today dancy had my little one year old in stiches!! i am so glad i caught this on video 🙂 she was blowing a leftover party balloon up and letting it go.
oh…and mid laugh he manages to stuff some puffs in his mouth 🙂 funny little man!
happy first birthday little dubs..
precious little boy. i can hardly believe that one year ago today our 5th little blessing was born. how thankful i am. how much i love you. your full little lips, your dimples, your soft blond hair, your smile……and for most of your first year you were so calm and laid back.
now that you are one, you are finding your voice, moving around, and letting your own little personality shine. i love it!
today we are blowing up balloons, decorating the house, and smothering you with kisses (which we always do 🙂 ). your big party is tonite! God has been so good to us, we are so thankful He gave us you!
Happy First Birthday Dubs 🙂
creation museum
last weekend we joined up with 3 other families and drove to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky. which is actually just a few miles west of the Cincinnati airport.
as a group of 4 families we had been meeting together for a family Bible study over a period of probably 6 months. we studied ‘answers in genesis‘ by ken ham. he disputes evolution with the book of genesis and i must say….the study was awesome!
so as a finale to the study we decided to all go to the creation museum! as a side note we are huge jonathan park fans and the museum totally ties in to those adventures! FUN!
here the girls are in an area that is to be similar to what noah’s ark would have been like. the two men in the front of the picture are mannequin characters.
okay…this picture i think is hilarious! intended to be a sweet shot of mr.daddy, dancy and boone in the garden of eden………when i downloaded it though i see the risque mannequins of adam and eve!! ha ha 🙂 🙂 *serious note* it was totally not risque at ALL….they just stand out in this picture and i found it to be so funny!
there were several awesome dinosaur exhibits!! this guy was actually moving and swaying his tail. dinosaurs WERE on the ark people…how cool is that??!!
the museum also has a special effects theater that the kids loved! there is a planetarium show as well that has seats that you lay back on. the food was yummy in noah’s cafe and the entire facility was super clean and beautiful! we were sad that we did not have time to explore the grounds outside where there is a petting zoo and gorgeous gardens….:( next time! we WILL be back 🙂
first soccer game
deanie had her first soccer game!
she’s the one on the far left in the top picture. number 5. (chosen because there are 5 kids in our family..isn’t that cute?)
i wasn’t so sure about the whole ‘soccer’ thing to tell you the truth. i had never played when i was little… but we know the coach and the assistant coach and deanie really wanted to try it out!
i was excited that their team color was purple! *smile* they won their first game and we all had fun cheering the girls on! 🙂
family portraits
just wanted to share the sneak peek that our photographer is giving us at her blog. i really want to use one of my husband and me in our bedroom with the ‘all you need is love…’ signs i’m making! these are just a sampling…she took TONS 🙂
i’m so excited for what is to come….we used balloons in a lot of the pictures and does anyone recognize the blue chair??? 🙂 🙂