Monday, November 08, 2010

Thoughts of a 5 year old
We were driving home the other night after dinner with some friends. Ethan was staring out the window, apparently in deep thought. Let me clarify that the vehicle was NOT at all peaceful as Luke and Kate were both quite enthused with songs and strange noises. You know, one of those rides where you can almost feel the van swaying from all the noise and flailing. Anyway, Ethan pipes up with these questions that made Ben and I look at each other with WIDE eyes! Our family often talks about when the kids are all grown up and have their own kids. Ethan has obviously thought about his "grown up" life quite a bit as he asked these questions with deep concern.
"Daddy, when I am big, HOW WILL I FIND MY HOUSE!?"
"Daddy, when I am big, HOW WILL I BUY THINGS!?"
and the one that brought a tear to my eye:
"Daddy, when I am big, HOW WILL I FIND A WIFE THAT KNOWS ABOUT GOD!?"
I wanted to freeze him in time and never let him grow up! It just melted my heart!
That's it...NO MORE GROWING!!

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

My Ballerina




She wore this all day!
Sunglasses and pink gloves - all very important!
L-O-V-E my girl!!

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LOVE!!!
A FAMILY MAN

A FATHER TO AN ADORING PRINCESS...

AND 2 ADMIRING SONS

A PLAYMATE

A COUCH

MR. MOM
(I left for 4 days and he happily took on the crew - even planned a fun excursion!)

A COACH

A PROBLEM SOLVER

A TEACHER...EVEN WHEN HE DOES NOT KNOW IT!

ALWAYS FINDS SOME TIME FOR FUN!

AN ARTIST - WHO KNEW?

EVEN A MULTI-TASKER (ON RARE OCCASION)
A SHEPHERD

STUBBORN

A STUBBORN HANDY MAN

AN AMAZING MADDEN TEAM OWNER AND COACH

AND...
A LOT OF FUN TO BE AROUND!

BENJAMIN -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
YOUR FAMILY LOVES YOU AND IS THANKFUL FOR ALL YOU ARE TO US! THANK YOU FOR LOVING US LIKE YOU DO!