January's Verse~

More Birthday Fun!

He decided on Texas Roadhouse for his birthday dinner.

YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHaw!

Yum!

Thank you Aunt Kelly!Celebrating at school. Mommy brought in birthday chocolate sprinkled donuts!
He was a little scared when I read the title but he's been reading it every night.

I thought this model airplane kit would keep him busy for hours and then it took him 5 minutes to put it together. Please ignore the messy kitchen!
Using the sprayer from Papa and RuthAnn. Thank you!

Mikayla's 2nd Piano Performance~

She got to play at a retirement village and the seniors there just loved it!

Happy 6th Birthday Zachary Logan!!!!!!

At 5:05am February 19, 2002, God blessed us with a wonderful baby boy!Smiling already! I swear you smiled in your hospital picture and then the nurse said, "Oops, I forgot to put film in!" You were a very smiley baby and why wouldn't you be with the nonstop nursing!You kinda had to grow into your good looks. Always making a face!3 months old
I can't believe it but it's documented, 7 months old here!


1st Birthday!


2 years old
3 year old fireman party at gymnastics. More 3 year old antics. I guess you were waiting for a call.4 years old on the way to see Curious George movie. What a goof!5 years old last year, Cars party at home.

Last day as a five year old. You kept calling it ZBE day. Zach's Birthday Eve. Opening your Bako Box!

Our big, sweet 6 year old boy this morning! As soon as I walked in your room you yelled, "I'm six!!!!!!" Doing what you do best...eating trinka bars! Happy Birthday Zachy, we love you so! My how you've grown!

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." ~Psalm 139:13-16

Thank you God for Zachary Logan!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Other than poor Mikayla having Strep throat this week we had lots of fun Valentine activities!

Fun presents from Grandmas and Grandpas in the mail!

Zachary's Valentine's party at school!

His teacher, Mrs. Foust, helping him read his valentine's cards

Mikayla's crazy party! The school has a "Spiritual Lift ministry" where you can have balloons and treats delivered to the students for birthdays and holidays. Valentine's is clearly their biggest day!

Ended the day with a pink sunset in our backyard and some Olive Garden take out! It was way too cold to actually go outside to take this picture!=)

Just a random pic of Mikayla's bedroom door. I guess this is what happens when you have a little brother!

January Events~

We have had some fun happenings this month I wanted to remember. These are pictures from my phone, which is why they are so blury. Mikayla was invited to her first Libby Lu party. These are quite an experience and she had a blast. They get all sparkled up and then perform a little dance outside the store in the mall. This is her at Johnny Rockets afterward. They just opened in our mall and the kids are loving the nickel jukebox at the tables and all the "Oldies" music! She reminded me so much of Natalie with her hair up like that!Then, last weekend we decided to go ice skating. We've gone every winter since we moved here and usually Zach hates it and Mikayla loves it, but this time she was really mad at us for making them wear helmets and was really miserable the whole time. Zach hit his head last year on the ice after only going halfway around the rink and then refused to go back on the ice. He kept yelling,"I'm just not very good at this!" This year no one else had helmets on and I think she felt "babyish." Mikayla is the new expert on all things babyish! I pointed out a little girl who was smiling and having so much fun skating and she said, "Well that's becasue she doesn't have to wear a helmet and layers!" We also made them wear coats. I know! We are so mean! I got those skates for Mikayla at a garage sale for $4 becasue she has always enjoyed skating so much and we thought maybe she'd start taking lessons.
I finally let her take the helmet off and unzip her coat, but by then she was spent.
Zach was really flying around the rink by the end, reinstating Daddy's NHL hopes!
Not a happy camper! But no one cracked their noggin this time!

Happy Half Birthday Mikayla!!(a little late)

Mikayla got to celebrate her half birthday in school the week before Christmas since she has a summer birthday. Daddy got to be there since he was off work that week and we brought in Christmas tree shaped donuts with green frosting and sprinkles. They were a big hit!! I can't believe she is 7 1/2!! But then again I look at her and she looks like most 9 year olds and acts like it too!! She already gets embarassed when we(daddy) sing along to Billy Jean. She gets 100% on almost everything she does in school and the other night answered a question right on Jeopardy!! We were all sitting there stumped and she yells out "Nancy Drew!" It was like a $600 question. I think the category was authors and she recognized the author's name in the answer. The kids just discovered Jeopardy and love watching it at night. Nancy Drew books are her new favorites next to American girl. She checks them out every week from the library at school and she says she loves them so much because they are mysteries!! She somehow inherited a love of mysteries from RuthAnn!
Her sweet teacher Mrs. Stroop!
Click on this picture to see her 105% A+ on her spelling test!