Surprise 40th in Phili

the pictures arent in order...for some reason this was tough to load! anyway...we had a surprise 40th for my brother in Phili! it was awesome! special for him & good times with friends and family.

here is a picture of the liberty bell i took, if you look chad & my SIL are in the reflection...

Justin and Lindsey...

me and my man...

Melynda and Mike

us at dinner...we had just made it in town (sean didnt know)

Carriage ride through historical Phili

night out...still sean didn't know we were all arriving.

here is seans cake. it was amazing. it had his artwork, pictures and favorite songs on it...

here is a picture of sean when he walked in. he was completely surprised! the party was in a private room at a casino...

lots of friends, family and coworkers came. here is the picture of the 5 of us...and our spouses.

dad giving his speech- about his oldest son.

dad really worked hard to make this all happen.

oh, here is a picture of me, riding in the trunk, through phili- to protect the cake.

melynda and 2 of sean & her high school friends...it was so great to have them there!

we had a blast at the club in the casino.

happy 40th big brother. im so glad we were able to be a part of your special day. we love you very much. this was a weekend we will never forget....

My "four" children...Easter Morning

Chandler

Brayden

Snowbell & Dazy

we are so blessed!

Archery~Fun

we found our baskets!

Decorating Eggs

Easter Egg Hunt at a Friends House

Archery Sets for Easter

as a family, for easter, we decided to all get...archery sets!!

we truly enjoy it as a family, so we thought it would be a good idea. So, we took a trip to bass pro shop- the place is HUGE & alot of fun.....

i couldnt pass this picture up.....a picture of my Redhead!

as we shopped & filled up our cart....daddy took a little nap.

here we are...all ready to go.

we all got bows & arrows, a target...and a couple of other things. I got a pink bow, of course.

 the boys had to shoot a little before we left....

Braydens Easter Party at School

we had a easter egg hunt...so i made brayden and his classmates- little buckets with their names on them.

here is a sweet picture of brayden saying his blessing before he eats his snack...

i did resurrection eggs with the children...reading the story of Jesus's sacrifice- for each of them.

it was braydens friends birthday...so he got him a TRex.

it looks like the loves it!

here they are at the egg hunt, best buds....

Easter Blessings.

~ melissa

Happy Birthday Chris!

here is a picture of the two of them wrestling...

look how red bray is!

lacrosse game

it is so cute to see how patrick just adores brayden.

brayden likes having a little guy

that listens to him for a change!

here is a picture of all the kids after the game....

brayden played really well.