Birthday Party Fun!

Fun Kanosh Weekend

We took our friends down to Kanosh for the weekend so the boys could go play while we played at the house before the new family moved in. It was a great day to play outside, which we did and we all got burned. The kids loved the horse ride that my grandpa arranged for them and then my dad took them on a tractor ride around their yard. It was really fun, relaxing and we sure enjoyed ourselves. We sure love Kanosh.

Happy Birthday Devan!

Today Devan turned 8 years old. It seems like yesterday that he was a tiny baby in the Intensive Care and now he is 8. These years have gone by so quickly. I have loved watching him grow up and seeing his personality develop into the person he is right now. He is a loving boy with a sweet spirit. He loves to play with his friends, anything from baseball to digging in the dirt to playing Halo on his dads "X" box. He always has a ready smile and makes friends with everyone. There is not a person who does not like him. He is my miracle boy and I love him with all my heart. Everyday I thank my Heavenly Father that he has blessed me to be the mother of this wonderful boy. I am so grateful to be Devan's mom and I hope he has a wonderful birthday.

Happy Birthday Devan!

Our Dancing Princess

Kami loves to turn on music and dance around the house. On this paticular day she wore her Little Mermaid costume and was dancing and posing around the house. We love to watch her dance. She even puts on dancing parties. If you want a good work out come to one of her parties.

Just watching her makes me smile. My mom took pictures of me when I was little dancing like Kami to any kind of music. So I guess she gets it from me

Meeting with the Bishop

Today Devan went to see the Bishop about getting Baptised. He has chosen to follow our Heavenly Father and become Baptised. We are so excited for him. I myself can't believe that my little boy is already old enough to be Baptised. His Baptism is scheduled for May 2nd. Please keep this day open. We will be sending out announcements so that everyone can try to attend. I know he would love to see everyone there.

Just a side note, I don't know if you can tell, but Devan has also lost his first tooth. Its on the bottom and it came out just weeks before his 8th birthday. The tooth fairy was also very generous with Devan as well, for he too received $3.00.

Evanstons Pinewood Derby

Devan was very excited when I told him he could participate in the Pinewood Derby this year. The pack leaders allowed him to race even though he is not quite eight. As you can tell he constructed his car after one of his favorite toy cars.

First you have to draw on the shape of your car, cut it out, do a lot of sanding, and then its ready to paint. There is a coat of primer and at least two coats of orange paint, along with a coat of sealant to make it shinny.
The end result is the Duke's of Hazard car. He was so excited to race his car. In many of the races he got second place. We are so excited for Devan to be joining scouts.
Here is Devan and his friend Scott getting ready to watch their car race down the track. Their faces just say it all in how much fun they are having.