TWO major milestones in the lives of children: turning eight and getting baptized and turning ten and moving into the double digits of life. Our home has been full of excitement in the past month as both have happened here.
March 26th. James turned eight years old. He woke up that morning with the question: Where is my Birthday Crown? So I quickly made him a crown.
This year I told the kids that they had to start buying gifts for each other for birthdays and Christmas. With their own money. Earned by doing chores. Yikes. But they love the idea. So Alexia got James the movie "Bolt", and Will got him two "Roscoe Riley Rules" books. From his Mom and Dad, he received his first set of scriptures. Awwww, special!
And since it can be a challenge sometimes to make food especially for James, he was thrilled to make-do with this one of a kind "Birthday Cake": three tiers of masterful culinary creation. Or you could call it a stack of James's gluten-free ginger cookies. Don't worry, he loved it. No really.
His baptism was two days later... which was also the day I had a Baby Shower for Heidi. Yes, you could call it a busy week. There is nothing like seeing your child baptized. It's poignant.
April 21st. Alexia turned TEN years old today. Ten. One-Zero. It's not sinking in. She's just awesome. I made her blueberry-banana pancakes for breakfast this morning. One of my finer "Mom Moments". Then she put on her new Hannah Montana t-shirt with a cute skirt and leggings, I curled up her hair and sprayed it liberally (she loves that part), and she was ready for a killer day at school.
She got a pretty little flower cake (since it was on the bakery clearance shelf for $6). Following our new rule, James and Will bought their own presents for her and did quite well. From James: a "Barbie Thumbelina" movie. From Will: two new Littlest Pet Shop bunnies. Sophie sprung for new HSM flip-flops. And from her loving parents: a dress and a capri and top combo. She'll look so cute in them.
This year I told the kids that they had to start buying gifts for each other for birthdays and Christmas. With their own money. Earned by doing chores. Yikes. But they love the idea. So Alexia got James the movie "Bolt", and Will got him two "Roscoe Riley Rules" books. From his Mom and Dad, he received his first set of scriptures. Awwww, special!
And since it can be a challenge sometimes to make food especially for James, he was thrilled to make-do with this one of a kind "Birthday Cake": three tiers of masterful culinary creation. Or you could call it a stack of James's gluten-free ginger cookies. Don't worry, he loved it. No really.
April 21st. Alexia turned TEN years old today. Ten. One-Zero. It's not sinking in. She's just awesome. I made her blueberry-banana pancakes for breakfast this morning. One of my finer "Mom Moments". Then she put on her new Hannah Montana t-shirt with a cute skirt and leggings, I curled up her hair and sprayed it liberally (she loves that part), and she was ready for a killer day at school.
She got a pretty little flower cake (since it was on the bakery clearance shelf for $6). Following our new rule, James and Will bought their own presents for her and did quite well. From James: a "Barbie Thumbelina" movie. From Will: two new Littlest Pet Shop bunnies. Sophie sprung for new HSM flip-flops. And from her loving parents: a dress and a capri and top combo. She'll look so cute in them.
