Bradley 15th Birthday

The kids birthdays are all pretty close together. In the past I used to make homemade cakes and plan fun themed parties but now that they are older, and life if quite different from when they were young we have moved to simplistic.  

We celebrated Bradley's 15th birthday yesterday on June 10, 2020.  It was a good but relaxing day. 

We started out with donuts, a swim lunch at Grandma and Grandpas ( with Chloe, Sydney, Beck, Christy, and of course Grandma and Grandpa) , Chinese food,  presents (lot's of books), cake, and a movie at home. 

We are very grateful for Bradley. He is a sweet young man with many developing talents.  He is musical and funny.  We love you Bradley!

Baden's 12th Birthday (5/31/2020)

Baden is 12! He is officially out of elementary and moving onto middle school.  We did our best to have a fun birthday despite the restrictions on places we could go during this worldwide pandemic. 

Baden had his cousins, Ryan, Jack, and Jane over for a swim get together on Saturday. On Sunday for his actual birthday we had sugar and carb overload with donuts in the morning, chicken patties for dinner, and cinnamon rolls for dessert.  Baden didn't even want to eat his cinnamon roll he was too stuffed.  It was a simple but hopefully a good birthday for Baden.  We love you Baden!

Jillian's 17th Birthday (3/31/2020)

Even though I did not post several of her past birthdays, it doesn't mean it's too late to start it up again. Jillian turned 17! She has been driving since last August and is such a sweet girl.  I am so grateful for her!  We spent the day riding bikes, eating quarantine style chik filet, doing a social distanced visit with Grandma and Grandpa, Eating pizza, opening presents, and munching on some yummy dessert. 

Hopefully she had a good quarantine birthday!

Long Time

I haven't posted on this blog for a very long time.  Last time I posted Baden was in Kindergarten.  He is now on his way to Junior High! Time has flown by and I can't believe it.  Jillian is going to be a Senior next year.  She is trying to figure out what she will be doing with her life after HS.  Bradley is going to be a Sophomore.  He is 6ft tall!   It's been 6 years, and a lot has happened in that time span, including a world wide pandemic this year. I would like to write everything down that we have done in the past 6 years but that feels like a tall task that at this point I am not willing to do.   I am grateful for my kids and the people they have become. I look forward to the future and I hope I post more often to continue to keep a record of our lives.