Early Father's Day appreciation

It's not Father's Day yet, but I just had to post these pictures early and give a shout-out to such a fantastic and involved father. This is John on a "bike-ride" with Micah. He digs in the sand, rolls around on the ground, creates with playdough, pretends with trains, paints on the wall and anything else that may delight his sons. His first priority is to make time for his family. What a lucky little klan we are to have such a loving and devoted papa-bear! We LOVE you Daddy!

Sadie + Micah = friends

Check out the video Sadie's parents, John and Jen, put together! It reminds me of a video before a wedding. :) You'll have to cut and paste.
http://www.youtube.com/user/jhouse5848

Our family

We are at a really happy time right now. The sun is coming out! Our family has grown and we are so thankful for friends, our house, eachother, and God who has blessed us beyond what we even thought to ask for. May we be good stewards of such abundance.

Finally! Outdoor Fun!

John and I (but mostly John) built a new sandbox in our backyard! We had to have Sadie (chaperoned by her parents, of course) over to try it out. We found out that girls and boys play very different in sandboxes. Sadie was very careful and creative. Micah and Malachi... well, they were just stoked to have a little square place in the world where they had permission to just play in dirt.

Grandma hangin' with the boys

We are very lucky to live by Grandma O'Brien and see her so often.