Water Fight!

Paul turned eleven on Friday. He had a friend over for the day, and someone suggested a water-gun fight outside. It had been pouring down rain all day, but we figured since we would be getting wet anyway during the fight, it wouldn't matter much if it was raining. :) You can't really tell by the pictures, but it is raining pretty hard.

Our water-gun fight turned into more of a water-balloon fight (Definitely more exciting - especially when you have Carrie filling the water balloons. I think she got more wet filling them, than during the fight!) In this picture, John is running from a water balloon that just popped at his heels.

The teams: ...boys...

...against girls...

(somehow the boys look more threatening)

In the end we decided that everybody won.

Our water-balloon fight turned into a water-bucket fight. Here, Emma just got hit with a bucket of water. She was a good sport.

The highlight of the fight: When I got Mom with a water balloon while she was standing on the porch taking pictures. :) She was a good sport too.

Happy Birthday Paul!!!

Boys and Their Bikes

Paul created this bike-jump, and he and John have been doing stunts most of the afternoon...

AND.... right through the mud

Yeah! They're still alive... at least, last time I checked...

Paul's B-day

Sam's liking this birthday thing!

We invited some family and friends over to celebrate Paul's 10th birthday! He was very excited to recieve a bow-and-arrow, throwing knives (and instructional video to go with it), candy, clothes, a flashlight, fishing pole, leggo set, and much more! We're so glad to have such a great brother!

A Model Plane

Dad and Paul have been working on this plane for a long time

and just finished it this afternoon.

in the works...


adding some last touches....


the plane!

Soccer Season

"Go Emma!"

"Good job, Paul!"

Paul really enjoyed outdoor soccer this year. He said that his favorite position is foreward. Emma also played soccer. This was her first time, but she did very well and is such an active person! She had a really good team and made some new friends. Carrie and I did not play soccer this year, but we had fun watching Paul and Emma play.