Man in the Mirror

All of my kids have aquired quite an adoration for the King of Pop. In fact, Lydia has been known to say, "I have a crush on Michael Jackson." Here is a little tribute to MJ, an occurence which happens quite regularly around our house.

F.Y.I.

For your information Soy Nuts can be used for more than just a great snack. Soy nuts can also do more than prevent heart disease or be a great source of Protein and Fiber. According to my three and five-year-old, Soy Nuts also make a fantastic "hand-thrown firework." Just look at these results!

(yes, it was an entire container full)

P.S.-A small box of Sunmaid Raisins can also be used for the desired "firework effect"...



... though, I don't think it achieves quite the same impact.





***Note to Self-Maybe USE the lock on the pantry door.

Update

Here are some of the things that we have been up to in the last couple weeks:

{visits}

Lydia and Jennie went up to see Grandpa and Grandma Swensen in Seattle.




{enjoying the company of extended family}

We were lucky to also spend some time with Lydia's Great Grandma Smith. This is our Four Generation picture.




{jump rope}

Nathan competed in a Speed Jump competition. The green hair is actually to represent Eagle Elementary, not to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.




{friends} Nathan got 7th place over all of the 5th graders in the Boys Backward Jump division. Here he is with a couple of his good friends.




{losing teeth} Ryan lost his first tooth! He is sure growing up to be such a big kid!




{basketball}
Nathan competed in a Three-on-Three competition with some of his friends from basketball. It was pretty fun and exciting atmosphere because it was held at the Taco Bell arena downtown.




{making memories}
During the day everyone at the competition was able to try and qualify for the Three Point Contest. Mike did qualify with about 8 other guys...hitting 16 in one minute. In the competition he felt like his nerves got the best of him. He said, "that's a lot of pressure having all those people watching your every shot. I just couldn't get them falling." :)




{lots of get-togethers with friends} and {digital scrapbooking}
As I was wrapping up this post I realized that I didn't have any pictures of Danny. That is when I realized that in every instance above, Danny was always playing with a friend, or hanging out with his cousin. He really is a social guy, and jumps at every opportunity to get together with close buddies.

The other thing I have been doing like crazy is my Digital Scrapbooking. It always motivates me when the sight where I print my pages is having a sale. Much of everything else in my life has gone by the way-side (including blogging). But, I suppose it will all be there when the online sale is over. :) Anyway, I posted this page that I made. It is all about Danny!

So, that is our update. I truly hope all is well with you.

Birthday Girl-Part Two

On Tuesday we had Lydia's Birthday Party. Our kids get to have a "friend party" every other year or so. Lydia has been planning this Princess Theme for several months.

This was Lydia's first Princess Party, and mine too! It is pretty fun putting up pink streamers and playing "Freeze Dance" to "Someday My Prince Will Come!"

This is a picture of Lydia putting princess stickers on her party crown. I just can't resist putting pictures on here that show how big and beautiful Lydia's eyes are.

Here are some of Lydia's friends and a couple cousins. Don't they all look darling?

Do you see the big smear on the right side? One of the purple flowers is pretty mangled, too. We have Danny to thank for that...and we are glad he was there to catch the cake before it fell all the way on the floor. You see, when all of the brothers got home from school, Lydia had thought it would be a good idea to pull the cake out of the fridge to show it off. Good save Danny! :)

Doesn't Lydia just look so blissfully happy?

All of the girls (and Ryan who insisted that he dress up like a prince-and really ended up looking more like Peter Pan) got to have crackers, cheese, meat cubes and a strawberry. We colored Glitter Princess Color Wonder pages and jumped on the trampoline. Everyone went home with a princess tattoo, a princess wand and a bottle of bubbles. A magical time was had by all.

Happy Third Birthday Lydia!!