Collin's class field trip to the apple orchard. It was a super beautiful day for the trip!

Quarry Quest was another big hit for the boys! Kade grew leaps in bounds in the fact that he screamed and cried last year when we brought him up to drive the digger. This year he walked up without us and would have loved to go again. Collin's favorite part was "digging for gold" in the dirt pile and going up on the lift.

Collin's first Communion. He was very proud about the whole thing. James even got a little teary watching Collin take his first Communion.

Collin on his first day of school. Collin loved riding the bus (big step for mom!) I hope to get some bus pictures and some of him with his new teacher it was just too hectic today!

I took Collin in for an eye exam before he started kindergarten. I was really surprised to find out that he has really really poor vision in his left eye. It is basically a lazy eye but not showing by a wandering eye. The doctor said his brain basically turns off his left eye. I was so surprised because he was able to pass the eye exam at his five year old checkup and his preschool screening I just took him in because it was free exam and I thought it would be good to have a professional one before school. Good thing I did. He has to wear glasses with a strong prescription in his left eye and a weaker one in his right. Hopefully, this will make him use his left eye more. I take him back at the end of the month to see how the glasses are working; if they are not working well he will have to wear an eye patch on his right eye. He has been very responsible with the glasses even thought we have had to go back twice in the two weeks he has had them for repairs (once was a fluke screw thing the other was Kade grabbed them off his face and bent them).

Fun filled week of vacation bible school. The theme was Power Lab which is so up Collin's alley! He was asking to do more experiments everyday.

Boys and their blankies!!!

The neighborhood boys playing in the backyard.

Happy 4th of July. We went to the fireworks in the park. Kade was very amazed at them it is his first time seeing them. He kept reaching towards the sky and saying "Fireworks go boom" and when they were not in the sky would say "fireworks where are you?"

Check out my Slide Show!

While we were up north Collin celebrated his 6th birthday. His big party is on Saturday with all of his family and friends.

Time for bed!! It was a slumber party every night. The smallest kids in with the parents. The two boys on the pullout and the girl of the bunch on an air mattress on the floor. Collin and Kade had so much fun with his cousins!

Water Fun! Jessica brought up a car wash for the kids to run through and some water balloons. Kade went without a swim diaper so his shorts kept slipping down. He looked like a little Coppertone baby!

We spent a beautiful week with family/friends at our friend Jessica's cabin. The kids had a blast. These are the pictures of James taking the kids on a ride in the boat.