Pizza & A Movie!

After Lego Club, we went for pizza and a movie! The boys enjoyed Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.

Back To School!

{ B A C K 📚 T O 📚 S C H O O L } ~ our spring break came to an end and it's back to school for us today!

Word Hard. Play Hard.

After working hard, helping to move gravel, Mike led the boys in a session of target practicing.

Awana - Cream The Commander

Griffin was quite happy he was the first to 'Cream the Commander' tonight in Awana!

Sunset.

Griffin took this picture on the way home from his birthday party. It was a fantastic way to end a wonderful day! It was a beautiful, powerful display of God's handiwork!

Birthday Dessert First!

Homemade chocolate cake for dessert and now we're off for a celebratory birthday dinner!

Decorating The Christmas Tree

We decorated the Christmas tree today and it is beautiful!

Griffin With Santa Through The Years

Seeing Santa over the years ~ our guy has changed! Going through photographs, I realized the last time Griffin sat with Santa was when he was seven. (He chose not to visit when he was 8, 9, 10.) I'm so happy he decided to make his Mom happy when he visited with Santa at Cabela's over the summer. And my other two favorites are when he was one and visited with Santa Hut (my brother) in Florida and 'our' Santa when he was seven at a special event in Goochland.

Past Halloween Costumes

This time of year it's fun to reminisce ~ Griffin's costumes over the past 11 years. 2014 was the year of the 'non-costume', it just never came to be.

2005 - Our little pumpkin
2006 - Bob the Builder (Mike's fave!)
2007 - Captain Jack Sparrow
2008 - Batman
2009 - Buzz Lightyear
2010 - Bumblebee
2011 - Dragon
2012 - Alien
2013 - Uncle Si
2014 - The year of the non-costumer (I felt SO bad!)
2015 - Griffinator - his idea and we made the whole thing

OBX 2016 - Pamlico Sound Hermit Crabbing

The boys were searching for hermit crabs. They found two and brought them up to shore. I told them they should name them Abbott and Costello ~ Griffin said, 'Who's that? Their names are Cloak and Dagger'.

Santa's Good List.

Guess who just found out he's on Santa's good list ...

Griffin's First Concert ~ Casting Crowns!

Griffin went to his very first concert tonight ~ Casting Crowns, Mandisa and Sidewalk Prophets. We went with a group of friends from church and had an amazing time!

Words: Relaxing In His Hammock.

Griffin has a couple of friends over and they have been in the pool. This is a conversation I just overheard as the other two boys are still in the pool and Griffin isn't.

C : Griffin, where are you?

Griffin: In my hammock

C: oh

Griffin: Yep, I'm in my hammock.

(silence)

I love how much he likes to relax in his hammock. HaHa

Rock Hunting With Pop & Nana

Griffin is rock hunting with Pop and Nana in Farmville. So far they have found an amethyst.

Lake Anna Swimming & Sand Castles!

Swimming and sand castles at Lake Anna State Park with the Gill Family.

Panning For Gold At Lake Anna.

Panning for gold and making animal tracks at Lake Anna State Park!

Our First Crawfish Boil!

We enjoyed our first crawfish boil at the Maeder's house ~ it was SO much fun!

Country Style Slip & Slide

Love country life ~ our friends made a homemade slip 'n slide for the kids!

RMBC VBS 2014 - International Spy Academy

We had a fabulous week at Vacation Bible School!