :)

cuTE Kid QuoTe

Taylor says, "Why are kids brats? I'll never know..."
She answers herself in the form of a question, "Cuz we choose to be bratful?"

Valentine's Party

Brianna went to a little friend's Valentine's party right before the holiday. They were supposed to wear a pretty dress. She wore this cute red one. :0) She looked so sweet.

Of course, Keaton wanted to pose, too, as he saw that Brianna was getting a picture taken. :)
Eva Patenaude hosted and invited Brianna, Emmi, Kara, and Katelyn to the party. They got to have heart shaped sandwiches, apples, cheese and pretty little cakes. She came home with a beautiful handmade Valentine, just for mommy. They had a cute, girly little time. Thanks, Eva and Becca, for hosting! :o)

Our newest little ballerina

Brianna looks so sweet in her little leotard! She just adores ballet - especially since she gets to do it with her best friend Emmi! There are a lot of her friends in the class. It will be so sweet to watch her first recital. :) Check out these poses!