Happy Birthday to John

Yesterday was John's birthday and we had a quiet celebration at home. John is not big on birthdays at all. If I didn't insist, he would just ignore it all together. Needless to say, he was not thrilled about me taking a picture, this was the only shot I got. And, yes, Braden is not wearing a shirt. This was a casual birthday. To celebrate, I made shrimp scampi for dinner and baked his favorite chocolate cake. He opened gifts before I could get any pictures (actually I was still in the kitchen cooking, when he decided to help himself). The kids made cards for him and we also made a card with their handprints and 5 things they love about Daddy. Here's the list:

1. He stays home sometimes. (He had just taken the day off the day before)

2. He plays with us

3. Daddy takes us out.

4. Watching t.v. with Daddy (this means usually, some type of sporting event)

5. Daddy kicks the ball with us

Really, Braden came up with all of these. Next year Emma Kate will probably be able to help contribute to the list.

Springtime Fun

Can I just say, I LOVE spring! Here's what we've been doing to enjoy the warmer days:

No, it's not Halloween, just Braden and Walker dressing up and fighting each other with foam swords. They stopped long enough to let me take a picture.

Emma Kate swinging, she loves to hang upside down.

Right side up long enough to pose for a picture. The next words out of her mouth were, "I want to see it." (referring to the picture on my camera; what did we do before the age of digital cameras?)

Braden playing soccer with John. I promise John and the soccer ball were there, just didn't make it into the picture.

Don't ask...this was his idea of posing for a picture.