Faces

Move It! Dig It! Do It!

Of course our kids loved spending time at the Johnson County Fairgrounds for the Move It! Dig It! Do It! show put on by the Children's Museum. It was a lot of fun as they were able to get in a combine, garbage truck, fire truck, pumper truck, etc.

A little boot camp with a blow-up maze sponsored by the U.S. Army Reserves.

And how cool was this, we were able to go inside a hot air balloon.

The kids were also able to participate in their first (I'm sure of many to come) tractor pulls.

Birthday Weekend

Well, Carver and Kinnick enjoyed a full birthday weekend last week rather than just one day. They started with dinner at Pizza Hut (their choice) in Tipton Friday night, which was actually their birthday. Saturday morning consisted of opening presents from Mom and Dad, and Iowa tailgating at our house due to inclement weather.


Following the Iowa victory over the Clones, we were able to fully celebrate the boy's birthday with a party at our house including both sets of Grandparents and my sister's family. On Sunday we were able to enjoy the morning at our church and then the afternoon was spent enjoying time along Lake Macbride. One of Amy's co-workers and friend lives west of Solon and just off the shore of Lake Macbride. We were thankfully invited out to Wayne and Diane's house to enjoy a ride on the pontoon boat, a little bit of fishing, and grilling out dinner. The kids had a wonderful time as Wayne, "The Bear", was a favorite with the kids.

Can U Dig It!

Another masterpiece was created by Amy for the Kinnick and Carver's 4th birthday this past weekend. With the boys being obsessed with "diggers" they of course requested some type of construction cake, and Amy did not disappoint as she created an Excavator out of cake. See below for pictures from start to finish.

Scary

So, one of our dearest twin boys, Carver, showed us his "different" side the other night as he came out in his tighty whiteys, wearing Taylor's belt and shoes. He then followed this up by telling his mother 'This is what I'm going to look like when I turn into a girl'.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.......

Letting Go

Our little girl grew up before our very own eyes this morning as she started kindergarten at Herbert Hoover Elementary School in West Branch. Though we knew she was beyond ready, it was still very hard to grasp as tears were shed walking back to the car while she remained with all new strangers in a new strange place. Though we may have been worried for our daughter, Tay obviously had no concerns as she asked me 'Why she couldn't just go in by herself'.

Needless to say, we informed our little girl that we were going in with her and we were taking pictures (like it or not). BTW, she had a wonderful first day and was ready to go again when I picked her up. She was very excited and it was fun to hear about her day, though she was definitely ready for early bed time.

Taylor in front of the fireplace before leaving

Taylor in front of her school

Taylor and her new neighbor and best friend Skylar

Taylor heading off to her class with her new teacher Mrs. Hamilton

I Can't Believe These Are Cupcakes!

Amy received a book from her sister Jennifer filled entirely with various cupcakes that can be decorated. For our Vineyard Couplehood church group she decided to take a shot at one of these fabulous and difficult designs and it turned out great. The food theme for our couples group that nights was summer barbeque so this fit right in.

I present to you......Corn on the Cob Cupcakes (pictures don't do it justice)