Happy Birthday, Matthew!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday, dear Matthew!
Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuu!

Matthew is 5 years old today!!! Watching Matthew is like watching Greg all over again. They are SO much alike! Matthew is a perpetual motion machine. He never stops.

Greg and Amy had the whole gang at their house for a cookout and cake and ice cream! It was a great day to sit out on the deck and watch all of the kids in the yard.

Matthew got lots of presents and was the perfect birthday host! He and Bryce had a great time playing with the new wrestling ring (and wrestlers). They both speak "wrestling" (which, personally, I don't get but then I AM old) - announcing wrestlers and matches like the pros. I guess it was cowboys and horses back in MY day. *sigh* Sounds like about a hundred years ago. It was almost that long ago.

That's the birthday boy in the middle!

What could be better than a wrestling ring???

He's growing up so fast - starting his first day of kindergarten in a few days. Gregory is going to junior high - Alex is back at Forwood - and Matthew starts kindergarten at Forwood. Greg and Amy's gang are all going to be in school this year. Life changes before your eyes!

More of our crew...

Bubble Girls!

Kate and her water bottles

I love this picture of Kate and Michael!

Bryce is the next one to have a birthday!

Scott and Bryce

Kate, Bryce, Alex and Mia's feet

Julie, Scott & Richard - around the table

Greg - taking a short break

Who is the man behind the tin foil?

You could take a vacation in this treehouse!

Matthew is going to have another birthday party next week with his friends from pre-school. If I can get some pictures, I'll put them up next week.

Till then...

Happy Birthday, Matthew!!!