New Pictures of Elijah

Elijah is getting bigger every day. Here are a couple of new pictures of him:

Happy Father's Day!

Yesterday we celebrated Father's Day. We had a very busy day. The kids and I woke up early and made Matt a breakfast of blueberry pancakes (I wanted to do something more elaborate but didn't have enough time). Then we gave Matt his Father's Day presents. He got two shirts, a gift certificate and a picture with a poem and Elizabeth's hand prints on it (she made it in preschool). But Matt said his favorite gift was being able to sleep in. :)

After that, we went to church. Matt did a great job giving a reading at church of the prodigal son. Then, it was off to Aunt Stephanie's house for dinner and swimming and visiting with Matt's parents. And finally, we went to my parents for dessert and we took the kids to the new park by their house.

So, poor Matt didn't have a very relaxing Father's Day, but hopefully he enjoyed it! We love you, honey!!

Happy Birthday Abby!

Yesterday our baby girl turned two years old! We had a little party for her with some family and friends. Her Aunt Stephanie made her a Strawberry Shortcake birthday cake (her favorite). Abby was adorable when we all sang Happy Birthday to her because she joined in the singing. And she blew out both her candles out on the first try. She got way too many presents, but it is hard not to spoil her because she gets so excited about everything.

Abby is the sweetest little girl. I wish I could just freeze time because she is growing up way too fast!

Soccer Superstar

Last weekend ended Elizabeth's first season of soccer. Elizabeth's season stats were the following: 8,529 360-degree spins (including 11 times falling over from being dizzy), 1,027 blades of grass picked (a new league record), 293 flowers picked, 32 singular hugs during the game, 22 group hugs during the game, 1 worm found and 1 goal.

Watching Elizabeth play soccer was a lot of fun most of the time. Some of the time though it was frustrating. It was frustrating because I knew she can be very good soccer but most of the time she preferred picking flowers, spinning or hugging. Amy yelled at me because I bribed Elizabeth during a game one time that I would give her a sucker if she would kick the ball. She became a woman possessed she quickly ran out of the field and kicked the ball 5 times hard. I think I could of threw her out there in a World Cup championship match between France and Brazil and she still would of kicked the ball 5 times. But after the 5th kicked she ran to me and wanted her sucker. And when she did score her goal she didn't really seem to care but I was really proud. But she was very proud of the worm that she dug up.

The funny thing is most of the time she was playing soccer it just reminded me of when I was 5 and I played T-ball. I have no memory of hitting the ball, catching the ball, running bases or throwing the ball. But I remember running from Mosquitoes, spinning in the outfield and eating watermelon after the last game. I guess Lizzy is just too much like her Dad.

Below is a picture of Lizzy looking for the worm:

Welcome to our new family blog!

We've created this blog specifically to share news, photos and stories about our family. We thought this would be a great way to record our family's history and to share with our memories with relatives and friends.