PHANTOM!!!!

On Friday night Emily, Joe and I went to see Phantom for Emily's 12th Birthday. It was such a fun night downtown with the two of them.

Still buddies after all these years!

We goofed around before the show. The video is purely for our memories...

We had to climb many flights of stairs to get to our seats!

Inside the theatre, I cheated and took pictures. Then I got in trouble by one of the mean, old lady ushers. She told me "You WILL delete those pictures!"

Happy Birthday Emmie Annie!!!

Our March Madness

We celebrate four birthdays in March...Jocelyn's, Grandma Jean's, and of course, the "twusins" (twins & cousins) Emily and Christopher, who turned the magical age of 12!! Here are some photos from that night.

10 fingers + 2 fingers = 12 years old!! They are so smart!

Great Grandma Jean and Great Grandpa Mark with Levi whose eyeballing the cupcake!!

Watching March Madness and lounging with my honey and the family...

OH BOY, IT'S LEVI'S BATHTIME!!!

I couldn't resist posting this picture in his birthday suit. He is so handsome!!

Tickling Levi with my chin. He looks like he is thinking, "This lady is nuts. Somebody help me, please."

Ames Beach Party

Samantha's school had a Beach party dance. She loves to go to dances! I let Emily take her this time, as we had conflicts that night! Emily is finding herself babysitting alot more these days!!

Valentines Day

Samantha was so cute on Valentines Day. She wanted to be festive, so she dressed all in pink and had me put a pink streak in her hair. Then she popped out the lenses of some old sunglasses and decorated the frames in stickers.

School stuff

Samatha's art work was on display at Bemis Library. Her piece is the sun on the top row.

Joe plays for Newton's 8th Grade Basketball team. In the first photo Joe getting ready for the game to start. Can you find his cousin Chipper in the bleachers with the team?

I used a function on my camera that takes multiple shots per second of Joe's free throw shot. Nice form!

I love this photo because I took it from the other side of the gym. It's Emily and her friend Savannah at Joe's game. They look so grown up for 6th graders.

Emily's Science Expo

Emily had a Science Expo's the same week as Samantha. Emily had to stand for a half hour in the hot, crowded hallway.

The science expo went on and on and on....

Here is Emily's longtime friends, Savanah, Sammy, and Beckah. They have been together since Kindergarten!

Sam's Science Expo

Sam had one of the coolest experiments in the science expo at her school. She made food coloring EXPLODE in milk! These are a few photos from that night.

Grandma Jean was my helper, as always! She stayed with Samantha at the expo while Emily and I shuffled off to Young Women's New Beginnings and Brad and Joe were at a Basketball game! What would we do without family?!!