Friday, August 7, 2009

Happy Birthday to Our Girl!!



Yesterday was Cait's 6th birthday, so I wanted to share some pictures with you! It was a fun day!



We call Cait sleeping beauty because she is just such! She is a beauty and she LOVES her sleep!!! I had to finally wake her about 9:30 so that she could start her day! Mindy Mayhew was visiting us, so it made it really special to have her with us celebrating!



We decided to take the kids to the Magic Time Machine for dinner. Cait dressed up as a princess and B dressed as a pirate. But before we went it was present time for Cait.



She had already gotten several cards in the mail with money inside (yipee) and a beautiful necklace and bracelet from her Aunt Kristi, which she insisted on wearing the minute she opened.



We gave her her first Bible and Bible cover. She was so proud and now is ready to be promoted to the Sunday School class where the kids bring their Bibles and read out of them...not just the teachers. She's pretty pumped!



Here's the restaurant...you feel like you step back into the 70's!



My hunky hubby!



The carousel where we ate our dinner. The salad bar is in an old car too. It's a fun restaurant to look at. Every table is different!



She loves her dad! He gets lots of love from her.



When the waitress asked if the kids would like a magic potion to drink, Cait went hysterical! Not kidding. She had just watched Snow White for the first time a week or so ago and she was probably thinking of THAT potion and who knows, but she was boo-hooing on my shoulder! We were cracking up laughing (or trying not to rather). B ordered that smoking potion and loved it! Cait passed with a chocolate milk instead. Hey! Everyone was happy now!



Paul with his own potion :-)



The Little mermaid came by for a picture with Cait



The waitstaff sang a very unconventional birthday song and gave her cookies and ice cream.



Mermaid, Woody and Laura Croft. She was our waitress, but our kids had no idea who she was...heck, we barely knew.



I love this part!



Happy now, even with all the potion trauma and the fact that she didn't like her dinner. Bummer of a birthday dinner, right? All is well once the ice cream comes though.



Jack Sparrow and B




The funniest picture of all was taken by a professional that night. Do you see something wrong with it? I just about can't look at it because it freaks me out so!










When we got home we raised the garage door to let Cait see her big gift.



She likes it!



A bike with no training wheels!!!







Okay, she looks so big on it!!!!



Happy birthday sweetheart!



About Cait:

loves kitty cats
wants to grow up to be a singer on the stage
sings so frequently that sometimes people ask her to stop (after 12 hours straight of singing the same song!!!)
loves all things princess
wants her mommy to wear dresses and heels all the time and wants to dad to wear a tie (of which he doesn't own) all the time as well
loves playing with her brother
is a messy eater!
favorite meal of all time is macaroni and cheese...she could eat it everyday and never tire
she kisses us constantly, we are always being loved on
she is very dramatic, especially when she gets hurt!
She loves The Sound of Music like her momma
She loves Two Rows restaurant (because of the macaroni)
She loves to swim, but holds er nose even just to put her head under water
She is a safe girl, rarely doing anything risky
She bites her tongue at LEAST once a day
She loves ballet and is very good at it! She has come a long way since the doctor recommended it for her legs.
She is about to be in first grade...sad! I struggle with whether she is ready.
Her smile could melt anyone's heart!!!
She is very complimentary
She likes to sing High School Musical songs
She is a determined reader
She has long eyelashes and big blue eyes
She has yellow hair (as she says it)
When she prays it is hard to keep a straight face!!!!
She is SO loved!!!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Date Night



For Father's Day this year the kids each gave Paul a date night with them. B got him a lego plane that Paul had his eye on. Paul LOVES doing legos with Benjamin and B loves the one on one time!



Here are the boys having a grand old time starting out their plane together.



There's lots of male talk happening during these sessions, so mom is usually not hanging around!



Cait needed a little dad time after B had so much this one night. She climbed up in his lap and cuddled with him for awhile. So sweet!



The next night it was Cait's turn. Oh, how she planned for her date with dad!!! She talked about her dress for days and planned exactly how she wanted her hair fixed.



Here she is dressed and ready to go with purse and all! Hey! A girl never knows when she may need some lip gloss!



Here's the finished hair. Whether or not it was what she wanted, I don't know. But I sure did try!



She acted pleased, so I was happy with that! Here they are getting ready to leave on their date. So CUTE!!!



Cait specifically told Paul that she wanted him to wear a tie OR the suit he wore in our wedding. Problem being, we rented that tux and Paul doesn't own a tie!!! Yes, I do love this man! So Paul dressed in his Sunday best (minus the coat because, well.....it is July) and he looked so sharp! He met with Cait's approval!



Dad and his girl on their way to Two Rows (her request, of course) to eat macaroni and cheese (her all time fav).



Benjamin and I went out to eat while Cait and dad were gone and this is what we came home to...



It doesn't get sweeter folks!!! Paul was playing "Pretty, Pretty Princess" with her. Guys...this requires wearing princess jewelry!! How sweet is he?



Pretty in pink!!!







Much to everyone's dismay, Paul was the prettiest princess at the end of that game as the winner! We all tried to be proud! How I love this man!!!!

Friday, July 17, 2009

Benjamin has turned into quite the author and inventor!
We have enjoyed reading the books he's written, hearing the songs he's composed, and admiring the things he's created using recycling materials (yes trash). His creativity was truly sparked this year by the amazing teacher he had in first grade. She so encouraged their creativity and gave them a clean canvas to work on in all things. It was great to see his little mind grow this year!

I just had to share some of the sweetest and funniest things he's come up with...

A sweet song to the Lord that he wrote



One of the more hilarious! These are instructions on how to make things, according to Benjamin.

How to make milk:



How to make grape juice:



We cracked up at him for this telling him that he wrote "poot" instead of "put". When you "poot" it like that it has a whole different meaning!!!!



How to build a play house:



I love his phrase, "Then thar it is." Thar it is folks, our precious, creative boy!!!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Disney favorite



Our trip to Florida was an amazing one. So many memories. So many pictures. So many awesome family moments to cherish. I think my favorite souvenir that I took away was one that mom got for me. She had all the kids silhouettes done at Epcot.

There were these ultra-talented men and women who used a tiny pair of scissors to cut out our children's silhouettes. Amazing! And they did it in less than 5 minutes each. Shocking, I know!





















Something I'll cherish for many years, I know. More pictures and stories from our trip to come...

Friday, July 3, 2009

Disney World, here we come!!!!

We're on our way tomorrow morning at 6:00 AM!! Thanks to all who gave us good tips, helpful websites and promise of prayers. It is a little nerve-racking taking 3 cars across 17 hours worth of the country and then back again. Pray for safe travel for us all.

We'll miss you!