Mark and I returned from Peoria on Sunday with a case of cake overload! Lots of birthdays to celebrate and we enjoyed every one of them. Ryan turned one and Kayley turned 5. I think they both truly enjoyed their special days. Matt was able to get in on the fun so that was special, too.
Since our return to the farm we have been waiting patiently for our fields to dry so we can finally plant some soybeans, but alas, it rained once again over night with more storms predicted for this afternoon. It is now well past my father's warning of "it is the eleventh hour". Sigh. Mark is remarkably calm about all of this but I am not! That could be because I really wanted to put new flooring in our kitchen and bathrooms and that idea is not going to fly with no crops in the ground! :-(
Thank heavens for three wonderful grandchildren to take our minds off of this crappy weather. We went to Drew's t-ball games, watched Ryan destroy his first cake and enjoyed Kayley's party at Jump Start Gymnastics.
Videos of the parties and also of Drew performing (quite well!) at his baseball games. Ryan's video is a bit long as it would not let me edit it at all for some odd reason! Oh well, he is cute throughout. :-)
Happy Birthday, Grandpa!
Drew shows off his batting form
Grandma and Kayley after her birthday dinner of pizza.
