Andrew's a lucky bum!

Andrew turned 7 on St. Patrick's day- you know it is going to be a party when you are wearing shamrock underwear. Andrew is so happy to be 7. He has been wishing it for months now (actually he wanted to skip right to 8 but that is another story). He had a great day(s)...Chuck E Cheese with some friends, a fun day at school and a great ice cream pie. Andrew is lucky since everyone is in a festive mood on his birthday and green is his favorite color. He also loves money and tricking people which is why we think he really is a leprechaun (Eve tells him he will transform on his 17th birthday!) To tell you a little more about Andrew.... he likes classic rock and recently told Eve when she complained that there was no music in Dad's truck, "What do you mean, he has Alice Cooper!?" (He dj's the classic rock station). Andrew is really good at math- he teaches himself all kinds of stuff and does it for fun (we have no idea where this came from). He has a great sense of humor and has a crazy loud voice. He likes to drive Eve crazy, but they will play together everyday. He is almost always sweet (with a twinkle in his eye) and will still let me sing to him before bed. I think he must be a lot like Nate was when he was little and it really makes me smile! So Happy Birthday Andrew! I am lucky to be your Mom!

Eve turned 9!!

Eve turned 9 on Friday, March 6th and she said it was a great "never-ending" birthday. She invited one of her best friends over afterschool on Thursday- we met up with Nate for ice cream and then went to paint pottery and all met for dinner at Eve's favorite restaurant -Palapas (she loves the rice and beans and the ocean view!!) On her birthday she had a fun day at school, Girls on the Run (track), Girl Scouts (which seemed like a party) and then home to watch HSM3 and open presents- she was so beat we stuck candles on a sugar cookie and sang to her at 10 p.m. I cleaned her room (to surprise her) and was thinking about what a sweet girl she is- she is eager to follow the gospel standards (she is determined to find a tankini that completely covers). After trying one on she said, "this is just not going to work." Later I had to thank her for making good choices (it makes my life easier too!) This may not seem like such a big deal, but she has only one friend that wears a one piece suit here. She will think to go visit our elderly neighbor in our old neighborhood because "she is nice and it is a good service that we can do for her." She also told me she is encouraging her best friend at school to stop saying the Lord's name in vain and it's working! We are so great to have such a sweet girl in our family and she is a great example to us!