Play Ball!

We spent our 4th of July with Grandma & Grandpa Lantz at a Rockford Riverhawks baseball game!  Despite some confusion about fireworks after the game (oops!) a fun time was had by all.

Julia & Nicole's Graduation

We spent the weekend in Clarinda, Iowa celebrating the twin's high school graduation! It was fun to see the family and catch up.  The girls both received academic honors.  Reflecting on the twins, it was quite surreal for me to see them graduting...I still remember them as flower girls in our wedding (12 years ago!)  Anyway, this isn't about me...congratulations Julia & Nicole!  We will be praying for you as you start college.  And a special thank you to Aunt Jane who put together the cutest graduation survival kits for Emma & Lucy.  So thoughtful.  We are blessed!

                                This is Nicole.                                                         This is Julia.

Happy Easter!

We had a special Easter in Pennsylvania with Grandma & Grandpa Lantz!  He Is Risen!

Emma's Birthday

So, I was just going through our pictures from vacation and I remembered that we celebrated Emma's 4th birthday with Gma & Gpa last week. Janet & Emma made the cutest cake shaped like a butterfly...it had an Oreo body, Twizzler antlers and Fruity Pebble wings outlined in Mini Oreos. What I'm trying to say here, is that is was totally delish! And Emma, who loves anything crafty (hmm, I wonder where she gets that)...was so excited to "help" Grandma. Thank you Gma & Gpa for making Emma's birthday so special. In case anyone was wondering what a 4 yr old gets for her birthday...a Lowes gift card (power tool...or finish off that blasted playset...decisions, decisions) and Polly Pockets. What more could I girl ask for?!

Side note: Emma and Lucy practically lived in the large pink striped tent in the background while we were at G'ma and G'pa's...while the rest of us had to shimmey around it just to get to the couch. ;-)