President's Day Off

Today was designated as a big clean up day. There were bathrooms to clean, garbages to be taken out, stairs to vacuum, rooms to organize, piles of laundry to be folded and put away, etc. The kids worked pretty hard all morning and got their jobs done. Their reward request was a trip to the park. It was very sunny out, so I said "Yes". Too bad it was not as warm as it looked. We played a little bit and got some cute pictures. Adam stayed home, but vowed he would take Sandy for a walk instead. Riley washed my car for me and restacked some wood in the backyard. Not too bad!

Happy February Hearts Day!

Honestly, this is probably the last entry for February. Just not a lot going on. The girls exchanged Valentines at school and Adam did not. Too bad for middle schoolers!

Here is Amy with her class bag full of Valentines, wearing everything hearts. Those tiny dots on her shirt are in fact hearts. Her belt has a heart buckle and the holes are hearts. And her socks had hearts all over them.

Elli went for the pink shirt and had already dumped and sorted her treats.

Adam refused to look or make a heart with his hands or crack a smile. He claims the heart sign is Justin Bieber's and would have no part! He was also trying to sneak a sucker.

Amy Turns 8!

For Amy's 8th birthday, she wanted to have a shark cake, go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner, and have her friend, Kaitlyn, spend the night. I think we can handle that!

After Texas Roadhouse, the girls set up their beds and were ready for cake. Too bad the shark turned out purple.

Amy had been planning the big day for weeks! Here is the schedule she came up with. I think they stuck to it exactly as written.

Happy Birthday!