Our Budding Artist

The art teacher at MKB submitted Karis's artwork in a local competition. She did not place in the competition, but her artwork was displayed in the school district's administration building. We were thrilled when Karis came home with this note:

We went the next day to check it out!

We are so proud of her and her talent!

Happy Birthday Makena!

Makena wrote a list of all the things she wanted to do for her birthday.

We started the morning with donuts and presents from the family.

While Karis was at soccer camp, she went shopping with Mommy to spend some birthday money. We went to Michael's for Beanie Boos, Barnes & Noble for two Star Wars books, and then Toys R Us for a small Lego set. Our last stop was the grocery store to pick out ice cream for dessert. 

After lunch we went to Going Bonkers -- a slight change from her list. 

After the kids were done running, climbing and sliding, we went to Sonic. The kids love the corndogs and they love eating in the car!

When we got home, we had dessert and then Karis and Daddy had to go to soccer practice. Makena and Kyle stayed home and watched a movie. We hit everything on her list! It was a full, fun day and she loved it!

The next day, our friends from small group surprised us with some cupcakes for the birthday girl!

Choo Choo!

Daddy knows his boy loves trains. 

He found a miniature train in Ft. Worth for us to ride. 

Our kiddos are pretty fun to hang out with. 

It was a great day for a train ride!

On our walk back to the car, we found a small exercise station. We worked out a little and had some fun family competition. The kids loved it and it was ranked as one of their top playgrounds!

Celebrating Makena's Birthday with Friends

Makena's birthday is during Spring Break so she celebrated her birthday early at school. She chose a Shopkins Kooky Cookie to share with her friends.

 

The next day, we had a Shopkins birthday party for her at the house. 

  

Makena wanted to decorate her own cupcake. 

Daddy tried to eat all her toppings off her cupcake, but she successfully fought him off. 

A lot of her friends could not come because of Spring Break, but she still had fun with this small bunch of sweet friends.