Jake's TEN!

I can't hardly believe that my little man is already TEN YEARS OLD!! He had quite the day. First off, a special birthday breakfast. Jake requested the whole shebang and ate it all with gusto. On the menu was scrambled eggs with ham and cheese, pancakes with mini chocolate chips, bacon (of course!) and orange pineapple juice. Yum! We all enjoyed his choices.

In class, he gets to have a poster up all week all about him. I love his poster because it is SO very much him! He chose his pictures and arranged them himself. He requested that I cut out his name in different fonts and decorated it all. And yes, it was his idea to add "is awesome!!". He makes me laugh!

That morning, I got to go and talk to the class about him. Looking slightly embarrassed, he happily sat as the center of attention. The kids get a chance to ask questions about him and they asked some good questions like these:

• Q: "If you could live on any planet, where would you live and why?"
• A: Pluto and ummmmmm........?
• Q: "If you could be any Star Wars character, who would you be and why?" (Do they know him or what?)
• A: "CAPTAIN REX! Because he's the best!"
• Q: "If you could have any super power, what super power would you have? "
• A:"FLY!"

And on and on for a good ten minutes, he answered question after question. The kids were really good and they all seem to like him pretty well.

I was back in his class just two short hours later to throw a Valentine's party. A very successful party considering I forgot the correct time the party was supposed to start. Let's just say it was a blessing in disguise that only one mom out of five could come and help. Ryan and I ended up throwing the party almost by ourselves! Dumb, dumb, dumb Linc.

After school, the boys (Jake, Dallin, Mike and Sam) all jumped in the trunk of Ry's jeep. The scariest thing happened when the tailgate opened. Ryan said his dashboard beeped that the door had opened and he looked up just in time to see the door open and Sam disappear. He slammed on the brakes and ran back there expecting to find Sam in the road but thankfully, Jake and Dallin saved him and were holding onto his pants. Ryan was relieved! He said the boys just looked at him with a goofy grin and told him that they saved him. Jake sang all day that he saved his life that day. I agree! It could of been so bad. Needless to say, riding in the trunk is no longer allowed.

That night, we went to Golden Corral with the Sevy's. Jake's choice of course. He boasted that he ate 5 1/2 steaks that night! FIVE and a half! And that wasn't all he ate. He had plate after plate of fried chicken, ice cream, orange slices, bacon spinach pizza etc. etc. I'm surprised he didn't have a stomach ache!

Finally home for presents, he was thrilled to open his 3 in 1 clone blaster that he wanted with all his heart. I'm glad that we got it for him and that he was so happy about it.

Cherry cheesecake was his requested dessert. Yum!

And to finish an already long post, just a few highlights about Jake.

• He still loves Star Wars with all his heart! Still into the clones the best, but likes to play Anakin too.
• He's doing well in 4th grade. His teacher, Mrs. Langford is working to help him be organized. It's not quite working yet. :)
• His best friend is Dallin Thompson. They play together everyday after school.
• He still makes friends easily.
• He's happy to play and grumpy to clean.
• His favorite games are Guitar Hero and Star Wars Battlefront.
• His favorite color is red.
• His favorite foods are steak and bacon and insists that he needs meat in every snack or meal of the day.
• He is still as busy and goofy as ever!

Happy Birthday my Jakey!! I can't believe that you are already TEN!

With much love,

Mom

Mia's Dance Recital

Mia's dance recital was on January 27th.  She did AWESOME!!  We were all so proud of her.  Before the recital, Jake did a mini photo shoot of her.  He cracks me up and she, obviously, was loving it!  Check her sassy self out!  We got her the pretty pink rose. 

And then I let Jake take photos of her dancing.  He likes it and I like watching her.  I have a video of her from the dress rehearsal but I wish that I would of taken a video of her on recital night.  She really stepped it up and danced much better than the night before.  She knew all the steps and loves being on stage. 

The opening pose.  Then she starts a cute little hip shake right after this.

And the final pose.   She tried out many different options before she settled with this pose.  It's blurry, but you get the idea.

Afterwards, Grandma Sharon and Auntie Megan brought her these cute brightly colored daisies and took us all out to dinner at Crown Burger.  She loves her flowers and they are still look great after all this time.