Casey's quiz

Casey's 2013 end of school year quiz

Favorite color:  mmm, jade
Favorite food:  mashed potatoes with regular gravy
Favorite movie:  Star Wars number 6
Favorite TV show: clone wars
Favorite trick at gym:  back handspring
Favorite thing to do with dad:  go to the movies with him
Favorite thing to do with mom:  play games
Favorite thing to do with Sam:  play star wars
Favorite thing to do with Zach:  fight with lightsabers
Favorite thing to do with Maggie:  jump on the tramp
Favorite thing to do with Jill:  draw
Favorite thing to do with Anna:  watch peppa pig
Favorite friend:  brooklyn
Favorite toy: obi-wan
Favorite Primary song:  I like to look for rainbows
Favorite song: we will rock you
Favorite book:  Warriors
Favorite Star Wars guy:  girl: adi gallia  boy:  Obi Wan
Favorite Animal: dog
Favorite ice cream flavor:  chocolate
Favorite Restaurant:  rosa's
Favorite Scripture Story:  abinadi
What are you good at doing?  gymnastics
What do you like about yoursef?  i use my imagination
What makes you happy?  mom
What are you afraid of?  vampires.  their teeth.
What new thing would you like to learn this year?  my back handspring
What would you do with $100?  buy a dog and star wars guys
What do you like to do for other people?  surprise them
What is your favorite thing to do at school?  play outside
What do you wish was different at school?  lunch.  the teachers at lunch.
What was your favorite thing in second grade?  my teacher
What are you excited for in third grade? more multiplication
What is your favorite thing to do in Arizona?  dinosaur museum
What is your favorite thing to do in Missouri?  play in the snow
What do you want to do in ten years?  when do i go on my mission?  in ten years.  oh, ok, then I want to go on my mission.
What do you want to be when you grow up? zoo keeper

Casey's Baptism

I love baptisms.  All of them are awesome, but Friday was especially special because Casey was baptized.  It was such a great day for everyone, but especially for Casey.  Grandpa, Nana, and Papa were able to be there to make the day extra special.  He wrote in his journal that he "felt very happy at his baptism.  After I got dipped under the water  I was calm.  It felt awesome."  Everyone there commented on Casey's quiet nature and how easy it is going to be for him to listen to the Holy Ghost.  I couldn't agree more.  We love you Casey and are so happy that you made such a great choice.

Casey turns 8

Anticipated as usual, this kid loves his birthday.  Casey celebrated his eighth birthday and proclaimed it, "The best birthday ever."  Love him tons.  

So, here are eight reasons we love this eight year old.

1.  Casey shows his emotions very clearly on his face.  He may not want to say anything at all, but his face tells you everything.

2.  Casey still love star wars and who couldn't love someone who knows everything there is to know about just about every star wars character ever imagined.

3.  Piano.  You just have to melt as you watch him struggle to learn a new song.  He usually starts out by  using his right hand to press down the fingers of his left hand.  But, after a while, he gets it, has it memorized and is ready for the next challenge.  I love watching Casey turn his weaknesses into strengths.

4.  His quiet nature.  Oh, how we love him for that.  In a house full of loud, aggressive (I mean that in the nicest way), competitive kids, it sure is nice to have a quiet one amid the storm.

5.  Casey is a listener.  Without anyone else knowing, Casey knows what is going on in a room.  Because he is quiet, he can be part of something without anyone else knowing and then use that to his advantage. 

6.  We love Casey because he loves to play.  And, he loves to play anything and has the greatest imagination.  Many a day we have full battle scenes with heroes and heroines scooching across the floor. 

7.  We love Casey because he loves his little sisters.  He is a HUGE help and usually chooses to "be in charge" of one of them when Ron and I are going out.  I know I can trust him and the little one who is his "buddy" is the lucky duck of the day.

8.  I know I have said it before, but Casey is VERY loyal.  Once a friend, always a friend and I couldn't ask for a better friend in the world.  

Love you, Casey, and Happy Birthday!!

Casey's quiz

Favorite color:  you know, the dark green
Favorite food:  mashed potatoes
Favorite movie:  Star Wars
Favorite TV show:  Avatar
Favorite trick at gym:  back handspring
Favorite thing to do with dad:  Play games with him
Favorite thing to do with mom:  read books
Favorite thing to do with Sam:  play basketball
Favorite thing to do with Zach:  play lightsabers
Favorite thing to do with Maggie:  make forts, sleep in it, and play
Favorite thing to do with Jill:  play dad with her
Favorite thing to do with Anna:  push her around in the laundry basket with stuffed animals all over her
Favorite friend:  Elizabeth
Favorite toy:  Star wars guys
Favorite Primary song:  I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus
Favorite song:  "Uh bo bo bo buh bo"
Favorite Star Wars guy:  girl: Luminara  boy:  Obi Wan
Favorite Animal:  Cheetah
Favorite ice cream flavor:  chocolate
Favorite Restaurant:  Taco Bell
Favorite Scripture Story:  Nephi had courage
What are you good at doing?  Playing with Star Wars guys
What do you like about yoursef?  I'm nice
What makes you happy?  When people are nice to me when I am nice to them
What are you afraid of?  If I was swimming in the ocean I would be afraid of real live sharks
What new thing would you like to learn this year?  multiplication
What would you do with $100?  I would pay some of it with tithing, and buy Star Wars guys
What do you like to do for other people?  Help them with stuff
What is your favorite thing to do at school?  play on the swings
What do you wish was different at school?  the red tickets were bad and once you filled up 100 tickets you would have to stay on the fence for the whole recess and that the yellow tickets were good
What are you excited for in second grade?  to have Mrs. Land
What is your favorite thing to do in Arizona?  go hiking and play card games with Nana
What is your favorite thing to do in Missouri?  City Museum in St. Louis
What do you want to do in ten years?  could I go on my mission yet?  no.  oh. go to the beach.
What do you want to be when you grow up?  go on my mission. What about after your mission?  I don't know what I want to be yet.  Oh, yah.  A pet store person.

best of the day

March 1 - (The birds were back today.  Ron said that as he drove out of our neighborhood, the birds could be seen till the car hit the pavement.  That's a half-mile of birds.  Wonder what they are looking for.  

Could it be six small children?)

Anna is 2!!

Happy Birthday to YOU!

  We can't believe it.  Two years have gone by soooo quickly.  But, the transformation is amazing.  Anna is now talking, walking, running, jumping, shouting, pouting, laughing, playing, singing, loving, and all other things 2.

Here are 2 things that I really like about you:

1.  You love to play and do anything with the older people in our house.  You love to play house with Jill, you love to imitate Maggie, you love Casey to be your "babysitter", you love to give Zach loves, and you feel quite secure in Sam's arms.  It is fun to see a family rally around the youngest in the family and (I know from experience) it is always fun to be the one that gets such love and attention.

2.  I love your loves.  You are fantastically sweet and your hugs melt my heart.

You are an amazing baby with so much personality.  Once someone gains your trust, you will love them for always.  We love you tons and can't imagine our home without you.

(The cake was a slight disaster.  One layer crumbled, so instead of 4 layers, we had 3.  The frosting was interrupted with a unexpected trip to urgent care, and it had to be finished hastily with a ballgame starting and the missionaries joining us for dinner.  But, it still did the job and sure was a great day to celebrate a very awesome girl.)

Cute Casey

Fall picutres were after Casey's B-day, so here is a photo of him that I adore.  Love ya, Case.

Casey turns 7

Casey started celebrating early and then celebrated long this year.  He had four days of fun and loved every minute of it.  He loves his birthday more than anyone (except maybe Nana).  It was a Star Wars filled, large cookie eating, giggle-filled birthday.

more first day of school photos

Just a few more pictures from our back to school bash.  Somehow, Sam escaped, and the missionaries didn't want to show off their eyewear.  But, school is off and running.  It has already been a much better year than last year.  A little less crazy without football and adventures all around Missouri.  So, hopefully the good will continue and the bad will stay away for a really long time.