May 2014

First up, Rassi birthdays!  April and May are always together, so Max and Tirzah share the stage with Uncle Nic and several others.

Max loved his decorated gift bag from the Keevers.

In Lake Geneva in 2013, Greg bought the kids Thing 1, 2, 3, and 4 shirts.  We finally got them all to wear them and attempt a picture...this was the best. :P

Our sweet Griffin Edward turned one!  I attempted a puppy dog cake for him since he loved animals, especially dogs and cats.

Happy birthday to you!

He certainly didn't mind the attention!

Don't worry, he didn't eat the whole cake.


Though if we had left it there, he might have tried. :)

Gifts and cards.

The big blue ball might have been his favorite toy. :)

Greg took him to our backyard for a one year photo shoot.

John and Heather went on a getaway, so we kept their girls while my mom kept the boys.  Of course, Uncle Greg had to take them on a hike in the timber!

They always chose the 'daring way.' :)

The girls were excited about finding Jack in the pulpits.  We planted one up by the house, but it has since been uprooted.  We had a fun week keeping the girls!

Remember the Thunderdrum cupcakes?  When Daddy makes breakfast, the kids can ask for crazy things like Thunderdrum pancakes...Mommy would have said, "Um, how about Mickey Mouse instead?" :)

We took the kids on a quick trip to St. Louis...as we were looking for a place to get ice cream, we ended up walking around Busch Stadium during a game.  The kids thought it was great!  The huge amount of walking they did not think was so great. :)

And the next day, the zoo!  Our little monkeys riding the gorilla.

Griff Griff.

Max did pretty good once he got into the swing of Kindergarten...but I had to take a picture of this behavior sheet because of the note at the bottom.  Yes, our son got a staple wedged between his two front teeth.  Thankfully he got it wiggled out before he got down to the office!

When I took Nora to her eye appointment for Kindergarten, we discovered that she needed glasses!  I wasn't expecting it, but as the exam went on I was beginning to wonder.  The glasses make her look instantly grown up, I think.  She has done great with them!