And where was Lexi during the Birthday celebration?

This is were Lexi was during the birthday cake on Sunday. She went to see Mason and fell asleep with him on Lori and Tysons bed. They were watching a movie.  I guess they were both tired from church

Madisons 6th Birthday.

Madison turned 6 on Friday

Madison had such a fun birthday this year. When she woke up I had a Puff Pancake Breakfast ready for her. All the Bang girls love this concoction. We then sang happy Birthday and she opened her present. We gave her a hand held reading game that she could play all day with. As a tradition for her kindergarten class I was able to go into school and read her class her favorite book.(pirates who dont do anything Veggie talles series) She was in heaven and relished every moment of it. When I picked them up from school I took them over to the Sand Hallow pool. Maddie picked Savannah Bang to come swimming with us. When we got home from swimming we got ready to go on a date. Madison went with Dad and I to Samari 21 resturaunt. Megan had gotten her a free Ice cream at Cold Stone, so we went there after dinner. Madison loved the Ice cream. We then came home and watched cloudy with a chance of meatballs. She was exhausted after a fun filled day and went straight to sleep. Sunday we had everyone over for cake and Ice cream. This is what all the pictures are from. We sure do love Maddie. She has been such a fun girl. She is learning to read and is doing very well at it. Happy Birthday Maddie.

Brian is one

Brian turned one yesterday. I cannot believe it has already been a year/. Here is the cute Barn cake I made for him. Grandma and Grandpa came early for dinner. Grandma then helped me finish making the cake.

When we gave hime the cake he didnt dig in like the rest of the kid did. All the girls helped him get frosting on his hands but he did no dig in at all.

But he was sure happy. He was so tired that I think he was more in a daze then anything. We had favorite casserole for dinner and he ate  a ton.

Lori,Tyson, Chris, Jessica, Mason, Emma, Chelsy,Kensi, Josh, Grandpa and Grandma all came to help us celebrate. Here is Maddie, Lexi and Maddie doing Group hug. Then Josh joined in on the fun.

We sure do love having Brian in our home. Here he is the next morning with his new toys.

                                                                                                                                                                               

Dance Recital

The Girls Megan and Ashley had there first Vista Dance recital. They did such a good Job. Ashley performed 2 times on Tuesday and Megan performed 2 times  on Wedensday here are there lovely poses in there costumes. They did such  a good job. I was amazed at the talent that they have from being in dance 3 months. Way to go.

Gingerbread houses 2009

It is a big Bang family tradition to make Gingerbread houses every year. Some years they are way elaborate and some years they are small and simple. This year I think it is somewhere inbetween.

Here is miss Lexi posing for the camera as everyone else does the work

Sweet Ashley takes her break too.

And of course Maddie cannot miss out on the Action

Here is a small portion of the Halloween candy we have collected throughout the year. Most of it comes from trick or treating

Here is Dad making the big house for everyone to plaster the candy too. What a fun tradition we have. All thanks to Dad making them the first Christmas we were married.

We will publish finished products tomorrow.

Day 3 cruising the big sea

Here we are doing what we did best on the boat eating. Dont they look so excited. Lexi was our entertainment at dinner. She was always saying something funny.

Ashley toughing it out. She went down the water slide all day.

Brian Minature golfing. He played golf from his stroller

Kerry took Madison and Lexi golfing and they finally got the jist of it at the end.

Woops I did this picture twice. Isnt he cute.

We had alot of fun just hanging out on the Boat. Here is Megan pouting because I would not loan her $5 more dollars to buy a watch and necklace set off of the boat.

Isnt this just the most beautiful view. I loved to just watch the sea. We didnt see any sea creatures but there is something about the sound of the ocean.

Brian started walking the day we got home. I think it was because he walked around with sea legs on the boat for so long that the land was actually easy to walk on.

Lexi had a sad experience with the kids camp 0n the first day so she hung out with us all of the time. We were watching Ashley go down the slide.

Brian in our stateroom. He loved all the food that was on the ship. I could not believe how much he ate.

Day 2 Encinada Mexico

The second day of the trip was Encinada Mexico. I had alot of anxiety about getting off the boat with the kids in Mexico. I was stressed the whole time we were there. I kept counting the kids and probably counted them at least 100 times. When we got back on the boat the kids begged to go swimming. It was freezing cold and you can see one of the parents in the background of this picture with a towell wrapped around them. I can proudly say I got in with them.

Here is Brian in his stroller. He was an angel the whole time in Mexico. He even fell asleep in the stroller. Megan and Ashley had a blast shopping and found lots of wonderful jewelry. I think they each spent all of there money here.

Our Family Cruise day 1 Catalina Island

This is our family in Catalina Island. It was pretty chilly but the kids loved playing on the beach. Megan and Grandma Bang had a blast shopping, while the rest of us went back to the boat to change out of the wet clothes.
Kerry posing for the cameraMegan Standing by the pier. She loved the shopping part of the trip.

Madison being very careful not to get to wet. Then she found us on the other side of the pier soaked and joined in on the fun.

I love it.

I just happened to look at our blog when I noticed my dear Megan posted about the skittles.
Just so you know that was Megan. We are keeping very busy around here. I have volunteered at there school at lunch almost every day and love it. I have also subbed there and am subbing in a few weeks. See ya

skittles

I am eating skittles

latest projects

i was going to make our family a family home evening board, then i thought i would try to come up with something a little different than the normal board with hanging tags, and this is what i came up with, the family night liahona, it has turned out pretty good, thought id post a few pictures, the names are around the outside and on the star in the middle it has "lesson, treat, activity, etc" and the star can be turned to show whos turn it is for which activity

i had a few people want to buy them so i put them on our website at http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/bangfabrication/StoreFront

also a little sword wall decoration to hang on the wall

Alexis and Maddie even funnier

This is Janae now. I went into my closet today and the girls had hooked some stretch cords onto Lexis underwear. I didnt think much of it until I went back in a few minutes later. Lexi had climbed to the top of our closet with the cords hanging down into maddies hands. Maddie was belaying her. I just had to laugh. I never thought my kids would be trying to rock climb in our closet. Its a good thing she didnt fall because the cords would have never helped her. Unfortunatly I only got a picture with my phone and dont know how to post it on here.

ok here it is

another Lexi funny

a couple days ago i was in our bathroom doing something and lexi went in by our toilet, then i heard what i thought was "dad i want to see what you do" i told her i wasn't doing any thing, then as i was walking past where the toilet was i saw her standing in front of it, facing it, with her shorts down and she was holding her shirt up, then it clicked in my brain that what she said was "dad i want to pee like you do"!

finally a post

we had a little Bang family campout a few weeks ago in beryl and brecken flew his little plane up, Lexi LOVES airplanes and helicopters, she got the first ride and wanted to go along on everyone elses turn too, Maddie really likes it too.