Cousin Sleep Over!

We had a cousin sleep over to start our spring break. It was a lot of fun...very busy with 6 kids but SO MUCH FUN! Here are the girls "trying" to go to sleep and our sweet little Railyn. Railyn has decided Uncle Brian is a little scary...kind of funny since cousin Abby was the same as a baby! And now a week of very little schedule and welcoming spring in!

Not such a morning girl Miss Katie

Birthday Prep

Tomorrow Riley turns 8...how hard that is to believe. Tonight we are getting ready for a friend to come over and a birthday dinner of his choice. Apple Pie was the chosen dessert. Hope it lives up to its expectations!

I had been scanning in pictures of Riley when he was little and decided to post some. The second is with my Grandma who has sense passed away but this will always be a treasured photo to me. It is even hard to believe he was born "pre digital" time...can that be true!

He is a trooper in this family. I think it is hard to be first in this group. He is really patient with his youngest siblings which I don't think is easy. They can be trying in situations that he may find embarrassing such as at school etc. When we went to school today Andy ran up and gave him a kiss...which I later thought is not something all 8 year olds would tolerate.

He is a star wars junkie (from his Dad !). He talks a language I don't understand but that is okay! Looking forward to tomorrow and celebration with family. We are going bowling and may I say the last time we bowled KATIE beat both Brian and I...pictures to follow!

Riley as a little boy