The Nitty Gritty

Yesterday was Van's 6th birthday! We love our Van the Man so much!  Here is how our day went celebrating the birth of this wonderful boy: William helped us decorate the kitchen the night before. Van wanted a Herobrine (character from minecraft) birthday. We made a poster, drew characters on balloons, and wrapped his presents! Van was jumping up and down when he woke up and found the kitchen decorated for his birthday! Van was stoked about his new Mario costume that he asked for. After his pancake birthday breakfast, we went to the Arizona Science Museum!! He wore his costume to the museum and told the lady at the front desk that it was his birthday. She gave him that giant sticker that said "It's my Birthday". People kept saying, "Happy Birthday Mario!" It was a free day at the museum so lots of people were there. The museum was awesome and had a ton of fun exhibits. This station was a test to see how well you could focus ...

Helllllooooo! The Bickmore's have been busy!  Isaac: Isaac is almost done with his dissertation proposal. He is still planning on proposing by the end of this month. He keeps busy with his writing, reading, meeting with his robot group, and attending meetings and visits for his church calling. Lesley: School is going much smoother. I set up some of our fall decorations. Fall doesn't exist in Arizona so I just bring fall to our house. It reached 104 today. Ugh! I'm excited to see Scott, Karla, and Brittany next weekend. They are going to a wedding and then spending Sunday with us!! Yay! William: Will has mostly good days at school. One day was bad for him this past week. He said that he told Madison that he likes Samantha assuming that Madison wouldn't tell her. Well, of course Madison told Samantha, then word got around and some kids teased Will about it. He said it was a crummy day. Overall, he's doing well in school. He gets to play with his fri...