It snowed last night!!

Mmmm. Tastes good!

He's so cute! I can hardly stand it!

Riley's 5th Birthday

In years past, the age your turning is how many friends you get to invite to the party. This year, I asked Riley who he wanted to invite. He rattled off nine names. I told him, "Oh I think we should pick five." He was so upset and replied, "But Mom, I have so many friends. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings." It was very sweet. So needless to say, we invited all nine. We had a great time. We pinned the life spark on the transformer, brpke into a pinjata, had cake and ice cream, opened presents, and even did a little coloring.

The night before Riley's birthday, I hung streamers while Valane did a "quick sketch" (as he would call it) of a transformer. It's crazy I know! He actually colored it with crayons. But shhhhhh, don't tell him I posted it. He doesn't like people to know. : ) We needed a game. So we thought, pin the life spark on the transformer.

Since Riley's birthday was a Saturday this year, he brought treats to school the day before. They gave him this tall and colorful hat to sport.

Every once in a while, Jeremy will reclaim his 'pink baby,' for an hour or so. Although now he calls it his 'pink blanket.'

On this particlular day, he enthusiastically informed me,

"My Pink baby is PINK."

Jeremy is such a good big brother. Here, he is proudly sharing his beloved pink blanket with Tyler.

Yesterday Valane asked Jeremy,
"Are you a big brother?"

Nodding, Jeremy replied,
"For Tyler."