Chuck E Cheese

Yes we go often.  It is my kids favorite place to play.  The food isn't the best but they can play for hours and not cost me much.  Most of these are of Peter because he was stuck with me in the toddler area while the other four ran off to play.

Peter and Evan going down the slide

Evan trying to catch popcorn for points

Peter at bottom of slide

Future firefighter

Select Choir Concert

Ben is musically talented.  No this is not a parent's dream either.  He truly is.  This past school year he has played the french horn in band, sang in select choir, taken private piano lessons and taken private voice lessons.  Music is just in his blood.

This year's select choir concert was a presentation of the musical "The Princeless Princess."  The story is of a princess who needs a prince and so she buys a book on how to get one.  Her character traits are: tall, dark and handsome.  The steps take you through the Rapunzel act of letting down your hair, the kissing of the frogs, and the wake up kiss of Sleeping Beauty.  Ben got to be one of the two princes in the play and had the wake up kiss.  I was hoping I would catch his first kiss on film, but alas just as he started to lean in she jumps up and says stop.  She needed to see if he matched her list.  Was he tall?  No.  Was he handsome?  He was cute but not the best.  Was he dark?  No  The kiss was off.  In the end she learns that there are more important characteristics to look at rather than the skin deep ones.

The Prince

The select choir.  The little girl in blue, front right, was his princess.

Father Son Campout

Every year our church has a father son campout.  Last year the boys didn't get to go because I had jsut had Peter literally, I think he was 5 days old.  This year there was no holding them back.  Even Peter went on the trip.  Not so sure my husband is sane when he takes all 4 boys, but it is definately the one time of the year that I am thankful to have 4 boys. 

Setting up camp

The Miller campground. 

We get laughed at because each boy has his own tent but they love it and maybe that is how Doug stays sane.

Time to party

Peter learned to if not love the ground to at least tollerate it.

Not sure about all the activities that went on and maybe I don't want to, but I do know that they played late into the night and had tons of fun doing it.

Peter though got tuckered out.

Till next year!

Kindergarten Spring Concert

I can't believe how the time flies.  Seems just like yesterday that the school year started and now it is a week done and my little kindergartener will be a big first grader.  Glad I have these pictures to look back on.

I think of all the concerts I've seen the kindergarten is my favorite.  Most of the kids are so full of energy and so excited to show off.  The cute music is a plus too.  You have never seen anything so cute as a bunch of 5 year olds dancing the chicken dance.  And then they want the you to participate too.

Evan and his Aunt Stefany.

Here is my little brother all excited and ready to dance the chicken dance.

This year there were 4 relatives all together in kindergarten.  Two in each of the 2 classes.  This pictures captures 3 of them.  First is my nephew Sam in the blue, then Evan, and then my sister Stefany.  The  fourth child is my brother Justin pictured above.

One mean triangle player.  So serious.

Art time

Guess who likes to paint

We colored some easter pictures for family night last month and Peter got in on the action.  Maybe a little too much into the action.  Not only did his paper sport color, but so did his chest and...

...his mouth.

Happy little bugger

Mother's Day

I know it happened a month ago.  I wasn't going to post the pictures.  But here I am posting anyway.

I got to sleep in a little and Doug made breakfast.  I came out to eat and on the counter were my gifts.  See the big red box?  Well I opened it

And then I opened the box inside of it and then the one inside of it until I finally got down to my itty bitty gift:  A nano ipod.  I love it.  Wasn't sure I would, but I use it every day when I exercise and I can't wait to use it on a road trip. 

Thanks dear for loving me and making mother's day wonderful!

Look at who's sleepy