Birthday Party

I don't think I will get around to posting the rest of the pictures from the birthday party for a couple days. Lots of packing to do! I'll just leave you with the classic cake everywhere picture!

4th of July Fun

We had a great 4th of July party here in England! It was a beautiful day for a BBQ! When you can't be with family or in the country that you are celebrating the independence of you can't beat good friends and food!

We got the pool out for the kiddos. William wasn't sure he wants to play with the 1 year olds!

Here comes...
TROUBLE!

William found a friend his own age!Ollie decided to jump in the sandbox so he had to get hosed off. Of course it turned into a game!

Getting ready for some "daytime" fireworks.

Kate and John came up late and missed our picture.


The boys getting the fireworks ready.

The reaction.

Daddy to the rescue!

Nice catch - even while holding Chase.

Getting Around

My almost one year old is nowhere near cruising or walking but he finds a way to get around.

As my friend Jess would say we are in full PPM (party planning mode) with a birthday party for Chase here on Sunday night. We are then headed to the states and will be there for Chase's actual first birthday next week. We look forward to having his birthday dinner with family and close friends.

Dining Out

We had Brad's work party on Friday night to celebrate the most recent business trip the guys got back from. They made us girls wear the same uniform and told us it was going to get messy. It was fun being kids again!

K-Staters won 2 of the 3 "outstanding" awards. Represent!!
I am so glad they said no water balloons - water guns I can handle.

Boys being boys! It went from water guns to fire extinguishers to straight buckets of water being dumped on people.

It was hard getting a picture without someone squirting water or making a funny face in the background!

Hannah's Visit

My friend Hannah came to England for school but managed to fit in a night to come see us! It was a short visit but it is always nice seeing a familiar face and catching up!

We went out to eat at Zen Noodle. Yum!

Welcome back to the lovely England weather!

Boys

We love having the daddy's home! There was even a boy missing - Asher was upstairs sleeping.

Wagon

I got the wagon as a baby shower gift and I am so excited to start using it! During our nice weather days we would take Chase on a wagon ride and I think he enjoyed it.

I love it that the wagon has cup holders!

Chase and his friend Asher. Yes it is June and yes they are wearing jackets.

11 Months

Hard to believe Chase is 11 months and his first birthday is right around the corner. He is crawling all over the place now and is beginning to pull himself up on stuff. We bought a bike seat for him. We are hoping to be able to use the bikes a little more this year. At first he wasn't sure about it but then he realized he liked it!

Attempted to give him his first haircut this week. The razor is very loud so we just settled for clipping around the ears.

I don't even know why I bother taking these pictures anymore. I can't get any good ones.

Beach

Dad off + nice day = BEACH!!!

Wagner took off right away and loved it!

Making sandcastles with dad. We had to use measuring cups and tupperware since we don't have any beach toys.

Forget sand - I want the water!

Getting closer!

Made it! The shallow water was actually a little warm.

Loving the waves!

Yes, I was hovering.

They are predicting it to be a nice summer so hopefully more beach trips are in the near future!