Happy Birthday Zachary!

Zachary has turned 5! We had a great time celebrating his birthday at the bowling center with his friends. All the kids had a lot of fun bowling and dancing when they turned out the lights and played disco music.

Spencer doesn't look too happy though. He was mad at me because I told him that next time I am not going to take him out of school for a party if he doesn't listen to me. Maybe I should have been nicer. :)

This year Zachary was a spoiled for his birthday. He got lots of legos! Also he got to celebrate his birthday three days in a row. The first day was bowling with his friends. The second day, his real birthday, we had his best friend Johannes over for his birthday dinner. And for day three, he got to celebrate at German Kindergarten.

Happy Birthday Zachary!

Jade's Baptism

Spencer had opportunity to baptize a girl in our ward named Jade. Her family just moved in a few months ago. It was a special day for our ward because three girls were baptized. It is exciting to see them make coventants and be willing to follow the Saviors example.

Sports Physicals

Here the boys are getting an EKG and physicals so they can play soccer. Zachary and Rex get to play on the same team this season. They are pretty excited. When I told them to get ready to go sign up for soccer they went and put on shorts and t-shirt and were about to put cleats on before I noticed what they were doing. They were pretty disappointed we weren't going to the soccer field. We'll keep you posted on how the season goes.

Also on the way home from the doctor Spencer the Younger said he didn't want to play soccer. I told him too bad and it was a little late to tell me. Then I told him that he is getting really good and understanding the rules well, so he should continue to play and get even better. He then said "Mom, the reason you want me to keep playing is so I will be famous!" I had a really good laugh and dad had even a bigger laugh when we got home!

Happy Birthday Rex!

Rex has turned 3! He got to celebrate his birthday a day early because tomorrow is a really busy day for us. We had a few of his friends over and they all seemed to enjoy themselves. Happy Birthday Rex!

Another International Dinner Night

On Valentines Day we had an International Dinner Night. We invited a few couples from our ward who's husbands just returned from Iraq. The countries represented were Austria, France, Italy, and England. We enjoyed a cream soup with cinnamon croutons, roulden (beef roll), Knodel (potato dumpling), coleslaw, and for dessert we dipped strawberries and donuts in a chocolate fountain. We had an enjoyable evening!

Groundhog Shadow Day!

On Groundhogs day Spencer the Younger got to go to work with Spencer the Older. His school calls it Shadow Day. They had a great time together and Spencer the Younger enjoyed being with his dad all day. Everytime the boys and me go to Spencer's work, which is not very offen, his co-workers load the kids up with candy. They all think it is great!

Happy Valentines Day!

Our big surprise for dad was breakfast in bed! We made him heart waffles with whipped topping, strawberries and bananas. We also made him strawberry milk. The boys loved helping me get it ready. It has been a big secret in our house for a few weeks. The boys did really good at not telling him. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Girl Scout Cookies!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Brandt's first Girl Scout Cookie! I love thin mints!
....anything to keep him happy until dinner is ready. :)

First Tooth!

Well, Brandt hasn't been himself these past few days. Last night was rough and today he just didn't look like he was feeling good. At lunch time I was feeding him and his poor eyes looked so tired and sick. Then I saw something white in his mouth. He got his first tooth! That explained everything! We weren't expecting teeth yet. All of his brothers got their first teeth at 10 months not 8 months. But then again he was almost 9 lbs and the others were 7 lbs.

Pete 'n' Repeat

Again Zach and Rex are at it again! Rex copies everything that Zach does. He even cries if his spoon isn't the same as Zach's which is very frustrating if there is not another one. We keep telling Zach that he better set a good example for his younger brothers or he is in big trouble. Gotta love kids!

Zachary

Isn't he so cool! :0) Our first season of basketball! Zachary's team is the Hawks and Spencer's is Magic. They are doing pretty good even though it is all new to them. They are learning the rules but I think they are still a little confused. But that is alright, they are still young.

My four cute boys!

I was just thinking how much my kids look a like between six months and a year. So I went and dug out photo of them to compare. For me it was easy but then again I am their mother. How about you? Can you guess who is who?