Monday, June 16, 2008

Happy Birthday!


*8* Things We Love About Kelsie:

1. She is a creative artist with a vivid imagination

2. She loves to read

3. She loves to sing

4. She loves to write

5. She is brave to try new things

6. She is very smart

7. She is friendly

8. She has a beautiful smile

Girls Night Out Birthday Party


Kelsie had a G.N.O. Birthday Party to help celebrate her 8th birthday this year. We had so much fun with all the girls that came! We had a "pizza bar" where each girl was able to make her own pizza with whatever topping(s) she wanted (you have to have food for girls night out, right?!). We also had some frames for the girls to paint and decorate and then gave each girl her own cosmetic bag filled with girlie things. My friend, Khania, came and helped me give the girls a manicure and paint their nails and then they had fun playing Ghosts in the Graveyard and other fun games! The party was a huge success (Kelsie was a tad tired by the end of it) and we all had such a great time! There's nothing like a FUN Girl's Night Out!

The Earrings are IN!

Our little princess turned 8 years old today! A couple months ago I asked her if she wanted to get her ears pierced on her birthday. She wasn't too sure about it then, but as the day grew closer was pretty sure that she wanted to go through with it. After breakfast, we decided that we would go get her new earrings. So, the boys and I took her to Claire's and watched them pierce her ears! She was pretty nervous about it but did great and hardly flinched at all! She is so proud of her new look and can't wait to show all her friends!





**There is more to come of Kelsie's party so stay tuned!**

A Haircut to Remember

I decided that it was time to give Mr. B a new haircut since this is what he looked like:

Being the boy that he is, he DID NOT want to cut his hair. I tried everything including the promise of a treat when we were done. He finally consented, only if Dad would cut it, not me. So, as I handed over the clippers to Wally, I had no idea what was going to happen next. Things started out just fine, but dad started to lose patience with such a wiggly little guy that he asked him if he just wanted a buzz cut. "Sure!" Brandon said, not fully understanding what a buzz cut was. Much to my dismay, Wally shaved off ALL of Brandon's hair. This really shouldn't be that big of a deal since it is the beginning of summer, except that Brandon has such light blonde hair that when he has such short hair it looks like he doesn't have any hair at all. He is now our little toe-head. This is what he looked like when Wally was done:


That's right. He did not like it at all! After lots of tears and the promise that Dad would cut his hair just like his, this is what we ended up with:


Brandon now thinks that he looks pretty cool, because he looks like his dad.


I guess the best part is that we won't have to do haircuts again until the end of the summer.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

His What?

"I can't wait to meet my destiny with Darth Maul and Darth Vader."

Saturday, June 07, 2008

Superman

If you happened to see our post about our family bike ride last week, you may remember me mentioning that Brandon needed a bike upgrade. He's had quite the history with his love for the bike and we are happy to report that his little legs won't have to pedal quite as fast anymore! We found an awesome deal on craigslist and picked up a new bike last week. I don't really need to say how happy he is, in fact, he would sleep with it if he could! The best part (according to Brandon) is the hand brake (yikes!). I have to admit that I am impressed how well he can handle a bigger bike, but I guess it really shouldn't come as a that big of a surprise!

Here is a little video I put together of him riding his new bike. I also included some video footage of his other major accomplishment...pumping on the swing (it's always a great day when Mom doesn't have to push anymore!).

Friday, June 06, 2008

La Poet

When My Mom Walks Through the Door
by, Kelsie Paxton





I feel like an angel just flew inside
The open door.
Top five things about my Mom:
She is concerned about me.
She tickles me.
Her sparkly smile brightens my heart.
Her voice is exciting
Like a hot summer day.
I love the way she says "Good Morning".
Together, we snuggle so much
We feel we can never stop.
When she leaves, I feel like a tiny person
Waiting for her to come back.