Tuesday, July 23, 2019

April 2019

"Look! They're friends!" Lucas likes joining me while I work in the garden, just for the creepy crawlies we find. He thinks it's pretty cool that he's big enough to climb on the walls of the play structures at the mall. My little one's growing up -- but not too fast, he's a total shorty-pants. 
Lucas and I enjoy the parks while the other two are in school. This is at Kleiner Park, and we discovered he could whistle!! He's pretty proud of his new skill.
The start of Jake's soccer season... this kid's speed amazes me. The parents of the other kids have nicknamed him "gazelle". He did spectacular this season -- his footwork has improved so much these past few months!
She was not impressed, but we all had a good laugh!
Dyeing Easter eggs! Don't mind the Christmas tablecloth -- it was the most childproof fabric of my selection... 


Easter morning finding candy-filled eggs all over the house.

 The Easter bunny usually leaves enough candy to make sure there's enough to share with parents... 
And our yearly hunt with real eggs outside.
 I have no idea where eggs came into the Easter tradition -- but the kids sure love hunting, hiding, and eating!  
April 2019

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Jake the Great Turns Eight!

We returned from our trip just in time to celebrate this awesome kid with a visit to his very favorite restaurant -- Texas Roadhouse!
 He was so excited to get a pogo-stick, and kept trying and trying until he got the hang of it. His highest jump count yet is 415!

He picked out a very yummy double chocolate cake.
 Love this kids smile, contagious laugh, and amazing imagination! He can be so thoughtful and sweet, leaving kind notes or trying to start a load of laundry all on his own to help me out, but he's still a rough playing boy most of the time!  
 We took four of his friends to jump time, because there's no chance I was going to have a bunch of 8 year old boys in my house causing chaos, hearing damage, and destruction. They jumped and ran around the entire time, and had a blast together! (Jacob, Wylie, Christopher, Ruben, Aviyaan).
 Champion of the Battling Beam!
Happy Birthday Jacob!!!
April 2019