Congratulations Kaylee!

Kaylee made the High School Dance Team!!! She went through 3 days of clinics, learning new dances and killing herself physically. On that Friday she tried out with 22 other girls. We are so proud of her for trying out ... and making it! She is gonna have a great experience in high school, and she is gonna be a terrific leader for these girls. The next day we celebrated TJ's 16th Birthday! We had a video scavenger hunt with over 25 kids at our tiny house ... more on that to come ...

Spring has Sprung!

Ebble's preschool class had an Easter Egg hunt today. Claira brought her basket and joined in the fun! Comparing eggs ... After the hunt, the girls had snacks. Having an engaging conversation about how cool their houses are with the little boy across the table ... way cute.

Spring Break?

Last day of Spring Break and it SNOWS! Kaylee and TJ are bummed because the youth dance is cancelled ... but Maddy, Claira and Evie are loving it!

Evie turns 5

Evie turned 5 on February 25th!



She had a Princess party with a castle cake ...



She is our smiliest girl ... and she gives the
greatest "ear kisses" ever!

Update

Oh I've really neglected this blog lately! I have several updates to post because we have been a busy family ...
We'll start with Book Character Day! Our elementary school celebrated Dr. Seuss' Birthday this week, and today Maddy and Evie dressed up as Thing 1 and Thing 2. The Cat in the Hat (awesome librarian) was available for a photo op too!

... more to come ...

Christmas Bliss

Just a snapshot from our family Christmas celebration. As I always say ... "chaos is BLISS"!

O Christmas Tree . . .

We decorated our Christmas Tree today and had a tree trimming party! It's not a party at our house without food ... junk food that is!

Everyone took turns putting on their own ornaments. Ornaments they've received each year of their lives. Some years the ornaments were simple and inexpensive, and other years they represented a milestone in their lives ... like the deer hunting the hunter (T.J.'s), or the ballerina (Kaylee's), and we even have the surgical scrub ornament for the year Claira had her heart surgery.

Claira had to be held by Dad because she broke her leg earlier today at church.

Evie put the star on the tree, which is a big honor in our house ... one that must be rotated to keep it fair! Now that the tree is up, I have orders to find a pair of red Christmas shoes and red princess gloves. Evie has decided that's what she needs to wear for Christmas!