To The Batmobile!

Somedays you know....it's just gonna be a Batman Day!

"POW!"

"KABOOM!"

"ZOOM!"

"BOP, BANG!"

Sunday Family Dinners

Below are some of the grandchildren playing on the swingset at my parents' home on Sunday.

At least once a month, my parents, Steven & Geneen, invite all of their children and their families over for Sunday dinner. My parents are soooo generous about it (generous with their time, their home, and their money to buy the food to feed everyone/the army). One would think that now that their kids are all grown up and all out of their house, they'd enjoy the peace and quiet. But, for some reason....they still can't get enough of us:) (I can't figure that one out yet - jk). My mom says now that they are retired, that this gives them one thing to do. But, I know she doesn't need another thing to do.

Even though we (the children) all bring a side dish, I know that it is A LOT to host everyone and to supply the main dish, drinks, and more. But, yet, they love to do it. And, we all LOVE to come. At least once a month, we all converge on their house (about 15 adults and 18 young children)...and I think that on the other Sundays there is a standing invitation for anyone to come back again and join them for dinner if they want to. I think some of my brothers go almost every week. But, that just shows how wonderful my mom and dad are. We all love to be together as a family. We all love to hang out together. We all love that our children are close cousins. Of course, I am biased, but I know my family is close due to how we were raised. I just hope that my own little family can grow up to be the same way. ....that all my kids and their spouses...and their kids... will come back to my house as much as I can get them....for Sunday dinners or whatever else it might be.

Zane - going the wrong way....UP the slide.


Todd brought along some entertainment this time....his shocking game. The men loved to see who would end up getting shocked.

Ouch! Todd got it this time.

And, then the kids joined in. Is that bad that we let them? I don't think they completely understood what was happening when they got the shock (for being the last one to push a button after the music stopped). It was pretty funny ...maybe a little mean....but again this is the family that let my Zane stick his tongue to the frozen stair railing on our Polar Express trip. Oh well. That'll make 'em tough. right?! :)

Piano Calvacade

After playing at the carnival all day, we got to come home and go to a piano calvacade that Lance and Sierra were playing in. They did a great job. Todd and I were so proud of them. Above, is Sierra's group but she is hidden in the back. Below, is Lance's group. He is in the black shirt. Sorry the pic. quality is horrible. It was pitch black since I was so far back, and so I tried to lighten it in Photoshop. Well, even if we don't have good pics, I wanted to post about it to let my kids know that they are AWESOME!!!

Sierra had gone to a sleepover the night before. After she played, she crashed in her chair. Poor girl. Too much playing....must be a rough life.

Houston Spring Carnival

Last Saturday was our elementary school's carnival. We had a great time together. I was in charge of all the games, so I had been preparing for it for about a week and a half before. I headed down that day at 7:30 am to set up. The carnival was 11-3 and so by the time I cleaned up, I was home around 4:00. It was a long day for me. But, it was all worth it because the kids loved it and the school earned a few bucks:). Here's Wes at the Frog Toss.

Here's Wes showing you one of his prizes....I can't tell what it is though. He's got quite the cheesy expression though.

Zane and Weston after bouncing in one of the inflatables.

Sierra and Wes going for a train ride.

Here they go down the big inflatable slide.

And, no carnival would be complete without a snow cone (and cotton candy for that matter....which they also had:).

Zane on his train ride.

My three cute kids with their snow cones (cause we missed Zane in the first shot when he was on the train).

Zane trying out the Ping Pong Toss.

And, lastly, the three of them trying the Tic Tac Roll. Lance did make an appearance at the carnival but he hung out with his friends....far, far away from my camera. I don't think that was a coincedence.

Here's a couple of movie clips from our fun at the carnival. The top one is Weston going down the slide. The bottom one is Sierra and Wes racing through the inflatable obstacle course.

Radical Rocket

This is Lance's bottle rocket that he built for science class which happened to earn him a 100%. woo hoo. He was pretty proud of it.....and rightfully so. He did a great job. Nice finishing touches too....with the man on top. He took my little camera to school to get a movie clip of the blast off. Unfortunately, he left it on after the blast and I don't know how to edit it. But, look carefully cause it's GONE before you know it. Don't blink:). It was a great launch. Way to go Lance! (He wouldn't get in the picture with the rocket though....so maybe he wasn't that proud of it. ???)

#1 Reason to Shop at Basha's

The Basha's Cubhouse....a play to drop off you little ones while you shop. Wes came home all excited about his spider hat that he made there.

Party Time!

This is the year that my kids get to have friend bday parties and so Sierra really wanted to have a sleepover. What fun. Eleven girls. That's a MAJOR sleepover. What does one get with eleven girls?

Eleven Beautiful Faces.

Lots of Hair Curling.

Lots of Nail Painting.

Tricks on each other. Yes, the bday girl was not left out from getting cake icing on her nose. During the night, girls in sleeping bags were t.p.ed (toilet papered) and faces were drawn on. Some girls slept outside on the trampoline. Some girls insist they stayed up to 5 in the morning!!! Sorry to the moms if they have cranky girls today.

Andthen there was lots and lots of music - singing and dancing and giggling. It was so fun to watch. The girls took turns performing for each other. They didn't know what song they would get. We would see how well they could sing and dance with it.

It makes me wanna have more of them....well, until my lack of sleep kicks in. Then, I'll change my mind when I get all cranky. What a great bunch of friends for Sierra. It'll be a party to remember.

All of the girls dancing. Well, Sierra was getting a drink by the fridge and when I scanned over to her, she went shy on me.

Kynlee & Megan got the song Hakana Matata from Lion King. They had some fun up "on stage".