EASTER

Easter was pretty low key this year. We sent the kids to church with Gramps and Gram. Then other Grandma came to visit with us and have a Easter egg hunt, then left to head back up to Gramps and Gram's house. It was such a beautiful, warm day!! Thankful for family and friends and for Jesus and his resurrection so that I can be with my family.

 They couldn't wait to do a silly face

 So hard to get a cute one of these two...I couldn't imagine having more kids.

 Peyton LOVES to give her brother hugs...Caleb not so much

 On the run for eggs

 Counting up all the winnings

I hate too much candy so we resorted to quarters in the eggs

  EASTER AT GRANDPA'S & GRANDMA'S

 YOUNGER COUSINS

Sam, Peyton, Brooklyn, Tate and Ellie 

 OLDER COUSINS

Morgan, Taylor, Connor, Owen and Caleb

 Love my little family and so grateful for them

PEYTON AND ELLIE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

 We also got to celebrate this two little cuties Birthday's 

 Grandma made 2 separate cakes for them to blow out candles....

 notice Ellie, she blew hers out then came over to Peyton's 

good thing Peyton is so nice and she just sat back and let Ellie take over!!

EGG DYING

We took some eggs up to the cabin and let the kids dye their own eggs

 The beautiful masterpieces

Grammy and Gramps came up with us as well.

PARTY!!

Caleb wanted a dirt bike themed party. He decided all you can eat pizza at Rock Creek Pizza, then swimming at the local Rec Center.

This was the outfit we brought Caleb home from the hospital in

 The party favors        

 We made dirt bike pillow cases and water bottles 

 The gang

(Hailey looks so thrilled to be here with all the boys)

                                                                        Caleb and Dawson

 Easton and Caleb

 Hailey and Caleb

 Carson and Caleb

 My big 9 year old

 Zach, Caleb and Luke

 Caleb and Grandma

 Caleb and Aunt Lindsey

 Grammy and Caleb

Cupcakes...so much easier and cheaper then cake 

 He hates attention on him

 Caleb with 8 pieces of gum in his mouth

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!!

SWIMMING TIME

 Peyton and Kam joined us for swimming 

 Grandpa Doug joined

And look who else joined us...Ben, Laurie, Deb and Bob

And by the way Ben thinks he's the only person that doesn't have to get out of the pool when they do a pool check. :)

3/19/04

3/19/2013

MY FAVORITE FOOD IS: PIZZA

MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: BASKETBALL

MY FAVORITE SHOW ON T.V. IS: JESSIE

THE COOLEST PERSON ON EARTH IS: ME (little full of himself)

MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL IS: RECESS

I AM MOST AWESOMEST AT: ROLLERBLADING 

IF I COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IT WOULD BE: NEW YORK

MY FAVORITE COLOR IS: HOT PINK (i have no idea why this is cool right now)

WHEN I GROW UP, I'M GOING TO BE: A BASKETBALL PLAYER

MY FAVORITE SONG IS: GANGNAM STYLE

MY FAVORITE BOOK IS: CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS

THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE ME: FUNNY, COOL, AND FUN

WHEN I WAS LITTLE I USED TO: GOLF

MY FAVORITE SEASON IS: SUMMER

THE BEST THING ABOUT CAMPING IS: RIDING DIRT BIKES

THE SNACK I LIKE BEST IS: FIBER ONES

ONE FOOD THAT I DISLIKE IS: BLACK BEANS

MY BEST FRIEND IS: ZACH AND LUKE

IF I HAD ONE WISH IT WOULD BE: TO HAVE A $1,000 DOLLARS

MY BEST MEMORY IS: 1ST TIME SKIING

57 LBS

50 INCHES

THE BIG 9!!

This little guy decided to turn 9 and not take my advice by not growing anymore. Caleb is such a sweet, kind, baby loving kid. He is a great friend to all his friends and never has a negative thing to say.   Loves his Sister (when he chooses to be nice to her), big helper to his Mom and Dad, loves to ride bikes and sports.

His best buddy Zach is born a day earlier so Deb and I decided to check them out early at School and let them pick lunch (In N Out), go shopping at the new Traverse Outlets (for Under Armor) then stop at the gas station for more sugar (thanks to Deb)

 This year I decided for his Birthday we would re-do his room. He gave me a general idea and a couple of colors he would like and then I ran with that. He was booted from his room for about a week and on his Birthday he was able to see the unveiling of the new "tween" bedroom.

His new "bed". 

We didn't have time to grab a new mattress so he got an air mattress for now.

 My favorite part of his room. Real lockers which hold all of his stuff. Plus a desk (only had one white locker drawer at the time)

 Seeing the new room for the first time.

 Somehow these got out of order but the night before his Birthday my kids get to sleep with the "Birthday blanket" They get so excited and can't wait.

 His "new"style.

I have always dressed Caleb and he has always obeyed but recently he decided to rebel against me and make his own style and heaven help me. Its all about comfort....basketball shorts, a t-shirt, socks up to his knees with basketball shoes.

Thanks to Deb for buying all this stuff for him for his Birthday because he knows his Mom wouldn't have bought them for him:)

 Birthday Breakfast...pancakes with "9" in chocolate chips

Then of course his Dad decided to overshadow all my work in his room and put his new Dirt Bike in there. I'm not sure Caleb even noticed his new room for about a min....until he was done looking at the new "sweet, awesome, coolest bike ever"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY....WE SURE LOVE YOU!!