Ryan is 7!

On Saturay, Ryan turned 7! Ryan is such a good boy and we love having him in our family. He has such a kind heart and so much faith! On Easter, he looked at the carpet and found Easter Bunny tracks! We went to see a middle school production of Annie on Friday night and he thought it was so great that they did a play of his favorite movie just for his birthday! We sure love this kid!

To celebrate, we went to a Colorado Rockies baseball game. We had a great time. Ryan was far more interested in the food (notice the nachos in his mouth) and wearing his "rally cap" than actually watching the game.

On Sunday, he asked for BBQ Chicken Pizza and Corn on the Cob for his special Birthday dinner. I don't know where he came up with the pizza topping, but it was easy to fix and yummy too.

Ryan asked to make Oreo Truffles to take to his class. What a good idea! Those truffles sure have come in handy (thanks Heidi!) and they were the perfect thing for Ryan to make by himself (with a little help from mom!).

What We've Been Up To

I always have such a hard time blogging if I wait too long. It seems like we have done so much in the last few weeks and I am not quite sure where to begin. So, I will just give a quick recap of with lots of pics to keep it from getting too boring!

We went to a birthday party for the cutest girl who was turning eight years old. It is just too bad that you can't choose your child's future spouse because this sweet girl would be a shoo-in for sure!

The roller rink was very old school and looked identical to the Roller King where we grew up.

Ryan has been playing soccer. He loves it, and despite the two practices and one game each week, never tires of it. He is very proud of how well he does and has even made contact with the ball a few times (an improvement from last year!).

My parents came for Easter and we loved having them here.

Ryan had already convinced his grandpa that we had to eat at Casa Bonita and so after a trip to Red Rocks, we stopped there for dinner. My parent's lived in CO thirty three years ago (I was born here!) and although they had only been to Casa Bonita once way back then, it was exactly as they remembered it. Jacob kept challenging the cliff diver to make a bigger splash until he was completely soaked!

We also took the boys out of school early one day so that Ryan could pick out his birthday present. Afterwards we went to a great park.

My mom and I also went shopping and out to lunch (two of my most favorite things!). This is what Laynie looked like when we arrived home after she was given a small piece of a cookie. Apparently she really enjoyed it! I never did find the bow that had been in her hair!

And lastly, Jacob's Destination Imagination team competed in the State Tournament. Despite the unbelievable snow storm we had Friday and Saturday the competition was still held as planned. So, I braved the weather and drove in the worst weather I have seen to get us there on time.

We have been practicing twice a week for several months and all of their hard work paid off. Despite a few technical difficulties with their structure (While waiting to have it measured one of the kids dropped it and broke a side. Luckily, another team let them use some of their super glue. After gluing the side back on they found they had glued the entire structure to the table and had to chisel it off and start over again!) they didn't let it upset them. I am so impressed that these 8 and 9 year olds would get up in front of a large audience and perform a skit they had written by themselves. They also created all of their props and scenery by themselves. They really did do a great job!

And, here is Jacob leading his team in the Macarena as part of their skit. Enjoy!

Photo Challenge

My friend Diane "tagged" me and because she is someone I admire and would never say no to I decided I'd better accept the challenge. Here it is: Go to your pictures folder, open the sixth folder and post the sixth photo in the folder. Then, tag six friends to do the same.

This is the sixth photo in my sixth folder. The photo was taken in the fall of 2005. Isn't it a good one? This photo shows my boy's personalities perfectly. Jacob is wild and crazy, Ryan is a rule follower (notice how he is the only one looking at the camera and smiling) and Kelly loves to make us laugh. Without them my life would be so boring!

So, Layna, Cammi, Lorelie, Lindsay, Kayla, and Jennie (and anyone else who would like to take the challenge), now its your turn!