1st night: driving to the hotel

On the drive from the airport to the Hotel in Jerusalem. Sorry for the unedited pictures.

The beginning

Arriving at O'Hare with our parents and the Summers'. We are getting excited!!!

 We made it...to the airport in Lod, Israel.

Our Tour Bus

Discovery Center

Hanging out at the Discovery Center with my buddy while Ben is at school.

Under The Big Top

Fun play date with friends.

good to remember

his day

Happy Birthday, Hunter!!!!! Benson & Cason miss their fun uncle!!!! Hope it's a great day!!!

homemade fingerpaint

Thank you Pinterest for coming through again! Homemade finger-paint that worked AMAZING! The boys had a blast!

Face

Will someone please explain this new face that Benson loves to make?!?! Silly silly silly.

I hope they call me on a mission

Uncle Hunter got his mission call!!!!! FUKUOKA, JAPAN!!!! He reports May 15th. We are sooooo excited for him and the great choices he's making in his life! He is a wonderful example to his nephews!!!! Congrats Hunter! We are so proud of you!

their day

Happy 13th anniversary to Andru and Marilee! Hope it's another great year!

swimmer

Benson is lovvvviiinnnngggg his swim lessons. 

Working on his freestyle stroke with his teacher, Ms. Peggy.

scream

The boys do this every single day. They just love to hear the echo. Ignore my torn apart bathroom. We're remodeling a bit.

tuckered out

long day of running errands....

been one of those days...

Thanks, Case...

Be mine

These are the Valentine's we made for Benson's Preschool class. They say, "Glad we're in the same school".

 Benson's Preschool Valentine's 

pre-Valentine's day fun :)

Benson and Cason got some Valentine's in the mail today. They were pretty excited :) Thanks for Grandma & Grandpa McLane for the card and stickers! Thanks to Aunt Jamie for the card, and thank Grandma & Grandpa Blonquist for the card and money!

Nature Center

We live in a really cute town. There are so many fun things to do here and explore. They have a Nature Center, and we went exploring there for the first time on Saturday and had so much fun!

ball

he is obsessed with balls. 

A- days

At church I helped out with A-days. The girls "heart attacked" the bishops. It was fun for me to be around 8-11 year old girls for a little bit and remember how fun and silly I was at that age. It was a fun time. 

diligent

Benson was really excited to get started on making Valentine's for his family and friends this year. 

uh oh

He looks guilty of something....