Day Trip

We drove to Stephenville for the day and had the best time.  We roasted hotdogs and marshmallows around a fire, played basketball, and hopped in the back of the truck to go for a drive on their land and see their cute baby calves. 

Dallon's Birthday Party

Dallon turned 10 years old on April 14th.  Wow.  I can't believe he is already that old.  That sounds old doesn't it?  We celebrated his birthday today with 5 of his best friends.  His party was at the Ice Center. They spent 2 hours ice skating together and had the best time. After ice skating Aaron and I hauled them all to our home where we had cake and ice cream and opened presents. He has some really nice friends and we were pleasantly surprised at how well behaved they all were.  I really expected a party with 7 boys total to be pretty crazy.  But it wasn't.  It was so nice.  It was one of the easiest parties I've ever done for one of my kids.  We did a transformers theme...  but sadly I didn't take any pics of the details or even a close up of the cake.  Anyway, it was fun!

Dallon got some really amazing presents from his friends.  And from us, we gave him some bmx bike racing pants.  That's what he asked for.  He was really excited.

A silly one of Dallon and his guests to end the party!  
The night before the party Dallon had a friend stay the night for the very first time.  Dylan and Dallon played their psp's until late that night.  They thought it was so fun to sleep in sleeping bags too. Dawson hung out with them as long as he could but he was tired and by 10:30 he was really annoyed that they wouldn't quit talking and go to sleep...  so he bailed.

Reading Together

The boys and I climbed in bed together this evening and did some reading.  I ended up hopping out of bed to take a snap shot of the three of them.  It was so cute seeing them all enjoying reading.  Dallon is such a good example to his younger brothers and I'm glad they get to see his love for books.

Dallon was especially pumped about reading time tonight because he went to barnes and noble today to spend his birthday money from Aunt Melissa and Uncle Brian.  The minute he got the money he started begging me to take him to the store so he could buy some books.  So, thanks guys...  he loved the money and is so excited about his new books.  I thought you might like to see what he bought since you love books so much yourself Melissa.

Happy Easter!

Dallon and Dawson ROCK at egg dying!  I just love the eggs they made this year.  They were beautiful.   And the best part...  on easter morning we used them to make egg sandwiches just like Grandma Francke taught us to last easter.  Everyone loved them and it was fun thinking of her and the memories we made with her last Easter as we ate breakfast.  

All three boys ready at the back door to go out and hunt easter morning.  Easton really didn't need a basket because he was perfectly content to just get two eggs...  one for each hand.

Dallon was busy counting up his quarters to see how well he did on the hunt.  Him and Dawson were really competitive this year.  It was the first year that Dawson really kept up during the hunt and found as many eggs as Dallon did.

Easton LOVED his little Wonder Pets cell phone that he got in his Easter basket!

One on one

We had a little one on one time with the boys this weekend.  Date nights.  Aaron and I both took one day and one boy and did something really fun together.  I let Dawson choose what he wanted to do with me for our date.  Six Flags.  (we own season passes this year).  It was so much fun to go for just a few hours and spend that time together. I love that we live just 15 minutes from the park and can do that.  He was so brave and rode tons of big rides.  

Had to take a pic of this ride.  I couldn't believe he went on it.   It totally went upside down.  He wasn't near as scared of it as he was the big wooden coaster we started out on.
Here he is driving me around in a car...  so proud!His favorite ride of the day.  He made us spin really fast and loved it.
And here, he won himself this cape.  Love it!
Dad and Dallon spent their date night at a Spurs vs. Jazz game.  Can you guess who they cheered for?  Dallon has had this Boozer jersey since Christmas and was so excited to wear it to the game.  Those two are big Jazz fans!

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I was busy around the house and not watching Dawson.   Then he came to me and said, "Mom, I'm so full.  I've already ate 4 yogurts and I didn't win.  But I still have 2 more chances." 

Thirty Three.

Happy Birthday Aaron!  We love you.

We took Aaron out to dinner for his birthday.  His choice of course. He chose Buffalo Wild Wings.  Something new.  It was good.  Then we came home for cake and presents.  The boys had picked out his oreo cake.  Aaron wanted to be surprised with his birthday desert.  

What our kids have to say about us.

We asked our kids some fun questions about us as parents and it was fun to hear the way they answered a few of them.  Here they are...    

Questions about Mom.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Dawson said, "I love you."  Dallon said, "shhhh, Easton's sleeping".
2. What makes mom happy?
Dawson said, "hug her".  Dallon said, "me being quiet when Easton's sleeping".
3. What makes mom sad?

Dawson said, "punch her and be mean".  Dallon said, "When I'm really hurt".
4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Dawson said, "tickles".  Dallon said, "tickle me".
5. What was your mom like as a child?
Dawson said, "good".  Dallon said, "fun".
6. How old is your mom?
Dawson said, "13".  Dallon said, "(he kidded around with 105) before saying... 32.
7. How tall is your mom?
Dawson said, "13 inch".  Dallon said, "5 ft. 4 in."
8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV?
Dawson said, "American Idol."  Dallon said, "Guiding Light".
9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Dawson said, "watch tv and work on computer".  Dallon said, "laundry".
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Dawson said, "a star at taking pictures".  Dallon said, "singing".
11. What is your mom really good at?
Dawson said, "pictures".  Dallon said, "singing".
12. What is your mom not very good at?
Dawson said, "dishes".  Dallon said, "being bad".
13. What does your mom do for her job?

Dawson said, "sweep".  Dallon said, "take care of us".
14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Dawson said, "pizza".  Dallon said, "Ghengis Grill".
15. What makes you proud of your mom?
Dawson said, "being good to me."  Dallon said, "proud of her for making me food".
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Dawson said, "spongebob".  Dallon said, "Sandy on spongebob".
17. What do you and your mom do together?
Dawson said, "sleep together".  Dallon said, "yard work".
18. How are you and your mom the same?
Dawson said, "we like to play games".  Dallon said, "we both like mongolian food".
19. How are you and your mom different?

Dawson said, "boy hair and girl hair".  Dallon said, "we vote for different people on American Idol".
20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Dawson said, "because I'm really special".  Dallon said, "because she stays home to take care of me".
21. What does your mom like most about Dad?
Dawson said, "that he does dishes and takes out the trash".  Dallon said, "he's the person she married".
22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

Dawson said, "out to dinner".  Dallon said, "ice skating".

Questions about Dad -

1. What is something Dad always says to you?
Dawson said, "he loves me".  Dallon said, "go to bed".
2. What makes Dad happy?
Dawson said, "be nice".  Dallon said, "when I'm a good boy".
3. What makes Dad sad?

Dawson said, "don't be nice to him".  Dallon said, "when I'm sad".
4. How does your Dad make you laugh?
Dawson said, "when he wrestles me".  Dallon said, "he tickles me".
5. What was your Dad like as a child?
Dawson said, "bmx bike racer".  Dallon said, "cool".
6. How old is your Dad?
Dawson said, "13".  Dallon said, "32".
7. How tall is your Dad?
Dawson said, "as tall as a door".  Dallon said, "6 foot"
8. What is his favorite thing to watch on TV?
Dawson said, "American Idol".  Dallon said, "24".
9. What does your Dad do when you're not around?
Dawson said, "just do stuff without me".  Dallon said, "go to work".
10. If your Dad becomes famous, what will it be for?
Dawson said, "playing tv games".  Dallon said, "making pinewood derby cars".
11. What is your Dad really good at?
Dawson said, "taking us to school".  Dallon said, "bmx".
12. What is your Dad not very good at?  
Dawson said, "I don't have any answers".  Dallon said, "ncaa 09 on the ps3 because I can woop his butt".
13. What does your Dad do for his job?

Dawson said, "he works on papers and do stuff".  Dallon said, "financial planner".
14. What is your Dad's favorite food?
Dawson said, "Hu Hot".  Dallon said, "Hu Hot".
15. What makes you proud of your Dad?
Dawson said, "because he's nice".  Dallon said, "he helps me bmx".
16. If your Dad were a cartoon character, who would he be?
Dawson said, "Curious George".  Dallon said, "Jimmy Neutron".
17. What do you and your Dad do together?
Dawson said, "bmx".  Dallon said, "pinewood derby".
18. How are you and your Dad the same?
Dawson said, "hair".  Dallon said, "we both like football".
19. How are you and your Dad different?

Dawson said, "big, little".  Dallon said, "he wants Matt G to win on Idol, I want Adam".
20. How do you know your Dad loves you?
Dawson said, "kiss me".  Dallon said, "he does the pinewood derby with me".
21. What does your Dad like most about Mom?
Dawson said, "that she gets me ready for school".  Dallon said, "she watches his shows with him".
22. Where is your Dad's favorite place to go?

Dawson said, "six flags".  Dallon said, "sports games".

Pinewood Derby

Dallon's pinewood derby car.  (above) the front.  (below)  the back!

This is Dallon's pinewood derby car.  We just got home from it a little earlier this evening.  It was so much fun.  Really, isn't the pinewood derby the highlight of the year with scouting?  We think so. We just love it. Dallon and Aaron made an awesome car this year. This was Dallon's 3rd pinewood derby car and they are getting better each and every year. This one was by far the best they've ever made. Dallon picked the design and color out. It rocks right?  Well, they raced by dens tonight. He raced the bear scouts and took 2nd place!!!  Yay for second!  He's never placed before.  Look out for next year...  he's shooting for first.  





This next car belongs to little brother.  Dawson wanted so badly to be able to make a pinewood derby car.  He asked several times.  Due to the fact that we only had two weekends to make Dallon's we didn't see any way to do two cars. So we told Dawson that he could make a derby car when he turns 8 and joins scouts.  We thought that would give him something to look forward to.  Well, he got resourceful.  He found a piece of wood that was a cut off of Dallons and started working on it all on his own.   One saturday afternoon I found him sanding away in the garage.  He told me what he was doing... building his own pinewood derby car.  He was so excited.  Since it didn't already have the slots cut into the bottom for the wheels, he had used a nail to poke a straight line of holes in the bottom.  Where the wheels would go.  He had one line of holes for each wheel too.  He sanded it so smooth, and then painted it with left over paint from Dallon's car.  Honestly, no help, until the very end.  When it came time to put tires on Dallon's car Dawson was really wishing he had wheels.  But Dallon's kit only came with one set. Well, he'd put so much time and effort into this car that I was able to talk Aaron into making a trip to the store just to buy Dawson some wheels.  Once the #6 was placed on the front (for his age) it was finally complete.  He was so proud.  I wanted to take some pictures to capture all his hard work.  He took it to the derby too, and when it was over he had a chance to race the big boys.