Happy 7th Birthday Riley!!

My oldest boy is 7!! WOW!! Riley had a great b-day with lots of gifts recieved. He is obsessed with Mario on the Wii and even had a Mario theme party. He got Mario Cart and then recieved $50 and wanted to buy Mario Galaxy. He also got some Legos, Transformers, Rollerblades, Leapster game, water gun, and some other cool toys too. He definetly got a lot of loot this year. He is growing up way to fast but I look forward to watching him become a young man, he is already a great brother! We love you buddy!!

he wanted a mario theme b-day party at Crazy bounce so I carried the theme over into his other b-day party and made him this cake.

Riley really wanted a birthday party with the boys from his class, so we celebrated at Crazy Bounce. The boys had lots of energy and had lots of fun!

enjoying some pizza and cupcakes

Opening up his presents he got from his friend

Outdoor Discovery Center Field Trip

On Thursday I went on a field trip with Riley's class to the Outdoor Discovery Center. We first went and ate lunch at Timbertown and got to play for a little bit, then spent the afternoon exploring the trails and then learning about animals habitats and got to touch a few animals

Riley's first grade class

Out on the trails

They got to see and/or touch a snake, salamander, bunny, and a screech owl that was hit by a car and was missing an eye.

Busy, Busy

Nothing special about this post but just some things that have been going on lately. The title says it all. Its exactly how I feel this past month and the month to come. All my weekends for May are booked. Don't get me wrong I like keep busy, but it has been non-stop. Plus I do alot of the stuff with 3 kids on my own b/c the hubby is over the road trucking alot and it wears on you after awhile. I just feel like I have been running here and there and shuttling kids around, planning parties and sport events. I shouldn't complain I don't even have to get up to do a job on top of it all, they are my job. I am just tired and I have another month of this craziness.

Carter has turned 4, John is the BIG 3-0, I turned 28( these were all in a 2 week span) Riley is turning 7 on Saturday- we are having a party at Crazy Bounce with the boys from his class( pictures to come soon) and then a small family party the same day. At some point we as a family go to a fun place of their choice( Carter chose Chuckie Cheese, gotta love that pizza- not). He usually picks the Craigs Cruisers in GR its alot more fun than the Holland one, but the weather needs to cooperate to do the outdoor stuff. Then in June my baby turns 1 :( and we will have another big party! Anyway enough rambling. Here are some pictures of our past month....

The cake that I made him-sort of. I baked the cake and frosted it, but the picture was made of an edible icing by someone else and all I had to do was apply it to the top of the cake. I emailed her a picture of his truck and she was able to make this.

John the birthday guy. Not the best shot , but its all I had.

Some of the party guests and activities at John's 30th Birthday party

My sister-in-laws, Jen and Jen and my sister, Julie on the right

Levi being a little busy boy. Checking out the cupboards, he didn't make to big a mess. He has also started to climb the stairs, so its time to get the gates out again. He is really getting into everything!

Headed out to the Tulip Time Parade again this year and of course it rained as it usually does just before and then was fine the rest of the time.

Our neighbor Austin, nephew Trenton, Riley, and neice Sophia. Carter did not want to take part in the picture. I told him someday when he is older he is going to wonder why there are no pictures of him and I will tell him that he never wanted to be in them b/c he always had a little attitude. :)

My sister and her daughter dressed up in their Dutch costumes for the street scrubbing

My nephew Kody( 3rd from the left) got to hold the gun for the ZCS band during the Tulip Time Parade.

Levi LOVED the parade! The loud bands did not bother him at all.

Riley's 7 Year Pictures

My oldest is turning 7 on Saturday, so we got his pictures taken. He was not to excited to do it, but once he got into it and the lady figured out what made him smile nicely it went pretty good. He wanted to give a cheesy smile with wide eyes as you can tell in the picture where he is standing with his hands in his pocket, but towards the end he gave a more natural smile. I again went with a blue background b/c the other two ended up getting their photos that way, which was not planned, it just happened to be the pose I liked, so I couldn't have him being left out, so I had to do it the same way. Although when Levi turns 1 soon his background may change. Oh Well!