Josiah turns 3!

Love this boy!

Train cake

Cool Dude! Glasses from Graeson and Xander

Camo jacket and hat from Papa Steve and Deb

We had a Thomas the Train birthday party for Josiah. Almost ALL his cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and God-parents were here to celebrate. It was a fun group and a super fun day. Josiah is excited to be three!

Silly Josiah

Josiah decided to try doing inverted pushups with his feet on the wall on the stairs. He was laughing so hard he kept falling down. We get such a kick out of all these boy things.

Sister Weekend / Bridal Shower

In February we had Sister Weekend at Sadie's house in Lincoln and combined it with a Bridal Shower for Emily. Yummy food. Great conversations. Never long enough!

Snapshots of Christmas

Tree from our yard

Oates cousins

Ready for Christmas Eve Service

Go Bengals!

Rootin Tootin Cowboy Josiah.

So, I got on my blog today and realized...I haven't posted a single thing since November. Saying "we've been busy" is an understatement. Here are just a few snapshots of our Christmas celebrations with family.

My Favorite Tree

This is my first "Valentine's Day Tree" from Mike. He gave it to me when we lived in the cabin at Mission Springs. It lived in a pot for a few years but when we moved to the parsonage we planted it in the front yard. Earlier this year, for Mother's Day, Michael and Ben Wylie transplanted it into my yard. It was not an easy task...but oh, so worth it. Isn't it bright and beautiful?! Thanks Michael!

Trick Or Treat

We took the kids trick or treating in our neighborhood early in the evening. We were lucky to have cute costumes available for borrowing. Brianne was a pirate, complete with a long brown braid attached to her hat. Maicee was Super Girl and enjoyed wearing real make-up. Josiah was the cutest Captain Hook ever. He wasn't shy at all, knocking on doors, saying 'trick or treat' and then promptly, 'thank you!'. He couldn't get over the fact that all we had to do was knock on the door and people gave him candy. Who would have thought! Abby Lehman joined us for the evening knowing that our neighborhood is THE place to be around here on Halloween.

Soccer Party

Brianne had a great season playing for the Pine Grove Bulls. Ben Wylie and Mike were her coaches. She played all positions but her favorite was mid-field. She had many great assists and scored one goal. We had a fun end-of-the-season party at the Wylie's home.