Catch up April and May

 My Brother and his family along with my parents were here for a few days in April. They had a conference in Orlando, FL and I was honored to take care of my little nephew for a few days. When they returned, the boys went to an Atlanta Braves game.

We had a little pre-birthday for Christian while Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Josh and Aunt Liz were here.

 Ashlee and her cousins

The big 10! 

Christian has been really into Coke since we visited the Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta back in January. He really wanted a "coke" themed birthday party. Well as luck has it, Coca-Cola sponsors the Columbus State University's Space Center here in Columbus. I also had a great coupon! So we had his party there and incorporated space into the coke theme. Here is my attempt at a coke cake

anxiously awaiting the cupcakes

May is a busy month of birthdays for our family. Christian's is the 9th, Rande's the 25th, Eden (my niece) is a couple days before Rande's and my dad's is a couple days after. My sister (Christie) has a birthday just a few days into June. Here is our little family celebrating Rande's birthday. He invited his friends over the next day for a party. =)

Ashlee chose to do ballet/tap this year after basketball. She had her first recital at the end of May. I must say, she is really good and has a natural ear for the music and moving according to the beat.
Mommy was proud.