Dear Daddy...we got you your wish

Love, we got you your wish-your very own wooden bat and a scavenger hunt to find it!  

It was super fun for the kids and I to find something for you that has brought lots of memories back and joys to be had. 

Stepping back on the diamond to coach Owen has been a treat for you!  You obviously loved the sport at his age and still do.  We hope you have many opportunities to swing a bat this year for fun!

happy birthday at 39 :)

PS i think you have a mini you, don't you think?

She's double digits

And just like that you're 10, sweet Pippers! Happy Happy Birthday!

 Love you more then cupcakes and bacon. :)

YOU are CELEBRATED!

Dear Owen, 

We Celebrated YOU!  We can't believe you turned six.  What an accomplishment! 

Your party included your good friend, Bryce Burton, (and Katie too :) taco salad, ice cream and then chicken fingers the next day as well because you know...you have two favorite meals.

A bit about you:

legos, trains, mega tiles, etc are brought out and used every.single.day

you enjoy some independent time

basketball is something you practice weekly-you are looking forward to Next Level as well as playing on your indoor hoop

friends-you join in and have lots of friends

playing outside happens A LOT

being silly is just fun

family dancing is a p a r t y

giving extra hugs are always available

Wild Krats shows are a favorite

tying your own tennis shoes is a goal you have accomplished

working hard in Kindergarten-you say you LOVE homework

You still need a little bit of extra sleep, like a nap or two every other week

You are a DEEP sleeper 

You are Katie are the very best of pals

playing practical jokes are fun

audio books are a treat and you are mesmerized by any story

learning to sound out words is a favorite of yours

you've lost four teeth already

Evy Muse is also a favorite friend

you are thoroughly enjoying having four other boys in your kindergarten class-you like Molly too.

you are doing very well in school and working on raising your hand so that you don't answer every. single. question before the other children

you desire to see justice pursued 

when you are tired you are prone to melting if things don't go the way you intended

you are servant hearted 

you are a hard worker

you like things in order and do your morning routine without forgetting anything each day

it is fun to watch you try and mimic daddy as you grow up into a young man-from push ups to dance moves to holding open doors for people

you much prefer playing with some sort of manipulative then watching a movie

we love to hear you laugh and see you smile

etc

etc

etc

WE LOVE YOU!

Katie says, Thank you Owen for my gift...I love Madi!

 Thank you Bryce for spending the night!

 Happy happy happy birthday sweet boy!

You are EIGHT sweet girl!

Dearest Pippers, 

Your Daddy and I can't believe you are eight-the years have simply flown by!  God has sustained and grown us both!  You are a beautiful girl and we are so blessed to be your parents.  

You are still our huggy, holding hand girl. 

You still love any food we make.  

You and your brother are still best friends. 

You love Jesus. 

You love to do art and create a party.  

You will dance for hours and pick out your favorite songs too. 

You successfully finished your first year of homeschool and 1st grade was a success.  

You are contemplating either keeping your hair long or cutting it short so it is easier to take care of each day. 

You often don't remember to do your chores, but are slowly taking responsibility for your things.  You do a few chores around the house such as the dishwasher, folding clothes, wiping down the counter in the bathroom and vacuuming a few spaces in the house. 

Spelling is your least favorite subject. 

You do enjoy math and you adore being read to...and your reading is coming right along-mysteries are a favorite as well as princess stories.

You want pjs just like me which I love. 

You still aren't a late sleeper, but you need about 11 hours of sleep to wake up in a happy mood.  

Your favorite toys are all your baby doll and your jump rope...though a close second is the fort out back behind the tall bushes and the hammock. 

You still are tall for your age.

And your biggest thrill of being eight is, no more booster seat. 

Sweet Katie Grace, we love you with all our hearts.  And our prayer is that you would know more and more of Jesus, that we would love you better and that this next year would be the best yet.  LOVE YOU, Mommy, Daddy and Owen

Owen's Sports P A R T Y!

Sweeet Owen, we had your first official birthday party a month after you officially turned 5!  (It took awhile for the gym to be open :)

You requested a sports party and we played and ran for about 2 hours straight in the New Life Camp gym.  You invited 5 friends, Quentin, Durham, Noah B, Noah H, Bryce. We had Gatorade, cupcakes, veggie straws, apple slices, goldfish, punch balloons, sports tattoos, arm bands and Katie's many creations for decorations. "It was the best day ever!"said you. 

We can't believe you have graced our lives for 5 wonderful years, you are growing so fast!  Can't you please stay little?  We love you!  Happy Birthday!

Katie made so many decorations for you!  Here is her confetti!

 Tons of basketball

 Balloon Races

 You and Quentin

 Noah H

 Noah B

 Durham and Bryce

Love you more then the whole wide world--tie!

Happy Birthday to you!

Dear Owen, We had such a fun day yesterday celebrating your 4 full years of life and welcoming in your 5th! You started your day with a smile and ended it just the same.  Breakfast with Daddy was a huge treat.  Presents as soon as you got home got your playtime off with a bang.  Katie made you your own birthday ribbon and we played for over four hours at Hill Ridge Farms.  You received many cards and videos stating Happy Birthday for family and friends.  Then we made homemade cheese pizza and sang to you over your chocolate chip cookie with candles.  It was a fantastic day! 

A few things we love about you at this stage...

1. You have a servants heart and love to serve!

2. You love your morning routine-get dressed, make your bed, brush your teeth, gather the garden harvest-which are our tomatoes.

3. You are willing to play almost anything Katie asks you to play and you can play on your own.  We love listening to you right now talk to your cars and stuffed animals.

4. You have a very real sense of justice and you are working on self control when things don't seem fair.

5. Your cowlick is awesome.

6. Somedays you look just like Daddy and other days we can see Mommy's brother Uncle Tommy.  You are a good mix of both Mommy and Daddy, though right now your personality seems to be a lot of Daddy, taking care of things, relating to people and serving, working hard to get things right...

7. You sleep pretty well these days.

8. You are creative and love to either be building things or tearing them down to see how they work.

9. If you could you would dig, dig, dig an underground fort.

10. Working outside is one of your favorite things to do.  Along with trains, cars, Legos, playing animals, Marble Run-which you just received, and sports activities.

11. You enjoy doing school and work at things methodically.

12. Curious George and Handy Manny are two of your favorite cartoons.

13. You are not a fan of anything even remotely scary right now.

14. You enjoy almost anything to eat, though sweet treats aren't always at the top of your list.

15. Push ups (just like Daddy) for exercise along with running, skipping, bike ridding and playing anything sports related are part of most days.

16. You are quick to obey instruction unless you find things unjust in your eyes or you are tired.

17. You give great hugs.

18. Friends right now, Katie!, Bryce Burton, Noah Beaver, Durham Wood, Quentin, Evy Muse, Addy Kelly and Wil Pollinger...plus all of Katie's friends (Catie Beth Muse, Jo-Lydia-Chloe Burton and Annie Lou Pollinger).  There isn't someone you don't want to play with!  And if Paxton Herrs or Silas Dulan were closer your cousins would be favorites too!

19. You are confident to join into any activity-at the playground and with kids you don't know or at church with a game that has already started.  You jump right in and play!

20. We LOVE you, Owen Bradley Hime and you love us.  

Owen, "We love you more then the whole wide world" is something that we say each night.  You then always responds with the same sentence finishing with "tie".  I pray this sentence will always be in our home because it is true, true, true!

Good Morning, Mr. Five year old!

 Thank you, Beavers, for coming on our play adventure!

 This happens a lot these days.  Katie+Camera+her smile=priceless

 Whatcha thinking little Ansley?  I think we wore you out! We do love your pigtales.

 That tongue...that tongue.

 I feel like this could be a senior photo.  Oh, stop growing little guy!  :)

 Happy Birthday To You!

 I Spy a...marble run, sequence board game, Toby the train, work clothes, birthday balloon, foam football=lots and lots of fun new gifts! Thanks to Nana/Papa, Mimi/Grandpa, Cousin Paxton & Elijah!

LOVE YOU OWEN!