My cure for the sick.

Everyone is sick in my house, so I decided to cook up something to make everyone feel better....

He seems to be the cure for my family.

A Birthday for good ole Daddy-O!

the 30th birthday IS a big deal so we tried to make Daddy feel oh so loved. So the morning of Chad's birthday (Oct 16th, in case you didnt know) Ethan & I baked him a cake. Ethan of course agreed to be my taste-tester....

in more ways than one.....

while the cake was cooling on the oven Ethan helped himself to some cake. OH, that heathen child! However, I am an awesome cake icer and you couldnt tell that a corner of the cake was almost missing entirely. Awesome, I am. (and to anyone who ate this cake along with us, I did NOT feed you any from that side of the cake.)

Old man Chad & his T-H-I-R-T-Y birthday candles!

And since mister-I-work-for-the-FAA had to work all day... we stayed up late to sing & eat cake. The kids were so excited! And we also, celebrated mister FAA's {aka OLD FART} birthday with a dinner & awesome company on Sunday. We had a great time and enjoyed ham, funeral potatoes {how appropriate} , green beans, hawaiian rolls...and more dessert! Raspberry cheesecake. mmmm!

we made this too!

they sure ♥ their daddy!

And I do too.... with my whole heart.

Hope we made his day happy.

3-0

HAPPY BiRTHDAY to

my very own Rico Suave!

happy 30th, honey!

i {i mean we} love you. so much!

nights like this....

are the best. hands down.

dylan showin' off his smooth moves.
...eventually we too shall join the trend and own a trampoline.

mostly because chad wants to show off his mad skills.

{& prove he's not getting old}

...really ethan loves this. he's a crazy child, just like his daddy.

oh. the hubster. he is so much fun. the kids dig it, just as much as i do watching.

lovin' on mr. aiden... he was our little heater.

we all got together for this guy seen above. it was his birthday! {well last thurs, but christy was out of town} so we celebrated sunday evening... with food galore! steaks .n. burgers, corn on the cob, baked patatoes & baked beans. wow. and if thats not enough... 2 pies. since i couldnt seem to make up my mind as to which looked the very best. joe also made homemade banana pudding. so yummy. and i'm so happy he gave us a reason to celebrate. i love that he is part of my family....and that he makes my sister happy.

And on an unrelated note:

...chub-a-dub-dub little aiden in the tub

the boys....and a few of their goodies from grandma & g-daddy!

they are having sooooo much fun with the dolphin whistles.... and ethan's drum. my parents, aunt & my sweet gram went on a cruise to the mexican riviera. where they swam with dolphins & rode horses along the beach.... things i'll just dream about for now.

I may or may not be a little jealous.

Don't miss this....

Stephanie Nielson {Nie Nie Dialogues} will be on Oprah on Wednesday, October 7th. If you haven't heard her story or read her blog.... you will still love the show nonetheless. That's a promise. These two posts of hers are absolute must reads Love & Chickie. Her sister, Courtney {C Jane enjoy it} will be part of it as well. Read this. Love them both. And I so wish we had cable right now!

The 26th of September.

{We're on the Move}
Last Saturday was the Memory Walk for Alzheimer's at the Abilene Zoo. Chad, the boys & I walked for the cause. Along with Christy, Joe, Jayce, John & Ashleigh and Melissa, Kade & Maira. There was a huge turnout... which is awesome! However, the "walk" was more like a leisurely little stroll to say the least. Now we've never done this before so maybe it's because alot of the participants are people affected by Alzheimer's themselves (or their spouses) or if it's because it took place inside the zoo. All I know is that when you have 8 kids on your team walking past those cute little animals is almost impossible. Anyhow, next year I'll know a little more what to expect....and hopefully will raise some money. This year we dedicate our walk to Pop, Grandma Nielsen, Papa Harris & Joe's Grandmother too.... we all signed a paper forget me not for each of them.



Second half of the day & into the night....

{BALLOONFeST!}

Aiden is bad-to-the-bone!

(& chillin' with Lacy & Ashleigh)

Joe & Christy... with smiley balloon.

Waiting for the balloons to launch.

The tots waiting.... Kade didnt like how noisy the balloons were.

Intermission...
we played at the park & just enjoyed the nice weather.

Ethan meets a horse. Oh, he was such a beautiful dog!
Miss Maira Jane.
Ethan loved Ashleigh playin' with him!

Our dorky children {+ a friend they met at the park}

Waiting to see the Balloons GLOW!

very awesome.... loved this!

Maira loved hanging out with Joe (& Christy too!) a few glowing at the same time.They called in the strong men to hold those balloons down.

Peace. {and a little Pink Floyd}

Way cool Balloonfest..... now I wanna take on Albuquerque!

Buddha Boy!

...talkin' about mister Aiden! Im tellin' you this kid can eat and eat and EAT!

He does NOT dig rice cereal..... not one bit!

He does LOVE sweet potatoes however! (what baby doesnt?!)

Mmmmm!

Fat & Happy.

Chunky Monkey in the making.