Carnival Fun (9-08)

My three boys had a great time at the school carnival. Justin and Ryan loved the rides and loved playing all the carnival games. They were thrilled with the little prizes they won.

This is Joshua's first ride ever. Justin got him all buckled in and ready ride, but I wasn't sure how he was going to like it.

He absolutely LOVED it! The faster the ride went the bigger his smile and the louder his giggle. He brings so much joy to our family.


Justin and Ryan liked the spinning ride the best of all and rode it several times. Each time they got their car spinning even faster than before. It made me dizzy just watching.

Grammy and Justin's Cake (9-08)

Grammy (my mom) made this cake for Justin to donate to the his school for their carnival. The theme was "Under the Sea". He was so excited and thought it turned out great!
He was even more excited when he was one of the winners in the cake walk game. His prize was to pick any of the donated cakes to take home. He chose the one Grammy made out of over 60 cakes. He could hardly wait to get home and taste it.
He said "it tastes just as good as it looks and I love it".
Ryan was also glad to have some cake, especially because it was already a 1/2 hour past his bed time. Eating cake is much better than sleeping.

Thanks mom for making the carnival an even bigger excitement for my boys!

Daddy teaching Ryan to Ride a Bike (8-08)

oops, this is what happens when Daddy lets go!
Oh good, I am glad Ryan decided to try it again!

Ryan decided that he was a big boy and that he wanted Daddy to teach him how to ride a bike with "no little wheels" as he calls it. It was so cute to watch. Ryan was all smiles as usual. Well, except the first time Daddy let go and he fell. However, he go right back on a kept trying. Go Ryan!

The Blog Name Holds True

Its another boy, but both Debra and I feel it is right. We are Excited! Debra will blog more later...

The fireworks (7-08)

This was Joshua's first experience with fireworks. He just watched with big eyes for the first few. Then he started getting into it and pointing and saying "ohhhh" with each new firework. Ryan was nervous for the first few and didn't like the loud noise, but he quickly warmed up and started stating what color each firework was and saying "I love that one". Justin was off with his cousins watching them and didn't want to come sit with us. Oh my, how old and independent he is getting.

Swimming on the 4th of July (7-08)

We went swimming at Grandma and Grandpa Goodey's house between the parade and going to see the fireworks. Justin was treading water and swimming under the water really well. Ryan is still cautious and doesn't like to get his face wet, but loved playing with cousins on the stairs. Joshua wasn't crazy about the water at first, but was so tired he fell asleep in my arms in the pool.

Parade on the 4th (7-08)

We had a fun 4th of July this year. We started in off with red, white and blue pancakes at Aunt Jean's house. Then we got ready for our big parade. GG looked so cute in her big hat. The kids all had a blast decorating their bikes and scooters and then parading down the street for all the adults. They even through candy to us!