Jeepers

So, I happened upon a garage sale and found this sweet Jeep. Since my kids barely have any toys, I felt I owed it to them to buy it. It's been fun so far... but probably not as much fun as the cardboard box that Luke turned into a sink. You know, 'cause all that off-roading makes for some dirty hands!

Fourth of July

We saw some great fireworks this year at the Suisun waterfront. It was the first time we've gone out to see them since living up here, and we got super lucky with a good spot. You can barely see the lighthouse off in the distance in the picture with both Luke and Lance. It was such a pretty backdrop for the fireworks!

FIVE!

Luke is 5! I can't believe we have a five year old... five is big. For awhile it seemed like everyone else's kids were growing up a lot faster than mine, but not anymore. Time seems to be speeding along, and it feels so surreal that I have a boy that will be in kindergarten in a month! ... anyway,

all of his birthday wishes came true: he received the toolbox of his dreams and lots to stock it with. His bedroom is a miniature version of Home Depot. He's happy.

I felt really weird gift wrapping wire nuts and 100 feet of speaker wire-- has that stuff ever been gift wrapped before?-- but it felt so right seeing his happy smile as he opened them.

Happy Birthday 5 year old Luke!