1...2...3...Surprise!!!

 

Birthdays around here go 1,2,3.

First, we had Ty's on March 18th.

Notice Syd's cake decorating skills  :)

 

 Then Jason's falls one week later

on March 15th.

 

Skip a week, then you have Summer's.

Since hers falls on Easter this year,

we decided to throw a surprise

party for her tonight.

Syd, Miranda, Kallie,  Julia, Summer, Eva, Sam, and Joe

She came home from getting

her drivers permit (big enough news, right!?!),

to find a house full of her friends ready to

help her celebrate her 15th birthday...even if

it was 5 days early.  Happy Birthday!!!

My baby is seven! :(

 Our wild night started off

at Chuck E. Cheese.

When Jason came to check out

Billings as a possibility for us to move to,

he called Ty to tell him they had a Chuck E. Cheese.

Ty was sold.  He was ready to move here that very day!

 The kids had a blast.

 We worked hard at earning those tickets.

 Summer had fun on the snowmobile.

 After we used up all of our tokens,

we traded our tickets for some cheap toys

for Ty, then headed off to the next event.

 Ty loved the Monster Truck Show in Arizona

last year, so he wanted the girls to join him

this year, too.  We were off to the

 Monster Truck Rally..

 We were ready for a show.

It is a 2 hour event, with all of 15 minutes actually 

being some action.  I said I would happily allow

it to be a father-son activity again next year,

although I did have a lot of fun.

 The stunts were exciting,

 the Monster Trucks were huge 

(and VERY loud),

but, by far, the best part

was spending every moment with

my little man.  Sadly, he's not so little

anymore.  Happy 7th birthday, Ty Bradley!

Green this, and green that!

 Ty's classroom got attacked by a silly Leprechaun

on Friday.  Well, as all kids do, he came straight

home ready to make a trap to catch one.

Luckily, Sydney was game and helped him

create this masterpiece.

 Their pile of gold and Lucky Charms did the

trick.  I'm sure you noticed the Leprechaun 

footprints.  He left prints all over and even left

a note.  He signed it Patrick Greenland.  He was

too smart for them though, and made his way

safely home. 

We were shocked to find he had even turned

our milk green!  Gross!  We added to that by

making green poppy seed muffins for breakfast

and Syd made green jello for lunch.  We're

off to Chuck E. Cheese and the Monster Truck

Rally for Ty's birthday tonight.  Might as well add

some green cupcakes to the mix. 

I'll post about the party tomorrow.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Daylight Savings?!?

For the first time since 1999, we had

to adjust our clocks for daylight savings.

Man, Arizona has a good thing going.

 Ignore it and life goes on beautifully. :)

One Fish, Two Fish, Red....

 Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!  

Last Saturday, Target had a Dr. Seuss

read-a-thon that was awesome.  Ty

was one of the only kids that sat there

and enjoyed 3 very LONG Dr. Seuss

books with his mom.  I love watching his

expressions.  His face tells the story all

by itself.  Have I mentioned how much

I love Target?  I am seriously a fan!

They got awesome gift bags with

cool Lorax mustaches in them.

 Ty also got to pick out a new

Dr. Seuss book.  They are on sale 

at Target right now if anyone is interested.

This morning, the younger kids

were lucky enough to get Green

Eggs and Ham.  Summer leaves too early 

for that.  :)  I put a picture of these on Facebook

and my Aunt Tammy said they look disgusting.

What a poor sport she is!  My kiddos loved

them....I steered clear.  HaHa

Happy Dr. Seuss Day!

Syd's 12 year old trip

 My parents, as everyone already knows,

are out of control.  :)  For the grandkids

8th birthdays, they get to board a plane,

all by themselves, and fly to visit Grammy

and Pops in Southern California to be spoiled

rotten at Disneyland and California Adventure.

Well, for their 12th birthdays, they get to fly

out there to go to the temple and be spoiled.

 Fortunately, Summer went 

the same time as Zane, and

Sydney got to go at the same time as Tanner.

The Newport Beach Temple was closed for

cleaning, so we went to LA (which happens

to be the very temple my parents were

married in).  Pretty cool, right!

 Now, you may notice 2 people that were

never supposed to be on this trip.  The airline

that flys out of Billings doesn't allow un-

accompanied minors, so I got to go along.

Thanks mom and dad!  Well, Tanner might as well

bring his mom, too.  All 3 Foster girls were together

with our parents,our cousin Brittani, and her

 boyfriend Mike. Pretty good deal for Amy and me!

 It was a great reprieve for the cold in 

Montana and Utah.  Dolphins even put on

a show for us at the San Clemente Pier

on Sunday.  Hello! Life is GOOD!

We had a great time (even if Sydney kept

reminding me to lay low...I wasn't supposed to 

be there, remember).  :0)  Thanks Mom and Dad!

A couple Valentine photos

Ty's awesome Valentine's.
We stole the photo idea from Aunt Heather. :)

Syd had a Valentine Bake Sale.
Pretty cute, if we do say so ourselves.
Happy Valentine's Day!