Happy 1st Birthday Brandt!

Today is Brandt's birthday! It has been a wonderful day! Zachary and Rex helped with the cake and the decorations. They even helped Mom clean up for the party. After Hawaiian Haystacks and cake and ice cream we played blocks. It was fun to build towers and let Brandt knock them down. He really loved it. It was fun to have a special day for him. Happy Birthday!

My First Birthday Cake!

Brandt enjoyed his first birthday cake!

Super Yoda!

Isn't it great! This is Spencer as SUPER YODA! He cracks me up! I think it is so funny how kids can put a costume together. Yoda, Transformer, and cowboy boots. Also just FYI the Yoda costume is 2T. :)

Brandt and Zachary

These two are so cute!  I think Brandt will look like Zachary.

Backyard

Today was a nice day.  It was warm but overcast.  We enjoyed our morning in the backyard.  There isn't much to it but here is a picture.  It takes Spencer about a minute and a half to mow and only one picture covers it.

Roses and Weeds

I finally got all the weeds out from under the roses!  I let them get way out of control this year.  I knew it would be a big job because it had ivy, weeds and herbs growing all over them.  Last year I didn't get all the roots but this year I did!  I love roses but they sure are a pain because of the thorns.  I poked my pinky finger and had a piece of torn in it and I couldn't get it out.  I had to wait for two days until Spencer came home. It hurt pretty bad. But now the roses are so beautiful so that is all that matters. :)

Brandt

This is Brandt's first time playing in the sand.  He loved it until Zachary came over and tried to build a sand castle on his head.  Gotta love older brothers. :)

Spencer's Science Project

Spencer did a great job on a bat poster for the Science Fair. He researched information, drew a picture, put together a poster and then at school his teacher help him create a video. Here is the video. Enjoy!

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark! It was really big and it is only half the size. I guess they are in the process of building a new one that is full size.

Zacharys loves zebras. He couldn't wait to find one.

The Monkey Zoo

The Monkey Zoo was expensive but fun.

Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans is an outdoor air museum with old windmills, cheese shops, wooden shoe museum, farms, and homes. We had a good time strolling around.

Spring Flowers!

There were so many flowers it was hard to take it all in.