Happy Birthday to Elise

Elise celebrated her 9th birthday on August 31, 2010. She made a wish and her dream came true: Elise got to groom and ride a horse!

Meet Puff Daddy from Fox Run Stables.

Elise fell in love!

Being allowed to ride by yourself takes the cake!

Is there any birthday treat more wonderful than this?

Elise is a natural!

Now it's on to the "Minute to Win It" Party.

Here are the blue prints and pictures for an awesome, sure to win a smile party!

The games begin in 3, 2, 1....

noodling around...

knock it off...

sticky balls...

dizzy mummy...

and a crowd pleaser, the chocolate unicorn....

and the winner for this one....

Griffy!

All the games were a hit and everyone was a winner with our candy lady: Grammy. Elise felt like a million dollars and had the time of her life, all in a minute....to win it. :)

Back to School, August 2010!

The blessed, inevitable moment that marks the end of summer: back to school night.

The kids were excited to meet their teachers! Elise has Mrs. Suhre for fourth grade.
Nathan has Mrs. Bittle for second grade.
Lindsey has Mrs. Bartlett for kindergarten. Even more exciting, Nathan's desk mate is Evie! He has liked her since they first met, in first grade. :) And he has become quite the cutie! :)

First day...
Having great teachers brings smiles the first day of school and apples for the first day of class!
Nathan and Nicolas are in the same class again.
Picture day...
More smiles...
Elise

Nathan

Lindsey

Now the only thing missing here is Aimee. Only, she says she's not missing anything at all. She had the chance to go to school but would not have it! "I will go to school when I am grown up, like maybe next year..." :) How could I refuse such a sweet thing that loves to do everything I do (read, shop, clean, walk and eat). So Aimee is the one who reads and plays with me so I don't get all bored not having anyone else in the house. :)