Deacon's School House Rock Musical!

Last night was my 4th and final time of watching the "School House Rocks" musical at Eagle Springs Elementary. All of my kids have done this musical and Deacon was excited to have his turn. His class, Mrs. Zorkics class, sang two songs "Interplanet Janet" and "Interjections" He was the earth for the first song and was carried off the stage in the last song. He had fun playing the parts and did a good job!

He is a very confident child and I am glad he thinks he can do anything!

Only 2 more years with an elementary student. We have to cherish the next two years. It all goes by so quickly!

Channing is 12!

Channing absolutely loves her birthday! She looks forward to it for weeks and then always counts down the hours! She had a soccer game the day before and scored a nice goal for her birthday weekend.

She was so excited to have a party with her friends. She invited some friends to come over to watch her favorite movie "The Parent Trap," have cake and ice-cream and do karaoke. She decorated the house by herself.

She is sweet and loves to celebrate. 

She made them popcorn bags and got herself a party hat and tutu ;)

She helped me make the cupcakes and right now loves all things pink!

The party was a success and the kids had fun. 

On her birthday morning we had breakfast and headed to church. During church she made sure to check the clock and let me know at 12:41 when she was officially 12 :)

Her grandma made her a "chip" cake because she loves chips so much! She almost never finishes dessert, but always wants chips. 

She requested a brownie cake and ice cream for her actual day. 

Her grandparents joined us and we celebrated and played games. 

Channing is such a light to everyone. She is happy and sunny and always wants to help others out. She is kind and always writing notes and thinking about how she can make other people happy. She loves Takis and sprite. She puts salt on everything! She plays the piano, sings in the school choir, plays on a soccer team, is an excellent student, does dance at school, and is in the youth presidency at church. She always stalls going to bed, she is constantly singing and has a beautiful voice and is so brave to share it often. She loves math and the color pink. She loves beanie boos and practicing calligraphy. Overall she is such a sweet soul and does not match the typical fiery personality that is associated with red heads. We sure love her and she is the best helper to everyone in our family! Here is to another year of our amazing Channing!

Updates

These past few weeks have been busy as all Spring is. Ella decided to cut her hair again and donated 12 inches!! It looks so cute and she is so brave!

Her hair got so long!

We also celebrated Easter together and that day Cavin's birthday with my parents and sister. I love Easter. It is a wonderful holiday filled with so much hope!

I have a wonderful crew to call my own!

Easter baskets and fun!

For my birthday Stacey bought me Legally Blonde the Musical tickets. We don't get to go out together very often as we are so busy with our kids, but it was such a fun night out and I am so glad we got to go!

We used to watch the movie in high school and loved it. She put up with me having to use the scooter and crutches to get around and it was a much needed outing and time together! It will be a fun memory!

Cavin's 15th Birthday

Cavin is now 15 years old! We celebrated his birthday a few times and hopefully he felt loved and remembered! He had a party with his friends where they went to see the new Super Mario Bros movie. Then they came back to the house and played games and had cake and ice cream. He has a great group of friends, so he had a fun time. 

Our friends were kind enough to put up a birthday sign for him which was super nice!

We celebrated with his friends, my extended family, and then again on his actual birthday!

He still loves red velvet cake like his mama and soda like his father :) He says "it depends on the consistency" after about anything! His other catch phrase is "Like really dude" in the accent of an Indian person! He is funny...and random :) He is still playing the cello in the high school orchestra. He also just finished up soccer season and started Spring football season which really just is a lot of practicing until Fall football. He has been kicking a lot more and hitting 45 yards more consistently. He still refs soccer games on the weekends when he can. He also loves math still and his grades are incredible. His lowest grade is a 98 in orchestra since it's subjective! I thought he would have a harder time in high school with all advanced placement classes, but even with seminary, Shakespeare, football, soccer, reffing, and orchestra he is managing well. He gets his braces off in 2 months and has grown so much in the past year. He is almost 6'1 but not quite. He weighs 175 pounds and has built a lot of muscle this year. His favorite color is now orange. He is always snacking and especially loves eating all the granola bars! He absolutely loves "The Lamb of God"music and it is often playing. He is a great kid and we sure love having him in our family!