I'm so cheap

Megan is always wanting her hair highlighted and I am always telling her no because it costs so much. I told her we could maybe get it done for her birthday next month but today we were at Target and I had a great idea. Why don't I just do it myself for her. I bought a kit at Target for $10.00 instead of taking her to her favorite salon for $200.00. I think it turned out pretty good for a first time and she seems to really like it. Here is the before and after shot. I hope you can tell a difference. :)

This is the before. Prepare yourself for how good the after looks. It is impressive!!Here is the after. I think it actually looks pretty darn good. I am so impressed with myself. I can't wait until we have to do it again. I have a new strategy for next time.

Jacob's program

We spent Wednesday evening at Jacob's Spring program for his pre-school. Little did we know that we also got our yearly trip to church in at the same time. While I knew that the program was at a church I didn't completely understand that a whole service went along with it. We had lots of fun though and Jacob did a great job with his speaking part and all of his singing.
Megan and Alex are anxiously waiting for the show to begin.

Cliff, Heidi, Megan and Alex. Still waiting for it to start.

Jacob is in the middle in the blue. He is doing a great snapping job.

He got to come and sit with us once his part was over.

Alex, Megan and Jacob after the show.

Everyone in his class did a great job and they sounded so good.

Thanks for inviting us to come and watch.

Nothing.

Well, we haven't been up to much around here. That is pretty obvious since I haven't added any new pictures to my blog in a few weeks. Stefanie told me that I had to add some new stuff so here are some random pictures from this weekend. Be careful because they are pretty exciting!!!!!
Mike is very busy watching tv. I told you it was going to be exciting!!!!!

Megan is being her normal goofy self. She is laying on the floor and who knows what she is trying to do. I didn't even ask. :)

Alex is playing his Nintendo as usual. I know you are all shocked but this is how he spent his weekend.

We did go to the movie on Saturday night but I couldn't take any pictures in there. They seem to get mad when you do that kind of thing.

I hope you enjoyed our very busy fun filled weekend. Hopefully we will have something more exciting soon.

Megan's 2nd Choir Concert

Megan had her second Choir concert last night at Ballou. They did a really nice job on all three songs that they sang.
She looks so excited. She was mad that she had to tuck her shirt in. She wanted to tie it in a knot.

There are a lot of girls in her class. They sounded really good.

They all look so happy!!!!!!

She didn't want me to take her picture when they were walking back. I did it anyway.

Megan and Alex after the show. We went for Cold Stone after it was all over. It seemed only appropriate to go for ice cream when it was snowing outside. :)

What a Great Wolfe

This weekend we got to go to the Great Wolfe Lodge. It is a huge hotel and indoor water park. We went with Heidi, Cliff, and Jacob and had a great time. It was so much fun and there was so much to do. I took 210 pictures but I will only bore you with a few.
We arrived at the lodge on Saturday afternoon. Everyone was anxious to hit the water.

Megan tried to walk across the lily pads. It was pretty funny to watch. They moved as she walked on them.

Heidi, Cliff and Jacob are ready to hit the water.

Megan and Alex had so much fun.

Heidi and Jacob came down one of the slides.

It was time for a snack break. That water makes you hungry.

Mike really liked the kiddie slide. It didn't move to fast. :)

Alex and Mike got showered under a fountain in the wave pool.

Megan, Jacob, and Alex after breakfast on Sunday morning.

All of us after breakfast on Sunday morning.

Heidi, Megan, and Alex went on the howling tornado slide. Jacob was not happy that he was to small to go with them.

We can't decide which slide to go down next.

Megan and Alex in the arcade.

We had such a fun weekend. It went by too fast just as they all do. Thanks Heidi, Cliff and Jacob for taking us with you. We are looking forward to our next trip back there.

What a great week

We had a great week visiting with Stefanie and the kids. It was hard to say goodbye on Saturday morning but we know we will get to see them again soon. Here are some highlights of the week......
Megan was very good at fixing the girls hair. Maleah seemed to like it more than Rena though.

Rena and Maleah got pretty new dresses for their pictures when they get back home.

Cameron and Rena. Aren't they cute????? :)

Kay came by to see Stefanie on Tuesday night. Don't we look tall next to her? She is really just standing next to us. I feel like I am 7' tall!!!!!!!!!

The kids all had a great time together. It is so much fun to do stuff with all of them.

Craig and Lisa came over for dinner on Friday night before Stefanie had to go home. We had a fun night eating and talking.

Stefanie's birthday is this week so we had an early party for her. We had chocolate cake with 7 minute frosting. It's a great combination!!!!!

We got her a book that she wanted and some new clothes. She had been looking for new jeans all week so we got her some. Hopefully they work out ok.

Mike was trying to take our pictures. This was the best one out of the bunch. It was pretty funny when he was doing it. We weren't having much luck.

We had to leave for the airport so we got one final group picture. It turned out good and I think everyone had a great week. We are already looking forward to our trip to visit them this summer. It is going to be so fun.

A fun filled weekend

We had a great weekend at our house. Stefanie, Cameron, Rena, and Maleah all arrived for a visit. They got here Saturday morning and are staying with us until next Saturday.
Rena, Maleah and I got home and decided we needed to make some heart shaped cakes. It is almost Valentines day so it seemed only right.

On Saturday night Stefanie's friend Lisa came over and we had a really fun night sitting around and catching up.

Alex and Cameron decided it would be a good idea to turn the living room into a fort. They ended up sleeping in there. On Sunday they moved the fort up to Alex's bedroom so we don't have to try and walk through it now.

Megan and Maleah spent the whole day playing around.

The kids all got some early Valentines gift from my Dad and Bonnie.

On Sunday Stefanie's friend Jill came down from the Issaquah area to see her. She got to spend a few hours at our house and they had a great time catching up. (I think) :)

Everyone posed for a nice picture before the kids had to go home on Sunday. This is Alex, Cameron, Christian, Campbelle, Rena, Megan and Maleah.

Rena, Megan and Maleah have had a fun time hanging out together. They really love to have their pictures taken.

We have had a great time with everyone so far and we are looking forward to the rest of the week. It will be hard to say goodbye when Saturday gets here.