He Is Risen

Yes, He Is Risen! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and got to celebrate with family. I hope you also took time today to remember and reflect about the true meaning of this Easter season. Jesus died on a cross for each one of us. That is truly powerful.  

Mario's Retirement

Tim got to attend Mario's retirement ceremony last week. Camden and I stayed behind for work and school, but we were there in spirit. Mario is Tim's twin brother and they were seperated at birth. Just kidding! He has been such a true friend for many years and even though time and distance has come between them they still have a lasting bond.

Tim received a speeding ticket on the way there and then ended up leaving his shoes behind! Way to go! Those little things that just make special moments more memorable....yes?

We are so very proud of Mario and of course, Jen too. We love you guys!

Rainy Sunday

What is the best thing to do on a cold rainy Sunday afternoon? Play Monopoly for three hours of course! Camden wanted to play a game and it was either this or Twister. Daddy and Camden played and played and it went on forever. I didn't think Camden would really like this game and it was the first time he played it, but he hung in there like a champ. They finally had to give it up after a few hours and it was time for dinner. I am sure there will be a rematch.

Papa's Surprise Party

We gave PaPa a big surprise party for his Birthday! It turned out to be the best party ever. Of course, there was a tractor theme going on, because that is his favorite! 

 First we gathered everyone for some good old fashioned picture taking. Let's just say that was the most painful part, but we made the best of it!! Ha!

 Then it was time for the yummy food. We had some BBQ, potato salad, baked beans, hot dogs and dips. The food was delicious!

 Can't have BBQ without some of Mom's famous extra sweet tea!

Then it was time to open gifts! He got a lot of cool gifts, including wireless headphones, fertilizer spreader, etc.  One of my favorite's was this TShirt. Ha!

 Lilly especially liked his plant. He may have to watch out for this one!

And finally it was time for cake and ice cream! Yum!

 Thank you everyone for helping make this birthday extra special and creating some wonderful memories! Happy Birthday Dad! We love you very much!!

Camden's Airplane

Camden had a school project this week to make an airplane. He could make it out of anything, so we picked cardboard. Daddy helped him draw it and cut it out. We left him to do the decorating. I came back later to check on him and he had drawn pink ribbons all over and put his teacher's name on it. We found out a few weeks ago that his teacher has breast cancer. What a sweet and thoughtful way for him to honor his teacher.

 While Camden was getting in touch with his creative side he thought he would make Bentley a name tag as well. It has Bentley's name on it and is made out of paper. Bentley was just thrilled.

 

Things

I found this sign a few weeks ago for Camden's room. It is perfect for him! He told me that we couldn't live in Alaska because we couldn't let Bentley outside. A bear might eat him. I told him that we would never live in Alaska anyway so he didn't have to worry about that!

Then he told me, "I am going to hunt bear and deer one day. But I will start off being a small hunter with squirrels and birds. Don't worry, Mommy, I will only kill the ugly birds!" Wow!

We went out to eat fish one night. I just happened to bite into a piece of fish that was full of bones. One of them stabbed into the roof of my mouth and I was frantically trying to get the bones out. Camden perked right up with, "Oh cool, a wish bone, let me see it Mommy!"

Camden was going to be wearing the layered look to school yesterday since the weather is back and forth. I told him that if he got too hot he could take off his long sleeve shirt. He had just climbed out of bed and was looking at me blankly so I told him again. He said, "Yeah OK, you don't have to tell me twice. I have nerves too you know!" Such a ray of sunshine in the mornings!

He Ate It

Camden got this cute Little Lettuce plant from school. He was supposed to plant, water and take care of it. Since it was still pretty chilly outside I told him that we would wait a week or two and then plant it. While waiting for warmer temps Little Lettuce plant sat on our table in his little special cup full of fertilized dirt. Camden had a chart to help keep up with scheduled waterings and growth. 

You can just imagine the dismay when I arrived home at lunch one day to find this black stuff all over the carpet. (I do mean ALL OVER the carpet!) I had to get a closer look, because I couldn't for the life of me figure out what Bentley had gotten into. I finally found wilted Little Lettuce plant. There was no hope left. Yes, Bentley completely destroyed Little Lettuce plant. This is one time that Camden can honestly say that "The dog ate my homework!" Aren't dogs so much fun? Yes! He is a member of our family and we just have to live with his little stunts, otherwise he would have received his walking papers a long time ago!!