Friday, May 1, 2009

Kid's Birthdays

This is a little delayed, but here are some pictures of the kids birthdays. Sophie turned 4 on April 7th and Noah turned 7 on April 10th. We had a lot of friends join us at the park for a fun, windy birthday party. At least it didn't rain!



Noah was super excited about getting Star Wars Legos!


The kids wanted dirt cups instead of a cake.


Playing "pass the death star", like hot potato.


The girls played pin the crown on the princess.


The boys played pin the gun on the storm trooper.


The morning of Noah's actual birthday. Very excited about the Star Wars movie!


Robby got him a new skateboard. He loves it!


Sophie really liked her new doll "Eva" from Nana.


Still looking a little sleepy, Sophie's new big girl bike!


She had to try it out right there in the house!

Flooding and a New Car!

Well, a couple weeks ago, we had a major rain storm that flooded our neighborhood streets. We were coming home from the movies, and when we tried to drive onto our street, the van stalled. Yes, we know it was a bad decision, but too late! Robby and the neighbors pushed the car into someone's driveway, while the kids and I swam home. Not really, but there was a good foot of water.
So, after everything dried out, the car still wouldn't start, or even turnover. Long story short, we were able to get an awesome deal on a new van through our neighbor's boss. It is a 2004 Dodge Grande Caravan with very few miles, great condition, and a DVD player...a huge plus for the kids!
Meanwhile, Robby was able to take the engine apart on the van, flush out the water and replace the spark plugs, and put everything back together. And, it works! He is amazing. So, now we can sell it instead of hauling it off to the junk yard. Either way, getting this new van is a huge blessing! We are enjoying it!



Our street


Robby and the neighbors pushing the car out of the water.


Our driveway.


Our new car!


Sophie's ready to drive!