FIVE NATHAN FACTS...HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN!!

NATHAN gives the best hugs.
NATHAN always says how much he loves his family.
NATHAN would spend every waking hour outdoors playing and riding his bike if he could.
NATHAN loves to help Dave in the yard and in the garage.
NATHAN is our jokester, and loves to dress up & use his imagination.
NATHAN turned 5 today!! He had a super fun Star Wars themed party this past Sat. We had his choice of food, which was hot dogs and nachos, and Grandma's potatoe salad....and of course cake & ice cream. The kids played a fishing game, pinata(it was one that you pull the ribbon, and the 1st ribbon Nathan pulled, the pinata broke), they played pin the sword on Darth Vador, and us adults got the kids with water balloons:) He had 8 boys come, and 1 girl....as you can imagine, it was loud and crazy, and they all had a blast! He told me today, this was his best birthday:) I can not believe he is already 5 years old...the time flies so quickly! He is such a special boy!! Happy Birthday Nathan!!

SUMMERTIME'S KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR!

Can you say spring fever!! Summertime is well on the way. It's been between 95-102 the last few days. This past Sunday, we had such a nice day, having a play day with our friends(theCox family), and Grandma&Grandpa. The kiddos all played baseball, rode scooters, and played WII. However, the evening did take an interesting turn. We came home, and Jacob fell ill with the stomach flu. He threw up off and on from 8pm till 5am Monday morning. Then while he was sick, at midnight, Nathan woke up throwing up too! It was the wierdest bug though, it hit really hard for 6-12 hours, and by Monday morning, they were both feeling much better(Thank God)!
As for Eli & Gregory, they are healthy, and both of them played great baseball last night. Gregory was catcher, and he does a great job, and Eli got awesome hits everytime he was up to bat....Good job guys!!

APRIL

I can not believe we are already to mid April! We've been spending most of this month breathing, eating, and dreaming BASEBALL. Eli & Gregory are both playing baseball, which means baseball 5 nights a week. Gregory is on the Lakewood Blueclaws ( coach pitch ), and Eli is on the St. Luis Cardinals ( major league little league ). Gregory has been switching positions each game, but he does really enjoy being catcher. Eli is in outfield, and most likely will be pitching this season too...he's doing an awesome job with his batting. They're both doing great, and it's so much fun to watch them!

We had a beautiful Easter weekend. On Saturday, we decorated eggs ( they turned out very nice ), and that evening, we took the boys out to dinner. On Sunday, we went to church, and came home to have our Easter egg hunt, and brunch with Grandma & Grandpa(jen's parents ). The kids enjoyed their baskets and goodies from the bunny. We took a short break, and had some down time in the afternoon. Then we headed to Grandma's & Grandpa's house for a delicious Easter dinner with the whole family....19 of us! The weather was perfect, we were able to spend a lot of time outdoors...it was such a nice day!