Happy Birthday Will!

Will had a great 10th birthday which was September 28th. He had a sleepover and bowling party with four friends to celebrate. Four friends seemed to be a manageable number. In the past we have had eight to sleep over and that was a bit much. The boys had a great time and ran from the basement to Will's room playing nerf guns. I allowed the gun game as long as they stayed toward the back of the house. I think Will enjoyed playing nerf guns with his friends more than anything.



Will had a great cake homemade by mom with help from a box. It is hard to believe we are in the double digits now. Wow 10 years! It is scary to think he will be able to drive in six years. I am already praying for their safety during these years.



Will loved his gifts. Check out all this long hair!




I think everyone was impressed with the presents. They were a great group of boys. Happy Birthday Will! We love you! You are such a sweet boy and hard worker. We are so proud of you!

Happy 8th Birthday Ben!

Ben's Birthday was on August 25th, I am a bit late on the posting, but at least it is here. I can't believe Ben is 8 years old. These years truly are flying by and I know I say it all the time. Ben had a party the Saturday before his actual birthday at the pool where we are members. The weather was stormy and we only had a few kids. So after about an hour we all headed back to our house. Ben also had two friends sleep over. On his actual birthday, August 25th, we ate out at McDonalds and then celebrated at home. Ben's birthday is the first day of school, so it is always an exciting day.



Ben is very pleased with his chocolate cake mix cake. My kids enjoy these so much more than the bakery cakes.



Eight is a lot of candles to blow out!



Ben is so excited about his Ben 10 guy. I don't think he was expecting this.

We love you Ben! You have brought so much joy into our lives. Your laid back and funny personality are perfect in our family. Happy Birthday - we hope you have another great year!

Megan's First Birthday

We had a very exciting weekend. Both Will and Ben competed in the cub scout pinewood derby. They both got 4th place for their group. There were more than four people racing, so this wasn't so bad. They had a great time making and racing their cars.

Sunday was Megan's birthday. We just did a small party with mom, dad, and the brothers. Megan loved her birthday cake. As you can see she was bold about diving right in. This girl knows she is supposed to love chocolate. After the cake we did presents. We gave her a bookcase with butterflies, busy day home (similar to a dollhouse for young kids), spiky balls, books and a ball activity center. Megan's favorite thing was the tissue paper of course. It was so much fun to rip. Jack loved the busy day home. He loves to pretend the people are ringing the doorbell. Then they ask, "Is your brother home?" He has heard that often. It was a great day. It is hard to believe Megan is a year old. The year has flown by, but it has been a great one for us. Happy Birthday Megan!