"Scoot" on Over!

The kids have been riding their scooters in our unfinished basement for months because of the LONG winter days... we finally have had THREE beautiful days in a row, where they've scooted themselves all over the neighborhood!

The Rascal is quick & fearless (hence the helmet)

Switching scooters

Beauty Girl is fast, graceful & the "energizer bunny"

Hip Hip Horray...

She wasn't the only one excited about starting Nursery today (her dad, who's been chasing her down the halls for months)!

Miss Piggy-Tail

Baby sister LOVES to get her hair done. After getting her dressed in the mornings, (or sometimes afternoon) I say, "lets go do your hair!" She fluffs up the back of her hair with her hands and then makes a mad dash for the bathroom.

Happy 18 months to ME!

Birthday- Double 3's

The BIG 33 today...

slept in till 9am

presents in bed

breakfast at Kneaders

yummy chunky cinnamon french toast & orange juice

went to the temple...

to see this sweet girl get sealed to her parents

came home & took a 2 hour nap

Steve got a babysitter & planned dinner at La Jolla Groves at the Riverwoods

and then the movies

and then enjoyed a slice of this...

Thank you for a super FUN day of presents, birthday wishes, phone calls, texts & LOVE!

Chan in Itty Bitty Ball

Chan just finished a three week clinic of Itty Bitty Ball of 5 sports; soccer, volleyball, baseball, football & basketball (football and soccer were his favorites, but football and baseball were his best sports).

Team Batman!

Adam, Chan & Sam... all in our neighborhood

Team cheer!

Hugging Lenny the Lion on the last day!

St. Patty's

I decorated a little for St. Patrick's Day to represent the birthday month!

The kids all wore their green, so there was NO pinchy pinchy until dad got home because he "forgot!"

Brenchley Cousins!

We LOVED having our Brenchley cousins stay with us this week... they are a ton of FUN!

Sage was glued to Uncle Paul's hip; always sitting on his lap & giving him hugs & snuggles.

Cute Cousin Anne, who just turned 13!

"Baby Brother & Sissy"

Come back this summer!

Crash and Burn

Chandler took a tumble on his scooter & scrapped his nose on the street. It hasn't been able to heal because he won't leave it alone!

Visitors!

Nat and the kids came to stay with us for a couple of days & we sure had a FUN time!

Tate & Sagey were really cute together... he called her "baby" & she teased him with ALL of the toys!

Lilly fit right in with Kate & Chan, she is getting so big and has a spunky "personatalie!"

Cute mommy & daughter picture.

Thanks for the visit... come again!

Updates:

You can find baby sister with a red chapped nose from her momma wiping it all day- sitting on top of the kitchen table, island and or bar stools- dancing to music- playing peek-a-boo with herself- carrying a baby doll with her left hand, while her right thumb is stuck in her mouth and pretending she is playing on the computer.

You can find the rascal climbing inside of the fridge to get a "snack"- pretending to be a baby (human, kitty, dragon, dog, horse) by talking/ crawling /crying and sleeping in a homemade crib (laundry basket)- stuffing half of a roll of toilet paper in the toilet and asking to eat popcorn for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

You can find Kate with a one inch radius of lip gloss always around her lips- creating new games to play- all registered for Kindergarten- screaming "you're rude" to Chandler- making her bed every morning and practicing to become the President of the Drama Club for junior high school (lots of tears this month).

LOVE Day

The flowers were beautiful, the message was sincere, the chocolates were divine, the dinner was not bad (I ordered the wrong thing), the movie was funny, but the company was the BEST part!

Happy Valentines... Valentine!

picture by: Monica Parker

Out of the Mouth of Kate

1. "I sure love cheese, it's one of my favorite vegetables."

2. "Mom, do you want to be a gramma in Utah or Arizona?" Probably Arizona. "Ya, I think I want to be a mom in Arizona, we could swim every day."

3. "Do you know what my favorite holiday is?" Christmas- no, Halloween- no, Easter- no. "Want me to give you a hint?" Sure. "You play jokes on people..." April Fools? "Yes, I sure love to play jokes!"

4. "When you were a little girl did you... like getting slivers, like getting shots, sleep by yourself, do your own hair, play hide-n-seek, clean your room, play with your friends, make your own lunch, paint your nails... " (It's never ending!)

5. "Do you think we can go to Texas (Texas Road House)? I really want some of those rolls with that special butter."

6. On the way to the airport to pick up Steve: "Hey mom, lets play a joke on dad and tell him I lost my voice while he was gone." Ok. "And don't tell him I'm just tricking like you always do." Ok.

7. "Can I have a drink of water with my lunch, they say it's really healthy for you?" Who's they? "The kids in my preschool class."

8. "Mom, I'm going to have two jobs when I grow up." Oh, really what? "I am going to be a doughnut baker in the morning for breakfast and a makeup makeover lady at night.

9. EVERY night after she brushes her teeth: "Do you want to smell my breath?"

10. "I wish I could be a real fairy and fly around my room and put lipstick on every day and wear fancy dresses and shoes that sparkle... (sigh) maybe some day!"

** pictures by Monica Parker.**

Tubing Day

The weather couldn't have been more beautiful for our annual tubing trip in Midway.

"that was so awesome!"

Sage's favorite thing was to eat the snow (a 7 year old boy kept coming up to her saying, "you know there's pollution in that snow?")

Pullin' baby sister for a ride!

Until next year!

We also went into town to check out the man made ice castles... they were amazing!

The Curtis Family