2 Snow Days

We've had two snow days in a row. The boys and I are beginning to have cabin fever. Once the snow finally stoped falling today I let the boys go outside to play. Of course it didn't last long before we were all too cold to play any longer.

Birthday boys

The boys had a wonderful day. They celebrated their birthdays with their friends at the bowling alley. The kids ate cup cakes and opened presents. Evan got the game Connect Four, a toy motorcycle, and army men. Logan got Flippin' Frogs, Buzz Light Year and a book. After bowling we returned home. We had both grandparents over for pizza and cake . G & G Laney gave the boys a Nerf gun and a Lightning McQueen GeoTrax set. Reuben and I gave the boys books, Hot Wheels sets, transformer cars, and clothes. The boys didn't even want to touch the bags that had the clothes in them. Evan and Logan got to blow out more candles on a delicious chocolate cake. By the end of the evening the boys were ready for bed. I read a story to each of them and then they both pasted out. They both said that was the best birthday party ever. Happy 6th birthday Evan! Happy 4th birthday Logan!

Welcome Back From Iraq!

Today was a special day for all of us. My dad returned home from Iraq. My mother wanted to make his return home memorable. We rode to the airport in a limo. Once at the airport we hung up a couple of signs and each of the kids had a balloon. When dad came up the escalator he was greeted by the whole family. Dad had a bear for each of the kids that said camp Kalsu on the bear's T-shirt. Then we headed to Montgomery Inn on the river. We had a wonderful lunch and the kids enjoyed sitting river side. Once we arrived home, we enjoyed listening to Dad's stories. He talked about his favorite parts of serving in Iraq and also some of the scary parts. We are definitely glad he is home safe now. Before we left, Evan had one more surprise for grandpa. Evan and his kindergarten class wrote welcome home letters to give to him. Grandpa loved reading each and every one. He said to give Miss. Henderson's class a big THANK YOU!

Logan's sick day

I am home with Logan today. He has a stomach virus. He is doing better this afternoon now that he isn't puking anymore. It's a good thing I didn't let him sleep in my bed last night like he wanted to. I've been doing lots of laundry and disinfecting everything today.

New bed spread

Now I just need to paint the walls. I will be so glad to get rid of the pale green. What was I thinking when we painted it the first time?

Birthday Celebration

Today we celebrated the January and February Felsheim birthdays. Aaron and Cammy had January birthdays and Evan and Logan have birthdays in February. The boys always enjoy a good party at Mema's house. They love playing with their cousins and there's always great food. For Christmas the boys got Nerf guns. We have had so much fun with them we decided to have a Nerf war during the birthday party. So we had a total of 12 Nerf guns and a couple hundred Nerf darts. We all had loads of fun and no one got injured. (Except Dawn got a welt under her eye.) The boys received Tony Hawk hoodies and jeans from Uncle Aaron and Aunt Dawn. Great Grandma Davis got them each a stuffed animal and candy. And Mema and Papa gave Evan a remote control car for the GeoTrax and Logan got a dragon. We topped off the night with brownies and ice cream sundays. Thanks Felsheims for making the boys birthdays fun and memorable.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm going to brag on myself. Everyone loves my chocolate chip cookies. I use the Nestle Toll House recipe. I know others who use the same recipe but they're never the same as mine. Reuben asked me to make some today. I realized it's been several months since I made some. I actually had to look at the recipe to make sure I had the right amount of ingredients. I don't know what I did differently this time but they didn't turn out quite the same. Of course they were still good but not the same. I told Reuben that I've lost my baking groove. I'm sure I'll make some more for the boy's birthday next month. Hopefully they'll turn out the way I want them to.