Keith

Keith....

yea, it was his birthday on Monday.

Yea, I HAD to embarrass him.

Think it worked?  ;)

Happy birthday, Mr. Keith!!

In other news, Seth's surgery went well.  We will wait for a month to see if those muscles hold strong, in place, so that this is his LAST surgery.  Please, Lord.  Thanks for praying!

The big weekend

Leah's par-tay weekend started off with a bang.

On Friday, we had a house-full of fun!

Keith, the kids and me....

Wendy and Jaclyn (with Adria and Davis back at the hotel)

all the way from California....

Jen, Chris, Jordan and Shiloh

from Muncie, Indiana....

A house full of fun!

 Wendy and Leah got some bonding time!

 Seth and Shiloh seemed to hit it off.

 While Jordan looked on.

(Could she look any more like Jen?!?!)

 I can't help but look at this next series and think of Jen and me.

Hanging in the kitchen.

 Cookin'

 And talkin'

 And sharin'

"Thank you!"

 Until it's time to go.

 With a hug,

 And a kiss....

 A slew of "babies," all captivated by Caillou.

 Hi beautiful Jaclyn!

 The sliding games begin....

 Does anyone else see the teenager here?

Jordan, you little sweetie!

A great start to a fantastic weekend!

Easter Weekend

We had a VERY busy Easter weekend.

It all began.....

With Thomas.

Excited much?

 Yahoooo!!!

 Ummm, cotton candy!

 Let the show begin!

My handsome little man . . . .

Mesmerized!

After a great night with Thomas, on Saturday we went to Westinghouse High School where Breakthrough Urban Ministries was hosting the First Annual Olympic event.
It was great fun!!

 Run, Leah, RUN!

 Per usual, it was a little hard for Seth to get acclimated.

 But not my girl.  She was busy helping Grandma and Papa run archery!

 Maybe I'll be a football star.....

 Or just a jump rope champion!  :)

 Finally, Seth is ready to engage.

 They had tennis

 And football and soccer and baseball and dance and basketball and and and

 Seth's favorite part was the RV.  Now THIS is a car he can see under!

 Look at those size 11 -- ELEVEN -- feet!

After we ran it out at Breakthrough, on Sunday, we had Easter!
Leah had no problem identifying her basket.

 Yea, her hair was still in "process" during this picture session.
haha.

 This is Leah quickly realizing that the best part was the CANDY!

 Seth got a Metra train that he became obsessed with at the hospital.

 Yea, those are his clothes from the day before....
I'm over it.

 You stay away from my stuff and I'll stay away from yours!
Ahhh Toddlers.

After a great church service, we went to my parent's house for some fun and food.
But first, we had to check all of the cars (naturally)....

 We played some ball.

 Some trains....

 Got more goodies

 This little girl would NOT read a book three months ago.

 Now she's obsessed!

 Like my outfit, Sam???

 I think Leah thought the egg hunt was an exercise in cleaning up.  Ha!

 And Seth wasn't overly interested.

Our (failed miserably) attempt at an Easter picture of my fam.

 With a little help, Seth found some eggs.

 Big cousin Ruben helped!

In all, it was a GREAT Easter.
Can't wait to continue celebrating our Lord all the way 'til He comes again.