Double Digit Birthday

Can't believe that my first born has hit the double digit birthday!  I remember how excited I was when I found out I was having a baby girl and you have not let me down! You are smart, analytical, kind, funny and one of the best parts of our family.   Love the person that you have become and the choices you have made so far...including having these superstars as your friends!

 Filled the bedroom with lots of balloons

 Dad's traditional # pancake

 Lunch with school besties...at Pizza Hut... "because on Thursday's they serve curly fries at the buffet" (Only my child would know this!!)

A quick McDonald's ice cream run after pizza and a few friends begging to not go back to school!

Happy 10th Birthday Grayson Nicole!

Happy Campers

For the past two years the girls have wanted a "camping theme" party. Not sure what excuse I used two years ago but somehow I got off the hook.  Last year since I was having Lennon they understood that would not be possible.  This year I had no real excuse to NOT do it (well, except for the fact that we are leaving for Disney this week) so a camping party it was.  We hosted 12 girls plus our 2 for a night of scavenger hunts, a campfire, s'mores, campy crafts, an outdoor movie and sleeping in tents.  

 Love the invites (thanks pinterest and Jessie

 http://www.announcementstoponder.blogspot.com)

The pics aren't good...only managed to remember to take a few with my phone.

 Entry to "Camp Zeka"

 Plates and cups (tin cans and containers)

 The food table...complete with a trail mix bar on the back, (sorry..no pic)

 The eating and craft table...can barely see it but the cutest part of the table setting was the chairs...all stumps from a tree

The campfire!

 Crafting fun with Miss Smith....our favorite art teacher and friend!~

The Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt was a blast!  Stole the idea from a friend and pinterest of course!!

Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt- Team Wesley

 Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt-Team Grayson

 The only boy allowed-dear old dad

We could NOT have asked for better weather....and the outdoor movie was so fun!  The girls all bundled up in their sleeping bags, enjoyed trail mix, popcorn, and orange and purple pop!

School Days Fall 2013

Yes...back to school was a month ago but I am bound and determined to get caught up!  Here are some of our back to school photos!

 Meet the teachers- back to school night

 Wesley Grade 3

 Grayson Grade 4 with Miss Bryant (and she is back in class with her 2 besties-Roe and Claire!!)

 Wesley and Mrs. Bammes (Gray had her last year and we LOVE her!!)

 First day of school pancakes courtesy of dad

 First day of school 2013-2014

 The yearly Marlatt Elementary School sigh picture

 Beckhams 1st day of preschool (although he now attends a different school because the 12:30-3:30 schedule was NOT working for our family)

Beckham and Ms. Christy

What we do while the bigs are at school

Life as we know it changed when the girls went back to school.  My extra sets of hands are gone and now we fill our days in different ways.

Like watching  the "digger guys" out the window when we drop off our shoes at the shoe repair shop.

Riding on automated trains at K-Mart.

Dressing  Up in head to toe Superman gear (he really is MY Super man!)

PRAYing  that the grocery cart with the car will be at Dillons when we get there,

 building lots and lots of "flyships" with our Legos,

watching the neighbors tree get cut down...

...and lots and lots of playdates with our sweet friends!

KC Weekend

We hit KC for our cousin Chloe's 7th birthday and had so much FUN at Sky Zone!

The kids jumped for almost an hour and it definitely wore them out!!

 Cousin Luke and Beckham with their funny moustache glasses party favors

 The girls and cousin Aniston

Cousin Chloe, the birthday girl (in the pink) and all of her party guests

 We also squeezed in a Zeka family KC Royals game while we were there.  

 Snacking was by far the kids favorite part of the game...

...and boy was it hot!  (beckhams sweaty mohawk)