It's Derby Time!

This is the first time we've done a traditional pinewood derby race since Caleb and Josh have been in cub scouting. Caleb's first year he did a space derby and the next year he did his car at the den meetings. It was great to see Jon helping the boys build their awesome cars! (He even got them a "professional paint job" from a friend!) Grandpa got to help too!


Josh and Caleb had to race each other after a couple of brackets.

The races got pretty intense at times (look at Josh crossing his fingers!)

And they're off...!Who's in the lead?!

The boys didn't win but they had so much fun!

I just had to throw this funny picture in...any guesses as to what my couch potatoes are doing? Just look at their hands and it will tell the whole story! The New Super Mario Bros (where upto 4 people can play at the same time) has been a huge hit at our house!

The Big 5-0!

It really is amazing that my little baby Andrew is now 5 years old! Andrew you could say is somewhat of a Momma's Boy...okay maybe a lot! He brings me many smiles everyday! He should've been smiling in this picture but we had a head to head collision (I still thought it was cute!) We had a party at Randy's Xtreme Tumbling. They have trampolines and a huge foam pit, it's super fun for everyone (including the adults!)We've never called Andrew "Sharkboy" but the cake just sort of developed on its own when Andrew requested a blue cake. :)

There's a reason Jon was called "Gumby" growing up!
Here's Joshie!
Even the Grandparents joined in on the fun! Go Grandma Helen! (That jump into the foam pit is about 9' up there, but it feels much higher when you're looking down!)
Good luck getting out of that pit Maddie!
The smile to melt anyone!
We had so much fun with family and friends that came!! Thanks for helping us celebrate Andrew's special day!