Happy Birthday

Wow, exactly one month late to the game.....

Well, one month ago it was Collin's birthday.  Since VBS started on the same day, Collin didn't get the full excitement of his day.  Don't get me wrong, we tried to squeeze it all in but....

After his nap we sang happy birthday and asked him to blow out the candle, but instead he threw up right after this picture. 
He ended up having a fever and cuddling for the rest of the afternoon.

We tried again the next day, and it went much better!!

 

He opened a few presents and was SO happy to FINALLY have a backpack like the big kids!  His face beamed!

 

 

We had a small party for him as well, after VBS ended.

 

The Planes Cake

We flew rubber band airplanes in the back yard

What a Sconnie boy!  He loves his beer. (it is empty)

Trying to get points by flying it through the poles.

Digging through the "clouds" (shaving cream) for coins.

Steve taught him how to clap your hands full of shaving cream.  He thought it was SO funny!

After the activities we headed inside for some in flight supper.

 



and cake!

Goodie bags....packed in real barf bags.

Pictures Speak Louder...

As the old saying goes, a picture is worth more than a thousand words.  So with that in mind, we'll keep the words to a minimum and let these pictures do the talking as we recap the past two months.  The summer keeps us just as busy as the school year with our kids in swim lessons, summer school, gymnastics, tot lot, family bike rides, play dates, and more.  Plus we are only a week away from Collin's 2nd birthday and VBS.

 

Happy Mother's Day!

 

 

Once Brielle watched her big brother ride a two wheeler, she was not too far behind!

 

 

She's got it down pretty well.  Though she has taken a few pretty painful face-first falls to the black pavement which resulted in a couple mouthfuls of blood and even a damaged front tooth!

 

 

 Collin helped himself to the lotion container one morning while Mom decided to take a shower.

 

 

 

Isaiah graduated from 4K!

 

 

 

Happy Father's Day!

 

 

Mommy & Daddy snuck away back to God's country in northern MN (minus the children, thanks Grandma Sue) for a wonderful wedding and weekend on the lake.

 

 

We spent a great 4th of July as a family and with good friends as we headed to a nearby town and enjoyed a parade, a picnic in the park, free bounce houses and pony rides, a trip to Dairy Queen and a night of fireworks.

 

Grandma and Grandpa are comin to town

We were blessed with a visit from Grandma and Grandpa last week.  We had some cold rainy weather, so we had to think of things to do inside.  Most of those things included eating, but who doesn't love to eat!?!  Here are some highlights (actually, these are the activities that I remembered my camera for!)

We went back to the "rainbow place" that we visited during our spring break week. 

 

Who wouldn't buy lemonade from this cute little boy!

 

We just wanted ONE nice picture.

 

Cheese!

 

They tried to go down the slide together....it didn't work out so well.

 

 

 

We went to our favorite greenhouse for their earth day celebration.  We planted green beans and made seed balls.

 



Isaiah and Grandma getting their supplies together.

 



Spraying the paper towel

Finished!  Now we wait for them to grow!

Ready to make seed balls, or just play in the dirt.

 

Such concentration

 

We even got balloon animals!!!

Collin popped his before we even walked away from the balloon guy!

 

 

Our last day together we went mini-golfing.  I think this was Brielle's first time golfing!  I know for sure it was Collin's!

 

Learning to golf

Isaiah learning.

Collin just loves balls, and he had more fun picking up everyone else's balls.  (which made a few people not so happy)

 

It's in the hole

In the wiener mobile

The hotdog slide is always a hit!

Helping Collin hit the ball......

and then fishing it out of the water because Daddy hit it too hard.

 

He is really good at putting! 

 

 

Finally, the last picture of the visit and it's a pretty good one.

 

 

We had a really nice visit and we are already counting the sleeps until they can come back!!