Since the last time we posted--
Zachary had his sixth birthday
celebrated with a soccer cake

Mitchell had his fourth birthday
with a baseball diamond cake

Ian turned five --
chocolate cake with chocolate frosting

Grandma got to spend two weeks in Texas with--
Kaelyn the Coker Cub

Ian the T ball player

Annika the Princess

And Nate the garden king
(for those of us who live in the frigid north, he is planting his winter garden!)

And then Grandma went home

To find that Ross had been very busy making a path around the house

And preparing the patio for more concrete.

Now we are counting down the days until retirement. Last day of work scheduled for October 31. This is no trick -- only a treat.