girls just wanna have fun!

Anna had a busy night a few days back. She had a soccer game in which she played goalie for a quarter and then went down and scored a goal the next. We left at the end of the 3rd quarter to go to her dance recital. Anna dances with Guyz & Dollz Performing Arts Academy where they have opportunities to dance and sing.

Griffin is 6!

My Griffin is 6 years old! The night before his birthday while he was saying his prayers he said "And please bless us that we can have Lucky Charms for breakfast."

My good friend, Sallianne, suggested I try the easiest cake ever. Griffin was very happy (and surprised!) with his green snake cake.

Griffin's favorite dinner is Hawaiian Haystacks. Zachary made homemade baking powder biscuits in the shape of a 6; what a good big brother.

Griffin is such a sweet boy who loves to laugh and run and imagine. He is kind and enjoys reading and does math problems in his head. He is good at playing the piano and making friends. He gets up the second his alarm clock goes off and gets all of his morning jobs done without being asked. Griffin is a such blessing to our family.

why we keep stuff we aren't using

Meet Patch, our new bunny.

Patch's story: two nights ago Aunt Suzy was driving home late at night and saw something in the road. She drove past, but her conscience got the better of her and she turned around and went back to find a cute little bunny being stalked by cats. Suzy brought the bunny home, bathed her, and gave her some food.

Our bunny story: a few years back we had a bunny, Flower Girl, who was darling and litter box trained. Bunnies don't smell great so Jeremy and Zachary built a two-story deluxe bunny hotel so Flower could live outside. On a winter afternoon I looked outside to see Max, the dog, playing catch with Flower. Flower died shortly thereafter. There was much, much sadness at our house and I vowed, what with the smelliness and the immense grief, that we would never get another bunny. I've tried on several occasions to sell the bunny hotel, but it's always been me, 1, family, 5.

How the stories blend: Suzy called Jeremy and asked if we wanted a bunny. What do you say? Last night Suzy brought her over and the kids were SO excited. We're not sure if Patch, named for the patch of hair missing on it's back, is a boy or a girl. Zachary did a google search this afternoon, though, and knows how to find out. Unfortunately he's at a birthday party this afternoon so we'll have to determine her gender later tonight.

Patch is a sweet bunny who has bursts of energy and the kids absolutely love her. Jane tried to catch her under a bucket this afternoon which she didn't seem to like too well. She also doesn't like to be held, but is handling the attention quite well.

You just never know what supplies you're going to need for various parts of life. So, that's why we keep things we don't use. Oh, and a tiny speck of advice: never say never.