Dylan turns 7!

Since we are in the process of selling our house and all the chaos that that can cause, the birthdays this year have been a little less planned than usual. Dylan kept changing his mind about what he wanted for his cake right up until a few days before. In the end, I shouldn't have been surprised that the theme was legos. That has been his obsession for the last year or so. He bounced out of bed at about 6:00am and was smiling from ear to ear. He knew that it was HIS day and couldn't wait for it to start. The house was full of cousins and grandparents and he was so spoiled he couldn't have asked for more. Happy Birthday Dylan!

Courtney Turns 9!

Courtney turned nine this March. She had her cake all planned out weeks ahead of time. She drew me a picture of it and posted it on the fridge where I would be sure to see it when it was time to make her cake. She is getting very specific on things she likes and how she thinks things should be. When I asked her what she wanted to do for her birthday she said she wanted to have a sleepover and nothing else would do. She invited her cousins, Leanne and Chantel and they really had fun! We got Courtney a new game for the Wii that was all about mimicking the dancers on screen. It was fun and they all agreed it was a great workout! Then they all got a chance to paint a painting on some little canvases that we got for the occaision. They were all so unique and fun I had to get a picture.

We also had a rare event the week of her birthday--SNOW! At least in Oregon that was a first. I never remember having snow this late in the year. So the kids got a day off school and had to go out and try to make a snowman. We had to get Phoebe out there too as it was really her first snowfall. She didn't know what to think and just mainly watched the other kids. But next time she'll know what to do.