March has been a busy month - which explains why I haven't been blogging! St. Patrick's Day was never a holiday I celebrated much as a kid, but I really got caught up in the festivities this year. AJ had a school assignment that required him to design and build a leprechaun trap. Apparently a leprechaun visits the 1st grade classrooms every year, making the toilet water green and leaving notes and candy. So now AJ believes in leprechauns.

I've been savoring the simple and joyful moments with my boys, like lazy Saturday mornings watching cartoons, wrestling matches in the living room, cookie baking, and spontaneous trips to the Children's Museum. Jordan had his kindergarten evaluation this month, and it made me realize how quickly this phase of life will pass.

March 2011

My Boy is 7!

AJ and Aunt Rica have birthdays within a week of each other, and they had fun celebrating together at Grandma and Grandpa's new house!

On his actual birthday, we enjoyed our traditional birthday breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes and smoothies. Then I brought McDonalds to school and was very amused sitting at the 1st grade lunch table. It was also fun to join the class during indoor recess. Six and seven year olds are a riot!

Jordan & Micah were just as excited as AJ about his birthday. They made a poster, decorated a cake, and picked out special presents for him.

Our family enjoyed spaghetti and chocolate cake for dinner (AJ's favorite), then opened presents and played his new Wii game.

Instead of a friend party this year, we took AJ and a couple cousins to MOA. He is now just tall enough to go on the the big rides. He and Ben went on the Sponge Bob Plunge ride 6 times. My stomach got queezy just watching them....my boy is growing up. Love you so much, AJ. Can't wait to see what this next year has in store for you!

Winter Fun

We've kept the boys active this winter! Skating, skiing, indoor soccer, sledding, anything to wear them out. :-) Somehow we only videotaped Jordan in action....