Great Wolf Lodge

We had been promising the boys that one of these days we would go and stay at the Great Wolf Lodge. We decided to surprise them and it worked out perfect because it was also for Hayden's 10th birthday celebration. It's an indoor water park attached to a hotel. Basically you pay to stay at the lodge and the water park is free. We had so much fun and didn't want it to end. It was worth every penny to see the smiles on these kids faces. They are worth it!!

Dave, Hayden and Cameron's camping trip!!

We had been thinking about going camping this summer. Dave's good friend Scott suggested that he would bring his boat and Hayden's long time friend Alex and make a long weekend of it. He also brought his cousins Russell and Raymond. I decided to opt out this time since Kai was still in his "I like to put everything in my mouth that I find and choke" phase. I had Colten stay home with me too and we had fun going to Chuckee Cheese's, playing trains and anything else he wanted to do. So, he didn't mind getting so much attention to himself. Needless to say the boys all had a great time camping and Dave took a ton of pictures. They road bikes, swam in the lake, rode in Scott's boat, walked on the trail and got to eat all of the good junk that goes along with camping. Scott is such a good friend and the boys love him too! They really had a wonderful time and next summer we look forward to all of us going.

Day Out With Thomas The Train!!!

It's so hard to get a picture where everyone is

looking or smiling!

Mike and Keegan.
Thomas! Looking good!
View from the train.

Sweet baby.

Love these boys!

Love these boys too!!

Nico playing on one of the many

train tables.

Cam playing with Duplo's.

Big 4 year old having a blast.

Love those blue eyes.

Mike, Hayden, Nico and Becky listening to

the performer.

Silly boys!

When I saw that Day Out With Thomas was coming again this summer right around Colten's birthday, I knew we had to go. Anyone who knows our Colty knows he is a very BIG Thomas fan and has been since he was 1. Our nephew Nicholas, who is 2 now, is also a fan of Thomas so we wanted them all to come along too. We had a great time and all of the boys from 9 months to 10 years old had fun!!! Thanks Mike, Becky, Nico and Keegan for coming with us and sharing this special day with us. We love you all!!

Colten is 4!!!!!!!

Our little Buzz!
Reach for the sky.

Make a wish.

Love these smiles!

Kai is done, can you tell?

Thomas cake....go figure!

Buzz Lightyear!

You can tell Hayden and Cam were excited

because they knew what it was.

It was a Toy Story and......

Thomas kind of day!

His own wings!

What could it be?

We love our little conductor so much. He is as sweet as he is stubborn. He knows how to make us smile. We love everything about him and can't believe it has been 4 years since we saw his precious face for the first time. Happy Birthday Colten!!! We love you with all of our heart. You are such a blessing and joy.

Fun on a sunny day!

Big 7 year old.

Daddy and Kai.
Buddies.

Blue eyes.

I'm going to get you!!

Here are some cute pictures of the boys playing out front on the slip 'n slide on a sunny day in July.