John's 4th Birthday Party

John was blessed to have many family and friends at his birthday party. We had pizza and homemade cutout "cars" cookies at Village Park. Although it was cooler than most August days, we were pleased that it wasn't rainy.

The kids sat at the table to eat...at least for a few minutes

Emma Rae with her messy face, John opening presents

Tommy, John, Madison, Emma K

Bella and Grandma W, Drew

Great-Uncle Wes, John, Great-Aunt Arlys

Grandma-Great, Grandpa-Great, John, & Julie

John, Scott, Judy & Leon Thompson

Lauren and Blake Whitaker, John

Gpa & Gma W with the kids, Gpa VM & John

Alyssa & John, John & Grandma VM

Trying to get a picture of our family at the end of a long day proved to be challenging.

Playdate with Madison

Some of our friends from church had their Dinner for 8 on Tuesday, so Madison came over to our house to play. We went on a walk and then played inside. The kids only stopped moving long enough for a quick drink of milk before going wild again. We had so much fun with Madison that Emma wouldn't even go to sleep.

Walking - aka singing and dancing

John's cheesy grin

Bam-Bam Ball...Week 2

John loves hitting the ball and sprinting around the bases.

Hillary Dodge helped the 2-year-olds (Sam and Megan) who were recruited to play.

Noah White slept through all the commotion. Ahh...to sleep like a baby.

John's team (Ally, Lauren, John, and Madison)

Emma K's Birthday Party

After the Flip Flop Crop, I stopped in Pella to help Scott set up for a DJ gig. Then I rushed back to pick up the kids from Mom's house. Emma was still sleeping, so I ended up just taking John to Emma Kritenbrink's birthday party at the park. I like the idea of having a kids' party at the park. No games needed, and the parents can still visit with each other.

Tommy, Emma, Madison, and John cooling off with juice boxes.

Their first double date?

John and the birthday girl, Emma K