A post of many colors!!

This past Saturday we had the privelege of attending a triple birthday party!! Anderson, Jacob and Josiah all celebrated their birthday with one big bash at Hunt Club Farm. It was so much fun!! The party was lots of fun, with many wonderful things to eat and there were so many activities for the kids to do, they could have stayed all day!! Ryan enjoyed many bounce houses and slides while Emily had fun climbing up and down the big pile of hay!! The boys had fun throwing the hay at each other for the longest time. That's a thought - just get a big pile of hay for the backyard!! That would be hours of fun!! :-) Kevin had to leave early to go out of town, so the kids and I went to pick out our pumpkins before we left. We couldn't leave the farm without getting our pumpkins, we were looking forward picking them out!! It was a wonderful day and I will definitely go back there next year!!

Ryan has officially begun his first sport - soccer!!! We decided to sign him up for soccer at the Y and he is loving it. Of course it helps that his best bud Anderson is on his team too!! He's still not quite sure what he's exactly supposed to be doing, but he's having fun running around and kicking the ball (sometimes in the wrong direction). It's quite hilarious watching all the kids running around clueless as to what they are doing!! I think the ball spent more time out of bounds than it did in play!! He's having fun and we look forward to a wonderful season!!

Go Sounders!!

A few weeks ago we headed down to Corolla, NC for a marriage retreat. It was wonderful to be able to spend time away from the kids and enjoy some time as a couple. We enjoyed shopping, lots of eating, time in the hot tub and many other relaxing things. Thanks to Mike and Denise for being our "speakers" and sharing their words of wisdom for marriage and communication. Already looking forward to next year!!

A few weekends ago we met Kevin's parents at Busch Gardens for the day. The kids had never been and it had been a long time since our last trip so we decided to make a day of it. The kids had so much fun and were completely exhausted by the end of the day. We stayed for about 8 hours and rode as many rides as Ryan could find. Of course he thought he was big enough to ride the really big roller coasters. He was very disappointed when we told him he wasn't quite big enough! Both he and Emily had a blast and especially loved riding the train around the park. I think Kevin enjoyed the train just as much as they did!! It was a fun day and we look forward to going back next summer! I only have a few pictures because my batteries died about an hour after we got there. Bummer!!