WHAT THE BIG BOYS HAVE BEEN UP TO LATELY

Devon's party - Devon had a few friends join him at Burlingham Park to celebrate his birthday. Here are all the kids, little Ws and Devon's friends, striking a pose in the playground.

Then he and his friends sat around eating candy while he opened gifts.

My dad posted a whole bunch of pictures of the party, which you can see here.

Flag football - Silas found out about a free flag football camp and wanted to attend. The only glitch was that he had to have a sports physical, which insurance doesn't cover and we didn't have cash to pay for. However, someone had given him money for outdoor school when he was in public school back in the fall and told him he could spend it on something else when he withdrew. He'd held onto that money since November and used it to pay for a sports physical in May. Just another random way God's provided for our needs and the fluff of life. Silas spent four afternoons running around with a bunch of other kids and had a great time. I got there early for a BBQ one afternoon and was able to watch him in action for a bit.

School concert - Devon's school had a concert in early June and it was fun to see his class perform. He, on the other hand, didn't think it was fun to find a camera aimed at him.

Oh, that picture cracks me up!

He got to drum with some of his friends for one of the songs, even though you can't see the drum in this picture, which he did think was fun.

Lawnmower - You all know that mowing the lawn is my all-time favorite household responsibility and the the only time I let anyone else do it is when I'm about eight months pregnant and hurt too much after the fact to make it be worthwhile. However ... you may want to sit down for this ... I let Silas mow the lawn recently. He was thrilled and I handled it like a mature adult, praising him for the nice job he did. Proud of me?