The Keene Family

Our nephew Travis had his first birthday party this weekend! Doesn't he look excited? We had a great time celebrating with his extended family. Jim and Great Grandma Haley took a lot of pictures! Travis got a new recliner. So cute! Ready for cake My handsome oldest child

We have been enjoying this streak of warm weather, so typical in our area at the end of July. I know we have a new Prince George, but we've been doing some fun stuff too. Hammock nap! Teaching Haley letters Piggy balls in her hair! At the park Lunch with a friend Oh. My. S'mores with friends Elisa was in charge of the s'mores set up station     Our garden has beans! Playing at Lake Sawyer Chalk drawings in the backyard Playing at the river I sanded and stained an end table for my guest room... woohoo! New addition to the backyard - free. JT's first tennis lesson with Grandpa Skiing at Long Lake Poor Grandpa!

John, as he now likes to be called, turned FIVE this past week. It was a pretty big deal. This is his official five year old picture, taken in May in North Carolina. And this is how he looks a lot: happy and full of adventures. We celebrated his birthday mostly on Sunday. John got to pick breakfast (banana whole wheat pancakes) and help make it, which he loves to do. We ate in the sunshine. Hooray! Batting practice after breakfast We started the afternoon with a friend party: Superhero theme! The boys earned power bracelets by completing challenges like tossing Kryptonite into a bucket, spraying bad guys with spider webs (silly string), and tossing Batman discs. One last bad guy to get with Silly String! :) He opened presents and you can tell the boys are impressed with the Superman Launcher! They had a Super Snack before getting ready for the final challenge: an obstacle course at the playground. The boys were invited t...