Happy 4 years!!!

Happy 4th birthday to our precious Sarena. You are a hilarious stinker, inventor of the infamous line- "My leg hurts. I need to watch a movie to make it feel better."

You are a stingy affectionate girl, making every hug and kiss and snuggle more valuable than gold. 

You're a thinker, a mommy's girl, a rough and tumble daddy's girl, a princess, an instigator - and you are loved. 

We're so thankful for these past 4 years and look forward to see the young lady God is growing you to be.  Love you Sarena Hope.

Watermelon and water slides

Fun times in Michigan.

Butterflies!

7 years!

Happy Birthday to Liam! Hard to believe that 7 years ago you made that early, scary entrance to the world. I love your enthusiasm, your sense of adventure and fun, your imagination, your smile- everything about you! You live life to fullest!

You are really awesome!

Ellie's first lost tooth!

Boat Ride

A friend let us borrow her boat two weekends ago. We took it out to a nearby lake. I was a bit nervous about taking 5 kids on it, but they did fine.

We had a blast. It was such a nice relaxing day, just what our family needed.

Brett and Kieran tried to drop in a line, but after about 3 casts and a stuck lure, they realized the wind wasn't going to cooperate.

The water was cold! But we still enjoyed getting a spray.

Happy Easter, Christ is Risen!!

First Signs of Spring!

4 months

These are about a month old, but are still cute. (mom bias) Caden rolled over and worked on sitting up last month.

Tobla

Kieran and Caden playing the Tabla, drums Brett brought back from his recent trip to Bangladesh.

Catching up

So, it's been since October that I last posted. I've been chided multiple times about my lack of attention to the blog. Now, I'm finally taking action.

Well, a lot has happened since October.

Kieran's 8th birthday. 

Caden's birthday one day after Kieran's birthday! 

Christmas 2013

Elians'a birthday (which I do have a picture of, just not on my computer right now)

Start of soccer season for Liam

and Kieran

And Caden growing fast! (Don't these almost birthday buddies look alike?)

There is a lot more too, but maybe I'll do separate posts about that. 

Oh, and I have a new camera, which means....

 I'll probably be taking more pictures which means....

maybe a bit more consistency on this blog. Haha!