Jake's 4th Birthday Party

Today we celebrated one of my favorite 4 year olds birthdays, Jake!  He has been talking about his party for weeks and we wouldn't have missed it!  His mom did a great job with a Batman theme, Jake's favorite!

AND the best part was the REAL Batman came to his party and he was stunned and so excited!

Batman gave Jake a mask just like his and some toys.  Jake loved it!

Batman showing Jake some of his moves!

Teaching him to fly Batman style...

Lucy even wore a Batman cape!

Jake with the REAL Batman and his mom and dad...

Batman signing a Batman poster for Jake...

Batman games...

Pinata time...

Jake's Lolly and Pops....

Cake time...

Jennifer and her twin sister Amanda....

Time to open presents...

Happy Birthday sweet Jake...WE LOVE YOU!!!  Hope this year is the best yet!

Our weekend

 Our Summer has gone by so fast!  A week has flown by and we have been so busy and have gotten hardly anything done at home.  But I have enjoyed special time with my family and a few outings that we wouldn't have gotten to do during the school year on a weekday.

Nice outfit Lulu ha!

 We are still eating on leftover cupcakes and my kids might as well eat a can of icing because that is all they eat ha!  Icing anyone?!

Friday night on the way to Brayden's game, he nonchalantly said, "Uhoh Mom I forgot I have 2 frogs in my backpack."  I thought I had heard him wrong but nope. He did.  Ewwww!

Eli had spent Thursday night with us and the boys had played super hard.  On the way to the game, he fell asleep and was snoring!  I guess that frog hunting wore them out!

We were winning by 11 Friday night and Brayden got to play catcher, something he has always wanted to do.  He was thrilled!

My little baseball diva....

After the game, we went out for ice cream with the family.  But we are missing our sweet Karis, who is out of town with her best friend!

Saturday morning we went to Tiffany's Sole Hope Party and then on the way home Lucy and I stopped in for a Starbucks frappucino and a cake pop!  My favorite...decaf Coffee Frappucino (no whip cream).

After our afternoon coffee break, we went to Jake's 4th birthday party!

More of my favorite Proverbs...

Tiffany's Sole Hope Graduation Party

For Tiffany's graduation party, she wanted to have a "party with a purpose" so she had a "Sole Hope" party.  I had not heard of this before this party and it was so neat.  Children in Africa get these bugs, callled jiggers, in their feet from not having shoes or running water and they are very painful and debilitating.  So someone started Sole Hope and for a party, you cut out patterned pieces so that shoes can be made for these children. To some, it will be their 1st pair of shoes they have ever had.  Watch this video...

Jigger Removal

Me and Dr. Tiffany Nason!

Silly girl...

We put together enough supplies and sets for 100 children to have their first pair of shoes!

Congrats Dr. Nason...we are so proud of you and your accomplishments but most of all for your heart for others.  We are blessed to have you a part of our family.  Love you!