Monday, March 9, 2009

March 5 to March 8 (Thursday to Sunday)

I spent the day painting Jaydon's room. The light blue has just brightened his space. I'm still going to paint the green white like the rest of the trim. I plan on putting some train pictures on the wall and a train valance on the window.
Jared helped Daddy lay down the felt paper (which is just tar paper). They spent some good quality time together and worked hard.
Saturday morning at our house is a comfy couch and cartoons!
So now the hardwood is sitting in the dining room...aclimating. Corey will lay down the first few boards on Tuesday night. Stay tuned for more pictures.

March 1 to March 4 Sunday to Wednesday

After church, we decided to tear into the carpet. Hear you see the carpet pulled back with the pad showing. We rolled the carpet and plan on putting it in the basement.
Josh received an award at school for "Excellence in Citizenship". He has demonstrated excellent skills and behaviors that support learning. Way to go Joshy!!
Jared also received an award for "Super Reading Skills, Comprehension and Decoding". He has really come a long way since January when we started him with a reading tutor. We meet with her once a week and then he has homework to do during the week. He has been working SO hard and we are SO proud of him.
The previous owners added 4 foot to the end of the dining room and where the subfloors meeting, there was an 1/8 inch lip with patch covering it. So Corey worked on leveling the floor so the hardwood would lay flat.

Monday, March 2, 2009

2-25-09 Wednesday to 2-28-09 Saturday

Sylvia's birthday is today. I made her another frame with a picture of us at mom & dad's. I also made her supper and a lemon birthday cake (her favorite). I'm so blessed to have such a great friend, and she lives right next door.
Jaydon has been perfecting his make-up applying skills. You can see how nice his eyebrows look. Although, I think he used mascara instead of a brow pencil. He likes to shave his legs in the bathtub and wear my high-heels around the house. Maybe he spends too much time with mommy.
Tim & Narda had birthdays in January and Ray, Suzanne and Sylvia in February. So we decided to celebrate by having a Mardi Gras themed party at our house. Drink: Hurricanes (2 gallons...completely finished)
Food: Shrimp gumbo, Jambalaya, Catfish, lettuce wedge
Dessert: Creme puffs and birthday cake Of course, the kids were mostly interested in blowing out candles and eating birthday cake!

2-21-09 Saturday to 2-24-09 Tuesday

We had fresh snow this morning on the hill, but by this afternoon it had melted. That didn't stop Jaydon from sledding anyway. He just climbs the hill and hops on his little orange sled and slides down the grass and dirt. Oh, well! He sure has a good time!
Today we had Jared's birthday party. (left to right: Gavyn, Riley, Jared, Cade, Josh, Jaydon, Cassie, Christian, Andrew, Dalton, Lily) We had a Wii bowling tournament and played Mario Cart. The kids played basketball outside and broke a cowboy hat piniata. Each kid left with a trophy, medal, and a bag full of candy! I think everyone had fun!!
Josh is perfecting his lay-up. He and Jared are really improving their shooting skills. They play basketball every chance they get.
I made this "choo choo" train frame for Sylvia for her birthday. She and Jaydon are at the railroad musem on a train in the picture.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

2-17-09 Tuesday to 2-20-09 Friday

Happy 8th Birthday Jared!!!! He helped me make his birthday cake and frost it.
Cade and the boys are playing Bakugan and acting silly.
Kami, Cade and Cassie helped Jared celebrate his birthday by coming up for supper.
Jaydon likes to help make breakfast, only he eats the pancake batter while we are cooking. Crazy kid.

2-13-09 Friday to 2-16-09 Monday

Family Movie Night: The 3 Amigos, Hot Wings, and...POP! Corey and I remember watching this movie in junior high. The boys thought it was hilarious.
I woke up to flowers and a wonderful Valentine's card. Josh made each member of the family a Valentine's that said what he loves about them. How sweet is that??
An up-close shot of Drago...a Bakugan. Even Cade is into these things. He stayed the night with us on Sunday and Monday (the kids didn't have school) and the boys played Bakugan for hours.

2-9-09 Monday to 2-12-09 Thursday

Daddy even gets into the Wii Fishing. I guess when it's too cold to fish, they might as well get a fix inside where it's nice and cozy.Bakugan is the latest craze in our house. They are a mixture of Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh cards with points and transformer toys. Of course, there is also a cartoon to watch and learn more about these crazy little tranforming balls. Even Jaydon is getting into it.
Jaydon has been working on the dry erase board at home. He can now write his name and spell mom and dad. He is very proud of himself. My baby is learning and growing so fast!
Josh was fascinated with the science unit on electrical circuits. He built a battery tested that looks like a firefly. You simply touch 2 wires to each end of a battery and if the firefly lights up, the battery is good. He so proud to make a tool that Mom can use every day. I desperately needed a battery tester! Thank you Joshy!