HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well the baby of the family is now 4! Although if you ask her she is still 3 beacuse she doesn't want to be four because four is stupid. Anyone who knows Avery has heard this all before. She always has opinion about everything. I am glad she doesn't want to grow up so she can be my baby a little longer. Avery loves life and always helps me to notice things I don't usually see such as little flowers everywhere and beautiful clouds. I am so happy God brought this precious angel into our life! In honor of Avery's fourth birthday here are four things I love about Avery:

1. Avery loves to laugh and brings joy to our lives!

2. Avery is so caring when someone is hurt or sick.

3. She loves to give compliments out to others. (about their hair or outfit or jewelry.)

4. She is very girly and loves to wear beautiful dresses, but also is not afraid to burp and get dirty!

So thank you Avery for bringing such joy and laughter to our lives! We love you!

Happy Birthday Zack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look how long those 10 fingers are!


Here is Zack's first picture as a 10 year old!


I cannot believe that a decade has passed since my baby boy was born. It doesn't seem like that much time has passed. He was such a delightful baby and has grown into such a sweet young man. He is so excited to grow up I only wish I could slow him down just a little bit. I am so glad I decided to home school him. I love the quality time we share and that he can tell me anything. I hope it continues through his teenage years. So in honor of my sweet boy's (now young man's) birthday here are ten things I love about Zack:





1. He is always up for hugs and kisses. (unless his friends are around)



2. He is the best big brother to his sisters.



3. He will help a friend in need.



4. He loves to go to church and learn about God.



5. He always compliments me on my cooking. (great future husband)



6. He LOVES animals.



7. He is very sensitive.



8. He is funny and likes to tell jokes.



9. He is so smart and always likes to learn about the things around him.



10. Zack is my first born and will always hold a special place in m heart!

I LOVE YOU ZACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fire Trucks and Snakes

Well a fire truck had to come to our house this morning. No there was no fire. There was a snake in our garage that wouldn't come out. I wasn't sure what kind it was so we had to call the fire department. Keith is not to fond of snakes so I knew he would not dig it out. They came pretty quickly and went right to work. They said it was a bull snake which is actually good because it keeps rattlers away. It was probably 3 feet long and was just a baby. Zack of course wanted to keep it!


The heros!

The girls watching from a safe place. (where Keith was originally)

The firemen going to work

Here he is!

It was a pretty snake.
So that was our science lesson for the day!

Yesterday the girls wanted to do an art project with the big paper. I decided to trace them out and then they painted them. They had a great time and Avery loved seeing how big she was!

Avery looking so big

Kaylee

Avery really took her time on her painting.

Kaylee made lots of dots on hers.

On Tuesday we went to Pheonix with some of our friends to a little water park. It was nice since it wasn't crowded and there was plenty to do. It was also over 100 that day!


Avery enjoyed the waterfall but she had to keep pulling her pants up.

Kaylee liked the slide since it was nice and slow!

The highlite of Zack's day was going off the high dive. He has always been a little scared but he braved it and had a blast!

Here he is going off!

Last night we got to do a special thing. One of Keith's cadets works at the movie theatre. We got to go to our own viewing of Kung Fu Panda before it even came out! The kids were so excited. We didn't go until 11 but it was so much fun. We even got to go upstairs and see how the run the movie through the projector. I couldn't believe that Avery made it through the whole movie. It was almost one. She was asleep in about 5 seconds when we got to the car.
It has been another busy week at our house and we have had a lot of fun!