Ben Plays Basketball

Ben has hit friend gold here in England. Brody, Will, Freddy, have been so fun for Ben to hang out with. Boys gel so much easier and quicker than girls! Ben even joined the basketball team! We went to see him play the other day and he did great! 

Zack's Birthday from Grandma and Papa

Not only do packages take a long to arrive from the states, but we have to drive to Croughton (about 2 hours away) to pick them up. We got the notice that we had a package the day after we returned home from getting our mail, so poor Zack ended up getting his birthday package from Grandma and Papa over a month late. But, as always, it was worth the wait! Grandma did a fun treasure hunt with cash and yummy American treats - that ended with a Wii game Zack has been drooling over! What an amazing grandma we have!

Warwick Castle

 For Christopher's birthday we decided to go on an adventure while the kids were in school. There is little in driving distance that we haven't seen (at least that we can go to, visit, and get back to do school pick ups). We decided to explore Warwick Castle. This castle is massive and has the most beautiful walk all around the top of the keep. We were able to see Cromwell's death mask and some scary mannequins that looked like they were going to say boo at any moment. It was a cold day in Warwickshire, but so fun to explore just the three of us!

Christopher turns the big 4-0!

This handsome guy is saying goodbye to the 30's and HELLO 40's! So of course we had to celebrate big! On his actual birthday we did a family dinner along with a fun treasure hunt and cake. 

Kallie made his favorite cake and decorated it so cute! Of course we had to have homemade whipped cream (is it even a Christopher dessert if it doesn't come with Whipped Creams?!)

I have no idea what Andrew is doing. Sometimes he is .........special....

One person who LOVED the cake with Nick! I can't get over his cute giggles!!