We took Liberty on her Half Birthday date on Friday.  Yes, technically she was 4 1/2 last month, but we are usually running a bit behind on these dates so it’s all good.  She has been begging to go to Texas Roadhouse because, like Levi before her, the fact that your big brother cannot eat there due to a peanut allergy, makes it all the more exciting of a place to go.  So we went.  She had a ball eating peanuts and would actually eat the entire nut, shell and all!

Miss Liberty has decided she doesn’t like it when people play with her ponytail, so when Dad flipped her ponytail, she turned on him with flashing eyes and said, “Keep your hands to yourself, Dad.”

After Rock shared a few bites of his sweet potato with her, she decided it was hers and pulled the plate over in front of herself. Then, looking over at Rock, magnanimously said, “You can have some too, Dad.”

When Cotton Eye Joe came on and the waiters started to dance with clapping and stomping, she looked at them with scorn and said, “We don’t clap in ballet.”

This girl is quite a kick; definitely knows her own mind.  So glad she’s here to make us laugh.

The other day Liberty measured herself with the measuring tape,

and then said, “Dad, how many pounds do I cost?”

Cade is so addicted to origami that he even folds while having a mouth mold made in the orthodontist’s chair! 

The orthodontist was so impressed with the finished product, he took a picture of it and posted it on his Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/KelsonOrthodontics?ref=br_tf

It’s Blue and Gold Banquet time in Cub Scouts this month.  The theme; gardens and growing.   You can guess what Cade made without too much difficulty. 

Dirt! with flowers growing in it.

 
The boys were supposed to write a description of how their cake represented the theme and one of the Cub Scout Values.  Here is what Cade wrote:

My cake is an Origami Garden.  It is related to perseverance because origami takes a lot of folding and unfolding, folding and unfolding, etc.

We had a fabulous Valentine’s day here at our house.. hope you did too!  Thank you, Alli and Grandma H for sending Valentine’s to the kids!  Homeschoolers don’t get many of those.

Reagan is excited about his waffles with strawberries, buttermilk syrup and mini chocolate chips… he just doesn’t look like it. 

They are already counting down the days till St. Patrick’s day…. sigh.  I never should have set such a high standard. 

The Beehive girls (ages 12-13) in our ward had a great Valentine’s day too.  The Deacon’s quorum delivered a flower and some chocolate to every Beehive girl in the ward!  Reagan and I both thought it was a joke when the quorum president told the boys they were going to drive around in a limo the night before Valentine’s day and deliver flowers to the girls.  Reagan REALLY didn’t want to go.  What twelve year old boy in their right mind would want to take a flower up to the door of a girl his age!  But this was no joke.  Luckily, they all went up to the doors together and absolutely made those girls’ day.  The moms reported smiles like they’d never seen before on their daughter’s faces.  Such a sweet gesture.  I’m so glad Reagan went and he did have a good time.  The doughnuts at the end helped, I’m sure. And yes, there really was a limo ride all over the neighborhood too.  A family in our ward bought an old stretch limo for super cheap.  What a great memory for all those kids they’ll never forget.  And today at church, the Priests, not to be out done by the lowly twelve year olds, gave roses to the Laurels.  Looks like a new tradition has been born. 

This is the beautiful hot pink rose my Valentine got for me.   Unfortunately, I’m not at liberty to post what I got for mine.