Wrong side of the bed. . .

Yesterday morning, Mary Blake woke up so grumpy. I said, "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!" To which she replied, "No I didn't, I woke up in the middle of my bed where I always sleep!" :)

Birthday Party!

Saturday we celebrated Mary Blake and Collins' birthdays. The weather was PERFECT and we had a great time. Thanks to my mama for making the best chili ever. . . and to Rebekah, Mama, and Kim for helping clean up.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY BLAKE AND COLLINS!!

This Sunday (feb 1) was Mary Blake's 7th birthday!!! This Tuesday (feb 3) was Collins' 5th birthday! Thankfully, this year we planned our big family party this Saturday (feb 7) because we got off to a rough start this birthday week. . . Poor Mary Blake spent 2 hours at Med Serve on her actual birthday - she has the flu!! Despite feeling pretty crummy with high temp, we have tried to make the best of it. She wanted a puppy dog birthday theme this year, (leave it to her to pick a random theme!)so I have rented every dog movie I think of for her to watch while she is recovering! So far, we have watched Air Buddies, Shaggy Dog (old Disney movie), and started on the 1st of 5 Beethoven movies!! Yesterday, she perked up enough for us to have a mini-party for her and Collins. Brad picked up pizza and and ice cream cake. SO much fun - I love how the little things make them happy!! Collins is enjoying being 5 like Garrison and Mont - he is on cloud nine. Had to post-pone his school party until Friday, but he has been exceptionally understanding since MB has been sick! I will post fun party pics after the family party Sat!!! Oh yeah - Collins has had trouble deciding what birthday theme he wanted. He has comtemplated this matter for a YEAR now - and I am not exaggerating!! Last night he announced rather proudly that he had decided on Star Wars. Great - I had just ordered a Transformers cake that afternoon - sheesh