We just love pictures of Jefferson. Especially this one.
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TRUMAN'S BIRTHDAY ADVENTURES
Truman had a great birthday this week. Brian was gone on Wednesday so we decided to save the real festivities for Saturday when he would be home. Thanks to an idea from Lincoln's friend's family we woke him up for breakfast in bed on his birthday (cheerios and chocolate milk). We sang to wake him up and he smiled really big and pretended to keep sleeping. When he finally woke up he said, "thanks guys," like he was so touched.
For dinner I asked what he wanted and he said Cafe Rio, so' I took all four kids to eat at Cafe Rio all by myself. They had a great time and kept saying, "this is so fun, this is so fun." We hit "the donut place" for a Truman's dessert of choice and headed home to bed. His friends who could not make his party Saturday brought him a present and he said over and over how nice that was. He is a pretty appreciative kid. Or we don't do enough nice things for him so he is amazed at the special treatment.
Lincoln has a pretty hard time with Truman's birthday. He is used to the attention and leading our clan and doing what he wants, so all the focus on someone else was hard. Truman just wants Lincoln to be happy so he let him wear his new clothes and play with his new things and shared everything. Truman won't let people walk all over him, but if he sees someone disappointed he will put them first to help them be happy. He is tough and sweet and very entertaining to have around.
Saturday we had a bday breakfast with family and Truman got a new hoop that goes up to 6 feet tall and some sports clothes. These kids love to be in uniform at all times. Thanks Jess, Gramere and Grandpa! Later we had a friend party with 4 4 year olds (Sammi Stewart, NaNate Liljenquist, Gage Johnson and Will Elggren). It was a basketball sports party (surprise surprise) and the kids played fruit basket as balls, had lunch concession stand style, did an obstacle course and water balloons.
When Truman blew out the candles he wished for a ride on a real horse. He must be pretty loved because after coming to the party Aunt Libby called to say free pony rides were going on down the hill at a nursery. We went and fulfilled Truman's birthday wish and later that day was the water fun below. Have you ever heard of more birthday fun??
Truman's Slip and Slide Party
Here are some pictures from Truman's Birthday Party Saturday.
We got a slip and slide and had a great time. We have so many good pictures of
them here that it was hard to choose which one to post. So...here are about all
of them. Click on any of them individually and it will bring up a bigger version
and take you to the gallery where you can see all of them. Don't miss McKinley
drinking the slip and slide water towards the bottom left. It looks like Truman
is there to save her, but he was actually the one to push her in. Brian's
favorite is first one on the second row and my favorite is the last one on the second to last row, second from the left. Which one is your favorite?
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4 Days Work = 1 Minute Slide Show
Brian went straight to work after the good news about changing jobs. To impress his boss he put in 14 hour days and even worked Saturday. His hands and body took a real beating, so he was glad to have a Sunday to rest from his labors. I even got to help here and there - can you guess which design element I chose? We are all very impressed at Brian's handiwork and his amazing stamina. If this is what certain unnamed individuals meant when they said he was "not handy" I will take it! Today his first project was completed and we are blogging it for posterity...
Tell us what you think...unless you don't like it then don't say anything. So, if you don't comment we will just assume you don't like it. :)
Here are 4 days of work pushed together in a slide show of about 1 minute.
Weekend Visitors...
If you can believe it we have not posted for almost a week! We enjoyed a fun weekend with Abby and Sarah here. Abby took us to the Zoo and treated us to Cafe Rio for lunch/dinner. 
McKinley was ecstatic to welcome a new friend. She did well at the zoo and is such a pleasant baby these days. 
It is good that McK is so pleasant because Jefferson is definitely two. He likes to sit on the potty and say he has to go, but never does. Truman taught him how to climb out of bed, so with that and the diaper removal trick he likes, the good life is over when it comes to him. He still sounds so sweet when he talks. Jefferson wanted to make sure he knew where Abby was at all times.
Lincoln enjoyed showing off his bike riding skills and going to the zoo to see all the animals that start with L (like this lazy leopard lying in the sun) since he missed our last trip when he was sick on free zoo day.
Truman loves Cafe Rio and always wants to know, "Where's the guacamole?" He was very excited that an aunt who wrestles was coming for a visit. He was very sad to see her go. This is one cuddly tough guy.
Everyone enjoyed Sarah here too, but we have no pictures of her to share at this time:) Perhaps later this week.
Couldn't Resist
Maegan made me post this. I thought it was funny but it isn't meant to be rude or anything of the sort. In addition, three people now have (more?) semi-nude pictures of themselves on the internet and for that I apologize. If there were only a job that would pay me to make these I would be set as I sure think they are fun to think of. As a review: Maegan made me do it. :)
Maegan = McKinley
Could You Tell Them Apart?
This would be Mary Kim Holding Maegan at |  |  | |
| Its funny to see them doing about the same thing with the same exact expression on thier face |  |  | |
| Mary Kim teasing Maegan with the Binky. We don't have one of the boys doing this but it has and does happen. |  |  | |
| Its hard to remember who you are looking at in these. |  |  | |
| Maegan is a few months older than McKinley in this picture but they still look a lot alike. |  |  |
See more of Maegan's Baby Pictures by clicking below.
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| When Maegan was Young |
