Happy Birthday!

Blast from the past

This is one of Mommy and Daddy's favorite pictures of all time. Richard is grabbing Mommy's finger with his tiny newborn fist ten years ago. Now he can do long division and program Minecraft. He's come a long way in ten years!

Richard's 10th Birthday Party

Guess who turned 10 yesterday? I had an awesome party with an ice cream cake and Nerf guns. Thanks to everyone for the great gifts--I love my new laptop and other gifts!

Henry's trophy

Last Saturday we raced our cars in the Pinewood Derby. Henry's sky-blue tow truck won a trophy!

The magic word

Today George outsmarted Mommy for the first time (well, maybe not the first):

George: Give me some water!

Mommy: First you have to say the magic word.

George (grinning impishly): Alakazoo!

Nesting dump trucks

George views his new dump truck as the perfect hauling tool for his other dump trucks.

Escape artist

Georgie was suspiciously quiet in his room yesterday morning. Then Daddy discovered he had shed his PJs and was making a break for it.

Lacrosse

The boys all have lacrosse sticks now thanks to Grandma and Papa! Here we are playing an impromptu game in the snow.