Silas' 6th birthday!

Our biggest little guy just turned 6 last week! We celebrated with a party over the weekend, and had a beautiful day for our bug bash! Unfortunately I don't have many pictures of Silas, since I was so busy tending to a cranky Rowan that I didn't have time to photograph the birthday boy. But here are a few pictures, including one where Silas is actually smiling (which is hard to catch on camera!).

Opening birthday presents gets a big smile out of Silas!

Guess we're about to get house guests...
Si got an ant farm and can't wait to fill it up with ants!

This card came all the way from the tip of Long Island! :)

The party theme was bugs, so we had the kids dig for
(fake) worms and ants in an unused garden bed. 

Allie holds up a plastic ant that she unearthed from the dirt.

Our neighbor Kristi is a professional baker,
and she created this awesome cake for us!

Si loved the cake design! He was a little concerned when we first talked
about it that the bugs would be real, but here he was delighted to discover
that they were made out of icing! (Fondant to be exact.)

Happy Birthday to Silas! 

Allie, Mikaela and Isla (first and second cousins) take a turn sitting
on the four-wheeler together. The expression on Allie's face is priceless!

It's the Last Day of School

It's hard to believe a whole school year has gone by already! When Silas started school last August, he did not have a little brother. Now Rowan is almost 8 months! So much can happen in a year.

Silas absolutely loved school this year. He had a great class with 7 other kids, and his teacher was wonderful. I think he'll miss the routine, and his friends from class. He has come a long way this year––he learned to write his first name, he can almost write his last name, he's learning his phone number, he can count by twos, fives and tens, he is even reading a few sight words! It's been exciting to see him learn and grow this year.

I recently took a couple photos while Silas waited for the bus. (Sometimes it takes the whole family to get Silas ready for the bus on-time.)

Silas' confidence has really grown this year.

Leo joins us on the porch every morning when Silas waits for the bus.

Allie had her show for the Little Gym on Monday. She showed off her "tricks," as she likes to call them. The audience clapped and cheered for each child as they did a performance on each piece of equipment. Allie did not have stage fright at all and did a great job using her skills to perform a little routine! I was so proud of her!

Allie's the cutest Funny Bug you ever saw!

She received a medal to commemorate her first year
at gymnastics, which she kept on most of the day.