The Big Five

Yesterday my son turned 5!!!!!!! It's true what they say about time flying by soooo fast. Not only did we celebrate his 5th this year, but in August he starts kindergarten. As excited as I am it still blows my mind. Sunday we had a party with his cousin Will who turned 6 on Saturday. It was a overall ocean theme, slightly focusing on pirates as the boys weren't crazy about leis and grass skirts. There was a slip 'n' slide, you could get your picture taken with a ferocious shark and the surf board he bit into, as well as receive a complimentary eye patch or lei. The kids seem to have a blast and there was only one injury, J's lip colided with Will's little brother's forehead. Rowen walked away with a tooth imprint on his forehead, J a fat lower lip. It's not the first time, I'm sure it won't be the last.



There is a ship wrecked on the rocks near a deserted island. (in case you couldn't tell:)


Monday we sang to him and E helped blow out candles on the actual birthday. Then we went and bought his present, a bike (with helmet and training wheels). He was ecstatic.

Raystown '06

I've been trying to share these pics for a while but well, here they are now. Soon after J was born we started a tradition with D's fam of going to the mountains where there is a lake nearby. We've kept it up as an annual event since then. The kids LOVE it and ask about it literally all year long. We were there the last week of June.

On the trip up we made our pit stop and Daddy came out with 4 large ice cream cones, and as if to scoff at my doubts in her ice ceram eating capablitites, E ate every last bite, while J couldn't finish his.



It was the first day, before dinner and the boys had already found a muddy hill which they thought was perfect for sliding down.


"I'm a cowgirl" (her words, by the way)


Even though it rained every day, we still made it to the lake almost everyday.


Smore's


J, in front of rainbow falls



E, stopping to take a sniff


good times........