Strawberry Picking

This morning we went to Butler's Orchard to pick strawberries. The kids had a blast!

Lily writes a note to her teachers

Here is a note Lily wrote for her teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week. It says: Dear Ms Kiki Ms Angela Ms Amy Love Lily. Jake helped with the spelling. Not bad for a four year old!

Ben's First Birthday Party

On Sunday, we had Ben's first birthday party. He had a great time playing with the family and his friends!

"Blow out the candles Ben!"

"Look at my birthday card!"

"Hi Five Mom!"

The Zoo

A few weeks ago, we took Ben and Lily to the National Zoo. We had a great time visiting the elephants, small mammal house, and the kids farm!

Happy 1st Birthday Ben!

Happy 1st Birthday to Ben!!!  Tonight we had cupcakes after dinner and then played with Ben's new basketball hoop from Uncle Dave.

Ben goes to the 1 year old room

On Monday Ben started transitioning to the one year old room at school. Now that he walks, he is so excited to get to go outside twice a day and do "bigger kid" things. Here are two pictures of Ben in his new room.

Sliding

Yesterday, Ben discovered the joy of sliding at the park. We could get a video because we both had to spot him, but we did get this cute picture.