Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Ahoy There!

Benjamin turned 7 this month! He had a wild and crazy pirate party! The boys had a great time! Ben thought it was great! Here are a few pictures.

The cannonball fight. Always a popular game among 7-year old boys.

Walk the plank relay. They were pretty fast!

Joseph and Kathryn came for the festivities. They were an amazing help! Joseph is keeping Kathryn safe during the pinata time. She had the dangerous job of spinning the blindfolded batter before he hit the pinata! She is very brave.


Dave swinging the pinata .
The pirate ship birthday cake. This was so easy to make, and Ben thought it was great!

Uncle Joseph and Joshua taking a rest.

Happy Birthday, Benjamin! We love you!

Spring has Arrived!


We're jumping for joy! Spring is finally here, and the weather is, well, spring-like. We have cold days, rainy days, and the best of all, warm, sunny days! I actually like rainy days (like today), because I don't feel like I have to work in the yard, and can actually catch up on things like organizing closets and updating our blog.


Here is our house with the beautiful blossoms that I love. We also captured a bee, doing his job, as well as Benjamin, pretending to be a bee.


Emily finished her third session of gymnastics. She enjoyed the workout each week, but mostly liked wearing the fancy gymnastics outfits! She learned a lot.

Benjamin started spring soccer on the black dragons team. He loves to run after that ball! Emily was disappointed to learn that she cannot start until the fall. She was looking forward to the snacks!


Benjamin got a much needed haircut, but the interesting thing about this photo is that you can actually see the hair being cut and flying through the air. At least you can in our original one. Dave bought himself a new camera, and we are all the subjects of his new hobby.

The first week of may we went to Indiana so I could run the Mini. We stayed with some old friends, the Pitchers. The kids had a great time! Here are Bethany and Emily, soon after waking up. They hadn't been up for long, but it looks like Emily has already found a princess dress to wear!


Here are Joshua and Jared.

Benjamin and Joey are exploring the world of webkins.
It was nice to be back and Indy and see so many old friends. Thanks for your hospitality!Benjamin's first grade class incubated chicken eggs for 21 days. The day after Ben's birthday, they hatched! Emily and I went in to visit the new arrivals. They were so cute! I almost wanted to take one home!