Brock

     This handsome boy turned 9 Monday! There were a few mild issues throughout the day but he ended the day happy.

Fun stuff.

Lunch at Taco Bell! He loves their spicy hot hard taco shells.

Thanks to G & G Baker for the card and cash. He couldn't wait to spend it on a stuffed animal he'd had his eye on for awhile.

      In addition to celebrating Brock's birthday we also celebrated/forced Kayli into a new car. Her car was starting to have some major issues and after 2 years of driving "POS Carl" it was time to move on and up. This car is quite a leap above her first car. There's more bells and whistles on this beauty then she could have dreamed of. She needed a little push but she woke up the next day happy and excited so I guess she's not mad at me for encouraging her to go into car debt.

2007 Nissan Altima. It has a sunroof, push start ignition and a very nice Bose stereo system including a fancy navigation screen.

    Charlie can be kind of silly when it comes to taking naps. I guess the middle of the kitchen floor is as good a place as any.

    And some might say these two are my favorites because they get random toys from me for no reason but look how happy they are.

Charlie's become a little obsessed with "The Secret Life of Pets" and Gidget especially.

     So that's not all the excitement from our week but it is all the photos I've taken. As of right now Mark is back on the 'no drive' list. The kid is making some pretty poor choices lately. The latest was a hit and run in the high school parking lot. I don't know what we're going to do with him but as of right now he's not allowed to drive and he will never own a motorcycle while he lives with us. The motorcycle isn't technically involved in his poor choices lately but it is the most painful punishment we have and he's earned the worst we've got to dish out after all the stress and frustration he's caused us. On a happy note, he did get a better job working at Dominos that will give him more hours and it's right next door to Subway, where he's been working, so driving him to and from work isn't going to be any worse then before. Lets hope he starts to see the light and makes better choices in the future because if not his dad and I just might not live through this and we still have FIVE more teenagers to go!!!!! Heaven help us!!