Grandma and Grandpa Breeden Visit...

Wildcat Baseball is in full swing with two games and a practice each week. Grandma and Grandpa Breeden came for a visit to see the boys play! Here are the spectators enjoying the game!

JJ crossing home plate for his first run of the season!

Church Picnic/ VBS

Today we had our church picnic/ vbs kick off! We rented a couple of bouncers.

Played a few games...And finished setting up for our Vacation Bible School Week... Gadget's Garage!

New Wildcat Season Begins...

Today Zeke and JJ started a new season of Wildcat baseball. This is a wonderful, non-competitive, teaching league in town where kids can play for only the cost of the hat and the shirt. Zeke learned a lot playing last summer. This year started with a field day to assess the strengths of each player. While there they batted, ran bases and practiced throwing. Tomorrow they will be assigned teams.

Noah's Birthday Dinner...

Grandma and Grandpa Potts came to visit a couple of days after Noah's Birthday, so we saved the his birthday dinner and cake for when they were here. Noah picked a fruity dinner. He just wanted all kinds of fruit, so we went to the store (and Grandma and Grandpa brought more). We also added hamburgers from the grill and french fries.
After dinner we brought out Noah's Cake. His requested cake for this year just had to have some toys on it, so it was decorated like a road with trucks. He also wanted balloons on it somewhere. We also light their baptism candle on their birthdays to remind them that they have been chosen by God and have his light in thier lives. Now they are to shine for others.
Of course, Grandma and Grandpa brought a few more presents as well!

Happy Birthday Noah!

On June 5 Noah turned 5. For his Birthday, Noah chose to go mini-golfing at ride go-karts. So, in place of our usual trip to Chuck E. Cheese, we went to a place called Putt-Putt entertainment center here in Fort Wayne.

He opened his presents at home after a backyard cook-out.

Grandma and Grandpa Potts were coming for a visit on Monday, so we are saving the cake for when they come!

African Safari

Today we went to the zoo for the grand opening of their African Safari. The place was packed and we spent 1 1/2 hours walking through exhibits of lions, hyennas, zebras, wildabeast, giraffes and more. The boys were very inquisitive and learned how hard it is for lions to find food in the desert. There is also a giraffe feeding station, but we didn't take the time for that today...

A short family vacation...

Every year while in school, Chad needs to complete 35 days of Air Force Reserve duty. Most of the time this happens over the summer, but Chad was 1 1/2 days short last summer. So right after our Memorial Day Work weekend we took another trip to Wright-Patterson Air Force base in Dayton, Ohio where Chad completed the weekend with a friend of his.

We started off with a night in Indianapolis where we stayed in a hotel and ate supper at one of our favorite restaurants from Hawaii, the Old Spaghetti Factory. The boys had a great time in the swimming pool that night. Then we headed off to Dayton. We met up with Chaplain Dickens for lunch at McDonald's and then Chad was off to work. The boys and I got settled into the Wright Patterson Inn and took a nap. Then we met up with Chad and Chaplain Dickens for supper that night.

The next day, Chad was off at work and I took the boys to the U.S. Air Force Museum. They enjoyed looking at all the old air planes and war vehicles. This time they were particularly impressed with the stealth jets and getting to sit in the cockpit of a fighter jet.

The next day we were on our way home. Sorry for the lack of pictures. My camera spent the majority of the time locked up in the hotel room (where I kept forgetting it).