Random Catch-Up

Just a few things to catch up on some events and pictures before Dalton's birthday.

Let's see...I don't think I ever mentioned that I went to my very first Bunco party the night before Dalton's Chuck E Cheese party. It was with some of the gals from church who I only knew 3-4 of ahead of time. But it was way fun, especially because I won for "Most Buncos"! I brought Autumn with me and she must've been my little good luck charm.

Here's some pictures from after Dalton's party that Sunday. The boys being all cute playing with D's new Toy Story Lego Buzz and Woody:


Autumn's pig tails:




Easton putting together Dalton's Lego RC from Toy Story:


When asking Dalton where he was going to want to go for his birthday dinner I named a bunch of restaurants. I personally love IHOP so I mentioned that and he jumped on it: "IPOP! I want IPOP!" Jason is anti-IPOP so I told D I'd take him on Monday before his birthday. Love me some IHOP. I was hoping to go while E was at school but Autumn was too snoozy so we went after we picked Easton up. I think that was my first time taking all three kids to a sit-down place by myself. We go places all the time with me and the three of them but something about a sit-down restaurant made it seem more impressive to myself. :)

We came home and looked at the lovely artwork waiting for me in E's folder:

Apparently the blue one is Easton and the green one is Dalton and the black one is Blitz. I like how my boys are holding hands. It seems to me that the paint dripped on E's blue guy but he says that he's on a pogo stick. :)

They're good brothers...playing with clip on flashlights on their way into the dark basement for some flashlight fun:


Autumn is apparently a big fan of Dalton's giant Chuck E Cheese balloon:


And she makes a darn cute pirate:


One more thing of note...Easton's assistant teacher (Mrs. L) is in school for early childhood education. She needed to observe some young'uns and asked if she could observe Autumn and it turned out Dalton was the right age for the other subject she needed so on Valentine's Day she came over. The second she walked in she said, "Yours house is the smaller version of our house." Polite, no? :) Nah, it didn't bug me I just thought it was funny. Anyway, she observed D and A for fine and gross motor skills. She let me know that she got a perfect score on her paper and said it must've been my perfect subjects. I'm glad Dalton got to spend that time with her because he'll be in class with her next year. We see her out and about quite a bit (Wal-Mart, Chili's, the grocery store, the circus...) so Lil D will be nice and familiar with her in the fall.