Let's Bake!!

The other night, Celia got to bake her first cake. She was a natural. She put on a apron and chefs hat, and was ready to go. Here is a picture of our baker.

Kansas City

On Friday, October 19th we packed up the kids and headed for Kansas City! Although Conner had found out that we were going ahead of time (due to eavesdropping on my phone conversations) the other kids had no idea. We acted like we were getting them ready for school, but drove to Science City at Union Station instead. The kids had a blast!!!! After spending the afternoon playing, exploring, and learning we headed to our ultimate destination.....T-Rex Cafe. This restaurant is from the same people that own Rainforest Cafe which is one of our favorite restaurants. It did not disappoint. Animatronic dinosaurs, occasional meteor showers, and a Build-A-Dino store (by Build-A-Bear) were all there to enjoy. Max chose a pteranadon (sp?) and named him Fly-E. Celia found a little pink dinosaur that was perfect for her. After dinner we browsed around the mall where the kids got to enjoy the great water fountain. Max said it felt like DisneyWorld. At the very end of the night, Grandma Merry surprised the kids by pulling out a Christmas tree and giving them their presents early so we could all be together to enjoy watching them. It was an unbelieveably good day. On the drive home I felt so blessed to have this amazing group of people to call my family, and to have the ability to take a day off and just enjoy spending it together.

Fayetteville Fire Dept.

Moms Club went to the Fayetteville Fire Dept. today and we had a great time. Today it was just Max and I because Conner and Celia are both running fevers. We did bring home a fire chief hat for Celia though, so she was still pretty happy. Here are a few pictures of our visit. The firemen/woman were really great. They showed them everything and really spent a lot of time explaining how things worked to the kids.






Hanging out with Sparky. Sparky knew how to get down low in case of a fire. He also knew how to crawl, and put out a paw to check and see if the door is hot!

Max being silly!


Checking out how heavy the jaws of life are.

The Next Seinfeld

Max has to write in a journal at home each day to practice his spelling, punctuation, etc. While I was cleaning the kitchen the other day, his journal caught my eye. He had written two sentences. The first one was that he loves his sister. The second sentence was, "What is up with spiders?" I just thought it was kind of cute!

Something Fishy

Max was having a hard time sleeping alone in his room so we decided to get him some company. He picked out fish which was a relief to me because he was considering a snake or a ferret. At this point he is up to about eight fish. He is doing a great job taking care of them.

Library Story Time

I took Celia to story time at the Fayetteville library this morning. She had a lot of fun making a fall crown and playing with Mason and Nick. These are a few pictures of our morning.

Weekend Guests!!!

Max got to bring home some hermit crabs that his classroom takes care of. It was especially cool because he got to have them over a long weekend. Celia loved them too, and said they were really cute, but would not touch them. Max kept playing with them, and when he had to take them back to school I thought he would be a little sad. I asked him if he missed them and he said that he was glad to take them back because they were beginning to creep him out.




This is a close up of one of the crabs. This one is named George. Max really likes this picture so we figured we should post it too.



Me and my Maxer!!!!!

Happy Birthday Aaron!!!

I am posting this really late, but we celebrated Aaron's birthday on Sept. 1st. I can't believe that the guy I met when he was 18 years old just turned 37. Why he keeps aging and I don't I can't figure out, but why question it. Notice the candle on his cake, I love this candle!!!!