::7 years::

us 2...

us 5...

[her] favorite thing about [him]:

"he's the best dadduh"

&

"he always comes to my rescue"

[his] favorite thing about [her]:

"she's the best mamma"

&

"she supports me no matter what"

::slip 'n' slide::

Remember slip 'n' slides??

We played with one this afternoon. It was kinda tough to get 'er goin', but after some finagling and a little vegetable oil (!!!), we were smoooooth sailin', er I mean slidin'.

::Papa Guitar's visit::

On Sunday, Papa-with-the-guitar came for a visit...

...so we went here for brunch.

The next day, he came up to our house.

He helped pick out and plant some new flowers.

...and played with the kids.

We're glad you came, Papa. Come back and visit soon!

::dadduh::

{Cooper}

7 months

{Porter}

3 years

{Chloe}

5 1/2 years

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.

~Lydia M. Child, Philothea: A Romance, 1836

::t-ball::

Chloe played her first T-Ball game (ever!) yesterday...

she, of course, had this glove.

Matt's the coach

gettin' ready to bat

Portie was sad to be sittin' on the side watching...

...so, he decided to take his chair out in the field in the middle of the game.

After the game, we got McDonald's and headed to the park.

We all played for a bit...

...then, Coopie, decided it was time to go.

It was fun watching her play. She (along with all the other kids on the team) didn't really know what to do (other than hit the ball and run), but it was fun to watch. They were all really cute little T-Ball players.

Thanks, Grandma & Papa Snowman, J, Sarah, and Jennie for coming to watch :) It made her feel special :)

::poppies::

The poppies are out...

so we took a few pictures....

...and it was kinda tough :)

these two are missing from the poppy pictures...

...so here they are. Aren't they cute?