The kiddos and I discovered this cute little place for a picnic while bike riding a few weeks ago.  The trees are short and the limbs almost reach the ground.   They thought it looked like an indian village.  So we went for a picnic one morning before it got too hot.   Caitlyn and I enjoyed sitting on the blanket while the boys had adventures and sword fights.

We are learning about Ancient Egypt in history for homeschool and the boys are really loving it.   We found a pyramid to dig out mummies and different artifacts, they had a great time pretending to be palientologists!

Happy Birthday Aaron!

Aaron thoruoghly enjoyed his burthday this year.  It seemed to be the longest birthday for some reason.   We celebrated it together during the day, taking him to the Science Center, then in the evening when Ryan and Daddy wqere home and then on the weekend we took him to Malaysia for more horseback riding.   He loved all the presents sent from gramma's and grampa's!   BTW, you should be getting his thankyou cards soon.   At Rider's Lodge they played games and rode the horses and did a little craft and fed the horses as well.   A great time had by all.

I just thought this was the cutest picture.  Caitlyn was wondering what they were doing, but decided it was more fun to climb all over their legs instead.

Ethans first day of Kindergarten.  

Life has been busy, as usual, but I haven't completely forgotten about the blog.   It may seem as though I have,  and I know you are all wanting pictures.  So, here we go.    First I will give a quick update of what we are all up to, pictures to follow. Steve has been quite busy with his MBA these last 2 months.  Although I don't envy the workload he has, nor the time he has had to spend away from the family, I have to say I am a slight bit jealous of the places he's been to visit.  In August he went to London and Ireland, and this month he is back in the US.    We are all missing him alot and excited for him to finsish his degree, he has wanted this done for a while.   He has been able to have some great influences on his fellow classmates, being a great example for Christ.  I am so proud of him! The children are doing great, nothing new here really.  School is going well on all aspects, and they are enjoying friends and being busy.  Ethan has been growing in alot of ways this month.   He started going to Sunday school, joined gymnastics and also a reading class outside of the home.   All of which he really enjoys!  This is quite exciting because it was onloy a few months aog that he still clung to us, not wanting to go anywhere or participate in any activities.  It's neat to watch his branch out a bit.    Caitlyn is growing quickly and keeping us on our toes.   She is a joy to all! I suppose that's it, so it's time for pictures.  Enjoy!