Easter

Better late than never, right?!  We had a wonderful Easter with friends.  Here are some pictures of the kids.  They are getting so big!

Daddy Daughter Sweetheart Dance

Tonight, Andrew took Katie to her first dance!  She has been so excited and looking forward to her special date with Daddy all week.  Katie looked beautiful and they had a fun time!

Lehman Gathering

We enjoyed a wonderful Lehman family gathering yesterday in Harrisonburg.  Katie and Benjamin loved playing with their second cousins.  Here are some photos of our kids taken by my talented cousin Ben Howard. 

Happy Birthday Katie!

Yesterday we celebrated Katie's third birthday with a purple party!  We had about 20 people in our house (10 kids) all dressed in purple to celebrate our sweet, purple-loving girl.  We played downstairs, Andrew read "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and then the kids decorated some cupcakes.  My family came from PA and my sister Lauren flew all the way from Portland, Oregon so we had lots of help with the decorating and food.  We loved having her here and especially appreciated her craftiness; she made all the little girls beautiful crowns!  It was a great time and, most importantly, Katie felt loved.  She received many fantastic gifts and has been enjoying them all!

Here are a few pictures (courtesy of my wonderful sister Leanne who loves to take lots of pictures of Katie and Ben :) ) of our visit with my family and of the party.  Thanks to everyone who made her day so special!

 

                                    

Grandpa and Grandma's Visit

Last week Grandpa and Grandma Witmer made the long trip from Maine to Harrisonburg.  It was so good to see them!  They hadn't been to our new house and Grandpa was able to get around to most of the rooms.  We enjoyed some beautiful fall days; the temperature was in the high 70s and the leaves were gorgeous!  We had a picnic lunch on JMU's Quad and they got to listen in on one of Andrew's lectures.  Then on Thursday night Uncle Joel and Aunt Darlene had us all over for a delicious dinner. On Friday morning Grandpa and Grandma took us out to Cracker Barrel for breakfast.  We loved having them here and look forward to our next visit! 

Here are also a few more Halloween pictures of the kids and our sweet friends the Colemans.

Trick or Treating on Greek Row

Tonight we went trick or treating on JMU's Greek Row with a bunch of friends.  Katie was a cupcake and Ben was a monkey.  Halfway through, we turned our backs for a second and the monkey snagged a cookie!  They were both super cute and attracted a lot of attention!  We'll post more on Halloween, unless the hurricane keeps us inside!

Ben's First Words

Ben has been saying "hi" since he was about 10 months old.  He said it to every car, person, and animal that he saw.  Here he is at about 16 months with some new words.  I think he may be quite a talker!