GAGE IS 5!

All our family joined us to celebrate Gage's birthday!  Mark and 
Casey decorated the balloons before the party.  These SpiderMan
balloons are decorations and party favors for the kids.

The birthday boy helped decorate the party room.

We are ready for our SpiderMan gymnastics party at ASI.

Gage on the trampoline

Keaton watching Aria slide into the foam pit.

Even the big boys have fun building with the foam blocks.

Gage's friends
Aria, Sarah K, Ava Y, Sarah T, Jael A, Pacey B, Chase, Tate C, 
Madison D, Lane M, Micah Y, Ivy M, Mason D, Calvin C, 
Miles M, Cort, Gage, Keaton

Ready for the game to start

Gage and Kelly B had to catch everyone with the foam noodle, 
but it looks like Calvin got away.

The Bleacher Cheering section
Chase's dad, Bryan C, Carrie A, Lizzie B, Jessica Y with Ava,
 Kristin C, and Laura K

The rope swing is a favorite!

Gage goes first!

Keaton has a great dismount.

Now Cort's turn.

And even Aria wanted to try!

Hey, you want to build something?

They built Gage a birthday throne.

Gymnastics is hard work.  
Cort and Lane relax on the minecraft style bed.

Sweet friends from Copperfield Preschool/Church
Chase, Tate, Micah, Ava, Gage and Sarah T

And the medal goes to Gage!

Cake Time!

What did you wish for SpiderMan?

Chase, Gage and Connor

CHEESE!

Aria likes cake!

Papa Dan and Gee with Aria and the birthday boy.

Everyone gets a SpiderMan balloon.

Before his birthday we celebrated at Nana's house with 
Kayla, Ryan, Adam and Julie.

Gage loves his new nerf guns.

More presents from Gee, Papa Dan, Kerrie, Casey, mom and dad.

Gage trying out his new skates.

Happy birthday Gage!!
I AM SO GLAD YOU WERE BORN!!!

SPRING BREAK 2015

As I look back at our week of Spring break, I realize we had a lot of fun!  But also, that we didn't spend that much time all together.  That being the case, I did get to spend some quality time with each of them at different times, which can be just as nice and sometimes even better!

Monday, Cort was invited to Dave & Busters with his friend Lane.  So Keaton, Gage and I headed out for haircuts and lunch at Rudy's.

Tuesday is the one day a week I work.  Luckily, Aunt Kerrie has Tuesdays off!  So she spent the day with all three boys at Sky High!

Gage in the foam pit.

Gage literally climbing the walls.

On Wednesday, Kerrie took Gage and Cort to the Museum of Natural Science. 
Keaton had a basketball and dodge ball tournament at church with the youth.

Gage wasn't quite sure of all the butterflies.

Walking through the Rain Forest.

Gage riding a TREX!

Looking at bones.

One of our family traditions is to collect souvenir pennies 
from all the places we visit.

Taking a walk in Hermann Park.

 

I am King of the World!

Aunt Kerrie, Cort and Gage

Stuck on the RR tracks.

Hermann Park Art

Thursday, Keaton went to the rodeo and spent the night with Gabriel.  
So Gage, Cort and I headed to Little Beakers with our friends.
Front: Micah Yaw, Gage, Ava Yaw, Ivy Maness, Miles Maness
Back: Cort and Lane Maness with Kate in the background.

Kate helping the big kids with 
an experiment.

Gage blowing smoke.

Cort's turn.

Thursday night, Cort had his friend, Zeke, spend the night and we had a fun day with Zeke and Aunt Kerrie on Friday.

We did end the week with a treat 
from the ice cream truck!

Keaton trying to eat Gage's batman
 ice cream.

The following Monday we sent Keaton and Cort 
back to school, but Gage and I extended our spring break. 
 We met our friends in The Woodlands for a play date.

Kristee, my college roommate, lives in Kansas now 
but was visiting her parents on their spring break.

After our play date we had lunch at Taco USA.
Gage, Abigail (my kids call her Abi Girl) and Collin