Girls' Dinner...

A new tradition at our house has been to let the girls plan a dinner menu from their new cookbooks. Then, they help prepare it and we celebrate our family.

Dinner #1 - Menu: Baked/Breaded Chicken Tenders (Olivia), mashed potatoes and carrots (Jillian), Sugar cookies (Delaney), and Lemon-Lime Surprise drink (Jillian). Then, mommy threw in broccoli for some green! :) Everything was so yummy and the girls had a great time.

Dinner #2 - Menu: Red beans and rice (Delaney), Lemon-Lime surprise drink (Jillian - again! :), and Choc. Chip cookies (Olivia). And, Daddy threw in some bread and butter for good measure!

Long time - no blog...

It's been too long since I've blogged about the goings-on of our family. I don't know where the time goes, sometimes!!!

Updates:

Baby "frother" is on his way and will be here soon, thus the blog's name change.

Joel is having a great school year - what a blessing!

Olivia -Our 4th grader is blossoming! She's loving Middle School and is performing in the school musical "The Pirates of Penzance."

Delaney - Turns 6 next week. It's so hard to believe! She is loving kindergarten, is reading like crazy, and keeps us busy, busy, busy.

Jillian - A very verbal 3 year old with an obsession for packing bags. She will find as many purses and bags as she can and will fill them up with little toys and goodies. It's the unpacking that's not so much fun!

I'm trying to keep this place organized and running smoothly, but that's easier said than done! My 8th graders are a joy this year - I love my classes. I'm anxious about leaving them for a couple of months, but I'm praying a good sub comes my way soon!!!

The Land Run!

The annual 3rd grade Oklahoma History Day and Land Run were last Friday. Olivia dressed as a pioneer, showed off her project in the classroom museum, danced and sang some great songs, and then got to stake her claim on a piece of Oklahoma land. She even got to bring home a deed signed by Benjamin Harrison! :) It was a wonderful day, despite the pouring down rain. Here's a taste of the fun. I'm having trouble loading the video of the singing, but I got a little bit of the Land Run!

Delaney's Dance Recital

I'm going to try and do a better job updating my blog! We've had a busy weekend of dance. Delaney's recital on Saturday was "Cinderella". Here's the video... (She is in the back row on the far left.) More pictures to come later! We enjoyed Grandma and Grandpa coming all the way here to see her dance.

A Day in the Life...

Our girls are growing up so fast! It's hard to believe!!!

Olivia is in 3rd grade, Delaney in 4 year old preschool, and Jillian will be 2 in just a month!

Here's what life is like at our house:

6:30 am - all of our sleeping angels are rudely awoken by the mean grownups!

6:45 am - everyone is getting into uniforms and eating breakfast (waffles seem to be the fav right now!)

7:10 am - out the door!

7:30 am - everyone arrives at school and the fun begins!!

3:30 or so - Mom or Dad start the pick-up process. No one really wants to come home - we're all having fun with our friends!!!

Mondays: Dance classes for Olivia and Delaney - 5-7pm
Tuesdays: Brownies or Piano for Olivia
Wednesdays: Children's Choir practice and/or piano lesson for Olivia
Thursday: Nothing! Yea!
Friday: We all collapse from the busy week!

Life with 3 busy girls is hectic, but we love every minute!!! Jillian is learning so many new words - she loves things that are "Purple" and will point them out wherever we go! I think she's going to be a wildcat!!! :)

The Birthday Cake!

Here are a couple of photos of Olivia's birthday cake - her theme was "High School Musical" and we all had a great time!!!

Olivia's Birthday Party

We celebrated Olivia's 8th birthday last weekend with a High School Musical theme... Check out my slideshow!

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