Moving Day

My parents sold their house and we ended up going to help them this last week.  It was definitely bittersweet.  That was the home my dad built when I was going into 3rd grade.  It was the backyard where I got married....so many great, great memories!  I am happy that they are able to move though.  We had to get some last pics in the garden.

Holiday World/Abraham Lincoln State Park

In July we went to Holiday World and stayed a couple of nights.  We had a blast - the boys loved the water park the best.  Will went on some big roller coasters for the first time - he didn't like them and was crying on them.  Had a great time with our family!

The boys became junior rangers at the park.

Summer Fun

We've had a lot of fun this summer.  The boys and I made a bucket list of things we wanted to do this summer and we accomplished some of it:

1.  Indians Game

2.  Historical Society and picnic on the canal

The boys (especially Will) is pretty into Abraham Lincoln now

3.  Fireworks

Of course, Josh and the boys had to get an elephant ear!

self portrait - love those freckles!

Funny and amazing story....We went to the Greenwood fireworks last night. There were thousands of people there watching them in baseball fields, parks, etc. I had bought these glow in the dark glasses for the boys and so Will handed me his glasses. I hung them on my shirt. We were in a hurry to leave and beat some of the traffic and packed up quickly. After walking most of the way to the car, I felt my shirt and realized they were gone. Because of the dark, lateness, and the craziness, we decided not to go all the way back but I backtracked a little. We went after lunch this afternoon to look. I had prayed at lunch that we would find them and they would be unbroken. Andrew found them right around where we were sitting bent a little but completely unbroken. Amazing how God cares about the small thing like Will's glasses. Imagine how He cares for the big things!! He is an amazing God!!

1st Tooth

Andrew lost his first tooth May 28th.  It was very loose for a while.  We were eating breakfast outside and as he was eating I saw an empty place in his mouth.  He ended up losing it during breakfast and swallowing it without knowing.  We wrote the tooth fairy a note and explained the situation.  She left a pillow and $1.

Kindergarten Graduation

Andrew graduated Kindergarten at the end of May.  It was a sweet ceremony.  They wore caps and gowns for a part of the ceremony and then sang some sweet songs.

Love this guy!

Andrew and Mrs. Hale

Andrew after getting his diploma

Andrew singing....sweet

Andrew and his buddy, Jack

Our fam

Will's Birthday Party - Star Wars

Love the staches!!

Legos.....surprised???

Love the bow and arrow, Uncle Chris and Aunt Christy

What a great party!

Cousin Love!

Vaderade or Yoda Soda anyone???

The Mets

Andrew played t-ball this year.  He really enjoyed it and really liked being on some of his friends team.  The last few games, Coach Nathan pitched and he really liked that!

The Boys

The boys were singing Toby Mac and wanted to "look" like him.

Easter

We decorated eggs for Easter at Aunt Nicole's.  They look great on our Easter egg tree!

These are some handsome dudes!!

Upward Basketball

The boys played Upward Basketball this year and loved it.  They have really improved and look forward to playing again!

Sports Day

We had sports day at school so we all decided to dress up as Colts players.  I love being at the school with my boys!

Pinewood Derby Race

Will had his Pinewood Derby Race for Boy Scouts.  He did a great job!  He really enjoyed painting it and trying to get it to weigh as close to 5 ounces as possible.

getting ready to race.... Will's car is the first from the left

Will won the trophy for best design.  He was so excited.  Thanks Grandpa for the help!  

Pool Time!

In Florida, we had the chance to spend time with Daddy's family.  Our cousins Sage and Titus were also able to come.  It was great playing with them since they live in Seattle and Dallas.  We don't get to see them that often!  We had a great time hanging out with our aunt, uncles, Yeh Yeh, and Grandma!

the 3 boys! 

Uncle Squirm getting the boys

Sage loved to pour water on Uncle Micah

Family Uno!

Legoland Florida

We flew to Orlando in January for Yeh Yeh's 60th birthday.  We decided to go to Legoland for the day since that was something we have been wanting to do since it opened.  It was great!  The amazing thing is that no one was there.  We didn't have to wait more than 5 minutes for any ride so we were able to ride everything multiple times.  We had such a great day - definitely a great family memory!

They had sculptures all over - it was really neat seeing them!

the joust

Watch out, Will!

The Ford Driving School

Will loved the roller coasters and rode every one multiple times.  Andrew was pretty scared to even try them but after lunch decided to go on them.  He then loved them and wanted to go on every one multiple times.   

Will's favorite roller coaster - Lego Technic

They had a pirate show - there were Lego people and pirate skiers.  They did jumps and tricks - pretty neat!

Will even got to use the water gun to help defeat the pirates - he loved it!!

Andrew and the pirates and palace guards!