Kole is 5!

First, before I get to Kolob's birthday, here are some pictures.

Abby got some birthday money and bought...

What else, but more 'my little ponies'...?

We all had a stomach bug spend 2 weeks going through our family.

 
 

 
Abby received some awards at her school! She even was picked out of her whole grade for the citizenship award!

Playroom fun!

 
 
 

Abby got clothes for her birthday! This is her new dress!

 

Ammon is a wild man and tried to gouge out his eye while jumping off the stairs.

Every time I lay on the ground to do sit-ups I see Bear above me with a look like, "You seem to have fallen and can't get up. Do you need help?"

So sweet when he sleeps!

 Here is what Kole bought with his birthday money from Gma, Gpa, and Jessica.

What a big boy he is!

Abby is 7!

Today is Abby's birthday! But I'll get to that at the end of this post. Here are the pics leading up to her bday.

PEAS!?!? I LOVE PEAS!!!!

Roger turned 26! No bday cake for him, just some pumpkin whoopie pies I had made earlier that week.

Cute baby with wild hair.

Emma is a pro stair climber.

Fluffy Bear after his bath.

Kole graduated from Preschool and is now in Kindergarten. And he is still 4 years old! He's a smartie and has been works hard at homeschool everyday!

I don't know what he was doing, he just wanted me to take a picture.

I blocked off the stairs.

Kole said, "this is how ninjas pray. On sticks."

He somehow fell into the dishwasher...?

I'm obviously not very good at making cakes, but it's good enough for my young kids! So here is Abby's 'My Little Pony' cake, complete with flowered fields and a waterfall.

And last but certainly not least, this came home in Abby's backpack last week. It cracked me up!

Standing

Here's some resent pictures

We have started having Abby help make meals. We plan to soon have her make one meal every Saturday as soon as she is experienced enough. As shown in the pic, she is a pro at breaking fish!

Emma LOVES graham crackers, and they are one of the VERY few foods that she is able to eat without her body disagreeing with it. Go figure.

Aren't they sweet!? Roger is a good daddy! He says he wants two more babies. We will have to see if that's how it works out.

Bear says "play with me Chance!

This is a letter Abby wrote (all by herself) her Aunt Jessica who just left for her mission!

This is the letter Kole wrote (I only told him how to spell he did the rest all on his own! Not bad for a 4 year old huh! Especially since people hear he is homeschooled and think that he must not be learning anything since he isn't in "real school".).

Look who is standing!

Teddy Bear!

Climbing! And so it begins!