Happy Birthday Calvin!

 We celebrated Calvin's 10th birthday in May.  He loves a good party.  For his birthday he wanted cake balls.  So that is what he got!  A few years ago he asked for lemon cake balls, this year it was chocolate.  And they were yummy and rich!

Calvin also wanted a monster for his birthday.  He opened one present before school and that is what it was.  He was so excited and sleeps with his monster every night.  He has started a small clan of monsters in our house since then.

We had the cousins come over for a small party.  And we loved every moment!  We had to push things along pretty fast because the boys had scouts right after the presents were opened.

 

Calvin is a great boy.  He is very good with his sisters and they just love him.  He is very creative and is always coming up with things to make.  He is also very smart.  The lowest grade he received all year in school was a 96%.  And he was so disappointed that he got such a low score!  Funny kid!  He also plays the piano and viola and does so excellently!  Things just come so naturally to him.  We are glad that he is a part of our family!

Happy Birthday Lacey

In April, we celebrated Lacey's 3rd birthday.  Her birthday actually fell on Easter this year, so it was an extra special day and thank goodness, Ben had that day off.

She wanted everything pink (her favorite color).

She is such a sweet girl and we all love her.  She just follows me around the house all day and helps me.  Her favorite thing to do: make cookies for the boys.  That is what she wants to do everyday.

 

She didn't want a fancy cake, just a pink one!

We went to the "cousin's" house and she blew out her candles and we ate all the yummy cake and ice cream!

We love this girl and love what she brings to our family.  After having five boys, I can definitely say that having a girl is so much different!  But we wouldn't have it any other way and we love every minute!

Caleb and Carson's Birthday

Caleb and Carson celebrated their 12th birthday in March.  I can't believe how old they are getting!  I know I say that every year about every child!

There were a lot of candles on the cake!  We had a pie another night.  It was a week long party!

Turning 12 is a special birthday because young men are allowed to receive the Priesthood.  Grandma and Grandpa Reed and Grandpa Richardson came to see Caleb and Carson.  We loved having the company!

We are so proud of Caleb and Carson.  They are really good kids.  Teachers and employees at the school tell me all the time how nice the boys are!  In fact, one teacher just recently told me that having them in class makes it such a joy to come to work everyday.

Carson, Dad and Caleb

Grandpa Reed, Carson, Dad, Caleb and Grandpa Richardson

Dad, Carson, Caleb and Mom

We are so proud of the decisions the boys make and the example that they set for our family!  They sure make life fun and exciting...and really noisy!  :)

Happy Birthday Daisy

Daisy had her birthday in January and turned one year old!  I just love watching my children grow and develop their little personalities!  And Daisy is no different.  She is such a fun girl and just loves to walk around the house checking up on everyone.  I especially love her smile.  Her whole face lights up and her eyes almost disappear!

 

We decided to make cupcakes in ice cream cones.  I'm so glad that we did because it was so easy just to give Daisy a cone and she loved holding it and taking great big bites!

 

I know that I say this for everyone's birthday, but I mean it everytime.  I can't believe how fast this year has gone!  Daisy is such an important part of our family.  We all love her so much! She is so beautiful and fun!

 

Happy Birthday Ben!

In January, we celebrated Ben's birthday!  We actually celebrated it a day late because he worked some crazy hours on his real birthday and we never saw him that day.  Needless to say, we were excited for him to open his presents because I had a special surprise for him!

He was not expecting a box from Blair's.  It's a company online that has some of the hottest sauces in the world!  He had a bottle of Death Sauce before we moved, but it got thrown away during the move and he was so sad.  So I ordered him a sampler pack.  It has four different sauces and I heard they were pretty hot!  There is no way I am going to find out though!  In the box were also some really hot potato chips that Ben and the boys scarfed down!

Now for the surprise he didn't know was coming:  an iPad2!  You should have seen his face!  It was a great investment and he uses it all the time.  You know...all those high tech medical apps!  :)  I had to surprise him good because he bought me a really nice sewing machine last year...

Can you tell how excited Caleb was?  It was everything the boys could muster to not tell Ben the surprise because they all knew.

Ashton's Birthday

We celebrated Ashton's 7th Birthday in November.  He was so excited!  He wanted some army guys like Devin got for his birthday.  So now we have lots of army guys floating around our house and car, they have even showed up at church in pockets!  

He wanted a cake that had a letter A.  It stands for Super A. (A super hero that he created himself.  He even has a cape that has an A on it as well.)  

Ashton is such a sweet boy and loves working with his Dad out in the garage (aka: the shop).  We are so glad that he is a part of our family.

All the kids watching the present opening.

Ashton is so excited to get the army guys!

The "A" cake.

Ashton blowing out the candles.

Happy Birthday Devin!

Devin and I both had a birthday in September.  We were surprised by Caleb, who played us a "Happy Birthday" song.  Devin had fun opening all his presents and blow out the candles on his cake.  He wanted a Batman cake so, that's what he got!  I can't believe that he is 5 now!  He's such a little man and we love him!

Caleb playing "Happy Birthday"

Ashton helping Devin

Lacey started eating Devin's treats.  Her favorite was the Kit Kat bar.

Devin's favorite present was the "Guys". 

The famous Batman cake.

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Calvin's Birthday

Calvin turned 8 in May.  I know that I'm a little behind in posting, but that's life I guess.

All Calvin wanted for his birthday was a pair of boots.  He was so excited when he opened them.  He loves wearing his boots, almost every day!  

When I asked him what he wanted for a cake, he decided that he wanted lemon truffles.  He heard me talk about them before and they are fun and easy to make.  Calvin wanted to help make them, so we made a lemon cake,  baked it and then crumbled into the mixer and mixed it up with the frosting.  We rolled them into balls, froze them and then dipped them into white chocolate.  It was a little time consuming, but we had fun!

We love Calvin!  He is very talented!  Loves to play the piano and recently started on the viola (upon his request).  He collects many things and loves to draw!  He is a great son and brother!

Happy Birthday to Ashton!!!

We celebrated Ashton's birthday on November 7th.  I know that his birthday hat says the 6th, but that is the one that the school gave him.  The Miner Family was visiting that weekend, so we had a little party.  Ashton loved every minute of it!  He is now 6 years old! 

We absolutely love Ashton!  Some of his favorite things to do are:

1.  Spend time working with his Dad.  Ashton loves to work in the garage building things with Ben. 

Even if Ben is cleaning and organizing, Ashton is right there.

2.  He loves doing math in school.  Especially his "mental math".

3.  He loves us to read his scriptures to him every night and he will remind us if we forget.

4.  He loves to practice his drums that Uncle John is letting us borrow while he is on his mission.

5.  He loves to eat eggs every morning! 

6.  He is a great student!  His teacher told me how thankful she is for Ashton because one of the kids that gives her trouble is now being great all because Ashton talked to him.  Ashton just told him to do his work and pay attention.  The influence of others...:)

7.  He loves to run around and play with his brothers.

8.  He is great at holding and taking care of Lacey.

9.  He gives the best hugs and always makes sure I get a hug and a kiss on the cheek before he goes to school.

10.  Ashton is thoughtful, silly, full of energy, loving, caring, good at building, fun to be around and a great kid!  We love you Ashton! 

Happy Birthday Calvin!!!

On the 16th, Calvin turned 7 years old! We had a fun day for him.

He wanted red frosting on his cake. I ran out of food coloring, so he got pink. Sorry son!

He only wanted one thing for his birthday: a building set. So that was his favorite present. It is a K'nex set where you build different insects. He already built a giant scorpion!
Just a few reasons why we love our Calvin...
He is a great builder
He is very dedicated to his piano practicing
He is very thoughtful (sometimes he surprises me by making my bed)
He is very smart and really thinks things through
He loves to read (The Magic Treehouse is one of his favorites)
He's a fun brother to play with
He has many friends (everywhere we go, kids are always saying "hi" to him)
He makes us laugh
He's a wonderful son and we are glad he is apart of our family!

Happy Birthday Caleb and Carson!!!

Caleb and Carson just celebrated their 9th birthday on Friday!

We had a busy day full of lots of fun things!

Here are a few things about Caleb...

Loves music

Loves riding bikes

Great at making eggs

Can do a headstand like no one else

3rd Grader

Cub Scout

Wonderful big brother

Has good handwriting

Good piano player

Loves having family parties

Loves to play in the Creek

Keeps his room clean

Loves being a twin!

Here are a few things about Carson...

Great sandwich maker

Loves a good book

3rd Grader

Cub Scout

Super big brother

Has a good imagination

Wants to be a doctor

Good at drawing

Good piano player

Very sensitive and thoughtful

Very helpful

Loves to play Settlers of Catan and Pit

Keeps his room clean
Loves being a twin!

We put some trick candles on the pie. Every time the boys would blow them out, they would light back up again. Everyone was getting into it. It was really funny!

The boys wanted an apple pie instead of a cake, so here it is...

Here are a few of the presents that they opened that morning.

They loved their bag of treats. I think that the hot cheetos were a favorite!

Such excitement!

Happy Birthday Boys! We love you!

Ben's B-day Pictures

I'm just a tad bit late on posting this...
These are just a few pictures of Ben opening his birthday presents.