Ivie's 14th birthday Party...SURPRISE!

Ivie is 14 years old! Her BFF Tiffany organized a surprise party with Lara. There were 14 teenage girls at our house hiding in Ivie's bedroom. She had been tipped off by a few clues throughout the week. She has amazing powers of deduction, she gets that from her mother by the way. Her friends know her well; they brought her Bacon for her gifts.



they played a few games including minute to win it, unravaling crepe paper.then they played night games, then Ivie got a happy birthday phone call from GOLEM. (a friend of mine from work)

Amelia the Cook

Sweet little Amelia wants to help.. with everything! So the other day we were making breakfast for everybody, I stepped away to answer the door and came back to find Amelia had taken over my sausage duties.

New Couch

We moved all the kids upstairs so we could have a comfy family/TV room. On the wall facing the couch is a 47 inch flat screen. Its a good time to watch a movie... but no matter how much space there is on the couch, the little kids are sitting on Lara's Lap!