Diana’s Birthday

A couple of months ago it was Diana’s birthday and I forgot to post some pictures. Even though she didn’t have a friend party like Sam she still had fun opening presents and eating cake and ice cream with her family.

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Spring Recital

Last week we went to the girls spring piano recital. Grandpa Kent and Grandma Connie were in town and able to come and the kids were excited to have them there. Texas was up first. She played Colors of the Wind by Menken and Stuck on C by Vandall Texas I generally like what their… Continue reading Spring Recital

Diana’s Spring Sing

Today was Diana’s annual Spring Program at Challenger School. They held it at 9:00 a.m. so I just went with Nancy to the program before heading to the office. Having five kids in Challenger School has made us pretty familiar with the contents of the program – the format doesn’t change much from year to… Continue reading Diana’s Spring Sing

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Soccer

I thought it would be fun for all the kids to be in spring soccer this year. Last year the four older kids all played and Diana got left out. This year it was her turn to be able to play too. One bad thing that happened was that Emily and Anne’s age group didn’t… Continue reading Soccer

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Family Photo

Sam got a little poster from school for his birthday that had a place for his picture and a picture of his family. I got the camera out today and snapped a quick family photo. It’s virtually impossible to get all five kids to smile at the same time so we usually end up with… Continue reading Family Photo

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Sams Birthday

Because Sam got a friend party for his birthday this year we decided to hold the party a few days early so we could do it on the weekend. Sam invited 5 or 6 friends over – neighbor boys and friends from school. Sam wanted a pirate-themed party and his special request was to do… Continue reading Sams Birthday

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The Ugly Duckling

Texas has been excited the past week or so because her second grade class has been getting ready to perform the play about the Ugly Duckling. She is constanty reminding me of the day and time that it is to be so I won’t forget. I have tried to get her to sing some of… Continue reading The Ugly Duckling

Some Art

Anne loves to draw and I thought this drawing was cool. What do all of you think?

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Sam on the bus

I just felt like taking a picture or two of Samuel getting on the bus. I barely got there in time for him to catch the bus today because Emily got done with the orthodontist just ten minutes before I had to get Sam to the bus stop. Luckily the bus was a tad late… Continue reading Sam on the bus

New Braces

Today was the day that Emily got her braces put in. She was definitely apprehensive about getting braces put in in the first place. She thinks she looks funny. The thing is, most of the girls in her class at school and at church have braces too. I think she looks really cute in her… Continue reading New Braces