The Friedman Clan

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Peyton's generous heart....

Today is our nephew Garrett's first communion. Peyton was making a card for him and when she was finished she was persistent about putting her own dollar in it for him. I told her she didn't have to that we were going to put money in it anyway....she still insisted. She headed down the hallway and got a dollar out of her wallet.
Garrett will now be a dollar richer!

Friday, April 12, 2013

Our little albino friend

We have been in our current home for over five years and the day we moved in we saw an albino squirrel. Well, five years later he is STILL here! It's kind of amazing to me with the amount of traffic our road gets that he has survived this long. Well he has made his home comfortably in our big tree in the front yard. He's almost like a pet. The kids watch him and talk about him all the time. So, before we sell our house and move, I wanted to catch a picture of him.

he found something to eat

Mike, I think, is ready for someone to run him over. We discovered our damp basement was from the gutters being clogged. Didn't really make sense because we have gutter guards. WELL.....Mr. Albino squirrel was taking walnuts and carrying them through the hole at the end of the gutter guard and making a nice dam with the walnuts right in the middle of the gutter. Mike had to go out in a torrential down pour the other night to take care of Mr. Albino's mess so that we didn't get a damp basement again.
He better hope we move soon.......Home for sale, included: a rare albino squirrel.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Daddy/Daughter Dance

CUTEST. THING. EVER.
Peyton was so excited for the father/daughter dance. One of the moms coordinated for the dads and daughters to have dinner at PJ's prior to the dance. I suggested that we pre-order the girls' food before the night of.......I mean, seriously. Nothing against the opposite gender, but can you see a group of 20 dads ordering food for 20 girls, plus themselves?!?!? NO WAY....that's what they rely on their better halves for. So we preordered the girls' food and then the men just had to take care of ordering their "adult beverages" and pizzas. Mike said it went off without a hitch.

a shot from Mike's phone of part of the dinner table

another phone shot of the group at dinner

Peyton was so excited putting her dress on and MOSTLY excited to get her "flower" from daddy. It was a big night!!! The moms just sat at home dying not being there to witness it. We were all texting each other all night, sharing the videos and pictures that the husbands were texting. We are all SO FIRST TIME MOMS!!!!

When your date is only 6, there are some things you must do yourself

so sweet

"why does yours have needles?"

not every man has to pick up their date to put them in the truck

getting all buckled up and ready

LOVE this! She is so happy!!

They weren't the only ones that had fun. Jack had a fun night too. He got to pick everything. He picked, McDonalds (chicken nugget happy meal, PLUS a McFlurry), and popcorn and a movie to stay up late with. I'd say he was happy too!

Hanging out while my mom snaps ALL THESE PICTURES of
my dad and Peyton. What's the big deal?!?!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Hoppy Easter!

Another Easter has come and gone. Everyone had a great day! I was a little worried, as Maddie is definitely going thru STRANGER DANGER.....big time! But she did better than I expected....not great, but decent!
We started the day at Grandma and Grandpa Farms for breakfast and an egg hunt. Daddy had to work, so he missed out on the fun. Following that we headed to Grandma Jeanne and Mark's house. Here we enjoyed more food and yet ANOTHER egg hunt. Grandma Jeanne is always prepared for the kids. She had bubble guns for all the kids, and without a doubt, it was a hit! Mike was able to join us there later. Everyone was pretty well behaved and had a great day! It was SUPER muddy, so no fancy clothes fun us.....just play clothes with boots!!!

Coloring eggs......