No More Blankie

John is done with that dirty old blankie. He has loved it for four years, but it had to go. In celebration of making it 5 days without blue blankie we had a brownie with chocolate milk and got a new worker dress up outfit. It made the week a little easier to bear...

Mac is 13

So it turns out Mac doesn't like being called Malcolm. He wants to be called Macky. Ok. Ok.
Well, Macky is now a TEENAGER! It is amazing to me that he is already here. He woke up early and reminded us constantly that is was his birthday. We had a family dinner with ribs, per his request. He had a great day. I sure do love that kid.

John is 4!

John turned four! He woke up to fun gifts! We then met Grandma, Grandpa, Jeff, and Aunt Sharon at Krispie Kreme for donuts. He played all day and we celebrated that night with ice cream cake. Although, I think Ryan is the one who blew out the candle, John sure enjoyed trying to do it himself.
He wants to have his birthday again tomorrow or the next day... Poor kid has to wait another year.

Pinewood Derby

Mac and Elaine worked together to make a great car for the race. Mac had an awesome design. He didn't win, but he had lots of fun!

Ryan's hospital trip.

First we got to the hospital center and waited a long time.
Ryan was a trooper. He had to wait for a couple of hours and he was very hungry. The procedure went well, but waking up was rough. The nurses at the Enloe Outpatient Center were great!
Ryan was wheeled out first class. He was woozy and nauseous. We made it home and he laid down and watched a movie. The best part of the day was when Joshua came by with a smile and a gift to help Ryan feel better. What a good pal!

John's Birthday Playdate

All John wanted to do for his birthday was go to Caper Acres with his pal Griffin and eat donuts. So we did.
For Halloween this year, he's going to be a vampire hulk pirate, or so he says...
By the end of the day, he was so tired that he slept in the chiropractor's office.

A Week with Six

We were super lucky and got to have our cousins, Jaycee and Chandler, this week! We had tons of fun - seminary, basketball, horseback riding, and lots of goofing around. I hope Shannon and Doug vacation again soon!!! My house already feels empty...