Pictures to come...

I do have plenty of pictures to post but don't have the time right now. I am coordinating a wedding this weekend which has taken most of my time this week so I will be sure to post once that is over. Last weekend we had our fun campout with our friends though it poured during the night...Biblically!!! All our kids had a blast together at the lake, doing a treasure hunt together, riding bikes and making smores. Dave and I got to relax a bit by the fire too with our friends when all the cherubs went to bed. And they went to bed great and slept really good too. We should be good to go for our next camping excursion in August. After the wedding this weekend, we have VBS at our church next week. I will helping out with registration and Caleb and Josiah (who is a REAL VBSer this year...I can't believe it!) will go for a couple of nights. That's where we are at for now. I'll post again this weekend and share some of the fun in pictures!

Happy Birthday Caleb

It's hard to believe that Caleb turned 4 today. Where does the time go???? Just in the last few months, he has turned into such a little boy. I can hold conversations with him and we can work on projects together. When did that happen? He is an amazing little boy in our lives and we are so blessed to be his parents. We've had a fun time celebrating this week with him. This morning when he came into wake me up, he asked for breakfast (as usual) and I said "Happy Birthday!". He just looked at me with wide eyes, "It's my birthday!". He had totally forgotten from the night before. I told him he was 4 and he could hardly believe it. "I'm 4 and I'm going to tell everybody!". So then I asked what he would say when people asked him how old her was. He said, "I'm going to say like this, I'm not 3 anymore, I'm 4!". So as soon as he saw Josiah and Hannah this morning, that's what he said, "Siah, I'm 4!". And here is another one for the books. Last night when I was giving the kids a bath, we were talking about birthdays and Caleb said, "I'm going to be 4 forever!" I went on to tell him no, he would have to 5, then 6, then 7, etc. And he stopped for a minute and said, "That's a lot of birthdays and a lot of cake. I think I might get a belly ache." I guess I should explain he has a year to recoop. That's our Caleb...always thinking about how much cake will be consumed!!! Now that the birthday party is over, onto a campout with friends tomorrow...trying to soak up the summer while we can. I'll have pics!

On Monday night, we celebrated Auntie Lauren's birthday and Caleb's birthday since they are only 3 days apart. WOW, you wouldn't think Lauren was ONLY 28, look at the fire on that cake!

A perfect gift for his birthday party or as Caleb referred to his birthday, "Diego Day".

Though there were a few sprinkles of rain for awhile, the kids got to play outside in the pools and sprinklers.

Having the kindergarten teacher blood in me, there had to be a craft. The boys made binoculars to have like Diego. They had fun!

Auntie Lauren once again did a fabulous job on the cake.

Isaac tried to help Caleb blow out the candles. Caleb was sure to tell Isaac that he blew them all out himself!

Perfect gift...a Diego Cave Rescuer.

Luke's mommy made Caleb this really cool shirt. She is so good at these. She is also the one that made the boys travel bags for the trip. Thanks Tiff!

Welcome to the "4" Club!

Vacation - Part 2

Well, we are home! The road trip home was ok. It was much tougher on the kids since it was 2 days in a row in the car with no break in between. We drove about 9 1/2 hours the first day, stopped in PA for the night and then were home by 5:00 on Wednesday. We actually made pretty good time but it was a bit more challenging keeping everyone happy for that amount of time. But we are home, getting settled and unpacking. As promised, here are some fun pics from Hershey Park. We can hardly believe our vacation is actually over. All that preparing and packing and it's already done! Sad...but looking at these pictures just reminds me how much fun we had and how the boys had such a great day going on rides and enjoying something new. Can't wait for our next family vacation.

My friend made these cool travel bags for the kids. I just wanted some type of fun bag that they could keep their sleep toys in and anything they collected along the way. She did such a great job and they boys loved them. I put them on their seats the night before so they were so excited to see them before we left. Thanks Tiffany!

Enjoying some pool time at our hotel. The boys were a bit scared of the water at first but by the time we were done, I had a couple of fish on my hands.

Hannah loved being in the water with her daddy.

Ahhh, who wouldn't LOVE to see that sign?!?!

This was Hannah's reaction to her very first ride. We went through the Hershey's Chocolate tour and she was so scared of those singing cows! I had to hold her right after this picture for the rest of the ride. Just look at that face!


The Libbys at Hershey.

The kids first ride of the day.

The boys on the ladybug ride. We felt so bad because at one point, Josiah hit his lip on that middle bar and was crying for the rest of the ride....oh, my drama king...poor thing.

Hershey added on a HUGE waterpark this year and the kids loved it. Josiah just kept walking through these fountains that shot up all over. I just love this picture...not a care in the world. It guess it's how we all felt that day.

Of course Caleb found the squirt gun, or as they are called in our house "shoot guns". Boys will be boys, right?

The boys after having fun in the waterpark. The weather was perfect for it...sunny and 85.

Mommy on the log flume with the boys. Ok, the kids log flume but it did have quite the little hill for a kids ride.

Oh, did they love this ride with daddy...the classic antique car ride.

A family picture with the Hershey kiss...yes, you may see this picture again...maybe around Christmas?

Vacation - Part 1

I am unable to post pictures right now but I at least wanted to let you know that we are having a great vacation! Hershey Park was so much fun on Monday. The kids had a blast going on all the rides and playing in the water park. It was such a wonderful feeling for Dave and I to watch our kids faces light up with excitement with each new ride (or each piece of chocolate they ate!). It was a day filled with moments that reminded you what true joy really was. Watching our kids filled with happiness filled our hearts with joy. After a day at Hershey on Monday, we continued on about 4 hours while the kids (quickly!) fell asleep. We got to Dave's parents on Tuesday about 3:30. We were definitely thankful that we knocked out those 4 hours the night before. The kids were unbelievable on the trip...and I mean that in a good way. We stopped every couple of hours to let the kids run, go potty, check diapers, eat and of course get a treasure from their treasure buckets! They watched movies, we played games, they slept and we really had fun together. Yes, there were crabby moments (for all of us!) but honestly the last 15 minutes of the ride were the worst. Hannah was screaming and the boys had just woken up from a nap a bit cranky. But once we reached Grandma and Grandpa's house, everybody was just fine. I can't say that I'm not nervous about the ride home since we don't have anything exciting planned like Hershey. I am just praying for a quick, safe and fun ride home and that the kids do just as well as they did on the way out here. As far as being at Grandma's house, we have been having a really fun and relaxing time playing outside (yes New England, I found the sun..it's in Illinois!), watching fireworks, playing games and just hanging out together. As I update this the boys are off fishing for the first time with daddy and Grandpa. Don't worry, I made sure Dave took the camera. So, for now I will sign-off. I will post pictures in parts because I'm sure there will be a lot to post. But I just wanted you to know we are safe and sound and thoroughly enjoying our vacation.