Nonnie told Dash that it was time for her to help him open a bank account.
He had $5 of his own money, and we headed down to our bank to get Dash on his way to saving for his mission and other things.
We are hoping that the bank will take better care of it than Dash does.
When we got there, Nonnie told Dash that she was going to add a little money to help his account grow.
He was pretty excited.
When he handed his cash over, he seemed proud — like he was a big kid.
And I knew he was, because the first thing he told Scout after we picked him up from school, was about his new bank account with over $100 in it!
Happy Birthday to the sweetest, happiest, cutest boy in the world.
Four years has past since my dreams came true.
He loved the surprise donuts with four candles in them.
But not as much as his sister did!
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His request for his birthday was simple…he wanted to invite his friends to Chuck E. Cheeses for a party.
Done.
He blew out his second set of candles at the one and only…C.E.C.’s
Alongside his buddies Ford & Tommy.
He hit the jackpot on tickets — literally.
And he had the night of every little boy’s dreams.
Easy Peasy.
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Dash, you really are my dream come true. But that isn’t just for me — you are a lot of people’s dream come true.
Happy Happy Birthday you big four year old!
Micah is always claiming that I am the one on his half of the bed.
Clearly this is proof, that he is dreaming.
Pun intended.
My mom put together an insanely good primary program — yet again.
Of course my kids all had really long parts, which were each impeccably memorized.
But the breakout star of the show, was the youngest kid in it!
Just check out Dash belting out those primary tunes!
Check out what I saw on the counter today.
Navy made a countdown to Sanibel, and when I saw it later, it had a huge red check in Sunday.
I die over my kids being this excited for something!
The Painted Ninja has been forcefully retired.
Halle-stinking-lujiah!
Britni has been telling me to get the same tents that her kids sleep in for months. I kept ignoring her, because all of my kids have had a few days of breaking out of their beds, but I have taught them not to — and then they just know. I preferred to do it that way, but Pippi was WAY too headstrong, and WAY too curious, and WAY too vain to stay put. My little make up addict, was giving me a run for my money.
So I finally made the purchase.
At first, I felt bad that she was confined…but after an extra long nap, and her not escaping to make a huge mess…I got over it really quickly.
But the surprising and great news….
SHE LOVES IT!
She runs into it. She plays in it. She sets it up with all of her blankets and animals. She absolutely LOVES it!
We are on day three, and I think the Painted Ninja has finally succumbed to her all-knowing Sansei.
Or her Sansei finally listened to a good friend’s advice.
I think Navy shows off a lizard she caught at least once a week. This day, she caught a particularly big lizard…so she just had to come inside to show it to me. Well, about three seconds after I took the requested picture, that lizard ran down my leg, and found a hiding spot. I could have killed Navy. But then I remembered that the lizard whisperer must be as good at catching lizards inside as she is at catching them outside.
And my hunch was spot on.
About five minutes later, the coast was clear of any reptile escapees.
Tonight was the night that Ka had been planning towards forever! She had put so many hours into the halftime show, it is crazy. So we were all there to support.
The first half of the game was long, so we took a long break and headed up to the school garden for some fun.
(And some potty breaks for the boys.)
When we made our way down, the kids were loving the halftime show. It was actually pretty awesome. Ka did some nice work.
Then it was the homecoming court announcements, and she looked amazing beside her dad.
And then….they announced the DHHS Homecoming Queen of 2015….
and her name was called!
It was a great night!
But my favorite part of the night was when the lady next to me said , “Wow, she is beautiful.” And without knowing that I was related, the lady behind her leaned forward and said, “And she is nicer than she is beautiful.”
Good job Ka.
My other favorite of the night — when she came home and finally exhale after a long two months.
This is just a little treat Scout surprised Bella with.
It is a Kid MasterChef inspired “Waffle filled with whipped cream, and raspberries on top”.
Well done.
He got such high accolades, he ran down and made waffles with Nutella dip.
Bella was nice enough to let all of the kids enjoy with her — on her bed!
Gross and great, all at the same time!
Somehow a few years ago, hitting up the DHHS dress rehearsal for homecoming became a favorite tradition. It started when NayNay was in the half time show, and we could get way better seats the night before. So ever since, we go the night before in our pajamas. It is a blast for my kids.
This year, Ka was in charge of the whole thing — so we were especially excited to go. And to top it off, she was in the homecoming court!
NayNay flew in to see Ka, and Bella was already in town — so it was perfect.
We all watched, snacked on some of B’s food, and had a fun time until really late at night.
Who knows what we will be doing next year?
Will the tradition live on?
Or will we bypass the tradition until Scout is in high school?
I guess I’ll let the kids decide.
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