Eve-ism

Eve - Hey, Mom! Sylvia has syrup in her hair!
Mom - How do you know it's syrup?
Eve - Because I licked it.

(Mom shakes her head)

Crazy Cousins

On Tuesday we met Uncle Scottie, Auntie Sarah and G up at Culver's. Funny - we all went to a different Culver's :D lol We had fun celebrating Uncle Scottie's oldness - Happy 30th :D
Jeremy, Kyrsten, Dirk, Eve, Victor and Syllie

Park Pics

Eve-ism

Eve - C'mon, Mom. Just try it. It's just a little pot.
Me - WHAT? No more watching Saved by the Bell for you. I thought that show was good.

She said this May 12

Eve-ism

The day after Gran passed away...

Eve came running upstairs - "We're having a party downstairs, Mom!
Mom - "Oh yeah? What's the party for?"
Eve - "We're celebrating that Gran is in Heaven!"

:D

Victor-ism

Victor and Grandpa were looking thru a SpongeBob coloring book.
Grandpa - "Who's this?"
Victor - "Bunge Bob"
Grandpa - "Who's this?"
Victor - "Daddy!" - Pointing at Patrick lol

Gran

It's been quiet around here, but I hope that changes soon - I have so many things saved up - all the kids' "isms" - to catch you up on :D

Gran passed away on Thursday, May 12 from cancer. She fought long and hard over the last 7 years, and we couldn't be more proud of her. She will be deeply missed by us all. It doesn't seem real, just like it doesn't seem real that Dad is gone also.

Luv you, Gran. You were more than just a mother-in-law to me, you were one of my best friends and I already miss talking to you on the phone every few hours.

Eve-ism

I was going to bring up pictures of the Royal Wedding on my computer for Eve to see...

Me - Hey Eve, remember that lady we saw in that beautiful dress yesterday that got married? She's a REAL princess!
Eve - Just like I'm a REAL princess!!

Easter

Hope you all had a Happy Easter -
We did

Dirk-ism

Dirk's teacher just called to tell me they were talking about habits, and what are good habits and bad habits. Then she asked the kids about their habits. Dirk replied, "My mom has this bad habit of cooking food I don't like to eat." LOL! Funny, I haven't heard him complain lately. Must have just been dinner last night. hehehe

Earlier at dinner Dirk told me that if a boy marries his sister, then their baby will have two heads. ??? Dumb playground boys for teaching him dumb stuff.

First Playground Visit 2011!

It's FINALLY nice outside! Here's a ton of pics to show the kids had a blast!

Happy 7th Birthday, Dirk!

Has it really been 7 years already?!
Happy Birthday, Dirk!
Such an amazing little boy!

7 Years Old

6 Years Old

5 Years Old

4 Years Old

3 Years Old

2 Years Old

1 Year Old
Derrick Thomas

3/30/04

741 am
10# 4oz
24 inches

My Dad, Rick Powers

I will post several pictures of my father at a later time.

I love you, Daddy!

You can view his obituary, which I wrote, by going to www.bakken-young.com and clicking on obituaries.

Dirk-ism

Mom - Everyone stop talking to Mom. Get away. Mom's crabby.

Eve - Why are you crabby?

Dirk - Because she's a mom.

:p

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Happy Birthday, Eve!

2006

9# 10oz

21 inches

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Happy Birthday, Your Royal Highness!

There is definitely no dull moments in our home with this Princess around! She makes us laugh on a daily basis. I absolutely LOVE all the Eve-isms she gives to us. Yesterday was her birthday, and Friday night she informed me that there should be balloons and a sign (banner) for her but not to tell her what they look like, that was to be a surprise to her. (Ok honey) And even though I'm not a fan of birthdays, I put that aside and went and bought a Tinkerbell, Princess and a crown balloons just for her. And a banner. She liked them. I said she could pick out whatever she wanted for her birthday lunch, snacks and dinner. For dinner, she said she was going to eat cookies "Because it's my birthday and I can eat whatever I want to on my birthdays." I didn't let that one happen!

She is SO ready for Kindergarten and even though I'm sure I'll cry on her big day, we are SO ready for her to go! But cannot wait for the stories her teacher will tell us :o)

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Eve-ism

Ryan was upstairs with the kids while Dirk played the Wii. Dirk needed help playing the game and asked Ryan to show him how. He did, and it worked. Here's the conversation that followed...

D - Daddy! You're a smarty pants!
R - Yeah. I know.
D - Mommy's a smarty pants, too.
E - No she's not! Mommy's a girl! She's a smarty panties!

Living Social $20 Amazon gift card for only $10!

Living Social is having a great sale on Amazon gift cards! I need diapers, well technically Victor and Sylvia need diapers haha! So I'm snagging this up! Check it out! They also have a program where you invite your friends and get 5 Deal Bucks, I haven't checked out what this means yet, but I have a feeling I'll be getting to know this site :o)