Brad's Birthday

So...ya, this is my attempt at a cool birthday cake....a guitar made out of cupcakes. The boys helped and had so much fun.

My parents stopped by for some cake and ice cream.

Tate attacking Brad...Tate and Logan decorated the birthday bag. We gave him a new guitar strap.

Josh and Jannah joined the fun.

And Tate wanted to get a group shot. First, he was going to take it and then he decided to be in it.

Homaking Group #2 Memory Candles

This was the second project that we did. They are "Memory Candle Boxes." They turned out so cute. To order some of your own and other WAY CUTE projects, go to www.storiesbyme.com

The supplies are not only basic, but they send them to you.

It was so fun to see how everyone's turned out.

This is an example of what you can make. Brad's sister made these for us of his parents, and their parents and so on.

Easter Morning

Slowly trying to get the backyard put together...

It has been such a long process to getting our backyard put together. We live on the corner of two cul de sacs, but the back of our house faces one. When we moved into our house, our backyard was a hill down into the cul de sac. No fence, no privacy...just our master bedroom sliding glass door looking out over the whole area...or better yet, the whole cul de sac looking in our master bedroom. Brad with a little help built and eight foot retaining wall. Then with no help, he built a fence. THEN, we got grass and a garden. This was a happy day for the kids. The day I longed for was no mud. That day had come thanks to our tax return...this is the start of the process for concrete. The boys LOVED it.

Logan's THIRD Birthday

Logan LOVES Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and all of the old Mickey Mouse shows that Brad has downloaded, so...of course it was a Mickey Mouse Birthday!

The fam.

Brad's AMAZING cake. His first try with fondant.

Cheese!

I love this picture of Grant in the background.

Logan's new hat...he is elated, if you couldn't tell.

Again, the fam.

Our chunky monkey.