Haircuts

Gave the boys haircuts yesterday. Was Peter's first. They look so different! I think more similar to each other now.

Easter 2014

Some Easter pics we never got around to posting. Died eggs Saturday night, had a hunt Sunday morning before church. Kids loved dying the eggs and then eating them throughout the week. Watched the church video "because of him" which was also nice.

peters first chocolate

michael ate all the candy before we went inside

Trampoline hair

A while back too these pictures on the trampoline and never posted them. I love the kids' long hair.

Enoch's 4th Birthday

Enoch's birthday is today and his party was yesterday. He's 4 now! He is a wonderful boy. He's very smart, very kind, and has his own interests. Ninja turtles are one of them, so Sharon threw him a ninja turtle party. She worked really hard and did a great job. We wanted the party to be small so Enoch wouldn't feel overwhelmed. 5 kids came, which was a good number, but it wasn't too crowded because it was a kid-only party with no parents. I think Enoch had a great time.

Party preparations:

These balloons were a really fun idea. The kids loved them. Unfortunately, I helped blow some of them up and one popped on my eye ball. I think I scratched my cornea... it's still really uncomfortable!

Her cake and cupcakes were so well done! She made something called a fondant, which I'd never heard of before, to decorate with. It's like some sort of marshmallow frosting that's firm and good for decorating. It was very tasty! And the chocolate cake underneath was delicious.

These jello things were really good. The lime with the orange flavoring was a great combo. And it was fun to eat.

The juice was "ooze".

Party favors

Personalized jars of M&M's for everyone

The actual party:

Played a game where we each kid 1 minute to hit as many turtle heads as possible with balls.

Pin the pizza!

A ninja turtle pinata! It proved to be very, very sturdy. Sharon builds a solid pinata, that's for sure. We eventually let the kids take off their blindfolds and go to town, and in the end only my superior strength could break it open. This was good, though, because everyone got a lot of whacks.

Had some extra time so did a bit of painting.

Presents! Among Enoch's favorites were ninja turtle bubbles and ninja turtle walkie talkies

Enoch posing with his precious ninja turtle bubbles. Today, he spilled the entire bottle all over the carpet :-(

He wanted to go to sleep with the ninja turtle eyes from the pin the pizza game. Today he went to sleep with them again.


We were both exhausted by the end of the day. Sharon put a lot of work into it and I think it was a success, and we hope Enoch felt special.