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We have been on a long trip these past weeks to Indiana then to Iowa. We stopped in Indiana first to celebrate birthdays and Angie's wedding...little did I know I was one of the birthdays we were celebrating.

Foster 18mo and Noah 6yo Photos with Linda

We had pictures made with Linda Bainter at Lovin' the Light. You can see more of her work at the link. She always has great ideas for photos. Next time we are with Linda, Matt will be there with us. This time it wasn't possible. Enjoy her work!

Bolin's May visit and Noah's 6th birthday

Some of the things Noah is good at right now: trick shots on the bball hoop on the porch, telling time, counting money, and trying to occupy his brother. He also learned to swim this year! He is getting so big! He is 39 lbs and 42.25 inches tall.

Noah read his birthday poem and had to figure out where we were going before he could open his present. I tried loading the video but it won't work :(

Meeting Minne Mouse...

and Donald...

and Goofy!

The off to the Magic Kingdom for some fun! Noah was the honorary tour guide and got to drive the boat!

We all rode the Merry-go-round!

Noah had a great day! Happy 6th birthday to our smart, handsome, caring, easy-going, exuberant oldest son. God has an awesome plan for you and your life and we are so glad we get to be the ones to help guide you on your adventure.

"S"

I got Foster out of his crib this morning and I was wearing my senior shirt (from high school). It has a big "S" on the front like superman's "S" and Foster pointed and clearly stated, "S." I guess he is already picking up on letter recognition!

Noah's quote of the day

After Foster goes to bed, we usually have some time with Noah to play a game. Tonight he picked to play Connect 4x4. When he got the game out of the closet Noah declared, "That is a dreadful mix of colors!" He likes to put the colors back grouped together, but when he got it out today they were all mixed up.

Playdate with Evan and Lydia; Easter

Evan and Noah wanted to ride the "Gator." The babies felt so left out so they came up with their own riding system...

 Lydia rode the tricycle...

While Foster pushed her around...such a princess, what a prince!

He obviously enjoyed that! There is also a video that goes along with this, but the loader on blogger will not let me upload...so alas. One day I will be able to post videos again.

Easter 2012

Our Easter tradition for the past 2 years had been to practice Easter Egg hunting with the plastic balls from the ball pit. Each child is assigned a different color to find and they practice finding their eggs so their skills are honed for the big day. Foster really enjoyed the hunt this year and Noah is almost a professional!

Foster at Baga Sue's church egg hunt

Noah at Baga Sue's church egg hunt

On Easter Sunday, we went to church with Baga Sue and Baga. After church, Barby, Dean, Mike, Julianne, Leslie, Nancy, Hank and April came and we all had dinner. We missed Helen and little Justin because he was under the weather. Little did we know it would be our last time to see Hank. He was such a great man and is dearly missed.

The egg hung ensued after we all had happily filled our stomachs

Foster went hunting sans pants...Probably the last year he will ever do that!

Julianne and Noah were quite a pair. 

Foster found one of the last ones left!

We had a great time doing the fun traditions our culture and family has adopted, but cannot overlook the true reason that Easter is such a happy and celebrated day for our family: Christ rose from the grave- Hallelujah!

randoms from Feb

Buffalo Chicken wraps with homemade french fries

Lemon, Basil, Tomato, Chicken something-or-other

 One night it hailed like crazy!

 Noah and Foster being silly with clothes

Cheese! 

 Triple layer brownies in the new Pampered Chef Brownie Pan. I am doing a challenge to sell 10 right now, so let me know if you need one. So far have done mini meatloafs, omlets, personal lasagnas, mac and cheese squares, pineapple upside-down cakes and more. If one of these versitile pans is on your list, let me know!

The inside of the triple layer brownies- Yum!

 Noah and Foster sharing the Bumbo seat

MOPS MNO with my friends Debbie, Krystle and Tiffany