Bowling!

We promised Ethan and Kaylee that we would go bowling but never got the opportunity until today. Bumpers in place, we started the hour long game. Ethan bowled exceptionally well on his own, with no help at all from Mom or Dad. Kaylee also tried and may have set the record for longest delay between throwing the ball and hitting the pin!

Mom and Dad both got a couple of strikes apiece, and even CJ got a strike (with a little help from Dad of course).

Fortunately, no one ended up on their faces, no feet were crushed and no fingers pinched. CJ wiped out running on the slick floor, but was too concerned with the fact that it was Grandma’s turn to notice the pain of falling. It was a good time. One thing is for sure….one game is ENOUGH!

A New Toy…Wii!

Rachel and the kids will be living in Crescent City, CA during my deployment to Korea. They won’t be bored…that’s for sure! The kids discovered that Grandma has a Wii…and boy is it FUN! Hours of bowling, baseball, tennis, boxing and golf await, especially for Ethan and Kaylee. They both have shown great aptitude for playing, and hey, it’s exercise!

For the Grandparents

I thought you guys would like some new pictures up of the kids…no story line. Just some cute kids. Enjoy.

Family Visit

We had the awesome opportunity to see Micah and family AND Mom and Dad all at the same time! Micah’s family flew into El Paso where we all met up, had some lunch and then we and they headed up to Alamogordo for a little visit. Mom and Dad joined us on Saturday. The visit was filled with golf, a trip to Cloudcroft (brrrr!), Easter dinner, steak, brats and some Trivial Pursuit. It was great getting to see Micah on his mid-tour before I head to Korea especially, and the opportunity to finally meet Sawyer was great. We will miss being this close to Mom and Dad…we’ve been pretty spoiled getting to see them so much!

Birthday Time

Our oldest, Ethan, just had his 6th Birthday! It is hard to believe that he is that old, but alas, it’s true. For his birthday, he wanted to have a “How To Train Your Dragon” themed party, so we baked him a cake  in the shape of a shield,

got party hats, plates and some Nerf swords. Rachel came up with the great game of “Kill the Dragon”…naturally, I was the dragon. This game pretty much consisted of me hiding in a big box, the kids chanting “Come out Dragon, Come out Dragon” and me coming out and get ting smacked with swords

…great fun for everyone (thanks for the great game Rachel). Ethan got a Razor scooter, pads, coloring books and some Toy Story 1 and 2  for his birthday and had a great day altogether!