At least he apologized...

So this morning I overheard this conversation between my 9 year old outdoorsman-power-ranger-wanna-be son and my 5 year old strawberry-shortcake-barbie-princess and her 10 year old protector:

Jonas: Lydia, I owe you an apology. What I told you before wasn't really true.

Lydia: Really?

Jonas: Yeah, I just made it up. Do you forgive me?

Lydia: Oh...well...okay.

Emily: What did you tell her?

Jonas: That I liked lizards...

Emily: So?

Jonas: ...And that lizards see everything in black and white except for the color pink and they will attack anything with pink especially people wearing it.

Emily: What!?

Jonas: I apologized!

Bikes and Butt Cramps (written by Emily)

Mom and Dad went on a bike ride with a few friends that went from our house in Columbia at 3:00 AM to Charleston at about 8:30 PM. Aunt Heather drove our van, & Billy, Brian, Matt, Andy, Mom, & Dad biked. Dad got butt cramps (or at least it hurt so bad he finally admitted it). Mom got huge bruises on her knees. I don't know about the rest of the crew. We kids stayed at home. Madison and Mackenzie Hendrix baby-sat us for hours and hours. But(t) that's all I really know. Call my mom for any further details!

And the Beadhead Award Goes To...

Lydia's wild hair in the morning always makes me smile! We forgot to take out her ponytail last night so she woke up with Cindy-Lou Who hair. I love it!

Look what I did!!!!!

Ok so I kind of have a minor issue with starting little projects and they turn out bigger and grander than I plan on. The latest is no exception. I needed to paint the girls' bedroom. Now I've had the paint for a few months I just was having trouble actually getting it done. I finally decided this was the week. The original idea was lavender walls, white trim and one accent wall with pale pink harlequin style diamonds. Pretty, classy and fairly simple. My pink turned out to be a little brighter than I had intended so I was trying to figure out how to still use it yet tone it down. I still wanted to do something fun, yet original. Long story short I decided to create a plaid wall. I couldn't find a pattern so I just made one up as I was taping and hoped for the best. It turned out way cuter than even I anticipated. When the girls saw it this morning they declared it to be the coolest wall ever. Once I get the room put back together I'll post pictures of everything. Including the new window seat and finished bookshelves. But here is the wall with Emily, Adrianna and Adam this morning.I even managed to go around the door. Oops looks like I need to put the smoke detector back up.

Tennis

Today we had our first tennis practice of the year. Mom was coaching Jonas, Odie, & Preston's team. Ethan & Noah DelPreorie were on the same courts, but their dad was their coach. My coach was Coach Law Powers. He was really nice, & let those who would miss the serve, get another chance. My classmate, Britt said he was going to tennis practice after school,also. Britt & I are(I think) on the same team. I was exited to see someone I've known longer than the other team mates. Tennis was really fun!!!!!!!!! I will tell more about today later.

Goose Egg

Adam got a MASSIVE goose egg on Sunday, March 6, 2011. We were leaving for church, and Preston wasn't buckled up. We backed out of the drive way and drove two houses down and Preston still wouldn't sit down and buckle up. Mom hit the breaks, Preston held on to the passenger seat so he wouldn't fall. Adam, on the other hand, wasn't buckled. Adam flew out of his seat, and hit the seat in front of him, giving him what seemed to be a COLOSSAL goose egg. So here is our moral of this story:MAKE SURE YOU & YOUR KIDS ARE BUCKLED BEFORE YOU DRIVE!!!!!!! (Even if it's only two houses away) :)

Smooching In Church?!!

Today after church, mom & dad had a pack comity meeting. we were the last ones to leave, so I guess mom & dad decided they would smooch in front of us. It wasn't just the "5 second quick kiss," type. It was whole romantic scene. Dad picked up mom, "dipped" her, and smooched for about 30 seconds (mom says it wasn't that long). Grrrroooooossssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nobody dared to look! Nobody wanted to look. So here I sit, to protest kissing in front of children, 16 years or younger. Although movies don't count. So, here I sit, in my green long sleeved T-shirt and Hannah Montana pajama pants, in my mom's black chair,saying, GOOD NIGHT!