Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Benjamin’s Birthday Party!

I was inspired by a picture of s’mores cupcakes, which led to Benjamin’s outdoor/campy birthday theme. 


It was a pretty simple theme (compared to parties I’ve done in the past) and very fun to decorate for. 



Benjamin was delighted!







Two of his sweet friends from pre-k came to the party, which he loved!
We played pass the forest animal. 
We had a scavenger hunt, which I think these girls won. 
A classic game of What time is it, Mr. Fox?
We made pine cone bird feeders. 
Aunt Terry gave Benjamin some roller skates!
His Grandma and Grandpa gave him a camping set, which he’s had a great time playing with. 
Oh, there’s a finished bird feeder!
Presents!

This boy is so stinking cute!
Josiah got Benjamin a Lego set. So sweet!
Aunt Terry always brings the cutest packages!
Time for a hot dog dinner!



Benjamin wanted to roast 5 marshmallows for his 5th birthday. 

Poppa dressed up as a hiker for the party. 

It was such a good time, and the weather was perfect!
 

Monday, October 13, 2025

Fall Break!

We had a wonderful week off last week! We started by heading out to spend a few days at Fall Creek Falls. Here we are getting our grocery pickup. 
The house we rented had horses in the back yard!


While we were checking out the horses, Benjamin got into some poke berries. Ahhh!
So we had to run inside and take a bath. 
The girls made some rice crispies for us to enjoy. 
I tried out a bubble braid. Anna Kate wasn’t too impressed, but I thought it turned out ok for my first try!
We went to the nature center at FCF. Always fun!
A wet walk across the bridge. 
And to the falls. 
Since everything was so wet, we ate our packed lunches in the new inn lobby. It was nice and relaxing. 
Decided we should take a picture by the nice, warm fire. Then cracked up that we couldn’t see the fire!
There we go. 
There was an old gingerbread kit at our house, and the host said we could use it. Benjamin didn’t let the expiration date bother him. Haha  
Steven did a lot of skating and a lot of game playing. 
We cooked hot dogs, hobo stew, and s’mores!
The wood was very wet, so it took quite a while to get the fire going the first time.  
Returned to FCF for a hike on a much nicer, drier day. 



My twin and me. Haha 
The boys had the best time playing in the stream…until Benjamin fell in!
Where’s Benjamin?
Hobo stew on the back porch!
And a glorious sunset to finish it all off!
Stay tuned for more fall break fun!
 

Friday, September 26, 2025

8th Grade Night!

We got to escort our sweet girl down the football field last night. 
She got to pick her favorite teacher (Mrs. Sharp) and honor her during the ceremony. 
Besties since kindergarten. Sweet Caroline!
Really can’t believe my baby is in 8th grade!
The fan club. Mops and Pops are in Alaska, so they missed out on the fun. 
I’m glad these girls got to play together!
The cousins had the best time playing together. 
Last time playing with the middle school band. We’ll see if she sticks it out in high school. 


 

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Camp Flashback!

 


Luau!





Giant black widow we found on Shiloh! Eek!
Lizard!
Good ol days of camp!