The Tea Party

Anna celebrated her 6th birthday by having a few friends over for a tea party. The girls played really well together.
Some played "house." Can you guess which ones are the doggies???


Some friends played "Loving family house."


I sent John and the boys away, so the girls wouldn't chase around a certain boy in our house!!


We made some crafts and then had our tea party. Can you believe that the girls didn't have a burping contest or a tooting contest, like we've had at many "boy" parties?? Imagine the nice change for me!! Heaven!!


I think the party was a success!! I like girl parties!! Jill

Weekend

We had a TON of fun this weekend, and here are some highlights....
Out for dinner on Friday..


Family Movie night at our house...We watched "Surf's Up" (Notice Andrew's seat)


Which started a new bad habit for the dog....ooops


Had a very fun trip to the pumpkin farm...


and celebrated Anna's birthday with her friends...


Stay tuned tomorrow for pictures of the girlie tea party!!! Jill

Training

It has just now occurred to my boys that basketball season is right in front of us. Andrew will be helping John coach the 7th grade boys basketball team at our middle school and he decided that he and the boys would start their training program. They all started jogging over to and through the next subdivision.
Here is the winner...


Here are the other two. Andrew, being the excellent big brother, hung back with Luke, the asthma boy, because he knew that Luke shouldn't be alone, walking on a busy street.


Then Ben had to get some doggie lovin'...


and this girl, despite the smile, did NOT appreciate the yummy dinner I made last night....meatloaf, mashed potatoes (I peeled 12 potatoes for them), and corn on the cob. No ice cream before bed for her!!! naughty!


Have a great weekend! Jill

Can you feel the love???

When Andrew gets home from school, he really enjoys laying on the floor and playing with the dog. I caught this tender moment after the "wrestle." A boy and his dog...it can't get any better than that!! Jill

Works for me Wednesday...

On Wednesdays I usually post something that works for our family, but today I'm going to warn you about something that DIDN'T work for me.

It's not a good idea to clean up a carpet stain by using Oxy-Clean on your carpeting. Consider yourself warned... Jill

My faithful dog walkers

Here are Ben and Luke, the faithful doggie walkers. They get up a little early each morning so they can take the 2 dogs for a quick walk around the cul de sac. I appreciate it SO MUCH. Bella, the pup, needs LOTS of exercise and this takes the edge off of her energy for awhile. Annie, the old dog, just enjoys being outside and having a change of pace. Way to go, guys!! Jill

Homecoming Dance

Andrew had his Homecoming dance Saturday night and he said he had a good time but I think the fun came after the dance at the neighbor's sleepover.

Here is what a teenage male does to "primp" for the dance. (45 minutes tops)
Shower
Have Mom iron your clothes (yes, I'm a sucker)
Get dressed
Shoes on/ Brush teeth
Have Dad help you do this....

and then you're ready to go

I can't think of a better day to wear a long sleeved black, part polyester shirt, can you?? (It was only 85 degrees)

John and I drove Andrew to a designated location...(friend's girlfriend's) to take pictures. Andrew's date, Not a girlfriend, showed up late for pictures. Dad ends up putting on nearly every boutonniere for the guys...even though it looks totally "wrong" to have a guy reaching inside another guy's shirt to fasten the thing.
Faking putting on the flower

The real guy doing all of the work..


The group...


Andrew and his "date"...


After pictures, Andrew's date ditched him to go to a friend's house, leaving him dateless for dinner. So he hung out with the 5 other couples at dinner...how awkward. She met him at the dance and only danced with him once. Next time, I think he will choose to go alone, with a group of guys.
John and I were walking to our car after the pictures of the kids had been taken and he grabbed my hand and said "I'm SO glad to be married." That made me smile..."me too." I said.

Here's my date for the evening... isn't he grand???? Jill