Some things . . .

Western Day 3-16-09

Hat Day 3-17-09

(Savannah made everyone a crazy hat!)

Sports Day 3-18-09

Mismatch Day - 3-19-09

(Landon was having a rough morning so he missed the picture.)

Hawaiian Day 3-20-09

The kids had Spirit Week at their school, Jordan Christian Academy the week before last. I thought I would share some of the fun pictures from the week. This is JCA's third year and I love the fact that when I drive into the parking lot now to pick up the kids after school, it is full! The first year, JCA had just 7 students attending. God has really blessed the school with so much growth. I can't wait to see how God will be working at the school next year!

I got some terrific lampwork beads in the mail today from Melissa of A Bead is Born. I can't wait to put them to good use. I have an Easter set that I need to add to my website pronto-like. I can't believe that March is just about over!

Today was a gorgeous day. We went out with my dad and Tiffany and did a little shopping. Tiffany, Emma and I spent a ton of time at Michaels. It was nice to browse and not have to worry about the time. We also had lunch outside. The weather was perfect and I am soaking it all in because it will soon be so hot here that being outside will not be an option at all. I hate that part of living where we live.

Tomorrow I am not sure what we will do. I guess the kids will spend some time in their pajamas like they love to do, and we will take our time getting started in the morning. Nothing exciting, but I am going to enjoy the day with my family. Monday will be another week full of lots of must-do type things. It's nice to have some time away from that, don't you agree? What are your Sunday plans?

XO,

Michelle

Finally . . . Landon's Birthday Weekend Update

Landon's Class Birthday Party at Jordan Christian Academy




Eating "Pupcakes". (Note to self: no more black frosting.)



Landon and Mrs. Martinez (his 1st grade teacher.)


Mommy, Landon and Daddy

I guess I got busy this week. I had been planning on getting all of the pictures from Landon's birthday off of my camera this past week but it never came to be. Finally, here they are! Friday, March 13th, I brought some "Pupcakes" to Landon's class. I made them myself after I let Landon choose which ones he wanted from a cupcake book. I kind of wondered what I was getting myself into but it didn't end up being too challenging and well, we will do anything for our kids, won't we?

At the Aquarium of the Pacific

Baby Jelly Fish (they were so cute!)


Did you know that Sea Jellies don't have a heart or a brain and are made up of 90% water?

This crab seemed to be posing for his picture!

The Weedy Sea Dragons were amazing, and beautiful too.

The Sea Horses were amazing. I think I could have watched them all day!


We also saw Sea Turtles . . .


We saw Sea Lions . . .



Silly Sea Otters . . .



and not-so-silly sharks.


There were shark eggs and you could see the baby sharks growing inside. I found this to be absolutely fascinating.




The Lorikeets were gorgeous. Their coloring was so vibrant. I was told that they lived on an all liquid fruit diet. That is what gives them their amazing coloring.



Emma was the only one brave enough to hold a Lorikeet. I can't really blame her because they all have different personalities. Some of them are funny and cute, but some of them are cranky. We saw one draw blood on one poor lady. (We weren't holding that one!)




We had such a great day . . .


Water play . . .


And Landon even got to bring home his own shark. What fun we had!


Saturday, March 14th, we went to the aquarium in Long Beach. That was a lot of fun. We saw a lot of great sea creatures and animals. (Landon even brought home a shark!)


Landon and Grandpa were born on the same day, just a few years apart though. :)



Family Picture - (no I'm not in there, I was behind the camera, not in front of it.)


Happy Birthday big 7 year old! You'll never know how much Mommy loves you but I will always keep trying to show you! xox

March 15th was the actual birthday. Landon turned 7 and my dad turned . . . well let's just say that he is older than 7. Our family met some of the other parts of our family for lunch. Nothing too fancy. We did the "fancy" stuff on Saturday. Landon also got a little desk for his room. All-in-all, he had a great weekend doing all of the things that he loves.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Landon and Grandpa! I love you both so much more than words could ever say! xox

Love,

Michelle/Mommy

Pupcakes . . .

So these are the cupcakes I made for Landon's school birthday party today. Can anyone tell what kind of dogs they are supposed to be? Well if you have the book, "Hello Cupcake!", then you can easily find out! Last year I bought the "Hello Cupcake!" book with the idea that I wanted to start a new tradition by baking fun and unique cupcakes for the kids to share with their class at school on their birthdays. Since Landon's birthday comes first, I let him pick whatever cupcake theme he wanted, and this is what he chose. The recipe wasn't too bad actually and I found most of my supplies at Walmart the other morning. I was surprised at the many wonderful Wilton baking supplies they had. I don't often go to Walmart because I am more of a Target shopper but I was hoping that they would have black food coloring and they did! (Not to mention all of the other baking goodies I bought.) I did learn that to make black, you really need to start with chocolate frosting. This was something I didn't do, so my black looks a little more purple. I also bought the big tub of Wilton decorating icing that was already prepared. I am so glad I did that because I used a lot of icing and it saved me tons of time. All I had to do was add the cake food coloring. I also baked the cupcakes a day before and I am thankful that I did that too! It was a huge time saver last night. As it was, I was up till about 11:30 decorating the cupcakes after the kids had gone to bed. I really wanted these to be a surprise for my sweet almost 7 year old so I hope that he likes them.

I will snap some pictures at school of the party this afternoon. Of course I will share those later. :)

Have a fabulous weekend!

Michelle