Daddy's little helpers...

Jason had to go back to work tonight to finish up a steering wheel for the race on Sunday and of course he wasn't getting out of the house without his helpers...
Marco's Star Wars Car..

One said steering wheel complete.. Ben told me he was doing some Hard work ..he even HAD to wear gloves.
Check out these posers...

Ben-ALMS Car

The Circus..Tigers, Elephants, Acrobats and Clowns!

Lots of Acrobats and interesting sideshows...

Highlight of the Circus....Cotton Candy!

What a happy clown, huh? Well, Gracie and Ben were happy..this was their first Circus and although it was a little long they certainly enjoyed it!

Taylor and Gracie

Ben's 4th Birthday!

Ben's Birthday is just 1 month after Gracie's so we got to make a return trip to Chuck E. Cheese..It was far less busy this time (we did it on a Sunday) and the kids had a BlaSt!
Mom note: I can't believe that our "baby" is already 4. We are so thankful for every minute of every day!

Ben and Chuck E.
Happy 4th Birthday Benjamin!

Ben's fav ride...he loves tractors, race cars, motorcycles, airplanes, tools and Monster Trucks!

Payton beating Dad at one of the games!
Daddy and Ben...

Happy 5th Birthday Grace Lauryn...

Gracie turned 5 (well really she remains 1 being born on Leap Day, February 29th) on Saturday with her friends, family and of course Chuck E. Cheese! She had a wonderful time to spite the fact that Chuck's was a Zoo! Thanks to everyone for coming out and making Gracie's Birthday so special! We really appreciate it. Gracie..The Birthday Star got a Beautiful Birthday Gold Medal and some special time with Chuck E. himself.

Gracie's yummy 5th birthday cake with her 5 favorite princesses.
Danielle(friend), Gray and Aunt Payton...

Ben and Nolan enjoying their pizza!

The Birthday Girl was more than excited!
Thank you Grandma Sandy and Paps for my new bike that has a bike for my barbie to ride along with me!

Thanks to Uncle K., Aunt L, Noah, Sadie and Colin for all the fun surprises in the mail..a new tiara, a tinkerbell nightgown with wand and slippers and sunglasses...awesome!

Taylor's Happenings..

Tay took this photo herself..she loves coming home from school to play with Lane! They share April birthdays..hard to believe Lane will be 1 and Tay 11!

This week Taylor got to dress like her favorite book character and she chose Lina Mayfleet from "The City of Ember". She read the book and loved it and now that is out on DVD the enitre family is enjoying it. (Thanks to Lorinda for saving the day with the red cape!)Taylor started softball practice in January and her indoor games began for the Black Widows at the Sportzone just last week. It's amazing to see her teammates and how much they have grown and changed over the winter. Tay is doing a lot of pitching and also playing 3rd base.
Grace and Ben can't wait until they can start playing ball (in May) like Taylor.

A Valentine Tradition..

The 2nd annual Father/Daughter Dance was on Friday and the girls were very excited. They got to dance, do crafts, eat, and play games with their dad's undivided attention for two hours!

Dan, Danielle, Gracie, Tay and Jason

Ben was so excited b/c we got to hang out with Kelli, William and Nicholas..he had to wear his special spiderman shirt... The sweet girls not fighting, yelling at or antagonizing each other...

A Night OuT!

This was our first night out with an "official"paid babysitter.

The kids were very excited and did GrEaT!

We were So HaPpY to see Monica and Alon..we had such a nice dinner..

Can't wait for the Alley Cat!