Anna is Three

Modeling her new dress.


Anna's Birthday was on Saturday, February 20
We had a fun party with Grandma and Grandpa Paulsen,
and Grandma and Grandpa Steed

I spent most of the day making this cake.
Anna seemed to really like it.

Only little girls get this excited about new clothes.

She really likes this dog that sings "BINGO"

All of the girls stood up on chairs and read poems to us. Here is Anna's Poem.

Happy Valentine's and President's Day

We had a fun Valentine dinner together. The girls were so excited that we were using a tablecloth and our best dishes, and we were not having company. We had so much fun being together.

On Presidents day I woke up and to my surprise I had energy and I felt good. The girls and I spent the day cleaning the house, that I have been neglecting for the last three months. It is so nice to have things tidy. Today I don't know where my energy went, so I don't know how long the tidiness will last.

Abby is Six

Happy Birthday Abby!
Today is my sweet Abby's birthday.
She had a party last Saturday at Jungle Jim's.
After the party she had a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa Paulsen's
They took her shopping.
She got the cute blue outfit in the second picture.
Tonight we will take her out to dinner.
I hope you have a great day darling.

Halloween 09

I did not get any real great pictures of their costumes. Bridget was a pirate, Abby was Dorothy, and Anna was Cinderella. We visited both sets of grandparents. We went trick or treating on their streets. The girls said it was the funnest Halloween ever.

Happy Birthday Bridget

Bridget turned 9 on October 13, We had a family party for her.
It was on a Monday so we played Family Home Evening games.

Snow College Reunion

On October 10, We went to dinner with some of my roommates from Snow College.
It has been more than 13 years since we lived together. It was so much fun to see
Brittany, Keri Wendy and Dana again after all these years. It was nice to see all of their
husbands, and some of the kids too. I felt like I was twenty again.

Princesses

Abby and Anna went to a princess birthday party. Cinderella and Belle were the special guests.
Anna was so happy when she walked in and saw a big Cinderella. Cinderella is her favorite princess. She practically lives in her Cinderella dress. The woman who was dressed as Cinderella lives across the hall from us and Anna really likes her, but I am not really sure if she realized it was her. She talked about the "big Cinderella" for days after the party.