sean’s 8th birthday was success!
after VBS (where he didn’t want to go but managed to have a great time)
we picked up 3 of his friends for a 2:00 showing of Kung Fu Panda.
funny movie.
(does anyone else sit in cartoon movies just concentrating on whose voice it is?
i really like to do that.
and so proud of myself when i figure it out…i am a dork.)
we were the only ones in the theater.
oh, except for my mother-in-law who came seperately with my other kids.
sean said “they aren’t allowed to sit by us”
but once it was just us…we all sat together.
we didn’t expect to walk in and have the whole theater just for sean’s birthday!
pretty cool.
after the movie…at sean’s request…we went to subway.
craig took him here on their ski trip and he loved it.
meatball sub on wheat.
i have lived here over 3 years and have never been into subway?
weird.
and we were the only people here too.
it was adorable (he’d hate that word) watching these boys read the menu board
trying to decide what they wanted without their moms.
cheetos…coke…cookies.
of course.
time for presents.
KU hats, legos, transformers and singng birthday cards with the star wars theme song.
he was so happy…truly happy.
sean’s buddies.
he is the old man of the group.
the party ended there
and started again at home after dinner.
california family is in town and got to celebrate with us!
almost every year we have this photo…
sean hiding while everyone sings happy birthday to him.
he’ll outgrow it someday i am sure of it.
a hulk mask that lights up, legos, golf balls, cash and his own set of golf clubs.
that’s a pretty good birthday.
he sat down right way to begin building his legos.
his brain is MADE for legos.
i love that all my kids are so different.
i’m sure yours are too but it is just so cool to think about.
i really enjoyed my time with sean today.
he is a special blessing to me.
happy happy birthday sean.
sean is eight today.
he is not happy that he has to go to VBS on his birthday.
but we have party plans later so he’ll be alright.
i can’t believe it’s been eight years since the happiest baby entered the world.
Pardon me, I’m not American – may I ask what a VBS is? Ta! 🙂 Ah man! There were exactly 8 comments and mine is going to mess up the balance! Still, can’t resist the opportunity to wish a great kiddo a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Oops…I just realized I spelled his name wrong. Of course I meant Sean! It was fun to be in Shawn’s class today. He even told me it was his birthday…it sounds like you have a fun day planned. He was pretty excited!
Happy Birthday!!! My Son turns 8 on Friday, his LAST day of VBS! 🙂 Happy Birthday Sean! I hope VBS rocked this year and you have a fabulous birthday! happy birthday little man….eight is great!
we’ve had some rain this week.
after awhile you just have to get outside and splash around.
did you know…
bubbles stick to the ground really well when it’s wet?
I love the top picture with the bubbles! Oh girl, in California we are not having rain! Even though the Lord knows we need it with all these forest fires! Instead last week we were 104 degrees and this week, the 90’s. We swim alot and eat lots of popsicles in the summer!! awesome pictures with the bubbles!!!! you should enter them in a photo contest somewhere – they are great! Beautiful pictures! I especially love the touches of pink running through all of them. wonderful pictures Meg! you make me want to look at things differently than just my usual point and shoot! thank you. : )
What amazing photos!!! They look like they are having quite the time! Wish we were getting rain here in Southern Cali!!! Love this blog by the way!! 🙂 i love your pictures!! i want to live in your neighborhood, especially on the fourth of july! You inspire me to take better pictures! These are amazing. It rains almost everyday here and the kids love it as well. A good lesson for me as well. i found these at little momma and company. she has such creative fun in her kitchen.
i was in love with the color…of course.
i doubled the recipe since there were four of them.
and i think if i ever do it again…i will make some for me to play with too.
ours looked nothing like little momma’s but that’s not important.
(hers were pretty. ours were not.)
this was just for fun.
and so we could check something else off the summer list.
it is real cookie dough that looks like playdoh.
it was good enough to eat.
and they did.
they each got their own pan.
there was no wrong way to make them.
if we make these again i will add more flour…it was quite sticky.
mmmmmmm???
annie was the only one who wanted to eat annie’s.
they turned out pretty good.
kind of flavorless…but so colorful.
it was a little strange to eat a bright blue cookie.
but they managed to get it done.
and for those of you who will comment that i am “such a fun mom…”
they were all grounded from tv and video games yesterday
and this was to keep my sanity.
and 20 minutes after this….
they all got sent tho their rooms till their dad got home from work.
but i am still a fun mom.
just want you to know (in case you doubted) that we have plenty of UN-fun here too.
I LOVE your blog~what great ideas~you inspire me very much! I too am very relieved to know that you are sometimes unfun. I aspire to be a fun mom, but man it’s a lot of work. Maybe if they’d help me clean up the fun.
Just found your blog, and this is the CUTEST idea! I can’t wait to do it with my kids!! Thanks for posting this!
I bet they are thinking about getting grounded more often! (Just kidding) It looks like a lot of work to keep 4 kiddos entertained for a decent stretch. Kuddos to you for still planning something fun for them. I am STILL way impressed. I just wanted to say hello since I’ve enjoyed peeking into your life through your blog. I found you through Emily (little momma and co.) and was drawn to your beautiful pictures. What a cute family! Looks like you’re having lots of fun this summer. I have a summer list too but my son is only 13 months so it’s pretty simple:) Enjoy the weekend! We buy this cookie dough each year for the school fundraiser. It is a lot of fun and not too bad tasting either. Looks like sticky fun!!! And yes, you ARE a good mom.
YAY, you tried them! I am so glad, they are so much fun. I was mean mommy though and had all the fun myself. Next time I should let the kids join in too! My favorite picture was the 6th one down. Classic!
we took the four youngest to the local carnival last week.
it was at bedtime.
it was a surprise.
they loved it…lots of “yeah the carnival!!!” in the car.
then annie got on the first ride…
pure terror.
this ride is 2 feet off the ground and i am literally 3 feet away.
i can touch her as she goes by.
but still the scariest thing she’s ever done in her life apparently.
she sat the rest of the rides out.
but she loved watching and cheering for her brothers and sister.
i don’t think these rides have changed since i was a child.
just as rickety as they were then.
i remember screaming (like annie) and begging to be let off this ride
when i was in jr. high.
i have no tolerance for this stuff.
i have even thrown up!
aren’t you glad you know that?
when i looked over and saw craig riding in this silver bullet ride with sean
i thought “oh please don’t die in a fiery explosion”
sean was pumped after going on that.
he loved the fact that he was the bravest kid in our family that night.
don’t those cars look scary?
annie sure thought so.
the girls wanted a stuffed animal so bad…
but we had no money after buying the ridiculously priced tickets.
wow.
it was perfect weather,
family fun together and
super memories were made.
the kids can’t wait till next year.
(we’d better start saving our money now.)
gotta love the carnival. used to love the tilt-a-whirl!!! can’t do it now though. poor annie! You take amazing photos!!! Looks like a lot of fun. But I hear ya on the $$$ we go through a small fortune when the PRCA rodeo is in town. I LOVE carnivals! Poor Annie. I love the pic where her dad is holding her, her little face is so suspicious of those scary rides! Adorable.
love those rides . . . two years ago kassade, keyton and I all shoved into the bullet together . . . screaming the entire time. . . keyton thought he was going to fall out . . . what a great memory. I know how I felt after the bullet ride – wonder if craig felt the same way? You are so right about how much money it costs. But for us I figure it’s once a year and it would be a shame not to let the kids experience a carnival or county fair – especially since I went all the time as a child and have such great memories. I’m right with Annie regarding rides, I just don’t like them. Can’t even watch them. How wimpish is that?!!
Your pictures made me feel like I was there! I could smell the funnel cakes and popcorn! I was a scaredy girl too when I was little – and better to play it safe than go on those scary rides!! But still…you are so good at making those memories…and capturing them with your skillz!!
Holy cow, those carnivals are expensive. Worth it for the memories, though! Glad everyone had a good time.
we were mean parents and said “no we aren’t going, it’s too expensive”. Oh my… poor Annie. I remember the first time we took Macy on a ride. This was “pre-language” but she knew some sign-language at that point. I was riding on a similar ride like Annie’s WITH her, and she turned to her daddy and grandparents who were watching and while crying signed “all done.” I felt so bad. The operator stopped the ride for us. She clutched onto me for the rest of the day, even after we left the “ride” section.
i actually don’t even know my mailman. but i love him (or her) because of all the goodies he brings.
my bloggy friend crystal went and got herself knocked up (lucky girl)
so she decided to send ME her coffee.
because she knows my
and she sent me this mug too.
on the inside it is the color of winter spinach exactly.
how cool is she?
she did this just to be nice because she is such a nice person.
her blog is so fun to read so be sure you go and say hello.
her shop is full and FUN.
i love everything in it.
have a great day crystal.
thank you so much.
here is me this morning…jammies and my first cup of coffee today.
mmmmmmmm….so good.
i am now charged and ready for my big trip to wal-mart with 4 kids!
woo-hoo.
be sure to enter the drawing in the post below.
I just found your blog from The Inspired Room. You make me so excited to have kids! Love your house and your blog style. I’ve also given up caffeine in preparation for getting preggers, but I still drink decaf! Luckily the withdrawal is behind me. What a great gift. I have a post about an almost free Senseo coffee maker on my blog if you want to check it out. It takes more than a cup of coffee to get me charged for any WalMart trip – with or without kids! Good thing you’ve got a BIG cup to drink from. i say we tell the mailman that megan is on vacation and just to deliver all the packages to your house (in case it rains of course) and just keep delivering the bills and junk to her house. she’s not going to read this is she? 🙂 info@terroircoffee.com Its a hobby I picked up of tasting different coffees all over the world. You can read about the farmer and farm where the beans come from. They ship it right after they roast it. So eye rollingly delicious.
yummy! I love it when I receive surprises in the mail! It makes all the other junk mail and bills worth the look 🙂 any trip to walmart calls for a “charge”!! just for all the NO’s you have to say for the things they think they HAVE TO have! hope it went well… that is one big coffee mug. should keep you going all day. how sweet, enjoy!!! Oh Meg…you are too sweet. I am still grieving my coffee in the AM…no joke but I am glad it found a good home! 🙂 I have the same mug and it is one of my favorites…LOVE that shade of green. 🙂 Thanks for thinking of me at wal-mart…I’ll have to check it out. Have a beautiful day! How can I get your (our) mailman (it is a man, I’ve seen him) to start bringing your fun mail across the street to my house? Amy D, any ideas? I’ll share stuff with you. 🙂 How sweet and giganic is that coffee mug! She sounds like a great blogfriend…..
board gamers.
jillian found my blog and asked if my family might like to try
some games from her company.
um….YES!
so look what she sent – just to be nice.
this is way too generous.
the kids attacked the box.
we are very excited to try out ALL these games.
they each look unique, creative and mentally challenging.
i love games like that.
and even better…no disney characters on any of them. (i am kidding…sort of)
there were 13 different games in this box!
and she sent some doubles so…..
would you like to try some too?
leave a comment to be included in a drawing.
here is your prize…
five games.
if you have any kids…you can play these.
if you have grandkids…you could use these.
if you have nieces or nephews…you could give these to them.
so leave me a comment.
it will make me and jillian at gamewright happy.
would love some coffee, but the games would do! Hope I’m not too late. am i too late???? hope not!
My kids love games and would be thrilled to recieve some new ones! Gonna try your mexican chicken out tonight-it sounds so yummy! My kids are getting old enough to play games which is a good thing since I love to play and my husband doesn’t. Wow Megan you do have an awesome mailman!! We love games and could definately use some new ones to add to our collection. You’re so kind to share with others, I can’t wait to hear how you and your family like the new games you recieved. I love your blog and I am also trying to look at other blogs you mention, I wish there were more hours in my day!! We can’t play enough games around here and are always looking for a new great one! I’m game! game on!
My kids love games and Ethan was very curious when I clicked on your blog and he saw these pictures! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I love love love your craft room, it’s so vintage. I found your blog on little bit funkys blog. I am fairly new to the blog scene and love it, wish I had done it sooner. Have a great night ~ Molly P
Got a 12 year old stepdaughter who loves games!! Always begging us to play so we could use some new ones!! Great giveaway!
Huge board gamers here, Huge!
So sure that the Chlo-Bug and I would love those games….thanks !!
OH YAY! We would love them! Love your blog too! You seem like such a FUN mom!! :0) Jodi
Looks like fun!!
Please count me in too! We love games!!
Awesome! Games / cards – our #1 activity in the winter months. Count me in! My boys would love the games! Me, me, me…..down here…..pretty please! Nothing like some good family fun!!!! That was so awesome of Jillian. We are board gamers as well and love trying new games! Thats awesome! We love games over at our house…Every time we go to target we swing by and check out there selection at Target! I haven’t seen most of those on the shelves yet! They are the perfect size to take to the beach – not to big and bulky! PICK ME!! Oooooooooooo, my boys would love these! Fun!! WE have “game” night every Sunday night..its pretty funny with a 3 and 4 yr old but want to start a tradition..we eat popcorn too..Love your blog..sorry I haven’t been over to visit lately..so busy with summer!! still love it!! Oh wow how lucky you were to receive that box. I’ve been looking at the stores for new games to get my girls – they are burnt out on the ones we have here. These look like some great ones they would like to play.
Pick me! Pick me! Pretty please! OMG – you LUCKY dog!!!! We love games here, especially non-Disney. I mean really, how much Disney should one have to swallow in a lifetime. Looks like some fun ones! would love to win these games – a perfect time for them too> thanks for doing this Count me in! I have a 6 year old that LOVES games! Wow … looks like a fun day at your house! My kids love games, so we’d sure love to win some new ones! yes…count me in..thank you so much for sharing with your fellow bloggers!!!!-jess i’m not a very lucky person when it comes to contests, but PLEAse ENTER me!! we just got through playing checkers, connect 4, and setting up domino structures…we LOVE games!! Not that I’d win……oh wait! I did win a fabulous gift from you one time, but I’d just like to hear a report on your favorites. We could use some new games. We went straight to Target and bought the bean bag one…..the only game my whole family can play. Thanks for inspiring us! uh, ya..you know i have kids!!! as bored as we are this summer (kids anyway) they need some games to get excited about. put me in the drawing!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m crossing my fingers. love your blog…so happy! our girls are saddly not gamers but i keep trying…maybe these would be a good incentive! xo Would LOVE to have new games. They look really fun. First, I just started reading your blog, and it is adorable! My family loves games, and it would be nice to start a collection of kid games for when our little one gets a little older!
I help run a youth ministry in a crappy part of Everett, Wa and our kids would love those games Im sure. We have a game closet but the games need to be replaced yearly as they are used by so many little hands! Love your blog… my husband and I still read it together! How wonderful. My girls would go nutty over some new games. We are big time gamers here, as well. Please, count me in! I don’t have kids myself, but have lots of friends you do, so these would be wonderful to give to them! We’d love to have some new games to play … especially with the kids around for the summer! Thanks for giving away your extras. how sweet of jillian to send these to your family!!! they look fun. we play sequence here, but that’s about the extent of it. Wow – how fantastic – we love games here, all sorts and all kinds – even into the scene it ones now too but nothing beats the good old board game, favorites include Candy Land and Cranium!. Great blog and great giveaway – thank you! We’re GAMERS, too! Count me in! I love games!!! 🙂 Awesome! I teach 5th grade and my students would love these too! Enter me! 🙂 Thanks!
Ooh.. I love games and only have one. The poor children who visit us only have Candyland to play. No nieces or nephews but a ton of cousins! I would love to be in the drawing. Sounds like fun! We love playing games with our 7 nieces and nephews when they’re over. And I’d love to replace our noisy/annoying “duck duck goose” board game with something a little more bearable! 🙂 We’re big board gamers over here, too. I’d love a chance to win those! Thanks =)
My kids love games and it’s hard to please a 2 & 5 year old. Have fun playing! Our family love games!!! Have fun!
we love games! and i’m about to have my 4th any day and will NEED games to occupy the other 3! I’m feeling game-y… enter me! I’d love to be in the drawing. They look really fun and we love board games at our house too!
WOW…very cool that she sent you so many!!! Between my kids and my inhome daycare we could most certainly use some fun games. Heres my email just in case I get lucky and win
Ommm yeah, I think my neighbor kids would love them you see we don’t have kids but we have the neighbor kids and they are here alot, this is the hang out place for some reason but we love it! I think because we always have fun treats and stuff. So yes I would love to get these,but whoever get themI will be happy for them. Lanny:) We love games! I have such great memories of teaching the kids how to play Candyland… and we have many friends, nieces, nephews and cousins who love games too!
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deb - Just found your blog and I love it! Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!
Irene - Hi,
Here from Melissa’s. Happy (belated) birthday. I so much enjoyed visiting your blog. It feels zesty yet relaxed and easy going. Thank you for sharing those beautiful moments of your life!
Kara Janzen - Hi Megan!
I can’t believe Sean is 8!! Wasn’t he just in Kdg??? I’ve loved keeping up with your family through your blog! I miss seeing you all and miss Newton terribly but Nebraska life is treating us pretty well. Go check out our blog: thejanzens.blogspot.com to see what we’re up to. Tell Sean that I say Happy Birthday and tell the whole family hello!
Kara Janzen
traci - wow – what a great day. happy belated birthday sean!!
Allikayesmama - Happy day to Sean!! OH! And I made your Mexican Chicken last night!! Let me just say…YUM!!! It is a new favorite at our casa!!
Cathie - LOL – my almost 8 year old – his brain is a Lego one too. Perhaps they are just wired that way :o)
Sound like a great party – he looks like he is having a blast
cjs - I am the lurker of all lurkers on your beautiful blog.
the way you capture real life is beautiful. an art form, for sure.
that you would leave me a comment makes me, well, giddy.
so, thank you.
chris - I do that too with the voices , it will drive me crazy if I don’t know.Super cool to get the theater to yourselves , we go to the movies all the time , I hate it whe people sit around me, and talk and kick my chair, I dream of an empty theater.
8 was my favourite birthday , happy birthday Sean.
How could you have not gone to subway , they are so good , we get them usually Saturdays, better than the fast food , gosh I hate cooking especially in the summer.
Chris
lorel - Happy belated birthday Sean! Talby is bringing our present home with her when she gets back from Grandma’s. I wish we could be there to give you a big hug and sing an embarrassing “happy birthday” song to you. I just recently learned that 8 is a lucky number in China, and you will be 8 years old on 08/08/08! How lucky will that be?
Jennifer P. - I love your parties! Just fancy enough to be fun, but nothing overboard.
And yes, I do that cartoon voice thing too. Usually have to watch the credits so I can see if I was right!
Hope he doesn’t sneek up on you at night with that mask on…..scary :)!
PamperingBeki - What a wonderful 8 yr old boy birthday. He looks like he had a perfect day.
(And yes I do that in cartoons too! Except it drives me batty if I can’t figure out the voice. Then I have to sit through the credits until I can get relief…)
emily - looks like a success! Aren’t boys funny. I would have loved to see them order their food.
Why have you not been to subway in 3 years, that is so funny Meg!
Dayna - Happy birthday to Sean!
danelle - Landon LOVES legos probably just as much as Sean. That’s all he wants for his b-day (next week). The two of them should get together to build!