Happy Birthday Darren!

 

My baby boy turned 10 on Monday!! A whole decade old! I can't believe it! (I feel old!) We surprised him by picking him up from school right before lunch and taking him to Disneyland!! We had a great time as usual. What a fun way to celebrate a birthday! We celebrated again the next night with his gifts and cake - which actually was a chocolate trifle at his request! Yummy!

Baptism!

We had a great weekend in Visalia, visiting our friends the Schimelpfenings! Their son Jake was baptized and we were so excited we could be there to share in his special day! Congratulations Jake! It's always fun to visit there. They are great hosts and my kids have so much fun with their best buddies! Thanks for a great time!

A Boy Thing!

We had some guys trimming our trees in the backyard this week, and the boys were enthralled watching the "chipper" in action. I was inspired to grab the camera after my friend Ginger took pictures of her son watching workers pave the street in front of her house. Thanks for the idea Ginger! It's such a 'boy' thing!

Student of the Month!

I was so excited when Ryan's teacher told me to come to the year's first assembly to see Ryan receive an award! He was Student of the Month for his class!! He is such a great helper and eager to learn. He loves school and that must be obvious to his teacher too. We are so proud of him!