Big girl turns 6

Hayley turned 6 this year!  Can't believe how big (old) she is getting!  It is going by so fast!  For her birthday Jeff and I took her to lunch at Friendly's... just the three of us.

After lunch we opened presents and then after dinner we had cake and ice cream. 

A couple days after she turned 6, she lost her second tooth! 

Such a big girl, can't believe I have been blessed to be her mom for the past 6 years!!! 

Trip to NJ

We took a trip to NJ from June 29 - July 8.  Friday evening when we got there, crazy storms rolled in, with very high winds.  At about 6:30 AM we lost power.... for 4 DAYS!!!!  It was a reminder of how much we have and how much we rely on modern day conveniences.   Considering we had no power, no AC, no running water... it really wasn't that bad.  We spent a lot of time outside... luckily my mom had bought an awesome tree swing that entertained us a lot.  My Aunt Ruthie and Alan, also let us sleep at there house, so that made the days more bearable too, knowing that we would be able to sleep in a bed and enjoy some AC.

We never made it to the beach because after we got the power back, Blake came down with a high fever and ended up with Roseola.  He was such a good baby, considering he wasn't feeling well.

We did make it down to the boardwalk one evening and enjoyed the rides. The girls love rides!  Hayley even went on a pretty decent size roller coaster.  When it finished she said, "I was so scared, that was so much fun!"  Too Cute!  Cole wanted to try the "little" roller coaster, however a few minutes in he started saying, "me no like, me no like".

We also had a delicious feast of crabs and clams!  We also took the kids to the fireworks for the 4th of July.  The girl enjoyed them, however Cole was not a fan.  Once we were in the truck and they were not as loud, he like them.  He was calling out their colors and saying "pretty". 

All in all it was a great time visiting with the family!

10K

On June 16th, Jeff and I ran our first 10K race.  It was the Canton Liberty Fest.  Not only did we run the 10K, but we also were part of a large group of people that assembled ourselves as the Statue of Liberty to be entered into the Guinness Book of World Record.  Pretty Cool!

It was a CRAZY hot day and the race did not start until 8:30, which is late for a race.  I ran the race in 1:15mins and Jeff ran it in 55:08... he ONLY had to wait 20 mins for me to finish!  HA!  

Today is the Day

On May 16th, both girls had the privilege of singing up on the "big stage" at church with about 20 other kids to the opening song of our Wednesday Night New Life service. 

Neither of them acted like they were nervous or anything and they both did a great job!! They sang a version of Lincoln Brewsters, "Today is the Day".

So proud of them!