Charley with a Haircut

3 x 8 = Ice Cream Sundae

Peyton has been studying multiplication in 3rd grade.  Each time he passed a number he got to put a sticker on his ice cream sundae picture.  A few weeks ago they got to reap the rewards of all their hard work--based on your number of stickers you got more ice cream, more toppings, etc.  Peyton got something like 3 scoops of ice cream, hot fudge, whip cream, and several toppings.  What do you expect when both of your parents are bankers? 

They have now moved on to division.  I wonder what their treat will be for that?  How do you top ice cream sundaes?

Peyton's 9th Birthday Party

I can't believe my little boy is 9!  It seems like just yesterday he was peeing on me as I tried to change his diaper.  Didn't we just finish reading Winnie-the-Pooh and now he's reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief?  He used to say "Love You Mama" and now it's "You're Such a Dork, Mom."  Ahhhhh........

Why Jenny is the Coolest Mom Ever

Because she totally transformed Peyton's room into Outer Space for his birthday!  And check out the rocket shelf...the rockets used to be baseball bats but the Coolest Mom Ever painted them, added wings and sparks, and turned them into rocket ships!

As you can tell, Peyton likes space -- the theme was his idea but he was not allowed to see the room until it was finished.  He was pretty excited which made Mom's work all worth it.  We love you, our little/big scientist!

Jeffe Palooza Winter Edition

Leave it to Ken & Jeff to find a way to paddleboard in any kind of weather...










...and of course there's a picture of the van.










They also managed to get in some biking...













...aren't they a cute couple?