Happy 6th Birthday Zachary!!!

It's official! Zach is now 6!!! We borrowed my friend Meg's Bonzai waterslide yesterday! It wasn't the warmest day out!!! We had some teeth chattering...but Zach and Madison started sliding around 8:30 in the morning. More friends came over around 10:30 and they kept on sliding! Still some chattering...but the kids really had a blast. We finally took a break for lunch and then they were right back in it! I made them come out at 2:30...maybe due to the fact that the water was to the top of the pool part...had to do some bailing but the kids didn't seem to mind! They had a blast!!! Matt and I were going to take Zach to his annual Grady's trip but he was seriously exhausted...and so were we! We resheduled for later this week! Aunt Erin got Zach the huge number 6 balloon! He says that it's his favorite balloon ever!!! Today, Zach continues his birthday "week" by going to the Peoria Zoo with Aunt Lisa and Uncle Bryan!

My camera decided to run out of batteries but I managed to get a few good shots! More will come after his party on Sunday! Enjoy!!!

The Last of the Pictures...

Still more family pictures...

More Family Pictures

I wish you could post more than 5 images at a time!!!

Our Family Pictures

Our friend Annie took our pictures a few weekends ago out at Dawson Lake. I'm warning you that this is going to be a long post with many pictures! She took so many great ones that it's really tough to pick! She did ones of the kids and Matt and I even had pics done of just the two of us. I don't think that's happened since our wedding...almost 9 years ago! WOW! Annie really did a great job! She has her own photography business. Here's her contact info if anyone is interested!!!

Anne Mattingly (309) 846-0522
LeNeveproductions@hotmail.com
Senior, Children, Family, Wedding & special events Photographer
We highly recommend her!

Kate steals Zach's hat...

So Kate is getting adventurous! Zach left his hat on the floor so Kate decided she could wear it! You can tell in these pics that she is looking at Zach to see if he notices! She's still eating string cheese!!! I love it!

Kate is walking!!!

Ahhh....my arms are going to get a relief! Kate is now walking! She can be unsteady, but she is really doing well! She loves it! It's funny to see her just get up in the middle of the room and walk over to something she wants. She acts like she's been doing this forever! I still worry about that right leg...but everything seems to be ok and well! She's such a big girl!
She's eating string cheese while walking!

Random Pictures

Madelyn's 6th birthday!

So yesterday we went to Amy's house for a party for Madelyn! Zach and Madelyn have 1 week between their birthdays! We had pizza, cupcakes that were adoreable, and the kids had a blast on the waterslide in their backyard! I even let Zach slide down it with Kate...with Rich's help! Zach thought it was awesome but Kate was not quite so sure! They had a blast and took good naps when we got home that were very much needed! Happy Birthday Madelyn!!!

More Baptism pics...

My Grandma made the trip from the Quad Cities as well! She's such a trooper! I got a few pics of Kate with her cousin Brynn. Brynn didn't quite know how to take Kate being soooo close to her! Zach enjoys holding Brynn as well!

Brynn's Baptism

On Sunday, Brynn was baptized! The dress she is wearing was made by Lisa's mom. This was Zach and Kate's first time going to Bryan and Lisa's new church. Brynn was especially good during her baptism. Here are some photos of the actual baptism and then we went back to Bryan and Lisa's for lunch! The kids had a great time in the pond at their house!

Pre Ball Picture Day!!!

So last Saturday Zach had a game at 9:00...at least so I thought. We got to the field and couldn't find coach or any of his fellow team members. That might be because the game didn't start until 10:15!!! We were a LITTLE early! Oh well! I'm sure that has happened to everyone at some point. Right?! Here are a few pics from that day!