Happy Birthday Chet!!!!

It's been a lot of late nights and go-go-going around here with Mom, Melissa and Andy here!!!! And it's still pretty late now that I write this, but I wanted to get Chet's birthday pics up here before it got too far away from his birthday! (Yesterday, March 30th) The big guy is now 9 years old! Seriously, when did that happen?! It was a super busy day and he had a ton of fun! (Please note all the following events included three kids under age 9 and three slightly sleep deprived adults and all the loading and unloading required for this kind of a crew. You mothers understand.) First off, Aunt Cindi came over with the Shepards for a yummy lunch! (Thanks Mom and Liss! It would never have happened without all your work!) Chet got to start opening presents and Aunt Lala made him a delicious strawberry birthday cake! (Grandma found soccer ball candles for him!) Then it was off to soccer!!!! His team won!!!!! What a great birthday present! Chet even got his head in to the game and used his big noggin to keep the ball out of the goal!! He said it hurt but said he would go for it again because he "doesn't hold back in a game"!!! Immediately after soccer it was on to Chuck E. Cheese to meet our friends the Lukers and the Shepards for pizza, games, more presents and more cake!! It was crazy, but crazy fun and Chet says it ranks right up there with some of his other "best days ever"! He's such a great kid and I was glad to see him so happy! I'll be back soon with Spring pictures and pictures of our adventures during Spring Break with Grandma, Aunt Lala & Andy!!!

Ten on Thursday

Ok, I read on another blog where they had done "Ten on Tuesday" and listed ten random tidbits about whatever came to mind that day. Well, I didn't have 10 things to say on Tuesday, but I do today (or at least I did before I put the kids to bed...). So, here goes Ten on Thursday:

1. We bought a couch for the game room today! Big enough for the boys to sleep on while Mom, Melissa and Andy are here. Big wide cushions for good relaxing and video game playing. They may never come downstairs again.

2. Ethan has decided to change his name to Micheal. Then told me that when he turns six, his name will be Eli. Salesman at the store said he would make a good actor, yea, and he hasn't even seen the drama pour out of this kid!

3. Chet was just showing me how he learned to do an Irish jig from watching TV. That's not the funny part though....he couldn't stop farting while he did it! I asked if they taught him that on TV, too!

4. While waiting for me to finish up something before we went to look for a couch, Ethan said, "Let's go. The couch isn't going to buy itself."

5. Glad to see David Hernandez be the first of the top 12 out of American Idol. I thought he was creepy.

6. Glad to see David Cook (from Tulsa) continue on American Idol. Loved his version of "Eleanor Rigby."

7. David Cook singing "Eleanor Rigby" Tuesday night reminded me of what a crush I had on Paul McCartney when I was in the eighth grade. Alas, it never could have worked - he's a vegetarian and I like meat! (yea, that's the only reason....)

8. The soundtrack to Disney's Chicken Little rocks!!! No seriously, it does! I've never actually seen the movie, but I've HEARD the movie several dozen times in the car now and I keep getting the songs stuck in my head. "Come on and let me see you shake your tailfeather....." Plus, there's lots of 80's music.

9. I saw on the news the other day that 80's music is the NEW oldies music! What the #$#%? I'm allowed to say I FEEL old but no one else allowed to call me (or my music) old! I, of course, am allowed to call my parent's music oldies but goodies. It's a complicated rules system, but it does make sense in my brain!

10. I've dropped the password option on the blog to make it easier for everyone to see (if they choose). The whole google account thing I think was a pain for some of you. Hope you can visit more often now!

Have a great weekend! We are on Spring Break starting tomorrow! Hooray! Now, to try to get a little sleep and a whole lot of cleaning in before Mom, Melissa & Andy come in on Tuesday! (Bet I'll have 10 things to say then!)