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This blog is different from our family blog in that these are little pieces of our "everyday". Things that happen in our everyday life. Things that we do in our everyday routine. Things to remember, but they might not have made it into our scrapbooks...thus the Project Life/Project 365 approach. Hope you enjoy!

OH...and the word "Voting" below my header? Don't know what it is, nor how to remove it!



April 30, 2011

All of the kids in Claire's class were given a small pine tree to plant.  Claire was SO excited to have her own tree, so we helped her plant it in the backyard.  Unfortunately, the little tree didn't make it.  :-(

April 29, 2011

After a week of try-outs, Emily was excited to learn that she made the cheer team for high school this fall!  She received one of her uniforms right away, so we took a few pics.  Go Tigers!

April 28, 2011

Max and his cousin, John Andrew.  The boys are 2 years apart in age.  We don't see JA and his parents often, so as soon as the boys sat down together, I snapped this pic.

April 27, 2011

Allyson wanted to take some treats to her friends at school.  She baked and decorated chocolate cupcakes all by herself. 

April 26, 2011

Claire's school had a crazy hair day fundraiser.  We remembered this at the last minute, so Claire just wore lots of pigtails, bows and ties.  I thought she looked adorable.

April 25, 2011

The cheer team had an end of the year party, so our contribution was cookies (of course).  I made a large cookie with the school mascot logo, and then a megaphone with each of the girls names on them.

April 24, 2011

After church on Easter morning, we went to granny's house.  I had picked up a few of the cute little bunny ears and decided to take a quick family photo.  This will be one of our 6 people 12 times shots.

April 23, 2011

The kids and their Easter goodies.  We didn't do traditional Easter baskets this year...but it seems candy is always a requirement...and we couldn't leave out the peeps!

April 22, 2011

Pencil shaped cookies for Claire's class.  The cookies were a treat to celebrate the end of testing week.

April 21, 2011

Emily made dinner for the family tonight.  Homemade lasagna...yummm!

April 20, 2011

Claire was trying to study, but her little brother kept bugging her.  Later, I found Claire "hiding" in the dining room.   This is one way to study!

April 19, 2011

One night each week, I take Em to a tumbling class so she can continue to build her skills for cheer.

April 18, 2011

This was Max's second dental visit.  He was so excited to go to the dentist, and remembered exactly what to do.  He also knew he would get a new toothbrush, a bouncy ball, and some stickers (the last of which had to immediately go onto his shirt).  :-)

April 17, 2011

More cookies.  Our family friend, Kate, told her mom she wanted some of my cookies for her birthday, so this was my gift to her.

April 16, 2011

One of Max's toy creations.  I love how he always has his toys all lined up.  Today, he put the toys around the edge of our circle shaped coffee table.

April 15, 2011

Allyson's absolute favorite food is pasta...any type/shape of pasta! 

April 14, 2011

One of Emily's sandwich choices...a fried hot dog with cheese...and lots of ketchup. 

April 13, 2011

I drink 2-3 cups of decaf coffee every day.  Mr. Max thinks it's HIS job to turn the coffee pot on each day, so I always wait to let him turn it on.  I love hearing, "Can I push the button?" every morning.

April 12, 2011

School lunch bags...what I usually see every morning during the school year.  Emily is a super-picky eater so she takes her lunch EVERY day.  Allyson isn't as picky, but she doesn't want to spend the time waiting in the long lunch line.  Claire is about half&half...she likes a lot of the school's choices, but sometimes prefers taking her own lunch.

April 11, 2011

The new thing around here is skpe.  Emily apparently doesn't see her friends enough during the school day, so she feels the need to see/talk to them all night.  A little, inexpensive camera and a free skype account does the trick.  I'm thinking we'll use this on our next trip to China as well. 

April 10, 2011

Claire has NEVER liked taking naps, so this is a rare sight indeed.  Today, she was just exhausted and didn't want to give in to rest.  She came into the office to talk to me...the next thing I know, she's asleep in the chair.