Cacti Fun and another birthday at the Sankey house

Mom got back from Arizona just before Ella's birthday (March 18th). She gave Ethan his own little cactus and she gave the little girls cactus seeds and little pots to grow them in. Carly decided to start hers yesterday. I told her that it can take about 2 weeks to grow. She checked it this afternoon and was disappointed that nothing was happening yet. No concept of time!

Ella's 7th birthday was fun! She got a new pogo stick, some hockey sticks and a pink telescope from mom and dad. She is up to 6 consecutive jumps on the pogo stick! Pretty good. She got a big bag of Cheetos from Ethan and a bottle of orange pop from Brynna. I think those were her favorites! Ah, to be 7 again and really enjoy the little things in life! :)

The little girls went up to my mom's for a few days last weekend. They have been begging for some 'grandma time'. They got to play Zhu-Zhu pets, go to Uncle Ron's, and go to Birdsall's to have yummy ice cream! Fun times! I got to enjoy a trip up to Savers and Value Village with Jacinda and Amy. We found a couple of new stores that had opened since we were last up there and they are now our favorites! Good times with great friends.

The Flip Couch

Graysen's teacher asked me the other day if he has his own chair at home because he has been making himself quite at home on a baby seat they have in his room at daycare. She says he just lounges back like he owns the place. No chair at home, but he does have his own couch. He likes to toddle over to it and flop down on his belly, he likes to climb on it to get to other 'higher' places (like the real couch) and he loves to just lounge on it!

Our other 'little man' turned 12 last Saturday. We are waiting to have a clear night so he can use his new telescope! Happy Birthday, E!~

A fun week...

I went on Carly's school field trip on Thursday. They went and did gymnastics at a local gym. Carly did really well! Wouldn't surprise me if she was taking gymnastics there some day. Then we went to Old Chicago and ate some yummy pizza! That was interesting with thirty 4 year olds!
Two of my co-workers had baby girls this week! I got to hold one of them when she was only 10 hours old! Love that! They are both adorable!

Ethan told me at around 4pm today that he had a loose tooth. At 4:02pm he looked at me and said, 'Mom, I lost my tooth!' That is a record for that child! The last loose tooth he had lasted for over 2 years and the dentist ended up pulling it! Maybe someday he will lose enough to actually get his braces on! :)

My mom left for Arizona on Thursday. She and some of her friends rent a house down there for a few weeks. This is the second year she has gone. I really wish that I was going someplace warm! I am sure they will have a fun time (hopefully not too much wine will be consumed). :)

We took the kids to Lowe's on Saturday morning for a building clinic. Ethan, Ella and Carly each made a LoweBot. That is the Lowe's version of a transformer. They are actually pretty cool. They each got aprons, goggles and a badge for completing their project. They have these clinics every other Saturday and they are free!

Hope everyone had a good weekend!