Aaron is 3!

Hard to believe Aaron is three! He enjoyed his big day and seemed to grasp that it was a special day for him, though I'm not sure he understands the concept of turning a year older yet. He had birthday waffles, and the boys helped me make a schoolbus cake for him because Aaron loves schoolbuses, and his favorite song is "Wheels on the Bus". He also enjoyed his new beanbag (pictured below). Now he finally has one of his own like his brothers. It was a fun day and we thank God for Aaron!

Field Day and Kindergarten Graduation

Andrew says the pledge of allegiance at field day opening ceremonies.
All the kindergarteners got hosed down to offset the heat.

Andrew with pal Nicholas enjoys the jumping house.
Tug of war against the teachers (the boys won).
Walking in for graduation, to "pomp and circmstance." Andrew was the first one in.
The kindergarteners sang a song about how much they learned this year.
Nana and Papa gave Andrew a graduation balloon and present (a transformer)
Post-graduation picture taken by Nana (Brent had to be out of town)
Andrew with his kindergarten teacher, Miss Duncan, a very sweet teacher who he loved.

Piano Recital

Addison finished his first year of piano lessons with a lovely recital. All the students did a great job. Thank you Mrs. Gravely! Here is Addison with the group as well as playing a duet with Mrs. Gravely. Also, all four grandparents attended and are pictured below.

Happy 6th Birthday Andrew!

Andrew turned six yesterday! He's excited and thinks it sounds much older than "five." I tried to talk him into just staying five for another year but no luck. He had an "army" birthday party with an obstacle course that all the kids ran and then tried to beat their own time. They also threw water balloon grenades in attempts to knock down plastic soldiers set up on the driveway. Overall it was a fun time and Andrew really enjoyed it!

Boys and Baseball

I'm discovering that with boys, Spring/Summer might mean long hours spent at the ballfield. Two boys playing means 4 games a week! (I did not know this). We'll see how it goes, and are already committed for this season at least. Both did great at their games, getting a basehit each and Andrew even got to run home, as shown in the picture below. Aaron enjoyed walking around the field and wearing a dandelion necklace made by Nana.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Mother's Day Fun

We had a nice day on Mother's Day. Brent was so thoughtful to get me flowers and also a griddle that I had been wanting. After church, we took a picnic to Duke Gardens which has kind of become a Mother's Day tradition. Brent and I missed seeing our mothers (one was in Alaska on a cruise and another in DC visiting my sister) but look forward to seeing them soon! Notice in the pictures below that with the boys I get more pictures of the muddy water, rocks, fish and such rather than the beautiful flowers that were in bloom at the gardens. That's okay. I love being mother to my three sweet boys, mud and all.







Aaron was worn out with no nap and running around the gardens. He went right to sleep on the way home!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Easter

We enjoyed a blessed Easter Sunday in our new home! Amanda's parents and sister came to visit. These are a few family pics. We had a wonderful Easter service at church celebrating the resurrection of Christ. At home, we did some of the usual fun stuff with easter baskets, but toned that part down a bit this year in favor of being on time to church and focusing on the reason we celebrate.

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