A weekend full of Birthday!

Today is McKell's 7th birthday!! This was the first no party year. It was a little tricky because Phil was on call today and so we needed to celebrate it earlier when he could be there. McKell decided she wanted to go to Olive Garden for dinner and then to a different restaurant for dessert. So that is what we did Saturday night since I wasn't about to take 4 kids to dinner all by myself tonight and we don't go out on Sundays. She loved that her birthday turned into a birthday weekend.

Again since Phil wasn't going to be here tonight, we had her cake last night and so she picked out what we had for dinner. Salmon and baked potatoes. We invited her friend who lives down the street over for cake. She also opened her presents on Sunday because Phil was home. She was so excited for each one and let out multiple screams throughout the process, what a girl.

I made the famous rainbow cupcakes for her to take to her school class. I guess they were a big hit and everyone in her class was so surprised that her mom could make these wonderful cupcakes, 'She must be the best cook ever'. Wow, so easy to please 2nd graders!

She wanted a friend to come over and watch a movie on her birthday so we invited her 3 girl friends from 2nd grade to come have pizza and watch her new Hannah Montana movie. This was a last minute development and we just sent little cards to school with her to give them on Friday, since I don't have all their phone numbers. They had a fun play date today and sang and danced the whole movie. One of the friends moms called it a party to me and I looked at her like she was crazy, in my mind thinking 'this is NOT a party'. McKell was so surprised her friends brought her a gift today and one friend said something about it only being 3 friends over and McKell said 'its not like this is a big party or anything, we are just having pizza and watching a movie'. That will be something I pass on to my kids, they will know how to have a party.

McKell had a blast all weekend and especially today on her actual birthday. It was a great no party birthday.

She is such a great sister, she was happy to include both Alyssa and Nate in everything- even with her friends over today. I am so glad she treats her siblings so well, it is a great example for them.

She is a wonderful student in school and all of her teachers, since preschool, have commented on how they love her in class and that she is a perfect student.

She is a little drama at home but when she says she will do something it gets done perfectly. She loves to organize things. She loves to please everyone. She gets frustrated when things don't go as she plans. She is very cautious. She finally lost her first tooth in July and pulled it out herself. She is very smart and loves math. She loves to cook. She loves friends and is very loyal,she never says anything bad about anyone. She is such a wonderful daughter and we love her so much.

Quitting the blog, starting school

It has been so long since I have posted something new I am tempted to stop my blog all together. I am getting a little 'old fashioned' about the whole keeping in touch thing. I think this blog thing has made it so people don't call on the telephone as much to see how things are going, hardly any cards are sent in the mail, and people don't come to visit so they can see the family or how the kids have changed. I wonder if I stopped blogging would I get some visitors at my house? It is our last year here. Maybe if no one heard from me they would call to see how things are going? Or I would get something in the mail besides bills... thinking about closing down this blog...
I probably shouldn't, I haven't blogged since June and no extra communications have been happening, I think have had a couple of comments on my blog to start blogging so I guess that is where we stand. This is the new form of communication, I better get used to it and start posting a few new posts a week. Well, maybe I shouldn't get too ambitious.


The girls started school last week, on Thursday (Phils birthday). Alyssa is going to preschool 5 days a week and McKell started 2nd grade.
Last Tuesday we went and met McKell's teacher and saw who was in her class. She normally is super school child and lives for it. When she saw that she didn't have any girl friends in her class she was NOT a happy camper. She wouldn't even talk to her teacher. Then she was very negative about school. Thursday morning came and we got her ready and I dropped her off and she walked into school. When I picked her up she told me she started crying when I dropped her off and the principal was outside and helped her in and found her class. She was still crying and her teacher asked what she could do to help and she said maybe she could sit by one of the girls that she knew. She sat there for a few minutes and then went to her desk. She then told me that everything was fine the rest of the day and everyone forgot about it. (I assume this is what the teacher told her, way to go teacher!) She couldn't stop talking about going back the next day and on Friday she was sad cause it was the weekend and there was no school. So glad she turned back into her school loving self!
Nate didn't know what to do with himself and was so sad the first day of school. But we are finding him fun things to do and he loves picking up Alyssa at her school.