You Know Somethings Wrong When There Is Silence

Once upon a time, Chris brought home a cake. He put it on the kitchen table and went about his business. Then the cake was found by his brothers.

They enjoyed the cake . . .

and were carefree until Mommy made them stop.

The end.

Brace Yourself

I stand before you today ready to admit I am a fan. I have taken crap from people over the years and even had to defend him to Bob Getz in the Wichita Eagle. I have heard countless jokes and endless comments over the last few days about how weird he was but when it comes down to it, he was talented. It is not our place to judge him. He had a beautiful voice and a talent for music and dancing. Close your eyes and listen to the music. RIP Michael Jackson. (shut up Chris!)

Double Trouble

Do you have any idea how many times I say, "Get off your brother!" in a day? They are cute, aren't they?

It this case, it was ok to sit on your brother.

Happy Birthday Kallea!!!

Happy birthday to Kallea!

Happy birthday to Kallea!

Happy birthday Punky Kallea!

Happy birthday to Kallea!

WE LOVE YOU!!! Look how far you’ve come!

Name That Picture

I had Chris take this picture for me because I was driving but I couldn't come up with a good title or quote or name for it. Can you think of one for me?

Happy Birthday Ryan

Today is Ryan's 15th brithday. It just doesn't seem possible. Here he is at his 8th grade graduation. I borrowed it from his mother's blog. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Bowling With The Family

We sent bowling again at West Acres. Here is Chris looking all kinds of enthused. Check out these shoes. Jackson was very stylish.

Kayla patiently waiting her turn.

Zachary studying the pins.

Jarrett enjoyed the pizza.

Zachary helped Jackson bowl.

Hannah and Dakota enjoying a beverage. Dakota took a fall on the lane during the first game. It was pretty funny. I think Zachary took a dive at one point too.

Jacob was ready to bowl.

I told Zachary that I didn't know if we could bowl with him because of his Steelers hat. He said he couldn't bowl with Matt if he kept his K-State shirt. We decided to keep both.

Hannah chose a pink bowling ball.

The Toy Box Is Full

I always wanted a girl

Happy Birthday Roger

Happy birthday Roger! He is number 8 in this picture. His wife Krista is in the striped shirt and their boys Rodney (black shirt) and Skyler (blue shirt). We celebrated last night with grilled pork chops and mashed potatoes. It was good.

Strong Boy

We couldn't keep Jackson from picking up every ball he saw. This is a video of him picking up Matt's 14 pound bowling ball and carrying it. He is a strong boy!

Bowling With The Boys

Last night we went to West Acres and bowled a few games. Rose Bowl West has closed their doors because they lost their lease so we had to go somewhere else. Jarrett is quite the bowler. He is the reason we went. He LOVES it.

He uses a 6 pound ball and usually starts his approach back by the stairs.

Jackson was using a rail thing because he couldn't throw the ball with enough force to make it down the alley so Jarrett used it a few times.

Jackson was very excited. This was his first time bowling and we couldn't keep him from picking up all the bowling balls. Step 1, find the ball.
Step 2, carry it up to the silver thing.
Step 3, have someone help you put the ball on the silver thing.

Step 4, push the bowling ball.

Step 5, watch the ball hit the pins, hopefully.

I almost forgot to mention their scores. Jarrett got a 73 and Jackson got a 70. Not too bad. Matt asked if he could use the silver thing and I told him no.

Wednesday Night Is In The Basket

Matt was picking up blocks and putting them in the laundry basket and Jackson decided to help so he began taking the blocks out of the basket and throwing them back on the floor. Eventually he climbed in the basket and Matt just gave up.

I Love Art

Jackson made thumb print turtles Monday. How cute!