Happy Valentine's Day!

Benjamin, Ben and Evan cooking breakfast for Valentine's Day

Instead of candy, we've started a tradition of giving books to the kids!

My pretty Valentine's roses:)

Baking Valentine's cookies at Sara's house.
Sara, Benjamin and Bella pick out cookie cutters.

Evan and Benjamin cutting out cookies.

Bella and Shoaleh, daughter and mom, cutting out cookies

Sara decorates and digs right in!

Evan likes LOTS of sprinkles:)

Jacob is the taste tester! He approves.

Benjamin decorates a pretty heart.

Sara, Bella, Anisa and Adeeb having fun with decorating our Valentine's cookies. It was a fun day with family and friends!

Benjamin's 5th Birthday!

Benjamin turned 5 years old today. Despite being a bit under the weather and having to stay home from school, he managed to be excited about presents and cake.

Jacob and Evan want to help with the presents:)

Benjamin's favorite present... Curious George to play on the Gamecube.

Look at what I got!

Benjamin opens the present he got from Grandma and Grandpa Perkins and Jessamin.

Ben takes the cake to Benjamin.

Close up of the cake!

Benjamin blows out the candles!

Benjamin licks the chocolate off Curious George.

Evan insisted we needed party hats for a birthday...

and he loves cake too!

Jacob says "I LOVE this cake!"

Chuck E Cheese Birthday Adventure

Benjamin loves Chuck E Cheese, so since his birthday is this week, we took him over the weekend and they all had fun. We got lots of tickets and some fun prizes, ate pizza, and Benjamin got a birthday balloon!

Benjamin and his birthday balloon!

Jacob taking a ride with Chuck E Cheese.

Benjamin and Evan waiting to play
a game.

Snow Party!

On Thursday, February 1st 2007 we actually woke up to snow! This has never happened in the almost 4 years that we have lived here. Benjamin, Evan and Jacob were fascinated as they watched the snow falling from the sky. Evan said very excitedly, "It's Christmas!" and we had to convince that, no, it's winter:) After gearing up in coats, boots, gloves and hats, we went outside and made the most of our snow. Benjamin made a snow angel. Evan tasted the snow. We built a snowman, sled down the front hill in the lid to our sandbox and had several snowball fights. After I convinced the boys to come back in the house, we had hot cocoa and they said it was a snow party. The snow stuck around for a day and a half and Benjamin got 2 days off from school. It was a fun day!