Recent events

 Fun with the sprinkler under the trampoline

Liza lost her first tooth, while still 4 mind you! 

 Liza turned 5 on May 3rd and had a surprise birthday party with her besties.

 Mmm, birthday cake!

 Payton turned 8 on May 14th.

 Jared at Odyssey Elem. field day.

 Payton at Odyssey Elem. field day.

 Jared made the school track team and particpated in the long jump and 800 meter.  He jumped 11'5" and won 3rd place.  He got 7th in the 800m.

 Liza's very last day of preschool was a field trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

  Sienna

 Liza

Briley

 Some cute girls in the tub.

Princess Liza turns 3!

Today Liza turned 3 years old. She is all princess all the time, she even refers to her bed as her "princess bed". She has been so excited about her birthday for days now and it finally came. So that I wouldn't have to hear about her opening presents I let her have one toy and a new outfit to wear today to hold her off. When asked how old she is she proudly replies that she is three and not two. We had a great day and were even able to drag Barry away from basketball open gym so that we could celebrate as a family early enough that there wasn't cranky kids prior to bedtime.

The kids were so excited about cake that we ate it before dinner! How fun is that? Doesn't every kid hope to be able to eat dessert before dinner? Sometimes it's totally worth it.

I think Liza enjoyed all of her gifts however, her favorite of course would be the Cinderella dress-ups.

It was a great day and I enjoyed reflecting on the day she was born. What a wonderful day. We added our first daughter to our family and she has been such a joy. Her personality is so much fun. She has a sense of humor like no other kid, the things that she says are simply hilarious. She is completely in love with Jared, wants to marry her daddy, who by the way is her "boyfriend", is a baby lover, is a little mommy herself and wants to be just like her mommy and adores Payton. She is absolutely without a doubt a great daughter and we love her so very much. Her smile lights up our home and melts our hearts.

Happy 3rd birthday to you, Liza Sue.

Re-cap

Yesterday, as I mentioned in my last post was Jared's 7th birthday. He had a great day at school and then we were off to the high school to celebrate with Barry. We ate cake in his classroom and Jared opened the rest of his gifts. He got more Legos, a book and a reading lamp for his bed. We then went to McDonald's for dinner, I know backwards but hey, it worked. We then went back to the high school for the big homecoming game.

Jared and Payton got to help hold the American Flag in the middle of the field for the National Anthem. Payton's name was even said over the loud speaker. Jared was also asked by our team captain to give his girlfriend and rose while the announcer asked her to the homecoming dance. It was pretty cute watching Jared give a girl a rose. In the 3rd quarter the basketball girls lead the crowd in singing happy birthday to Jared. Jared has quite the celeb status around the high school kids. Even an old student who is attending Auburn talked to Jared and wished him happy bday.


It was a great day. It's amazing how fast time goes. I can't believe that he's getting so big. It's seems like only yesterday that he was born. He's a great kid and we're so happy to have him in our family.

Switching gears now to the football game, we lost. 7-20. It was ugly. Sierra had way too many penalties and we couldn't capitalize. We fumbled twice, but recovered one and did nothing with it.


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Jared is 7

Today is Jared's 7th birthday. He woke up with a big smile on his face and was excited to see a few of his presents. Payton got him some cars and Barry's cousin Lee gave hime some Legos. Jared is way into Legos these days.

He took football cookies to school today for his class and last night I finished decorating his cake. We will go into the high school at 4 today to celebrate with Barry before the big game.



Here is Jared's cake. I thought that it turned out great. He loves the Denver Broncos so it was either this or a Kadet cake. We have entirely too much Kadet stuff around this place so this was a nice change. We're all excited to dig in tonight with Barry.

I'll update more birthday festivities later as Jared is at school right now and nothing exciting is happening yet.

Happy 4th Birthday Payton!

Yesterday was Payton's 4th birthday. He had a great day. Jared let him pick all the cartoons he wanted to watch in the morning, which is a real sacrifice for Jared. The boys both got haircuts. For lunch we met Barry at Chick-fil-a and Payton had a blast there. After lunch he went to football practice with Barry and helped coach and clean up the footballs and tackle pads. When they got home Payton opened his presents. He got the game Ant in the Pants, two tee-shirts, and a Hot Wheels trick track. We then went to dinner at On the Border and went bowling. We had a great day.

I can't believe how fast time goes. I say this every time a milestone is reached with my kids but seriously, I can't believe it. Payton is such a fun kid. He is funny and compassionate. His personality is awesome. He loves Jared so much and loves to be reunited after they've been apart. He is so sweet to Liza and loves to give her hugs and kisses even if she is unwilling to receive them.

Happy Birthday buddy!

Happy Birthday Mr. B!

I just had to go through some of Barry's pictures on his birthday and chronicle his life. Unfortunately there aren't too many embarrassing pictures, only cute ones!

Have a great day babe! Happy 33rd Birthday!