Party at the Beazer House

This past Friday was such a blast...Michael and Bekah brought the kids down and we celebrated Sydne's birthday. We just hung around for a while chatting and having a good time, and then Tess tripped over Devan and fell into one of our end tables. She came down right on her eye...it was so scary! She had a good-sized goose egg immediately, so we kept ice on it for the rest of the evening. After that trauma, we took the kids to get a bite to eat and play in the play area. Everyone was getting along, and Tess seemed to be just fine after we got there. However, she was a little paranoid about everyone seeing her eye (she kept covering it up with her hair)...poor thing. We came back to our house for cake, ice cream, and opening presents. Sydne was so cute, and so excited when she opened her presents.

Saturday, Brian thought it would be fun to go to the Boat Show. It's amazing how nice (and expensive) some of those boats were. Maybe next year! After the boat show, we took the kids to get a bite to eat and then we came home in time for Brian to change and then we went to his basketball game at the church. WOW! Watching them play, you'd think that some of those guys were out for blood. It was their last game and I'm glad we won't have that going on anymore...at least not until church baseball starts that is. That evening, Brian and I went to an Elder's Quorum party and learned how to play "Settlers of Catan." I had never heard of this game before, but it's kind of like a combination between Risk and Monopoly. It was a lot of fun...a little lengthy, but still fun.

Yesterday, we went to church, had a quiet dinner with my mom and dad, and then we watched the movie "Martian Child" (which was cute for those of you who haven't seen it). Ella wouldn't go to her Sunbeam Class for me. Well, let me re-phrase that. She would go as long as I sat there right beside her, but when I tried to go to my class...she pretty much had a melt-down. I think I need to re-think my strategy. We'll work on that.

I'll go for now. Best wishes to you and your families - Brian, Kim, Zach, Lauren, Tess & Ella

This is Tess' black eye. The photo was taken 3 days after...it's looking better now.