One more post about last weekend and I’ll move on . . . I promise. With both sets of grandparents here, we had a pretty even ratio of grandparents vs. kids. Each of them had individual time with each grandparent,
A Nice, Quiet Saturday
A quiet Saturday at home: – Sleeping in – Caleb’s birthday pictures – Lunch at TGI Fridays – Grocery shopping – Catching up on life – Preparing for Branch Conference tomorrow – Starting Caleb off on his Faith in God
Caleb’s Baptism
Caleb was able to be baptized the Saturday after his birthday. He had invited some of his teammates from the gym and some special people he knows from church, but even more people showed up from our branch. We were
Caleb’s Big 8th Birthday – Round 2
One week ago today we celebrated Caleb’s 8th birthday. It was a big day for all of us as both sets of grandparents flew in to be here for his baptism on Saturday. Can we just say that day was
Caleb’s Second Gymnastics Meet
Update from Caleb’s first meet 2 weeks ago: Caleb’s official scores were finally compared to those of the others from his level (if you remember, he got permission to compete Saturday instead of Sunday when his level was scheduled) –
The Kids’ Secret Weapon
Ever seen ‘Kung Fu Panda‘? I’ve only seen it once. My kids, however, have watched it a number of times. There is one part they can all recite verbatim and have found that no matter what mood I am in,
‘Dear Edwina’ – the Real Deal
When we went to Caleb’s meet last week Emma commented that one of the boys on his team looked REALLY familiar. A little while later she commented that she thought he had been in her acting camp last summer. Sure
Caleb’s Big 8th Birthday – Round 1
You may have noticed that when our kids have birthdays we usually forgo the big friend parties for special family activities. This year Caleb really wanted to do something with his friends to celebrate, but one look at our calendar
Tooth Fairy Woes
We found out this week that the Tooth Fairy doesn’t like ‘Musical Beds.’ What?! Well, our kids all go to sleep in their own beds. In the morning we have no idea which beds they will be in. Emma is
Caleb’s First Gymnastics Meet
Caleb had his first gymnastics meet yesterday. I don’t know who was more nervous, Chris or Caleb. Caleb woke up in the morning, got dressed, and was ready for the day before anyone else was awake. He was so excited.