Better late than never.

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What is funnier than watching a bunch of eight year olds that haven't ever been roller-skating?

 

 

Maybe a few things, but this rates right up there.

 

Yes, no judging. 

Justin had his 8th birthday party today...3 1/2 months after his birthday.

 

Hey, we've been busy!

 

Justin, going down again.  Mitch trying to give pointers.

 

Careful buddy.

 

Getting ready for cake & ice cream.

 

This was funny. 

Until the kids started coming to the house, he didn't realize he'd be getting gifts today. 

 He got so excited. 

 

He had so much fun.  We don't usually have 'friend birthday parties', but they do get one when they turn eight.  So this was a treat.  All the little boys that came had a lot of fun and were such good sports to try something new.  We were there for two hours and it was amazing how much improvement they made in such a short amount time.

 

We never think to go roller-skating. 

Maybe we'll try to remember to go a few more times this year.

Do any of you go roller-skating?

 

It was a fun day.

 

 

 

This is just a random picture of the sunset the other night.  I was making dinner and looked out the window and loved what I saw. 

Thought I'd share.

 



We had visitors!

The last few days of September were super fun and super busy. 

My mom and dad flew in to celebrate Justin's baptism and so we packed those three days they were here full full full.

*Ate yummy pizza and salad at 600°F.
*Dad slipped in a little antique shopping while mom and I picked up a few birthday items at Wal-Mart.
*Had a mini birthday party for Judd.
*Watched the Benjamin Logan Marching Band, with Josie as Field Commander.
*Watched the Benjamin Logan Homecoming football game, with Todd as a corner. (It was a close game and we won!)
*Watched a soccer game, played by Mitch and his Zanesfield Black team.
*Attended Justin's baptism. 
*Grandma helped get Josie ready for the homecoming dance.
*Ate yucky Chinese food. Used to be a great place. New owners...now not so much.
*Went to church.
*Got mom & dad to the airport to head to North Carolina.

Whew. 

 

Josie and Logan Glauner

2012 Homecoming Dance

 

The kids leaving for school w/ a quick pic with Grandma Lucy.

 

The best clock story.

Here is one of my favorite clocks.  One of my oldest ones too.

She hasn't kept time in a long time.  Like, nearly a year.  I don't know how many times Layne and I tried to fix her.  She would get to seven o'clock and then stay somewhere in that hour all of the time.

 

I mentioned the problem to my dad cause my dad can fix anything, but even this I wasn't sure about.  He took it off the wall, did something for about one minute and she has kept time ever since. 

 

My father, from this time forth, will be known as The Clock Whisperer.

I couldn't be happier.

Thanks dad.

September 28th

Here's the birthday boy.

He still has his attachment to Curious George.

But who doesn't love Curious George?

 

He wore this jersey to school three days last week.

Guess I got the right one.

This jersey and that camo hat in a couple pics above. 

Grandpa & ma gave that to him and it hasn't come off either.

 

He said all of his dreams came true.

 

Eight is Great!

 

And this is what Judd had been anxiously waiting for.

His baptism.

September 29, 2012

(don't  you love the awkward smile stage?)

 

The other thing he is SO excited about is that he is now a Cub Scout.

I can't believe I don't have a picture of him in his uniform.  That is amazing because he has been trying it on for weeks in anticipation of the big day.  His first den meeting was this past Wednesday.  He said it was awesome.

 

We love having Justin in our family.

He's my sweetie pie.

 

Our Monkey is Growing Up

My, how time does fly.

Our baby is 5 years old now. Not much of a baby anymore.

He wanted a pink birthday cake just like his friend Adysen's. He got his way on that. He also wanted six candles. He didn't get his way on that.

Justin loves, loves Curious George.

So here he is in his new costume. You can see the monkey jacket on the floor next to him from Grandma Lucy & Grandpa Jay. He is pumped.

Here are his two new trucks. He has played with them all night & morning. Loading cows, pigs & horses ought to keep him occupied today.


And here is dad, who is just as excited (or maybe more), to get this truck opened and played with.

We are used to Mitch making the most of his birthday, but this year Justin may have given him a run for his money. He had a paper chain all month long waiting for his big day. He talked about it to anyone that would listen, include the lady at McDonald's. He debated about what he thought he was getting and gave some not so subtle hints of what he hoped to get. It was a lot of fun to see him get so excited.


He told me last night when I put him to bed that he just loved everything about being the birthday boy.

Good, that was just what we had hoped for.


Happy Birthday Judd!
You sure do keep us on our toes and a smile on our faces.

Take One

This morning I made cinnamon rolls. When Judd heard the mixer start he was right there with his cake box in hand. He is really into baking cakes right now. And can pretty much do it on his own at this point. (Yes, he's (we've) made a few.)

We got the rolls raising and his cake baked without too much trouble. I then went to jump in the shower. By the time I got back he had it all decked out. I asked him what was going on and he said that today was his Pretend 5th Birthday "because he needed to practice".

Here's what I found.

So, to honor Justin's pretend 5th birthday we went fishing this evening.

Justin LOVES fishing.

Last week he caught a HUGE fish. Sadly the picture of it is on another camera that I don't own. You'll just have to believe me.


I had spent 90% of the evening in a chair, enjoying the beautiful evening with a Sudoku puzzle. Finally, near the end of our fishing trip, I got up, threw about 10 lines and caught the only fish of the night.

I have finally found the one sport I may be good at!



Practicing for his birthday did turn out to be a fun time.