HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN my MAN!

HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY DANIEL!!

Can you believe he is 14 . . . and as tall as me (5'9"). Still as cute as his baby pics. He is such a good boy (I was a little worried considering what a fussy baby he was). I am soooo proud of him. WE LOVE YOU DAN.

We will be having a family party for him on Sunday, July 27 at 7 pm so hopefully you can join us then for cake (chocolate of course) and ice cream.

My vacation is over. Dan and Rick left last Monday for scout camp, and they came home yesterday afternoon. Alyssa left on Monday for Clear Creek camp, and came home on Friday afternoon. That left Lindsay and me by ourselves all week!!! We had a good time. We watched a few movies, and sewed some doll clothes, and shopped a little, but mostly we were just lazy. I cleaned the house on Monday, and after that we just enjoyed!!! But, I have to admit . . . I really did miss my family, and was soo glad they all returned home safely. For me, it was actually a GREAT vacation. The house stayed clean, and I only cooked a few times. While Lindsay went off to play with her friends, I spent my time reading, sewing, and crocheting. (It was a very inexpensive vacation on my part:) Now . . . back to reality. The laundry from three people away at camp is unbelievables!

SLEEPOVER

I know, I know . . three blogs within one week. I think it is amazing too. 1) because I have something to blog about, 2) that I have pictures to post with the words, 3) that I know how to post the pictures with the words, and 4) that I had time!

Our cute cousin, Brock, had a sleepover at our house on Monday night. The kids went to see the movie, Wall-E, and then came home to a lasagna dinner. Brock wanted to go swimming but the pool was closing before we could get there, so they compromised and pulled out the hoses and the water guns. They had a good time! They were a little too wound up to go to sleep, so they watched the Hunchback of Notre Dame and then went to bed. Because I am such a nice mom I made abbelskivers for breakfast (they are little danish pancakes with powdered sugar on them) (YUM). THANKS FOR HANGING OUT WITH US BROCK. We had a great time!