Twelve

Favorite Color: blue and green but really green
Favorite Food: steak
Favorite Treat: raw cookie dough
Favorite Animal: monkey and tiger
Favorite Toy: video games
Favorite Restaurant: Sweet Tomatoes
Favorite Song: Linkin Park - No More Sorrow
Favorite Show: Ridiculousness
Favorite Store: Game Stop
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: "Can we come back to that? Why are you writing all of this down?"
What Is Your Favorite Thing To Sleep With: uh, my pillow
What Do You Want To Look Like When You Grow Up: Have a goatee
Who Do You Want To Marry: "What kind of question is that?!"

Other interesting things a 12 year old will say:
"Why am I getting sucked into your blog?"
"Why are you asking me this?"
"Why do I have to do my chores?"
"Why can't I have a later bed time?
"Why can't I play Call of Duty?"
"That's so lame"
"GGGGOOOOOSSSSSHHHHH"

Fun facts of a 12 year old
5'1" (nearly as tall as me, but I regularly remind him I can still take him out)
size 7 shoe (we share)
Still loves football
Plays the Trumpet
Straight A student

All and all a pretty great kid to have in the family!

A Big Kid

Look who's 5 and off to kindergarten in the fall! It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone with her. She is by far our funniest kid, and still the runt of the litter. We sure love her and are so grateful she is a part of our family.

Favorite Color: Blue, pink, and purple
Favorite Food: (giggle) macaroni and cheese
Favorite Treat: cake
Favorite Animal: griaffes and zebras
Favorite Toy: Repunzel doll and different things - "mom - do not ask me my name"
Favorite Restaurant: Jimmy John's "what are you going to ask me now?"
Favorite Song: Taylor Swift "Mean"
Favorite Show: Spongebob Squarepants
Favorite Store: The Bread Store (Outlet Bakery - they give her free Twinkies)
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: An artist
What Is Your Favorite Thing To Sleep With: Bunny
What Do You Want To Look Like When You Grow Up: I want to have make-up all over me - but not on my forehead
Who Do You Want To Marry: Jess - "He starts with a J mom"

*after a night of sleeping on it, the wee one decided that in fact it is Brody she wants to marry. She woke up this morning and told me I needed to change it. It was VERY important.