Merritt Memories

Grace turned 11 on the 18th. September is a busy, crazy month. I have 3 of the 5 birthdays and it is also the start of a new school year. I feel like I'm always running behind. I hope my kids will forgive me for always posting late. She is turning into such a young lady. She is still my sweet, angelic child. She has started testing me, however. I really kind of enjoy seeing her develop this way though. She has always been so shy and scared of change. I see her bursting out of her shell and becoming her own person. It is quite extraordinary. Grace is the middle child. I have always felt a little guilty of this. I'm not sure why. I was the middle child out of the last 5 kids in my family and never felt ignored or scarred, but I tend to treat her like she is. It's something I need to change, she might become even more herself. I interviewed her as well. favorite food: potato soup favorite color: light blue favorite movie: Star Wars favorite book: The Hid...

On September 13th we celebrate the birth of our Rebecca! She is 7 years old now. It amazes me how time flies by so fast. This year was Becca's friend party. I asked her what theme she wanted and right off the bat she yelled, "BARBIE!" She loves Barbie. She loves anything girly and Barbie is as girly as you can get! I never make the party last too long since I feel they get bored and out of control, so I kept everything short and sweet. I found a site where you could print out your own paper dolls. The girls loved choosing their own and coloring it. Then we painted fingernails and decorated them with nail stickers. We opened presents and then had cupcakes and ice cream. She had such a fun time and great day!  the girls had fun helping me decorate take home party bags and favors wonderful gifts from wonderful friends opening her RC Barbie car from Mom and Dad opening gifts from friends: a Littlest Pet Shop a new Barbi...

Aaron turned 13 on the 2nd. I can't believe it!! Time goes by too quickly. I try to enjoy it, but often I feel I'm not slowing down enough to do so. He doesn't let me take pictures of him- he hates the camera- so I will share my favorites from when he was little.  The nickname he earned while little was, "Me too!" He loved doing whatever his big brother was doing. He adored Ryan and they were best buds. He still looks up to Ryan, even though they now fight. I'm glad I had those two together! I was excited to interview Aaron because I hadn't done it in years. He's growing up, but I think it's still fun to ask these questions. Every mom should know her kid's favorites! Aaron's Favorites  food: potatoes and gravy color: blue & red movie: Rambo (?) book: he doesn't have one-reading has never been his favorite subject: choir animal: dog soda: root beer candy bar: Twix video game: Uncharted 3 & Bla...