Audri's Birthday

Audri's birthday is actually next week, but she is with us this weekend and we wanted to celebrate!

Audri's oreo ice cream cake, courtesy of Baskin Robbins.

So yummy!

Audri received a new bike for her birthday. Although not pictured, she was also given a "Hannah Montana" bike helmet. Safety first, right?

Audri was so excited to open her own CD player... now she can listen to her own CD's in her room! She got a Hannah Montana CD (thanks to Uncle Taylor) and a Taylor Swift CD to start her collection. :)

Trying our root beer...

We attempted to drink our first batch of homemade rootbeer... our plan was to make root beer floats! So, the kids and I opened the bottles and took our first drink. Unfortunately, they weren't as great as we had hoped!

Getting ready...

The flavor was fine, although it did have a bit of an aftertaste... however, there was no carbonation! It was flat. Bummer! It worked fine for our floats, but we didn't drink the rest.

We'll try again next weekend!

Trying to keep up...

There are days when I just can't seem to keep up with life... since my trip to Denver was cancelled (or should I say postponed) I am home this weekend. That part is nice, but since I'm home I figured I should try and use my time productively. I'm in the middle of laundry and cleaning the house, and I realized that I need to do a bit of grocery shopping for the week. As I start the grocery list on the back of an envelope, I realize it's yesterday's mail that I haven't even opened yet. So, I start to open yesterday's mail and begin to file the bills when I realize that I need to write some checks... then I realize that I am out of checks and need to re-order them. AGH! So, I'm back to my grocery list, after another round of laundry, and I'm looking around the house and realizing I should organize the closet. Honestly though, at this point, I am strongly considering a nap.

Making Root Beer

Our first venture into making root beer... we're excited to drink it when the kids are back in two weeks! From there, we'll be able to start tweaking the recipe. Our goal is to make a Davis Family Root Beer!

Josh, pouring the root beer into the bottle.

Audri, trying very hard not to spill any!

Donovan... the bottle capper was hard to push down!

It was a fun family adventure! :)

Wii Bowling!

A friend of Josh's loaned us his Wii this weekend to try with the kids. We were bowling! It was a blast, and I think a Wii may be in our future. :)

Josh bowling a strike

Donovan, using his whole body to beat us!

Audri, holding the pose, waiting for the score!

Pamper Day!

Audri and I had some "girls time" today! We went out and got our hair and nails done... then, when the boys picked us up, they had crowns for us as the queen and princess of their lives. :)

With my crown!

My new hair cut... a bit shorter, and with bangs. I'm sure it'll look a little different once I can fix it for myself. You know how it goes when someone else fixes it for you...

I have my first ever set of gel nails. You can't really see, but Audri has a flower painted on her thumbs, too. They were very good to us!

It's been a fun day! Audri wouldn't cooperate for a picture with her crown, so we'll try that one again tomorrow.

Time Flies...

I just realized that it's been over a month since I posted anything... oops! I keep meaning to! Updates in our lives... really, work, school, and weekends with the kids seem to take over all of our time, so there isn't much to update. We were given a small dining room table a few weeks ago, which has been such a blessing. :) It's nothing spectacular, but it's nice to have a place to sit together and have dinner. Josh and I make a point to sit at the table a couple of times a week (we don't get to have dinner at the same time all that often during the school year) and we love family dinners together with the kids.

We'll have the kids with us next weekend, and we're talking about trying to make root beer together. :) I'll take pictures and post them, so stay tuned... :)