Too Quiet

This afternoon it was quiet for about 15 minutes. After a little bit I thought I'd better check on her. Guess who came downstairs very proud of herself. She was thrilled with how she looked. I told her that makeup is for big girls. "I am a big girl, Mom." I love the blush too. Actually I don't think that she did too bad of a job of a four year old. Mascara can be tricky.

She was so proud of it that she said that I could take her picture. I offered to wash her face and I think that she was offended. She wore her makeup for the rest of the evening.

He loves $.

Michael loves to collect coins. He has been collecting the state quarters for a few years now but since he became a boy scout and realized there is a coin collecting merit badge it has gone crazy. He talked his dad into taking him to Philadelphia to visit the mint last Friday. He has ordered zinc pennies from ebay. He wears latex gloves when handles his coins. If you ever need anyone to tell you about your old coins, you know who to ask.

Funny Girl!

Tonight after dinner, she turns to Ryan and says, "Lets watch the Aquabats." Now that Ben is gone, it is a good thing that Ryan has Sadie to hang out with.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

We have had a really busy few weeks. Michael, Reed and Sadie all had birthdays--which means birthday parties.

Michael's party was the easiest. He had a few friends over and they had a Kirby tournament. All I had to provide was prizes and cake and ice cream. Michael did the rest including making his own pinata.

Reed's was by far the loudest. He had 10 friends over and we had a mad science party. We did lots of fun experiements. My favorite was the quick sand experiment.

Sadie has a tea party. That was fun and she loved it. We had a beautiful day and lots of friends.




Reed turned 8 years old and was baptized. It was a wonderful event for our family. We are proud of his decison to be baptized. Grandma and Granpa Olsen came from Utah to see Reed's baptism.

Reed is almost 8!

Every morning before breakfast, Reed asks how many more days until his birthday--we are almost there. He also asks if I have bought his present yet-- not yet. He is so excited. He is the sweetest and kindest little boy. It never fails that if Sadie wants something and starts to cry, even if it is his doughnut, Reed will give it to his sister to make her happy.