Seven

Today is Jarrett's Birthday!!!! I can't believe my baby is seven. He was a little bummed that the first day of school was on his birthday, but from the sound of it he had a great day. His request for dinner is hamburgers and chocolate cake. He asked me the other day if I knew how to make a cake. I asked him why and he said, "because if you do I want you to make it not buy it." I'm thinking maybe I need to bake more????


Seven fabulous things about Jarrett

He is my baby!
He has an amazing personality!
He is good at everything he tries!
He loves his family!
He will still give me a hug and a kiss!
He is a good friend!
He is a son of God!

Bubba, we hope you have the best Birthday ever!!! We think you are amazing. You make everyday fun and exciting. We love you so much!!!


p.s. I know I have only been blogging on my kids birthday's but I promise I will blog again before March:)

Eleven

Kortnee's birthday is today!!!!! She is turning 11 years old. I can't believe how grown up she is. We celebrated her birthday as a family on Saturday so Dirk could be home. Her dinner request was dutch oven potatoes and chicken. It was delicious!!!

11 awesome things about Kort!!!!

She has more spunk then any girl I know
She has a very cute smile
She has the cutest chubby cheeks
She is a great big sister
She is a great little sister
She is a good dancer
She is a good example to others
She is a good member of the church
She is so stinkin cute
She loves her family
She is a daughter of God

Kortnee we love you so much and think you are AMAZING!!!
We hope you have the best birthday ever!!!

Fourteen

WOW!!! Where does the time go. Keagan just turned 14 on May 6th. I can't believe the fine young man he has become. On his birthday we all went to Kayla's end of the year dance review. He was lucky enough to be an escort for her (not sure that is where he wanted to spend his birthday.) He was a great sport about it though and looked very handsome all dressed up.

14 things about Keagan!!!

He is so willing to help
He stands up for what he believes in
He is a good big and little brother
He loves his sisters
He has a passion for sports
He is a awesome football player
He plays the best defense as anyone I know in basketball
He serves in his church callings
He is a priesthood holder
He is very smart
He loves his mom
He reminds me so much of my dad and brother
He is a good cousin
He is a son of God

Keagan, we love you so much and are so blessed to have you in our lives. Thanks for all you do for your friends and family. You are a good example to them and are looked up to by many.

Sixteen

Today is McKayla's sixteenth birthday. I can't believe she is that old. I wonder where the time has gone. I hope she has an amazing day. We let them pick their birthday meal on their birthday. So tonight's dinner menu is Hawaiian haystacks and veggie pizza. She is definitely my vegetable eater.

16 special things about Kayla:
She loves to dance- and is very good at it!!!
She is so much like me it scares me sometimes!!!
She is a good friend!!!
She is nice to everyone!!!
She is dependable!!!
She thinks of others before herself!!!
She is an awesome big sister!!!
She is fun!!!
She is beautiful inside and out!!!
She is a daughter of God!!!
She is a good cousin!!!
She loves her family!!!
She has a positive attitude!!!
She is willing to serve others!!!
She looks like her daddy!!!
She is AMAZING!!!

Kayla, we love you so much and are so thankful for you.
HAPPY SWEET 16!!!

Our House

At our house over the last couple of weeks:

McKayla has wrecked our car, had her first dance competition, been to lots of basketball game, and had dance practice like crazy. Since it is an old car we are just going to fix it up as little as possible(She now knows what car she gets to drive.) She did really good at her dance competition. They were able to place third in their Military dance. Wilh all their practice hopefully they will have better placing in the competitions to come. She is getting very excited to go to Florida the first of March.

Keagan has had non stop basketball fun. His teams are doing really good. They beat both Madison teams and that always makes us happy. He has been practicing two nights and has games two nights a week. It keeps him and Dirk very busy.

Kortnee is still dancing one night a week and the rest of the time she is annoying the other kids. She loves nothing more than to pester them. She makes life so much fun. She likes hanging out with mom why the boys are at practice. She has been studying her states and reading like a mad women.

Jarrett is trying to reach his read a thon goal. He doesn't really like reading much. He would rather spend his time playing the wii and going to Keagan's practices. We just signed him up for basketball and he will be starting soon.

Crazy & Busy

Keagan is enjoying basketball and it is keeping him very busy. The game this week didn't go as well as he would of liked. He of course played very good. I think he is an awesome defensive player. Keagan, Jarrett and Kortnee have had a bit of the flu bug. I am hoping the rest of us don't get it. McKayla is busy getting dances ready for competitions coming up and trying to earn money for Nationals in Florida. I am so excited about going with her to Florida even though I am totally freaked out about the air plane. Dirk has been working one day a week and I think he is going crazy being on lay off. I think he is ready to get back to work even though we no it will mean he will be gone. Basically things are pretty normal here. Crazy busy is how we seem to like it!!!!

Something New

I have a few friends who blog and thought I would give it a try. Be patient with me. I may not be very good at it.