Maddie's SHOW DAY!!

A couple weeks ago it was "show day" at gymnastics.  This is the day the parents are suppose to bring their cameras and take pictures of all the cute things the little people have been working on.  The mother of the third child in the class (aka ME) forgot the camera AND even left the phone in the car.  A lady whom we have been in class with for years (her older kids are the same ages as Peyton and Jack and they all did class together), was nice enough to take pictures of the neglected child and send them to her mother.  HA!!  So, thank goodness for her, I was able to score these cute pics!!

                                                                         TA DA!!!

We've got spirit yes we do…..

We've got spirit how about YOU!?!?!  It was Catholic Schools Week last week, so it was spirit week all week for the kids.  On Friday they wore St. Peter BLUE!!!  It was a fun week for the kids!!

Maddie goes to the dentist…..kind of...

The big kids and Mike had a dentist appointment the other night.  Once Maddie saw everyone get x-rays and sit up in big, special chairs, she wanted in on that gig.  So they went ahead and put her in the x-ray chair and took a super basic picture, and then put her in the big chair and had her teeth "counted".  She unofficially had her first dental visit.  He did, however, say she might be the one that may need braces one day.  He said as of now she has a cross bite (whatever that means).  Jack had a bother cavity (second one), so I have to take him back in a couple weeks to fix that.  Boy better start laying off the candy, I guess.

A fun Friday night

Last Friday we actually had nothing going on (doesn't happen often) so we were able to hit up the Magic House for a couple hours.  The kids loved it!  Eventhough it's less than a mile down the road, we don't get there too much anymore…..so they were happy to go!!

A life-size Light Brite…….

 I think EVERYONE at the Magic House heard the Friedman kids when they took a turn at the mic in the "court room".

Always a Friedman fovorite, the SHADOW ROOM.  Although, Maddie claimed to be scared of it this night???

Pinewood Derby

Jack (and Mike), competed in their first ever Boy Scout Pinewood Derby.  Jack's car got 8th out of 40 cars.  As Mike stated, "he did too good, but not good enough."  Meaning, he made it to the finals and got super pumped, and then got 8th and only the top five got trophies.  As we all know, Friedman's validate achievement on trophies….ha!  So, most of his friends left before the finals started, which Jack would have been fine with, but since he made it to the finals he saw that TROPHY just dangling out there.  He left empty handed, but then Mike too him to get ice cream and the world was a happy place again.  It was a cute night!

The kids' first look at the track.

And they are off!!!…….

 The spectators……

I think his car must've won that one…..

 The final scoreboard….

Jack and his friend, CharlieK

Maddie's side kick for the evening, Victoria

St. Peter Enrollment

Got this in the mail for the school marketing.  Anyone look familiar on it?  Let's see how she does....if enrollment is up next year!  :-)

A lazy, magnet building Sunday

Sunday was FREEZING cold outside, Mike was working, and we were expecting an ice storm.  So the kids and I stayed in the house all day.  The spent LOTS of time building with magnets.  Grandma Jeanne got them these magnets two years ago for Christmas and they use them all the time.  She added to their collection this Christmas, and clearly it's a good thing she did!!  The darn near had all of them used!!

Everyone pictured by their masterpieces….