Henry can climb the slide

We put the castle back on the cement since the boys with bikes are out of town for the summer and the rock lawn is getting dirt and (hopefully) grass. Ever since, Henry has been trying his hardest to climb up the slide. Today he figured out that his feet have better traction on the plastic then the knees of his pants do.

Long Overdue

Wow, so much has happened since our last post. We're over the chickenpox and shingles. Our health has been alright since then except that Dieneke had a cyst removed from her shoulder this week. Last Saturday we celebrated Henry's first birthday. Classes ended Tuesday, so we're offficially in summer break. Jared's mom is visiting this weekend (Memorial Day weekend). And we're preparing for a four week trip to Canada, Michigan, Indiana & Wisconsin next Sunday.