My Birthday

I spent my birthday at girl's camp,

the girl's and the other leaders really 

made my birthday a wonderful day.

Better than staying home alone . . . 

Even so,

I decided to throw myself a birthday lunch

with some of my favorite ladies!

I was a little nervous giving MYSELF a party,

but it turned out great with 12 of us there.

THANKS ALL!

McKay's Birthday

Happy 17th Birthday McKay!

His Birthday was over a week ago,

but he had a good time.

He got to stay home from school on the day of his birthday.

And the weekend before had a sleepover with friends.

He had fudge for his birthday,

and a homemade sweet and sour chicken dinner.

Yummmmmm!

Me and the birthday boy.

I can't believe he may only be with us another year.

I'll savor every minute!

Better late than never!

A month ago to the day was my birthday.

Below is what my dad 

handcrafted

and installed for me

for my birthday.

I am  so excited to get all of this jewelry 

out of their boxes

out of a drawer

and in the open where I could remember what I have!

THANKS DAD!

I LOVE IT!

Ready, Set . . . . . GO!

Looks like I haven't uploaded my camera for a while . . . . . 

He's 16 now!

Happy (late) Birthday Mac!

Hope your wishes (and ours) come true!

We are diving into summer with this new 16-year old.

Swim season has started.

(along with his life-guarding job)

He's diving in and making a splash.

3, 2nd places at his first meet.

Which is good, considering that the 1st place 

swimmer swims year-round and several hours a day.

McKay is actually gaining on this year-round swimmer!

Parents get to sit and watch it all.

(Zane got 1st place in his backstroke race!!!)

Looking at this picture makes me realize 

I'll be losing my baby

in the not to distant future.

Empty nest will soon be upon us. 

Cousin time at the pool.

Stevie, showing off her skills!

Baxter is teaching his younger siblings how to make a big splash!

Success!

Here's to making a big splash this summer!

McKay's Birthday Party

McKay had to wait a week after his birthday to have his official birthday party. He had a "Minute to win it" party. He had fun planning the party, by watching the TV program, planning the games and pulling all the stuff together to play them. We had 14 games planned and didn't even get half way through them. I think the boys had a good time. I had a good time!, which is kind of weird because usually I can't wait for these kind of parties to be over!

Here are the boys trying to be the first to unroll a party crepe paper roll. 

The tire swing was a hit! 

And the trampoline . . . . . .

Each of them had to try the "twister."  They twisted the rope until the tire was above my husband's head and then let them go.  CrAzInEsS!!!!!!  My son gets blood blisters on his face when he does this because of the G-forces this causes!

Here is another game . . . . they had to drink their sodas until they could balance the can on its bottom tip.  Pretty cool huh?

This one was tic-tac-toe ping pong ball toss.  They needed to get three in a row to win!

Too cute!

Oooooo . . . . the concentration!

The intensity!!!  What a technic . . . . tongue out!

This one was pretty funny! They had to lick their gummy worm and then pick up a pretzel with it and eat it. The gummy worm was so sticky they kept picking up the entire cup that they were in!

The birthday boy eating his pretzel . . . . .

Shooting down cups with rubber bands!  It was quite funny seeing the boys flip themselves before they could get those rubber bands to fly  . . . . . .

Pretty soon it got dark and the boys retired to the family room to play a mega game of x-box.  2 x-boxes . . . . . one projection screen and the war was on!  I don't think any of them slumbered much at this slumber party!  My hubby made the boys crepes in the morning . . . .yummmmm . . . (I didn't get a one of them!!! darn!)