Happy Birthday Daniel and Julie! It's always fun to have a fun birthday day with you guys together! Tonight we went to dinner at the new Brazilian Steakhouse and ate more than we would at Thanksgiving... it was SO good! Julie is 25! And Daniel was born in 1976! 
Everyone shot really well. The .22 rifle was a little heavy for Haleigh and she thought she couldn't even pull the trigger... until Dad noticed the safety was still on. It was pretty funny. Michael is quite the shot with both the rifle and the pistol and Haleigh did hit the target twice with the rifle! :) But even with those two shots she beat me! Until I started shooting left handed, which is correct for me, but I'm right handed so it doesn't come real natural. I do gymnastics left handed too, I know... I'm weird. I like shooting the .38 pistol the best. Still not a great shot with it, but it's got a little more kick than the .22 without making me flinch like the 9mm or knocking me over like the 50 cal! I didn't get any pictures because I was too busy controlling the hair spray, but we also took the potato gun out and launched a few. Now that's entertainment! :)
This was the kids lesson on why we never play with guns... gallon jug full of water= human head.
I catch Mya with books all the time and it's so fun to see her "reading" them. She points to the words and makes the cutest noises. This is the best example I could get with her knowing I was there.
but upon closer examination, you'll see he has fallen asleep. I should have grabbed that other ear phone and checked out what was so exciting that he couldn't take his finger off the dial! ;)
Haleigh has dance on Thursdays after school, and today her BFF was to come home with her so they could go together. With so much excitement happening, Haleigh forgot that she rode her bike to school with Michael this morning and just walked home with McKenna. I thought it was kinda weird that the girls beat him home, but was busy getting ready and so didn't know for sure that he wasnt' home - he may have been outside shooting hoops or sanding on his pinewood derby car in the garage. BUT THEN... I hear the door open and Haleigh say, "Oh, Sorry Michael!" followed by the kids bathroom door being slammed! He had dragged both of their bikes all the way home! What a NICE GUY! He was pretty upset, but I told him that it was a very nice and responsible thing that he did, and took him for a treat while the girls were at dance. He said, "I mean, how do you forget you rode your bike to school?" ;)
I don't know if Mya thinks she's helping me work by emptying the entire trash of papers at my desk while I work, but it sure keeps her busy! I love it when she sits on her toes like this and they poke out the back!
Then it's onto helping me in the kitchen... this is why my kids learn to fold kitchen towels as one of their first chores.
All this hard work will wear you out!
