Where's the packing tape when you need it!?!?!

Busted!!!

Where the WILD THINGS are!

Yoda got told off by Kaylee this evening. I'm not sure what the fight was about, but Kaylee won. Yoda got his eyelid split open!

the guilty party

Adam's birthday playdate

A cake with Boots on it!!!
Mine!
our cutest guest :)
Watch out, Arilyn!
Happy Birthday, Brother!

Some Pizza and Kool-aid...

a few presents...

playing with the presents...

a little cake...
and a bedtime story from Dad.
What more could a 2 year old want??

Happy Birthday Adam!!!

Whadda u want?? I'm tryin' to sleep here!

Playdate at Mel's house!

Adam shooting hoops.
He said "Ohhh Man!" after every shot.

Ryan, Drew, and Megan.
This couch is for BOYS only!

Mason and Drew fixing the table with their tools.
Pass the wrench, please?

My internet connection has been down for TWO DAYS!!! WHAAA!!!!!!! Sooo.... here's a few pics to get you caught up!

Playing football with Dad. What a bad throw, Dad!!! OUCH!

Being naughty at the restaurant with Megan. "1,2,3 - GO!!!!"

Building things at Lowe's with Mom's club friends! Adam loved the hammer!

Emily and Mason putting on the finishing touches. It's a tic-tac-toe board! COOL! :)

Emily, Mason, Mom, and Adam. This is fun!

Megan and Adam looking at Dora and Thomas after spending the evening together on our maiden babysitting voyage. All went well! Thanks Chris!

The morning after...

There are four girls on that couch, 3 more on the floor. They were up SO much later than I expected. It was after 3am when they finally stopped screeching and giggling, and then 3 of them got up at 5:30 and were getting dressed and packing up their stuff and running up and down the hall! I quickly put a stop to that, and I woke them up right before 9 (pick-up time) and most of them could barely get up. I'm exhausted... I'm definately not 9 anymore!

Emily's sleep-over is tonight. Here are the girls a couple hours into it. (Emily is the one holding the dog) I might post another pic of them in the morning. I'm thinking they won't be so HYPER by then!

Poor Adam... he only made it until 7:30, when I found him passed out in the livingroom with cake still on his face. He didn't nap today, and all the excitement of the party just wore him out!

"Look Mom! I won! Mom, Look! I won, Mom! I won! Look Mom!!!"

Hey brother, take THAT!

Oh Yeah?!? Take THAT!!!

This is SO funny, Mom!

I did my best to make these pics G rated (but they're not as funny that way). Adam had been eating a blue sucker, can you tell?? :)

Yoda farted, and look what popped out!

Mason - the only time he's ever quiet!

Emily is turning 9 on wednesday, so we had cake and ice cream with the family. Yumm!

I already have to compete for time on my computer!

I went grocery shopping with the boys today. It rained ALL DAY. I almost needed a rowboat to get from the car to the store! ICK!
Kaylee was so happy to see us when we finally got home with her dog food.

Sunshine?? in Michigan??? in January???? WOAH!

It's 60 degrees out there, and the boys were thrilled to go out and play! No snowsuits, mittens, not even a jacket. YAAAYY!!!!

I hope this doesn't mean it's going to be 115 degrees in the summer!

Adam swinging

Mason showing me how fast he can run

The girls and I went for our weekly trip to volunteer at the Humane Society. They helped me get the pictures I needed for the website, and then they HAD to snuggle the puppies because they're "awwww so cute and so wittle.. and Oh Mom, look at the wittle bitty baaaayyybies"

Arilyn

Emily

I finally got Emily to let me take her picture...
and the darned thing is out of focus!!! ARGH!!!
She's still pretty cute though, don't cha think? :)

First fun with Play-Doh...

(I think Megan likes it!)

then some lunch!

Adam put all his oranges in his macaroni bowl so he could see Elmo's face. I guess he made mandarin-oni, or macaroranges. Yummm...

Arilyn and Chimpy are all ready for bed. It's back to school tomorrow! YAAAY!!!

I have yet to get a good picture of Emily. I'll get her! Her and her little dog too! Muahahaha....

Adam is napping, and the rest of the kids are at Grandma's house, so it's Yoda's turn! I think he actually understands he's supposed to look at the camera! Now if I could just get him to say "cheese!"

The ONLY way to watch Dora. WOoohoOoo!

Adam says, "boots and tico!," but not Dora. Should I be worried? :)

Emily really loves her picture taken too!

She's like some strange, animal print ghost, wailing "NOOOOOooooooo..."

Mason doesn't like his picture taken, but he DOES like to dress himself!

Note the pants... which belong to his little brother. LOL