Farm Animal Fun!

My sister is way into showing animals and has all kinds of farm animals she takes care of. Her most recent animals to acquire are a ton of chickens (like 50 of them!) and bunnies as well (the bunnies help the chicken exercise I guess?). So, we went out and saw them the other night. They were all so cute!

First Day of School!

We are had our first day here at our homeschool on Monday, it went great! I now have 2 in school, crazy! I cannot believe how fast they are growing up. There is some debate in our house as to what grade Noah is in this year. Age wise he is just short of being old enough for Kindergarten, but he did a lot of school last year and we felt he was ready for Kindergarten curriculum this year, so he will be doing that, but we are calling him pre-K. Confusing!







Alyna is starting 2nd grade this year!







I have a feeling it is going to be a great year!!!

Saturday Night Bowling

The kids have been playing bowling on the wii a lot and have been asking a ton to go do real bowling, so Saturday evening we headed out the local bowling alley. One thing I love about Oklahoma is the anti-smoking laws, which made it possible to even go, considering usually bowling alleys are filled with smoke and I can't stand it. It had been a while since Michael or I had bowled. Michael used to bowl on leagues and stuff, so he usually kills me, but this time he was off his game and I almost won! Alyna picked it up pretty fast and did really well. The boys didn't really get how to bowl the ball correctly, but they had one anyway. Here are some photos of the evening...





Joshua was content to hang out most of the time! What a good boy!





I really don't think there are anything cuter in the world then itty bitty bowling shoes!



He didn't last too long...



And the final score (by the way I am labeled with an "S" and Luke with a "D")...



And this right here is why I lost! My shoelace was broken so my shoe was slipping the entire time, yeah I was so close to winning and this silly shoes ruined it all!!



And here are some videos of the kids and their bowling skills. I especially like Luke's attempt at "soccer style bowling"!

Alyna's 7th Birthday Portraits

Happy 7th Birthday Alyna!

Oh my, does time fly or what? I could swear it was yesterday that I was bringing this tiny little 4 lb. cutie back to our tiny little apartment. Alyna, you are such a joy to our lives. You are energetic and always ready to have fun. You are responsible and wise beyond your years. You are the best big sister I know, always willing to take care of a little one when they need it. You have a special bond with all of your brothers and they love you so much. You are the sweetest Spirit, always around the corner with a hug and a smile for someone who needs it. I cannot believe that next year you will be baptized, not sure that I am ready for that, but I know you are! You have a wonderful testimony of the Savior that you are always willing to share. Thank you for coming to our family, we love you more then words can express!

















And here is Alyna's birthday interview:

I am - Alyna
I am afraid of - wild dogs
I like - my family
I like to eat - pizza
I don't like - the dark
I know - the Church is true
When I grow up I want to be - a firefighter
I like to watch - PBS Kids
I like to go - to Chuck E Cheese
My hero is - my Daddy
I cry when - I get hurt
Mom gets mad at me when - I don't clean
Mom is happy when - I do clean
I want to be- a Ballerina
I can't wait for - my next birthday
Something Mom says to me - "I love you"
Something Dad says to me - "I love you"
My favorite stuffed animal is - Sammy the dog
My favorite place to go is - the playplace
My Mom and Dad make me laugh by - tickling me
I know my mom loves me because - she protects me
I know my dad loves me because - he protects me

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALYNA!!!!!!!!!

Alyna's 7th Birthday Party

We did Alyna's party a couple of days early this year. She wanted and "arts and crafts" themed party and it turned out so fun. We ended up with a perfect amount of girls there. Alyna had a ball! It took me days to clean up, but it was so worth it!