Yum....

Yep...the best part of my day was watching Zach devour his corn on the "tob".

Soccer Boy

Zach started his first soccer class a few weeks ago.

He was so excited to go and so proud of himself.

He made sure EVERYONE in the family came to watch his "game".

He loved racing with the other kids in the class across the field.

He would run so fast, looking back over his shoulder to make sure he was in front.

I was worried he was going to crash into the wall because he wouldn't look where he was going.

It was so fun to watch his total excitement.

We sure waited a long time for this sweet boy...
and we are so loving all these new experiences with him.

Feel Better!

Get better little Brin....

We want you back to your normal mischievious self ASAP!

Happy Easter

We hope you had a lovely Easter Sunday. 

The sun was shining and we enjoyed a beautiful day here in Michigan—celebrating Spring and most especially the Resurrection and Atonement of Jesus Christ.

The eggs were dyed—with only a minimal damage to the carpet.          Zach was thrilled with his Easter Bunny booty…..    and he loved hunting for his eggs. 

He kept exclaiming “There’s another one….and another one!”

When did these girls get so big?

 

This holiday left Shae and I amazed at how quickly the years go by. 

We are all so grateful that we still have a little one to bring so much excitement to the holiday—even if he was a bit cranked up on sugar….

*&#$@!*

Oh Snow....

why do you plague me so?

It is Spring Break you know....

Rachel’s Birthday Celebrations

We had a great time celebrating Rachel’s birthday last week! 

For her birthday dinner, she picked a family favorite:  Johnny Carinos.

 (Italian Nachos and Italian Sodas—yum…)

She was really excited about the purse and turquoise wallet from Grandma and Grandpa. 

 (Especially when she saw that cash that was inside. ) She loved all her gifts.  Thanks to everyone for thinking of her!  This year Rachel wanted to have a “spa” party.It was hilarious to watch these girls pamper themselves.

First, they made an “all natural” mask—made from bananas and honey.

Most of the girls just wanted to eat the concoction.          Then we did a Mary Kay “Satin Hands” treatment.  That stuff is awesome! 

It makes your hands soooo soft! We made some ribbon hair ties in school colors for to celebrate our school spirit!  They turned out really cute, but it seems like the favorite activity was chilling out on the tramp, eating pizza. One of the gifts Rachel got for her birthday was a book called “Hello Cupcake!”  It is the cutest book!  Rachel wanted to try out this cupcake tower.       Though her parents were worn out by the end of the night, it looked like the girls had a great time.

We feel really blessed that Rachel has made so many sweet friends.

Hope you had a Happy Birthday!