Chloe's Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party

Great Grandma made Chloe a special Strawberry Shortcake outfit. She wore the skirt but saved the  shirt for later. Thanks Grandma! She looked adorable!

The Strawberry Shortcake Cake

Old fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

Eating with friends

These party favors were a hit with the boys!

Musical carpet squares. I LOVE Brent's face as he tries to prevent Cameron from getting trampled!

More LEGOs. Did I mention that she loves LEGOs?!?

Her new friend

Showing off the new doll clothes that Great Grandma made.
Chloe and I are so thankful for Grandma's new sewing machine!!!

A fun headband from Grandma Judy and Grandpa Rog!

A personalized beach towel-perfect for our little fish!

Blowing out her candles. I can't believe there were 6 of them!!

Chloe Turns 6!

I can't believe my little girl turned 6 last week! I took a lot of pictures so there will be 2 blog posts! We had a really fun time celebrating Chloe!!!

She chose cinnamon rolls for breakfast. What a good choice!

We had a Birthday Tea with Corrina, Jordyn and Caleb. Caleb did not wear a hat but he really enjoyed the little sandwiches and cookies!

Drinking tea like a refined little lady!

I served them actual tea. They asked for water shortly after their first taste!!!

Pizza for supper!

She was very excited about her new dress.

She wanted to put these LEGOs together upon opening them. She LOVES LEGOs right now!

Here is the usual favorites list...

Favorite School Subject: Math

Favorite TV show: Richard Scarry's Busytown Mysteries

Favorite new toy: "Dolly" and "Dolly's" clothes. She even took Dolly to dance with her today! She is very excited to dress her in her swimsuit and bring her to swim lessons as well!

Favorite Foods: Mac and Cheese, spaghetti, hamballs

Favorite Books: Berenstain Bears Books

Favorite sport: Soccer

Favorite Thing to do during quiet time: Read books, sing

Favorite Games: Chinese Checkers, UNO

Favorite Indoor activity: LEGO Friends. She can have these put together in no time. It somewhat amazes me!!

Favorite Outdoor activity: Riding bike, SLEDDING (we have had plenty of that this winter!)

Favorite Clothes: Her pink vest and polka dot pants.

Favorite Days of the Week: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday (no school days!)

Favorite Body Part: Her missing tooth (and new tooth growing in). She is pretty proud!!

100 Days of Homeschool

The first thing we did was make necklaces with 100 fruit loops.

Chloe celebrated her 100th day of school this week! We had been counting the days of school since school started in August. It has been a great activity to learn counting and PATIENCE!!! She has been very excited to get to this day so I knew that it needed to be extra special. Here are some pictures from our day!

We also made 100 day glasses. Here is Caleb sporting his 100 day glasses.

Chloe's glasses.

Chloe was pretty proud to mark off the 100th day of school!

100 pieces of monkey bread for breakfast!

We had lots of sugar. This is a picture of Chloe making her very own "100 Snack" from 10 different snack foods.

THANK YOU to everyone who gave Chloe 100 of something. That was her favorite part of the day!!!

Counting pom poms and making sure Grandma Judy sent exactly 100. She did!!

Counting 100 Animals. The kids got 45 animals without any help from me!
Thanks for all the great ideas Angie VP!!! 

Chloe showing off her "100 Snack"

Daddy gave Chloe 100 Lego pieces (his old ones) and she had to make something with exactly 100 pieces.

Chloe made a house.

One of Chloe's assignments. She didn't finish  the $100 part.

Another assignment for the day.

We had a really fun day and even had time to read some 100th day of school books from the library. I would highly recommend "100th Day Worries" by Margery Cuyler and "Emily's First 100 Days of School" by Rosemary Wells. Thanks to all of you who helped make Chloe's 100th day of kindergarten special. Now I guess I just need to start preparing for the LAST day of kindergarten!!! Crazy!

At nap time yesterday Caleb picked out a princess story (a Princess Gigi book) for his story of choice. It is a VERY girly book. Chloe scoffed at his choice. Making fun of him she said, "Boys DO NOT read books about princesses." Caleb calmly replied, "Well, boys marry Princesses someday so I might as well know something about them." Well said Caleb.

A 60th Wedding Anniversary Party!

These pictures were so FUN to look at!

Kyle wore my dad's leisure suit from 1975 to host the Not So Newleywed Game. He did awesome! Grandma and Grandpa didn't win but I think they had fun?!?

I tried to capture a picture of them cutting their cake like their wedding picture.

The cake and the mints.

A red themed candy bar was SO APPROPRIATE for my Grandpa!

The original wedding cake topper!

Their gang.

Happy Anniversary Grandma & Grandpa! We love you!!!

The weather outside is frightful...

The weather outside is frightful...

But the snow in the tub is delightful!!!

Recipe for fun in the tub:
1. Laundry basket full of fresh snow (filled 3 times with snow from the deck!)
2. Random Toys. The possibilities are endless. We included dinosaurs (that were buried of course), excavators to dig them out, and spoons for digging for buried treasure.
Voila! Instant Fun!

Caleb Turns 4!!

We started out his big day with a present at breakfast. He was thrilled with his new monster truck!

Caleb had requested monkey bread for breakfast. Birthday wish granted!

Caleb was so excited that Grandpa Rog and Grandma Judy came to help celebrate his birthday!

He had requested a cake with monster trucks on top of it. Daddy even helped with the cause by smashing some of his old matchbox cars!!!

Here he is...my 4 year old!!!

When my kids have a birthday I always like to make a little list of their favorites and what they are really into right now. Here is a glimpse into Caleb's life...

Favorite Birthday Activity: The Pinata. I wish I would have shot a video of him going after that pinata. I never knew he could swing a bat like that!!!
Favorite Foods: Mac and Cheese, Corn on the Cob (he requests this all the time), HAM, and all kinds of fruit.
Favorite Video: The monster truck video from the library that we just watched about Big Foot. He says he never wants it to go back to the library.
Favorite Toys: Trucks of all kinds...monster trucks, construction trucks, farm equipment...
Favorite Things to do Outside: Dig in the sandbox, ride his bicycle, help Daddy work in the dirt.
Favorite TV Show: Curious George
Favorite "School" Activities: Putting together puzzles and making artwork. He absolutely loves stickers, paint, markers, and glue!
Favorite Sledding Partner: Chloe. He absolutely adores his older sister!
Favorite Bedtime Stalling Technique: "Mommy, Daddy, let me give you a back rub." It works almost every time!!!
Favorite Item to List for his Christmas List: A Robot that can scratch his back and pick up toys. He's not joking. He thinks this thing should exist...
Favorite Quote: "I'm stronger than Daddy."
Favorite Book: This is a hard one. Most recent favorites from the library have been "The Knight and the Dragon" and "Julius, The Baby of the World". One of his other favorites is "Peter Pan".
Favorite Thing to Say When Asked What he Wants to be When he Grows Up: "Someone who works on old things (mostly speaking about cars and trucks) and makes them new again."
Favorite Thing To Say When He Doesn't Want to Do Something: "I'll do that when I turn 4". We'll see what he says now!!!

We Love You Caleb!! Happy Birthday my December baby!!!