Saturday, December 17, 2011

Jalen Andrew Turns 4

Jalen Andrew requested a boy cake for his birthday,
and then he drew me a picture of a boy.
When asked what flavor of cake, he requested pink.
"Pink?"  I asked, then carefully ventured,
"It's not much of a boy color," 
to which he replied, "It should be!"
Okay.  Wish granted.  Pink cake - blue frosting - stick figure boy frosting.
  • J-  jolly, little laugh
  • A- athletically inclined
  • L-  lovable, kissable, and huggable
  • E-  endearing and sweet
  • N-  naughty side - yes, he has one
  • A- adorable, although he corrects that as "handsome"
  • N- neat, orderly, and careful
  • D- determined
  • R- reader - avidly
  • E- eager and excited about life
  • W- winning smile
  • Happy 4th Birthday Jalen Andrew!
  • It's amazing to see how big you have grown.
  • Your baby look is gone, and in its place stands a handsome boy!
Congratulations on four great years - filled with fun, learning, and growing.
  • You are such a sweet boy, with a tender heart, and a lot of love.
  • You make us smile, and your hugs warm our hearts.
  • Thanks for spending the last 4 years with us, and here's to many more years to come!
  • We love you!
  • Happy Birthday, Jalen Andrew!

Friday, December 16, 2011

All Things Halloween

Most of my kids use the stickers that Grandma and Grandpa Tober
send in the mail, to decorate their journal pages.
Not Jalen Andrew.
His stickers are for self-decoration.
(and he's not too thrilled for it to be documented on film!)
And what is October without 
 our  Oktoberfest.




I usually don't buy the ready to bake cookie dough, 
but this year, I was just looking for a quick way
to have a little fun with the kids.
Who knew that the cut-out masks on the back
would be almost the best part.

Our church's Trunk or Treat
didn't fall on Halloween this year . . .


the boys had a great time -

and then went trick-or-treating
again on Halloween -
the benefit of being the younger kids, 
is that there are plenty of left over costumes,
so they chose to be different characters . . .
introducing . . . 
Darth Spider
or 
Spider Vader.