Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Greg!  The kids are on Fall Break yesterday and today, but they got up early this morning to bake a cake for their daddy's birthday!

ready to bake

 1st the cake mix

 then, the water

 next is the oil

 Cooper added the eggs

 time to mix the batter

 Reagan helped to grease the pan

 cheers!

 sweet kids

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Finally, it's time to ice the cake

 the finished product - the kids decided not to put icing around the sides

 Reagan wanted to put sprinkles on the cake...stars because "daddy is our star!"

 Dinner's done - time to eat cake

yum!

 the kids were so proud of the "party" they put together!

zzzzz

Since there is no school tomorrow (Fall Break), Cooper and Reagan asked if they could sleep together.  Aren't they precious...when they're sleeping!

Skating Skills Showcase

Reagan's ice skating rink held a skating party to celebrate the end of session, and to show off all the skills the kids have learned in this session.

lining up to show off her skills

 Reagan's Basic 3 class for Summer session

 After the skills showcase, friends and family were invited to skate with the students.  They played limbo as one of the activities.

 Ginger was gracious enough to skate with Reagan this week

Stay at Home Saturday

For the first time in a very long time (almost a year), we were able to spend our Saturday at home.  Cooper's soccer game was cancelled due to all the rain we've had lately, and the ground was too wet to go to a Pumpkin Patch like we planned.  So, we just enjoyed sleeping late and doing nothing.

the girls had homemade waffles for breakfast

 Cooper did have to do a few chore - taking out the recycles...in daddy's shoes

Sleepover

Reagan was so excited to have her friend Annabelle sleep over tonight.  They have been planning this for months - tonight was the first night we could get our schedules to coincide!  The girls had so much fun playing...and there were lots of giggles to be heard!

watching a movie

 time for bed

Breakfast Dates

Greg and I had separate breakfast dates with the kids this morning.

Cooper chose Dunkin' Donuts

 Reagan and Greg attended the All-Pro Dad meeting at her school and won the prize drawing for free Chick-Fil-A!!

Fall Color

It had been almost 6 months since I'd had a haircut (and my gray was beginning to show!), so I made an appointment for a cut and new color today.

Greg always says, "I thought you were getting your haircut"

Soccer Time

Another beautiful afternoon for soccer practice.

 defending the ball

 going toward the goal

Happy, Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my 41st birthday!!  I was lucky enough to get to spend yesterday with my sister (whose birthday was last Sunday).  We got massages & pedicures, and then had dinner with our husbands (the guys played golf while we were being pampered).  

the only picture of the spa day

 Red Velvet cake - my favorite - Greg really knows me!

 we cut into the cake on Saturday, but the kids wanted to sing Happy Birthday today!

 Cooper is the official birthday singer!

Skating Practice

Back on the ice for another afternoon of skating practice.  Skills evaluations are next week, so we stayed for a little extra practice today!

 learning how to spin!

Soccer Field

Another sunny day to be on the soccer field!