My favorite things I did today include...

Lauren: Drinking my Blue's Clues yogurt drink, eating my Pop-tart, and playing at school.

Zachary: Doing puzzles with Daddy at school during "Puzzles with Parents" and watching the IU game.

Indiana 77, Purdue 68

Birthday Fish

Zachary got a fish tank for his birthday so we are now the proud owners of two goldfish. Lauren named the orange one Rosie and Zachary named the silver/orange one Slippy. We may add more in the future but, as Lauren so eloquently put it, we have to make sure they don't "get croaked" first.

Zachary's Birthday

Zachary's birthday party at Crazy Pinz

(L) Zachary's Pikachu cake, (R) Cakes that Lauren & Zachary decorated

More Crazy Pinz pictures

Zachary turned 8 on February 11th! He had a party with his friends at Crazy Pinz the day before. They ate pizza, cupcakes, and ice cream, bowled, and played the arcade games. Zachary had a Little Shots game on his birthday so he got to play basketball before having more cake and presents at home!

February is a big birthday month in our family. Happy birthday to Grampie Struble (2/7), Zachary (2/11), and Grandma Bailey (2/17)!

Have a great weekend!

Love, David, Michelle, Zachary & Lauren

Happy Valentine's Day!

For God so loVed the world

That He gAve
His onLy
BegottEn
SoN
That whosoever
Believeth In Him
Should Not perish,
But have Everlasting life.
John 3:16

Zachary's 8th birthday was Monday! We will post pictures later!
Love, David, Michelle, Zachary & Lauren

"Sometimes when I get up in the morning, I feel very peculiar. I feel like I've just got to bite a cat! I feel like if I don't bite a cat before sundown, I'll go crazy! But then I just take a deep breath and forget about it. That's what is known as real maturity." ~Snoopy

Tuesday we tried a new restaurant in town called Granite City. It was a loud place but the food was good. We only waited about 10 minutes to get in, which isn't bad for a new restaurant! Zachary has already requested a return trip. Lauren liked the cheese fries appetizer we got.

As you probably know, Zachary got his tonsils and adenoids taken out two weeks ago. We have been celebrating our strep throat-free future...a little prematurely. Lauren came home from preschool yesterday with a fever. We made a trip to the pediatrician's office today and she has STREP THROAT! Ho hum. So, we got the $50 antibiotic (yikes, that's with insurance coverage) and she'll soon be on the mend.

Zachary's 8th birthday is approaching (Monday) so we're having a little party at Crazy Pinz this weekend. He requested a Pikachu (Pokemon) cake so I'll post some pictures after the masterpiece has been created!

We're off to start the bath routine a little early because Zachary wants to watch Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? before bed. Considering the number of questions he gets right, apparently the answer should be yes! :-)

Happy Thursday! David, Michelle, Zachary & Lauren

I made myself a snow ball as perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet and let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas and a pillow for its head.
Then, last night it ran away
But first -- it wet the bed.
~Shel Silverstein

Today Lauren told me, "I wish I had eyes in the back of my head so I could see my ponytail and run backwards." :-)

Top Ten List: 10 things we did this weekend

10. Went to church/Sunday School

9. Went sledding

8. Went to an IPFW basketball game

7. Shopped at the Fresh Market

6. Made brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and double chocolate Jello dessert

5. Listened to music
4. Read books

3. Watched a movie (Babel)

2. Superbowl

1. Drank hot chocolate

Zachary's additions to the list: "Did MadLibs, drove in the car, got a football at the IPFW game, played with the football, and that's all."

Lauren's additions to the list: "Went to bed, played, did a lot of fun stuff, played V-Smile with Zachy, and that's all."

Pictures: 1) All bundled up, 2) Getting ready to sled, 3) The sledders, 4) The procrastinator

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