My Super Special Birthday Boy

My baby boy turned 6 years old today!

Here is his birthday celebration in pictures...
Grandma and Grandpa come over bearing presents to start his celebration!

Followed by a package in the mail from MiMi and Grandpa Jim!

How did MiMi and Grandpa Jim know just what this boy was hoping for?

Next 6 birthday spankings from Mrs. Dayhuff!

A quick stop to see Brett and his friends at lunch and share cupcakes!

and finally October 2nd comes!
$100 from Mom and Dad!

Brother Brett kindly decorates Jake's "candy cake"

help from Brylee and Jake

Brett calls it the tornado candy cake!

Shopping!

The birthday crew!

Jake adores Trenten and Trever!

time to check out!

Of all places to eat lunch Jake chooses Target :)

the goodies!

and more goodies!

THE BIG 6!

making a wish!

Thank you God for the most amazing 6 years!!!!!!!

I love my Jake!

September 2010

September 2010

A month full of changes.

Bryan was already living in Wisconsin...Talli moved to North Dakota and that left me in Kansas with 3 kids to sell the house..

A busy month filled with good memories....

An early visit from Grandma and Grandpa for Jake's birthday

Playing Yahtzee with MiMi on Skype

Jake with his super sweet face trying not to smile

Brothers wearing matching shirts for school picture day

Brett reading all the time

Jake ready for crazy hair night at Awana

A hail storm from hell that created a huge headache and thousands of dollars of damage

Brylee the month before she turned 4

Brett the month before he turned 10

Jacob the month before he turned 6

A good bye party for Talli

The most amazing sister one could ask for

Bryan back for the weekend who must have thought we were starving

My kids lined up in front of the computer talking to their Dad in Wisconsin on Skype

Cooling Off....

with Ice Cream
at McDonalds
because they finished their summer reading program at the library.
Yea for free ice cream!

The Birthday Boy

The Birthday Boy standing by the people who are responsible for his 39 years of life!!

BFF's Super Neat Kids

A fun Saturday night hanging out with my very best friend Christy's kids. They were super cute and had me cracking up all night!
Beautiful Zoe
Cutie Brandon

Tired kids finally sitting still after a fun filled day.

A Super Fun Grandpa

who will sit and play with his grandchildren in their bedrooms

who will have nerf gun fights until someone is shot in the eye

who will wrestle with them until there is tears
who always brings over a super good lunch

who lives only a couple hours away that we do not see enough

Miss you Dad and Elizabeth!!

To Move or Not to Move?

That was the question of Summer 2010????

First it was Arkansas then Texas and now Wisconsin.

It seems that we are headed to Wisconsin when our house sells.

but it did involve some sight seeing of the different towns that we were thinking about moving to. Way too much McDonalds!

Bread Stick Wars at Olive Garden.

checking out the store.

Fun at the hotel.
and of course swimming!

now just hoping to be together as a family soon.

A Baseball Swim Party Gone Bad

Not too much time in the water....
before the clouds rolled in....

followed by lots and lots of rain....

followed by many wet baseball players at Pizza Hut.

20/20 Vision

Brylee has a brother who wears glasses all the time and another brother who sometimes wears glasses and a MiMi who sent her glasses so she could be like her brothers.

Brylee goes through phases where she insists that she can only see if she wears her glasses.

And this was one of those days!