Happy 96th Birthday, Granny!

Today Granny turned 96!  Yes, I said 96!  Pretty neat, huh?!  We had her birthday party at the park again this year and thank goodness it was a lot cooler today than last year!  There was a nice breeze and the rain held off.

The Birthday Girl!  Kathryn Elizabeth White.

A little fun was had with her cake... she didn't want the candles to actually say 96, so they say 54 instead!
The icing still said 96.  Since we had a 9, 6, 5, and 4 we tried to talk her into being 9, 654!  Didn't work though. 

This knife is not usually for cake cutting.  It is a watermelon knife, but worked well for cutting her large cake!

Here we go again, the annual Payton v. Dustin battle!  They are having a lot of fun, but it looks like Dustin is winning!

Still having fun!

Part of the gang

This is becoming a yearly event too... hanging Payton's shoes by the rafters!  See HERE for last year's pics.

What you cannot see in this picture is Dustin is holding Payton down so Riley can pour a bottle of cold
water on him.  Notice that her hair is wet.... he got her first and now she is getting even!

Run Payton, Run!

Birthday Catch-Ups and Minute To Win It Challenges

On April 10th, Payton turned 9... can you believe it? 9.

He invited 5 friends over for a "Minute to Win it" challenge party.  We played a lot of the fun challenge games that they have played on the hit TV show "Minute to Win it."  With 6 total boys, they drew numbers to pair up into 2 person teams and Riley's friend came over so they could be on a team.  The best part was the team names they came up with!  We had the Bad Boys, the Flying Ninja Tsunami Squirrels, Fat Cakes, and the Squat to Pees!  I bet you can't guess which team name the girls picked!

I'll be posting photo highlights of the party soon!

Perfect Brownie Pan Update

The Perfect Brownie pan that we got Riley for her birthday was WONDERFUL!  It did everything that it said it would do on the infomercial!!!  Can you believe it?  One product that delivers!  Here are a few pictures of our brownies from when we used it the first time.  I definitely think this is a pan that every Type 1 Diabetic should have in their home!

Can You Believe She's in the Double Digits???

"One whole decade of delightful.  Double Digits.  Five times Two.  There's no doubting you're a blessing to the ones who care for you!"

Today marks a milestone for our family... Jon and I are now the parents of a 10 (yes, I said 10) year old!  Can you believe it?  Doesn't seem possible if you ask me.  I don't feel like I'm old enough to have a 10 year old.  I don't feel like she's old enough to be 10.  Back to the timeless statement... "Where has the time gone?"

Now that she is 10, she was able to get her ears pierced.  This has been the deal between her and her Daddy for quite some time now.  She was 4 when she first asked to have them pierced and he wanted her to wait.  When he said "10" it seemed so far away and now it's here and we just can't believe it!

Grandma "T" had a friend make this beautiful cake for Riley!

Blowing out her candle!  Don't forget to make a wish!

Riley enjoying the new deck at Grandma and Grandpa "T's" house.

Checking out the earring selection while waiting for her turn at Claire's.

More fun while waiting...

Getting Ready...

Didn't hurt tooooo bad!

Yay!  Congratulations, You Did It!

Waiting tonight for presents...

Just Dance... one of our favorite games for the Wii!  Riley and I love to 

dance against each other on "Cotton Eyed Joe"... so far I am undefeated!

Now, when she puts in "Sing it" I can say that she is undefeated against me. She's got the voice and I've got the moves!  :o)

I "over taped" this one just a little bit.

She was able to catch a peek and see what it is...

The Perfect Brownie...!  We think this is the 

perfect thing to have for dessert preparations

 for a T1 Diabetic!  It will be easier now to 

make sure that everything gets cut equally!!!

Jammin' to "Just Dance"  Ummm... it looks like she's doing the Beyonce' move???

Reading one of her new books in her new 

Zebra Jams.  She loves zebra striped things 

right now, but even more than that she

 LOVES, LOVES, LOVES to read!

Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!

How'd I miss it????

"Octopus or spider legs, big red stop signs too  -- Many good things come in 8, just like eight year you!"

Was logging on to add a few of the needed updates here and couldn't find Payton's 8th birthday pictures.... hmmm.  Where did they go?  Why can't I find them?  Well.... the answer could just be that they are still stored in my file labeled "Payton's 8th Birthday" in iPhoto!  Yep.  Sure enough everything was there.  So, here are a few from his birthday only 3 months late.

Payton had a pretty fun birthday.  Nothing like his Army party last year, but still it was a fun day for all of us.  His friend, Connor, went to Bounce Planet with us then came back and spent the night.  The boys set up a tent in the basement and had a blast!  The only hard part was getting them up early the next morning for church!

One of Payton's favorite presents will not be able to be "used" until August 11th... how rough is that?  Getting something that you really want, but not being able to do it or see it until 4 months after your birthday seems like a tricky thing to do to an 8 year old.  Even with the wait involved he was still happy to open his card and find concert tickets to go see Toby Mac and Chris Tomlin at the Indiana State Fair on August 11th!  The Hello Tonight tour should be an awesome show.  Payton is completely hooked on Toby Mac.  He loves to crank up the song "Jesus Freak" from Toby's DC Talk days and sing and dance along.  When we went on vacation last week, he found a hat just like the ones that he wears and of course, he just had to have it.  He pulls it off pretty well and has received many compliments on it.  I'll post a picture of it later.

Ready to open his presents!

All Smiles!

Toby Mac's newest CD "Tonight"

You can never have too many accessories for your Nerf weapons!

Payton and Connor in the tent.

Celebrating 95 Years!

One week ago today, my Great Grandma (AKA Granny) celebrated 95 glorious years!  Happy Birthday, Granny!  We had a party for her on Saturday and it was a lot of fun having everyone get together in honor of our Granny.