Tanner's 16

Tanner didn't really want to do anything for his 16th birthday but I believed he just had to, he's 16! So he invited Daniel, Michael, Karl, and Spencer to Lowe's Xtreme Air Sports, which is basically a big foam pit. They had a big trapeze, climbing wall, and trampolines. The boys had a great time. Unfortunately we went on President's Day and lots of other people had the same idea. We were the last ones they let in, shew!

Then we went to Zupa's for lunch which is Tanner's favorite eating place.

On Tanner's actual birthday, he shares it with his Grandpa Buddy, Grandma Marilyn, and George Washington. Grandpa Buddy was the only one available that day, so we went to their house for cheesecake.

Pintresting

(Created by the one and only Maddie Ostenson)

       Save the date! March nineteenth, two-thousand and twelve I am..... getting my braces off!!!! I am so delightfully anxious that I had to make a chain. Right now there are 29 links on it and it looks   f  o  r  e  v  e  r   long!! Now, you guys are probably thinking, 'why is this blog called pintresting, not brace face?' Well, I made this valentines chain that I found on pintrest that was absolutely adorable! No, I am not so excited for Valentines next year, so I made a chain counting down the 365 days, as my grandma thought. It is until my braces come off my teeth. Here it is!

Close-up...

 The Chain!!!!!

 Daisy is also SUPER excited.

          I've also discovered lots of other great crafts on pintrest! Here are a few.

A stylish headband...

A super adorable indian scarf...

and a super cute flowy vest...thing.

I know you guys are all thinking, 'Maddie is such a crafty, talented, creative girl.' but you have got to give my mom some credit for coming up with the title. Pintresting HEHE. Anyway! If you have not experienced pintrest before, you have to! It is so amazing! Have fun, you'll be hooked in seconds!

Valentine's Day

On Sunday I started thinking, "Wait, a minute, Seth is still in Elementary school, I wonder if he needs to bring Valentines." So I asked him and he said, "Yep." Maddie said she was on it, she just needed suckers. Good thing Seth has a creative and willing sister. So Monday (all the candy was pretty wiped out) we found mini suckers that she made work. They turned out really cute, it was an idea she got from pintrest. Then Seth mentioned on Monday night he also needed to bring a decorated box to school. Seth! He took a little canister I had and called it good.

 In Sixth grade, the school does a unit where they teach them 6-8 dances including the cha cha, waltz, Macarena (the important ones) :) Then they have the parents come to the school from 1-2 to watch and dance with their children. It's pretty fun. There are a couple of dances that the boys have to ask the girls to dance or vice versa. They have one minute to escort a girl out on the dance floor and everyone is included which is nice. There are a few more girls than boys so they can tap someone on the shoulder half way through to dance. Max was a little nervous about it but when it was over he said it was pretty fun. I can never get videos to upload or I would show the dance.