Kevin's Birthday and other photos

Kevin celebrated his 9th birthday this weekend (7/21) by inviting a few friends over for a sleepover. They wanted to sleep on the trampoline but the weather prevented that. Instead they stayed up late and played HARD all weekend. Kevin was wiped out by Saturday night.


Playing with a water propelled rocket.



Kevin, Ryan and Taylor



After they grew tired of the rocket, the slip-n-slide was pulled out.



All boys love video games!


Cade stuffing his face with a banana.


Cade learning how to keep the beat with a spatula and a spoon.


Here Cade is checking on a tomato worm that showed up on our porch. He kept tabs on that thing throughout the day (it eventually died).


Kevin and Cade take a cake & ice cream break with Dana.


Not sure what Cade is doing here.

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July this year even though our night time fireworks show was cut short due to nasty weather. The boys weren't too happy about it, but most of our fireworks had to wait until the 5th. Here are the pictures we took over the last few days.

Cade & Dana enjoying the smokeball show

Patriotic boys (and our new grass!)


Cade stomping on snappers


Kevin in a cloud of smoke




We were so caught up in watching Kevin and Cameron set off the smokeballs, we didn't realize how tired Cade had become. He finally plopped down in the shade on the driveway and made

himself comfortable.

Here's Cade watering the lawn (and himself)