Happy Number 9

We love Naomi!!  She's always got some sort of plan in the works and keeps busy.  I'm a little late getting pictures of her birthday up, but it was still a fun time and I still want to share.  We had a family party, just the four of us.  I loved it, enjoyed the night together and didn't have to worry about sticking to a schedule.  We started by going rollerblading.

After skating we went to Angie's for dinner, a restaurant known as the place "where the locals eat".

It turned out perfect because our oven was broken (no homemade cake) and Naomi has always wanted to "clean the sink" at Angie's.  The sink is a behemoth of a banana split served in a dish that looks like a kitchen sink. 

We did our best, but I don't think we got more than 1/3 of it eaten but it sure was good.

We love this young lady!  She is a girl who loves to write stories, put together puzzles, do art projects, swing on the monkey bars, play with her cats, cook, play the piano and race scooters with her brother.  Naomi is tough and brave, she is determined and plans to succeed in anything she tries.

Spring Break

 The kids recently had spring break.  We didn't travel anywhere, mostly just tried to keep warm.   We went to a few movies, played games and spent time together.  Gray introduced Naomi to a few nerf games that he plays with his friends.  One was a nerf monopoly game where I (the banker) hid monopoly money all over  in a room then Gray and Naomi see who can collect the most amount of money with the least number of hits.

 There was a lot of laughing/screaming on Gray's part as he discovered what a good shot Naomi was.  He had no chance!  They had a great time.

Another key part of spring break this year was Top Gear.  We love this show at our house and there's usually a tv marathon whenever a new season is released on Netflix.  I have no idea how many episodes the kids watched, but they were quoting the show and speaking with British accents all week.  We also have to keep reminding Gray that his high school car will not be a Lambo!