Basketball, of course
Feeding Sean. "Do you wanna take a bite??" says Jake
Mike trying to "fit it," at the kids table
Spelling his name... well Mike spelled it, but close!
miss those cheeks already!
About a year ago Jake burned his hands very badly by climbing up to stand against the oven door while I was cooking. It stopped my heart. I will never forget the ride to the ER and the awful feeling of helplessness that I felt. Yesterday, we had heart stopper number two. My nephew Sean is here for the weekend and it was my first day with two boys. The day was going very smoothly. We decided to go for an afternoon walk and ended up bumping into some neighbors. Jake and his best buddy Alex decided to play some b-ball and were chasing around after the ball. Jake began running towards the ball full speed and ended up tripping over it. He went face first, or should I say teeth first, into the pavement. When he stood up a pool of blood poured out. Again, my heart stopped. With some help, I took Jake to the pediatrician and she checked him out. I told her I probably need to be checked more than he does! She said Jake was fine, but to go to a dentist immediately. Luckily, a good friend of ours is a dentist so we went right over to his office. Mike said he was okay and that he doesn't think there is any nerve damage. We need to come back in a week for a follow up and may need to do some tooth bonding down the road for cosmetic purposes, but otherwise all is good. He ended up with two chipped teeth, some minor bruises and scratches. God is good. I guess I should prepare myself for more heart stoppers in the future... boys!
Pre-accident photos of the boys having fun!
post accident... Jake showing off his "bwookin" teeth. Notice the matching outfits.
Sean this morning... soo sweet
Sooo excited and happy face, my favorite
I'm cute face. I know I am cute, let me have another cookie...
The outside face, he gets bright red and hot when he is outside.
Innocent face, usually means something naughty
Say Cheese face
I'm watching you face, this crack us up and he knows it
I'm watching you from the other side eyes...
These boys are not shy, they went for it!
Best Buddies
You know you get along when you share a toy this well
First thing Easter morning
Basket from the Bunny
I thought you said I could have more crackers...
Easter Basket from Aunt Janet and Uncle Rick
My handsome boys
Sharing with Casey the dog
Jake's favorite thing to do qith Uncle Rick, Pinball
My cutie looking for Mommel's hidden eggs
New tradition- follow the eggs to your basket. Hoping it is a hit tomorrow morning.
We laid out carrots for the bunny and well...
Laying out what remained of the carrots
G-Boys Easter Display
My favorite Jake Face, so sweet and innocent
My silly boy
The Anna Auction was yet again another huge success. We had a good turn out and everyone had fun bidding, hanging out and eating amazing food. I left last night feeling on top of this world and it has lasted throughout the day today. It is so nice to see people who are so supportive and giving. We had many volunteers to help set up and assist us throughout the event. We also had a few new people join the committee this year and take on jobs which is really great and we hope to gain even more next year. We raised a lot of money and it will be put toward wonderful programing for children with down syndrome. Thank you again to all of our volunteers, attendees, sponsors and those of you there in spirit!!! To me there is no greater feeling than doing things for others and I truly believe that it is what life is all about. 
So many items were donated this year. In such tough economic times,
Thank you Christina for decorating!!!
Thank you to all of our sponsors!!
hmm... where to look next...
the search begins
two little cuties
being silly
De-briefing after the big hunt
proud artist
oh wait, there are cookies in these eggs??
matching mommy's