Evan was 1 of 20 student from 4-6 grades who competed in his school Spelling Bee.

He was front and center. He wasn't nervous at all.

Checking with the judges. . .

Booya! First time a 4th grader has ever won in the 20 year history of the school.

Districts, here we come!

FUN at the Factory

Each of the kiddos got to design their very own cars. We had a firetruck, caterpillar, police car, futuristic car, and a turtle.

THANKS JIM!

We had a great time at "The Happy Factory".
Yes, I am proficient at messing these up.

Christmas Eve dinner preparations.

Yummy food, wonderful conversation, good times!

For some of us it took too long.

We spent Christmas with Grandma & Jim. We had a blast. As you can see, we didn't want for anything! Thanks Mom!

I hope you appreciate my efforts on this blog!

A few of my favorite things . . .

My guy

He makes me laugh

My three sons . . .

Stuck in the car at the rained-out Father & Sons.

Finished projects (wall courtesy of Craigslist)

Patience & love

That face!

Best buddies . . .

and wonderfully silly girls!

What a face!

Is there anything better than homemade chocolate frosting?

Yup! He's a cutie. His new thing is to say "wait, mom", as he tries to buckle his own carseat straps.