Birthday fun times

Gavin's 4th birthday party was a blast. I asked him what he wanted for his birthday:
"hmmmm" thoughtfully "I want a sword. And....hmmmmm.....that thing at B's house. And a football."
"Anything else Gavin? How about a camera, just for you?"
Gavin replies "Nope, just a sword, that thing at B's house, and a football. That's all I want." The thing at B's house was a squishy dinosaur that my mom bought and he found before his birthday. My mom told him that it was supposed to be for his birthday and then Ben promptly put it up and told him to wait until Sunday. So, naturally, he wanted that. I guess it's not about having what you want, it's about wanting what you have.

He also requested that Daddy make his "fruit" cake to look like a space ship. A Pirate Space Ship.

Mommy and Gavin cheesing for the camera together before his guests arrived.

Argh! A pirate! Davi showing off the homemade (that's right, we made them!) sword, eye patch, and pirate's hat.




Gavin getting ready to search for hidden treasure.

Kiernan was the only kid who actually wore the eye patch for any amount of time.

The pirates checking out the treasure they found from following the treasure map.

And, because a treasure chest full of candy wasn't enough, a pinata.

A Pirate Space Ship made entirely from fruit!




Best buddies getting ready for cake

Saying good bye. What a day!

Change

I thought I'd change it up a little bit for the summer...





And Gavin took a picture of Ben and I. We've come full circle with this blond hair and Ben's short haircut. I was blond and he had a short hair cut when we got together around this time of year 5 years ago. Funny to think that we had just started dating at the beginning of April 2004 and now, a mere 5 years later we have two boys and still like each other. Craziness.




And Ben, is a nerd....This is what we do on our week off, watch stupid things on the TV...



I guess he's pretty fun. I suppose I could keep him around for another 5 years or so.

Break time

So, we're done with the spring semester. This was a pretty fun semester and I finished my practicum and am starting my internship this summer. We spent all day today cleaning our apartment and sifting through our ridiculous amount of stuff. The plan is to have a garage sale in a couple of weeks.

As I was sifting through the piles upon piles of papers, cards, and bills I stumbled across an old stash of letters that were sent to me while I was in boot camp. Oh memories. It made me think of my blog and how I am grateful for all my friends and family that took the time to send me letters while I was in boot camp. That was such a rough time for me and it really makes me feel good to know that I had friends and family who were willing to write to me. Thank you everyone!

Here's some pictures of our finished semester:

Kiernan behind the stacks of books we no longer need to sift through and tote around with us to numerous classes.

Gavin and Kiernan enjoying the sun at B and Bauka's house while Bauka begins to put together the swing set that B bought for the boys.

An attempt to take a family photo. Gavin must always be sticking his tongue out for pictures.