National Pancake Day

Who knew there was a National Pancake Day? It sounded like a great reason to have pancakes for dinner!

Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Ball

I've been a little behind on the blogging lately, but I have a really good reason: one or more of us has been sick since Christmas! For the last 10 days, it has been Ashley's turn. She started out running a little fever and not feeling well last weekend, seemed to get better for a few days, and then developed bronchitis. I think she is finally getting over it! She's missed a week of school and two weeks of gymnastics, but she did not want to miss the Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Ball last Friday night. She was actually on a upswing that night, so they made it through the whole event. Just like last year, the lemonade got rave reviews.
The Mother/Son events for the evening were much more low-key: going out for cheeseburgers and shakes followed by playing with Legos and watching Star Wars Episode II at home.

Valentine's Day Sock Hop

Ashley's kindergarten class had a Valentine's Day Sock Hop today. They had a soda fountain with ice cream sundaes, and their teacher even taught them The Twist, The Jive, and The Mashed Potato! They were too cute! I only wish she had been feeling better. Both of my kids have whatever virus is going around this week.

I made it upstairs for the second half of Nathan's party. I wish I had taken a picture of the side-view of his messy desk. At his parent teacher conference, we discussed one of the areas in which he needs improvement: "organization". His teacher has even asked the girls that sit on either side of him to help him out. That kind of reminded me of Jeff in grad school. ; )

I let him loose with my camera. He took a few good pictures (like the one above of his box), but most of them were of his friends and turned out more like this... ...or this.

Don't Open Until 2021!

So, I had an idea last summer for Nathan to make a time capsule to be opened in 10 years when he (insert gasp here) graduates from high school. I had this cool container from work, and we filled it with lots of pictures of what we did last spring and summer, some of his drawings, letters from Jeff and me, and few other little trinkets. We finally got around to burying it at Mom and Dad's last weekend. Mom told me that they had hidden a time capsule under the bottom stair when they built our house back in the 80s for us to open after they are gone. Kind of morbid but cool! I'm just glad we know where to look for it.

We also found out about another surprise when we arrived in Lonsdale: Mom and Dad got a new puppy! She's a 6-week-old terrier mix. After much discussion, we named her Daisy. The kids miss her already.

Geocaching with the Krebs

Cheer Camp 2012

The Stephens Center at UALR was overtaken tonight by parents and students from our elementary school. The older girls held a mini cheerleading camp for the younger girls this week, and they all performed in the halftime shows at both the men's and women's basketball games. It made for a long night, but they did really well. Here's a shot with Meme at home before the game. Ash with her friend Kendall Waiting for their turn Showtime!Thanks to my father-in-law for taking lots of pictures for us tonight including this great action shot of Ashley's cartwheel. The gymnastics classes are paying off...she nailed it both times!

100th Day of School

Last year, Nathan really enjoyed dressing up like he was 100 years old for the 100th day of school (see here). This year it was Ashley's turn. She made the cutest little old lady!

Way to Go, Eagles!

I finally remembered to bring my camera to Nathan's last basketball game of the season. He has played with some of the same boys since kindergarten. This year's team - the Eagles - finished 3-2-1 including a tough loss in the last game of the season. I didn't get any good action shots...except maybe this one of silly little sister trying to steal the attention. ; )

Is it still winter?

I know it is January, but it has been such a mild winter that it's easy to forget. Nathan actually wore shorts to school today! We've been keeping busy, but no big, blog-worthy events. Everyone is finally back at work and school on a regular basis. We've been playing outside a lot thanks to the nice weather and new, outdoor (thank you, Santa!) Christmas toys.

We have also been partying hard, as usual. ; ) Ashley went to 2 JumpZone parties last week, Nathan had his Accelerated Reader party at school, and they both went to a friend's birthday party on Sunday!

That just about catches us up to date on our happening life in WLR. Now to head out the door and shuttle kids back and forth from basketball and gymnastics...

NYC Shopping Spree

One afternoon this past fall, Renee called me to let me know that she had entered a contest in Redbook for a free trip to NYC, a new wardrobe, and a closet makeover, AND SHE WON!!! After getting some more details, it was called the "7 Days of Style" and was sponsored by Liz Claiborne and JC Penney. This week, she and Aaron flew to the Big Apple for the shopping spree.

She sent me these pictures today, and I volunteered to post them. I'm sure she will have some great, Renee-like comments about the event. For now, here are the pics. BTW, I love the red coat and the picture of the receipt. That was some serious shopping!