Jordan's 12th Birthday, Nov 14 2009

Jordan is 12 years old. I can't believe it. For his big day we went bowling. It's one of his favorite things to do. And like the genius I am, I forgot the camera for that portion of the day. Oops! Anyway, he got to invite two of his friends along for bowling and lunch. We all had fun. He loved all his presents. So Thank You to everyone for contributing to this special day. I included on this post a picture of him receiving his Honor Roll certificate for the 1st semester of 6th grade. Also, some pictures of his very first band concert. He plays the clarinet mostly, but got to trade off playing the drums. (I think he likes the drums best!) I am so very proud of Jordan. He is the best big brother and really works hard at all he does.

Calvin's 7th Birthday, Nov 12th 2009

Calvin's birthday was a good day. We had his friend Donovon over to play, open presents and cake. He seemed to have a lot of fun. Ripped open all his presents and was happy with everything. He loved his new tie that Grandma gave him. He's ALL about the ties!! And he bought a new Lego Star Wars ship with Great-Grandma's gift. He had a wonderful day. So thanks to everyone!!

Happy Birthday Calvin and Jordan

A few weeks ago we celebrated Calvin's 6th (November 12th) and Jordan's 11th (November 14th) birthday. Jordan and Calvin wanted to thank everybody for their gifts. Here are some pictures -

Kaylee and Calvin posing with his presents.

Calvin's cake . . . I tried my hand at cake decorating, those are spider webs in case it is hard to see.

Calvin waiting to blow out his candles.

Jordan and Kaylee (she loves being in all the shots) with his presents.

Jordan blowing out his candles.

Jordan's cake . . . he decorated his (those are flames).

Happy Birthday Marsha (A Week Early!)

For Marsha's birthday I planned an overnight trip to London. I didn't tell Marsha or anybody what the plans were until we actually got down there. We left Saturday morning and headed to our hotel, Hendon Hall, in North London. After checking in and getting ready we headed to Trafalgar Square for dinner at the Texas Embassy. It is a Mexican restaurant we ate at once before, when we went to see Phantom of the Opera six years ago. After eating we had about an hour and a half until the show started, Grease, at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End section of London near Piccadilly Circus (not really a circus!). We kinda just hung out near Piccadilly Circus and watched the people (sometimes freaks) down in London. The show was very,very good and was sold out, as they usually are. We had seats in the stall section about 11-12 rows from the stage. Marsha had trouble seeing in the first act as there was a pretty tall guy sitting in front of her so when the second act started we swapped seats so she could see. We are already making plans for our next show(s) which are Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre) and Dirty Dancing (Aldwich Theatre). Here are some photos from our trip:

Front entrance of Hendon Hall . . .

. . . another one.

The back garden of the hotel, this was what we saw from our big window in the room.

Another shot of the back garden . . .

. . . and another.

A picture of the room from the door (it looks pink but it was more orange).

This is a very special because it is rare that Marsha will let you take her picture!

The view from our bed.

Another picture she must love me!

The remains of our breakfast on Sunday morning, ham/cheese omelet, fresh fruit, toast and some juice.

Another window view to the garden.

The Texas Embassy restaurant in Trafalgar Square.

Piccadilly Circus . . .

. . . some more.

A large Ford limo we spotted.

Another option to travel around, this would have been cool to ride in (maybe next time).

So that was our weekend, we had fun and couldn't have done it without Audrey's help babysitting so thanks Audrey. We will celebrate Marsha' B-Day (again) next week with all the kids and some cake!!

Kaylee's 4th Birthday

Hello everyone!! Since Jason is taking a nice hot trip to the Middle East, I will be taking over the blog duties for awhile. This is my trial run, (with supervision, of course). But I will do my best to uphold the standards that Jason has set forth. HA! HA!

Today we celebrated Kaylee's 4th birthday. Her actual birthday is Feb. 5th, but Jason is leaving Monday, so we did it early. She has been asking everyday since Christmas if it's her birthday. She was soo excited that it finally arrived.

We took her to the park, because she loves it so much.
Luckily she didn't want to stay too long because it was so cold.


She absolutely loved this dress from Great-Grandma.
She calls it her "new Cinderella dress".

A book of Princess stories she has been asking for.

Grandma made her this blanket for the baby doll she got for Christmas.

So that's my first effort. How did I do? I have more respect for those of you who do this all the time. It takes forever!! But I will try my hardest to update this regularly. Goodbye for now!

Saturday, Birthday Money and Bowling

Today we took Jordan and Calvin to spend some of their birthday money from their Nana (that is my mom). So off we went to the BXTRA on RAF Mildenhall and the first place they head it is to the Bionicles section of the toys. As soon as we got home they started putting together their Bionicles and playing battle. For those who do not know what they are you can visit www.bionicles.com.

Before heading home though we stopped off at the bowling alley for a quick game. I didn't do too hot and only bowled a 154 (OUCH!) but the kids did real well. (Sorry I forgot to grab the camera!)

Daddy - 154
Jordan - 108
Calvin - 97
Kaylee - 86

Marsha doesn't like to bowl so she cheered us on.

Jordan Turns 10 Years Old

On Wednesday, November 14 Jordan turned 10! We celebrated with some cake and ice cream and of course presents. We went bowling last Saturday for both Jordan's and Calvin's birthdays with Amanda's family since their birthdays fell during the week. Enjoy the pictures.

Optimus Prime and Megatron Transformers (from Grandma)

More Bionicles (from Calvin and Kaylee)

. . . . whats in here?

Winter Gloves

Hardback Magic Tree House Books (from Great-Grandma)

Skateboard and Accessories (from Mom nad Dad)

Happy Birthday To You . . . .

One More Candle To Go!