Eight is Great!

Dallin has been thinking and dreaming of his eighth birthday since Christmas. It was a celebration lasting over a week. Starting with a big party (a whole lot of boys!) and then ending with the culminating event of his baptism. Dallin could hardly sleep he was so excited for all special celebrations for him.
I am so proud of Dallin. He has really worked hard this past year in all things. There have been obstacles in school that he has hurdled and gone farther than he knew he could. And he has been working hard to be ready to be baptized. Dallin is a loving boy with a lot of energy. He is an outdoor boy who loves nothing better than to hop on his bike and ride, stop for awhile and dig in the dirt, and run around with all of the neighborhood boys. Dallin has a talent for making friends easily. And I just love those big brown eyes - I love when he looks up at me and says, "I love you mom." Thanks Dallin for being you!


Birthday breakfast.


There were a whole lot of boys at Dallin's birthday.


And the sweetest moment of turning 8, his baptism. Both sets of grandparents came to celebrate the day with him. It was beautiful and it was spent with our wonderful friends whose daughter was also baptized. Thank you Straley family!

Congratulations to our Grad!

Drew had his preschool graduation last week. It was very cute to see him in all his 5 year old glory.

Dallin was at a baseball game (that got rained out), so hence why he does not show up in the pics.

All tuckered out

What's up?

Always the question, so what's going on? And always the answer, oh you know staying busy. So here's how the Ham Fam has been staying busy.

Elephant hats at preschool...wow is all I can say.

T-Ball and Baseball! For some reason I can't find the photos of Dallin's games, but we are definitely at the ball park a lot.

Because we live so close to the school, Drew, Easton, and I often walk down and meet Dallin and Mason after school. We always stop and have a run around the playground.


Soccer!


Good friends. Including a very nice visit from our good friends from Dubuque. Love that they could stop by.

Cinco de Mayo banners.

A good wrestle, because a day is never complete in our house without one.

And oh so cute boys...this one is munching on a "nila!" Nilla Wafers is one of his very favorite treats!

"The Face"

We call this "the face." I hear it often, "hey mom, Easton is making the face!" Easton does this whenever he is frustrated. In this picture he is wanting me to hand over the food. No matter when he does it, I laugh. I just can't help it.

And this face I love!

Colorado

For Spring Break we piled in the car and took off to the west. We love the mountains! We love visiting our family! We had lots of chances to visit with the fam and lots of chances to be outside enjoying the beauty. There is something about Colorado that truly draws our family there. We love the hiking trails, the views, and the way it all makes us amazed by God's creations. So here are a few of our fun pics.

Hiking with Grandpa and Dad

Easton and Pikes Peak

We went with Grandma and Grandpa to Garden of the Gods. One of our favorite places to be.

At the zoo - the boys with cousin Hannah.

With our Colorado Cousins.

My brother told us about this great museum just outside of Denver called Wildlife Experience that we loved! It was so well done and lots to learn.

This was an exhibit about butterflies. The boys along with Grandpa were learning what is feels like to creep along as a catepillar would.

One Decade

So as I am far behind on blogging I need to blog about my amazing son who nearly a month ago turned ten. He told us many a time on his big day that he was a decade old (which also made his parents feel a bit older). Mason has a love of learning and reading. He has an amazing talent for the piano. And an even better talent for being a big brother. I love his sense of humor, I am often blown away at his quick wit and use of words. Love you little guy!