The New Paintball Gun

Kenneth has worked really hard this summer mowing lawns and he finally saved enough to buy a paintball gun. He was sooo excited - this is him practicing in our backyard - he shot at the wheelbarrow for a while.

Kenneth's Birthday

Kenneth wanted a german chocolate cake for his birthday this year - so I made a triple decker. I had one more layer to add, but I thought it might tip over because it was already so tall. I am not sure why he is holding up 3 fingers - he really turned 11 this year.

He got a couple of air blaster rockets that he plays with outside.

They actually go pretty far.

And of course, they have many uses.

He also got several smaller things like a package of his very own Reese's peanut butter cups, ice breakers, a new bottle of flarp and he got a new Play Station game - the new Legos Indiana Jones game. I think he had a pretty good day.

Trying out Ricky's Motorcycle

Ricky stopped by on Kenneth's birthday and Mike wanted to test out the motorcycle - and of course Kenneth wanted to go with him. I think he was a little nervous - but he loved it.

My Baby is A Boy Scout!

Kenneth turned 11 last month and is now officially a boy scout. This was right before his first meeting with his new group. Grandma got him the shirt for his birthday - we think it will fit him all through his scouting years!

Mike Won a Bet!

Mike was at work a while back and he had Jenny out and one the guys he works with bet him a quarter that he couldn't get the ball out of her mouth.

Well, Mike won the bet - but he has a big ole gash in his right index finger. He is finding it hard to type or work with small things. I just can't believe he stuck his hand in her mouth - she has big teeth!

Webelos Readyman

Kenneth spent an afternoon at the local fire station learning all about first aid to complete his Readyman for Scouts. A volunteer came and taught the boys a lot of great information. Kenneth got to demonstrate a choking victim and JW got to participate in the CPR demonstration. After they did the classroom work, they got to go look at the fire trucks and the equipment that the firefighters wear....they even got to try some of it on.

Garden - Week 3

If you look really closely in the middle of the picture, you can see the first signs of a head of lettuce - it is actually growing!!!!!
I know it doesn't look much different from week 1 - but there are small things popping up.

Reading

A few weeks ago I came home from work and found this book that belongs to Kenneth laying on my pillow. There is a pink sticky note on it that says READ! Kenneth figured as long as we are making him read this summer, we should have to read as well.....

Kenneth and Potato Faces

Kenneth was helping me in the kitchen and I asked him to peel some potatoes. He was being very creative and made faces on the potatoes - he thought it was pretty hysterical.