Lloyd Family

I t's PARTY WEEK in the Lloyd home- four of us celebrate our birthdays within 8 days (and our wedding anniversary is thrown in there too!) M y birthday was the 15th. It was a pretty regular "mom day" but at the end I enjoyed my Strawberry-Lemon Trifle and even some fun gifts. One of my best gifts, though, was that my braces were removed two days prior. This candid shot shows off my new smile: I'm loving the new look and I am really loving being able to eat whatever I want! T he 20th was Zachary's birthday. He saw a robot cake he liked online (familyfun.com) and we had a fun time creating our own based on their design: Z ac started his big day off with donuts and yogurt. He played Wii and watched some Phineas and Ferb. (Which, as a side note, I truly think is a hilarious show!) He spent the afternoon playing with friends, then dinner of Nachos preceded the party. As this photo shows, he was very serious opening his packages. Not that he was ungrateful or anyth...

O kay, this year we again did not make it to the cemetery on Memorial Day. We were waiting for nicer weather; finally we got it! I guess we don't all fit on the bench anymore. S peaking of warm weather, we finally bought our annual kiddie pool, and the kids are in it almost every day! Hanna the bathing beauty! Just the right size pool for Sara and Ezra. Zane likes to stay underwater for frightening lengths of time. Zac jumping in! Here I am introducing Joziah to the "big" pool. . . . . . but I think he prefers his little one :)     A nd last. . . Sara I hope you'll forgive me for posting this picture. But you're JUST SO CUTE!!! C an you tell Sara did NOT want to get her hair cut? She was like this the whole time, but came out with a really cute bob (you can see it in the cemetery picture)!

J oziah celebrated his first birthday today, and had a wonderful time. It was a bittersweet day for his mama- he's getting to be such a big boy, which is so fun, but he's leaving his babyhood behind more every moment. J oziah's favorite animal is the dog. He is always on the lookout for one, saying "da-da" and he woofing really cute. So I baked him a banana cake in the shape of a dog. (It is actually a Blue's Clues design.) I think it turned out really well:   W e sang to him and he didn't have a clue what to do with the candle, so I eventually blew it out. Then I popped off one of the "ear" pieces (actually a series of cupcakes) and he devoured it. I t took him a little while to figure out how to open his presents, but I guess with a toddler the joy is in the journey. He loved all of the gifts, of course, and had to be pried away from each one to open the next. G ood times, good memories. JoZ is such a sweet boy. He loves to give ki...

W ednesday (that's 3 days ago) Zane was cutting out little hand-drawn vikings and he cut his finger pretty bad. We took him in to the local Evening Medical Clinic where he was given 6 stitches. The worst part of the whole ordeal was the shot they gave him to numb the finger. That hurt him a TON but he was pretty brave. I hope the picture isn't too graphic for anyone! Here it is with the 24-hour bandage. The cut was in a half-circle around his fingertip. T hen, if you can believe it (and I couldn't), we were up in Almo this morning and Ezra came in to the house bleeding from a gash in his forehead! All he would say is something about a gate. . . I'm wondering if he was trying to cross a barbed wife fence. In any case, the wound was really gaping open so we cut our trip short and made another visit to the old clinic. Thankfully, they glued his cut rather than giving him stitches! He was very composed, and didn't even want me to stand by him; he told me to sit...

T his posting won't be interesting to most of you- sorry! I've just been working on adding a sleeve to a sleeveless dress and wanted to show it to my sister-in-law :) The sleeve is just pinned on still. I think it looks great!

Caught in the act!

H ere is part two in our science experiment line. Sneaky Bottles Poke a balloon into a water bottle and stretch the balloon's neck to cover the bottle from the inside. Put your mouth to the bottle and try to inflate the balloon! What's going on? You're trying to expand a balloon, but when you do this in a closed container, space becomes a problem. There's nowhere for the air already inside the bottle to go when the balloon gets larger. Using your tack, poke several small holes in the bottom of the plastic water bottle. Now try to inflate the balloon. In the bottle with the hole, air is allowed to leak out, this making more room for the balloon to inflate.  Try not to burst a blood vessel in your forehead when you do this one!