"Over the Hill"

Happy 40th Birthday, Mom! She is now, "Over the Hill," as some would call it. Grandma Hindt and I had a birthday tea party for my Mom. We invited Megan Smith and her three girls, Sophia, Olivia, and Ava. We had a good time with them, and Megan gave Mom a sort of mini blender that you can use to puree vegetables. That was the perfect gift for her because lately we have been eating recipes out of a cookbook called Deceptively Delicious. It has all these, "regular" recipes but with not so, "regular" ingredients. Like putting spinach puree in brownies, cauliflower puree in scrambled eggs, and sweet potato puree in muffins. You can see why that little blender can come in handy! After dinner we had another party for Mom. And, as a Birthday/early anniversary gift, my dad presented my mom with a card that said they had been chosen to receive two free cruise passes! I made the card that said that for my dad, and had to sneak around without her seeing what I was up to. They still have to decide where they're going and what cruise line they are going to take. But as can be imagined, my mom was really surprised! Happy Birthday, Mom, and many more!

Back to Reality....

Well, Grandpa and Gramma Hindt have left and we are suddenly back to reality. They stayed at our house for about two weeks. Then we drove them to Uncle Brian and Aunt Patricia's house after church yesterday. We stayed and watched the Nascar race which Lane and James are crazy about! We then had "Pasketti" for dinner. After saying our good-byes, we left in our twelve passenger van to go home. We had just pulled out of their subdivision when Silas said, " Hey! We forgot Gramma and Grandpa!"

We arrived home around 10:30 p.m. and crashed.......all of us except Miles. He had a good nap on the way home! He was still banging away, pushing buttons on his Crocodile keyboard, and bouncing up and down to Fur Elise while the rest of us had "hit the hay." :)

February 4th--James Turns 10!

Soldiers Ready for Battle....

Bronwen and Silas really like to dress up in their, "War Gear." Lane and James outgrew their play armor and handed all their equipment down to this pair. Although I'm pretty sure they didn't have guns back in the Roman empire, they've been having a ball playing with it!