Birthday Duo

My little birthday partner and I celebrated another wonderful year! It was a beautiful day, cool but pleasant. The boys and I picked up Wendys and went to the park before the Kindergarten bus came. In the later afternoon it started to rain; I love the rain. We all enjoyed a family birthday dinner of chicken pillows, rice and corn; a popular birthday choice around here, complete with dirt cake for desert. Carter went on a little treasure hunt for his present. I had sketched little pictures of where to find his next clue. His gift ended up being in our shower (a skateboard). He was thrilled. Doug surprised me with studio lighting for my photography hobby! I am excited but intimidated with this next learning curve. We ended the evening with a slumber party and movie upstairs. I had planned on sleeping up there with all the kids, but when "That Darn Cat" was over, I couldn't resist climbing into my own cozy bed. I am so thankful for my sweet family, and to get to share a birthday with Carter is an added joy.

Mitchell . . . Mitch . . . Mitchie . . .Twitch

Latest of our little guy. Nine months old, where does the time go? What fun he is in our home. It has been so much fun to see how much the older kids adore him - they are crazy for their baby.

Police Visit

Yes! It has happened again. Yesterday evening we had our quarterly police visit. Our backyard backs up to a canal, and our iron fence is missing a bar where the boys like to squeeze through. I had a very nice neighbor come over and tell me the police had been called because my little boys were out by the (dry) canal. I called the boys in and reminded them of our rule of not going out by the canal. I told them the police were coming because some worried people called them to talk to us about it. Nathan asked me if the police would shoot him. I told him no, but that they would not be happy to have to come to our house and talk to them about the rules they already know. Several minutes later, we were having a nice little visit with the officer. She told them that they should never go back there because little kids get hurt in canal's every year. It was a good lesson for all of us ( including me ). I am so thankful for all the eyes watching out for my kids - I just need to do a better job.