Later that day...

So after a quick party clean-up and then a Junior Jazz game for Brady, we came back to the house and had a family party for Danno. Grandma and Grandpa Bezzant came over and it was a great time. The three big kids all got I-Pod shuffles from Grandpa and Gradma for their birthdays this year and Danny wanted one so bad. We told him he was too little, but Grandpa and Grandma came through and he got one too. Look at this face!!!! Pure bliss!We gave him a giant elephant and a battery powered light saber.

Grandma and Grandpa sent their traditional "green gift." Check out the expression on Dan-the-mans face as he see's big money just for him!! Later at the Bezzant Family Christmas party Great-Grandpa Dick gave him a 20 dollar bill. Over Thanksgiving Grandpa Fish gave him a five dollar bill just for fun. So when Danny totalled up his recent earnings he was thrilled to hear that he had $45. I asked him if he wanted me to take him shopping on Monday to spend his money and he gave me a look that said "You've got to be kidding." He actually said, "I'm saving my money, Mom!"

Danny's birthday!

Our baby is FIVE!!!

December 20, 2003 was a great day! I had been on bed rest for four weeks and thought I'd be for another two. When my check-up showed that I had a HUGE baby inside the induction began! Several hours later here he was...all 9 pounds 6 ounces of him! Can you imagine if I had gone until January 7th? Me either!

Danny has been a joy since he arrived. Wait...Danny has been a joy from the age of 16 weeks. For the first three 1/2 months he WAS NOT a joy. He never stopped crying, even when he was asleep he wimpered. But from 3 1/2 months on he HAS been a joy. HE is a big lover. He kisses and hugs me all day long! He is such a sweet boy. He is nice and loves to be with his family. He thinks his sisters and brother couldn't be more cool!!! He love to play board games with anyone who will!

We love you Danny Boy, Handsome Dan, Big D, Danno!!!

Der and I decided to throw him a party. He's seen the bigger kids have parties and figured why not. So here are some cute pic's of yesterday when we had 9 four and five year-olds at our house for an hour. We had a pj party at 9am and served them pancakes. It was a bunch of fun.

While the guests arrived Nat played a variation of "I had little doggie..." She played with a jingle bell and they said ,"I have a little jingle bell and it's not for you, it's not for you, but it is for you." You know the rest. IT was very cute.

Next, Lolly had them play "Ring the Deer." They tossed rings over the deers antlers.

Then Brady headed up "Pin the nose on the Snowman." It was so cute.

After pancakes Danny opened his gifts.

These are his friends L to R:

Ryan, Caroline, Danny, Cody, Jake

Katie, Lainee, Duntin

(Jason left early)

It was so much fun. Danny was pleased and that's what matters!!

Two weeks at a glance

It's that busy time of year (when isn't it that busy time of year?) We've been running to this performance or that performance throw in Junior Jazz and a few community events, two jobs, two callings and two birthdays, then sprinkle on a few Christmas party's and we're here, December 21st...4 days before the main event!

Junior Jazz time is back and we are loving the bigger kids this year. The games are fast-paced and there are a LOT of them. Brady is in heaven. He's lucky number 22 again.

Laurel's grade sang at Cyprus earlier in the month. All the other Elementary in the area were there as well as both Junior Highs and Cyprus too. It was a lot of fun to be back in the old High School Gym. It's been 14 1/2 years for me. Lolly is in the upper right with a Santa cap on her head.

We also had Nat's Christmas Concert for her performing choir, Pizazz. This is her best friend Rebekah.

I had to work on the performance day at the elementary. Yep, I cried all the way there. Most days I LOVE my job. This day...I hated it!!

Danny was convinced that he had to sit on the stage because HE was in the program (his first time ever on any stage.) So when he and my mom got there to get a good seat 40 minutes early, he walked up to the stage and stayed there.

Here's Brady with his best friend Zack on the right. You can see that they are two of the biggest boys in the class. I think they look so cute in their red sweaters! They are on the top right.

Lolly with her best friend Kylee in the glasses.

Danny with his buddy Dustin. Dustin is wearing the sweet TMNT t-shirt!! Danny was so excited to be performing this year. He was all business though!

This performance at the Elementary school is so cute. Every grade prepares two or three numbers and then on Tuesday they all sit in the gym and sing to each other. On Thursday they all stay in their classes and the parents and family get to fill the gym. One grade at a time they come onto the stage and perform for us. I was so sad to miss it. Luckily Der was able to get off work and see it!! He's a good daddy!

Wonderful Weekend

We had a great weekend. We hosted Thanksgiving this year and had 35 people at our church at noon! It was so much fun. Derek and I are a great team and he makes a LOT of work a BUNCH of fun! We did so much laughing and goofing off as the two of us prepared and cooked two 20-pound turkeys, a 10 pound ham, peeled and cooked 40 pounds of potatoes and various other set-up tasks Wednesday night and Thursday morning. He is so wonderful!!! Saturday morning was the day Brady was baptized!!! It was a wonderful day!! He had great support from friends and family and the guests totaled nearly 70!! Great-Grandpa's Dick Bezzant and Wally Atkinson witnessed his baptism and Great-Grandpa Carroll blessed the family and food before we ate. Aunts Aundrea and Andrea handled the music and his sisters sang a beautiful medley of two primary songs. Dixon gave one of the prayers and Grandpa Fish and Grandma Bezzant were the speakers!! It was a wonderful day and we enjoyed it immensely.

Brady's buddies

Evan, Dennis, Zack (BFF), BONES, Dixon, Ryan

Brynne, Annie

The happy family!!

We had a hard time finding a suit for this boy! First, he is just plain hard to fit! Second, he wanted a blue pin-stripe exactly like Dad's. He finally found this one and was happy as a clam! Derek is a babe!!!