Happy Birthday, Chris (Then & Now)

I decided to combine both the pictures from Chris’ birthday yesterday and the Family Flashback pics in this post.

Chris has the week off from both the church and teaching, which seems like a gift already but we got him some stuff anyway… ;o)

Mostly stuff for the car…

CD cases for the visors. He’s getting tired of having cd’s randomly fall out while driving.

And an emergency kit for the car with all the stuff you might need in an emergency. Hopefully we don’t have one, but it’s good to be prepared…

We also went to for supper after Zack got off work at one of our favorite burger joints in town. Then we came home and played Yahtzee and cribbage. It was a very nice day!

Here is Chris’ birthday back in 1999…

Obviously it was a t-shirt year in 1999. ;o)

Fencing Tournament

Saturday was Andy’s first fencing tournament with the fencing club at LCC. He participated in the foil fencing portion. He didn’t win any matches but he got to fence several times and even got his picture in the paper!!!

photo courtesy of TDN.com

If you want to read the article, you can check it out HERE.

I took some shots, too… but none were as good as that one. :o)

Each fencer is hooked up to a system that tracks each touch of the sword to the vest they wear. The match is 3 minutes long and played to 5 points.

I don’t think Andy will get another chance to do a tournament before he graduates, but I’m glad he got the opportunity to be a part of the LCC fencing club!

Family Flashback – Valentine’s 2002

Thinking back at Valentine’s Days past, this one tops the list. In fact, I’m not sure we can top it EVER! Spending Valentine’s Day in Disneyland was the BEST!!!

It was the boys’ very first time to the Happiest Place on Earth. We arrived late on the 13th and immediately went to Downtown Disney…

     

Andy and the Leingangs on their respective letters

We spent the entire day in Disneyland… perfect weather, no lines. Apparently no one wants to spend Valentine’s at Disneyland??? Crazy!!!

Grandma got a scooter… it’s even better than a stroller for hauling stuff!

Being at Disneyland is a bit overwhelming when you’re only 5.

But getting to drive makes up for it…

So does the Dumbo ride!

 

  Hanging out in Toon Town… We even got to have our picture taken with Mickey! William was NOT happy about it!

I think we’ll have to spend Valentine’s there again someday…

Will Turns 16!

I can’t believe our baby turned 16 on Thursday! Now is when time starts to go even faster!

Thursday, although his birthday, was just another day. The celebration was on Friday. But we did have a few fun things on his actual day!

First off… gifts!

Which one first???

What is it???

Lego school supplies make you the coolest guy in school!

Now you will be a Master Photographer!

So excited about a cord! Just wait until he sees the real gift…

Now you can post pics on Instagram! ;o)

After the chicken & waffle dinner, we watched “Inception” on the new TV. But we got so into the movie and posting these pics that we totally forgot about dessert!!! AHHHHHH!!!!

We laughed so hard at this one that our stomachs hurt! LOL

Everyone but Will was just too tired to have dessert. But I just couldn’t let his birthday pass and not take a picture of birthday cake and candles…

Unfortunately, we were still so giggly from the flashback pictures that we couldn’t fake the moment without laughing!

    “What??? I couldn’t do it!”

On Friday, we drove down to Washington Square for dinner at Red Robin and a trip to the Lego Store.

William was so excited about his new set that he stayed up until 2:40am putting it together!

He was also so excited about the pictures he’s going to take with it that I wasn’t able to get a picture of it completed before he set it all up for the shot! But it is amazing set!

Pictures coming soon…

So proud of the young man that God has made him to be and anxious to see what He has for his future!!!