Father and Son--1st Pinewood Derby Car

Its nice to have more company in the basement! Today, while Caroline and Henry were at birthday parties and Evan was napping, the rest of us went downstairs. Dave and Seth were working on their first pinewood derby car together. Seth has been very involved in the planning, from picking out the design, to drawing it on the car, to sawing and chiseling. Its great that Dave has gotten Seth so involved. He is very proud of his work, and it is coming along nicely.

I am moving right along on the organization in the basement. It is fun to see progress, especially since it has been so hard to get us to the point of letting some things go. I'm now at the point of working through some memorabilia boxes, and I was very much feeling sentimental as I was looking at the ways our family has grown, from starting out as a couple to having our fourth child. All in the space of 11 years! Its been fun to look back, but I really do want it all to slow down. I guess that everyone says that, but it really hits home when you see all the pictures at once, remembering all the stories. We've been blessed.

Our cuddlebug and his very tolerant oldest brother. Whenever Evan sees anyone laying on the couch, he takes it as an invitation to climb all over them, cuddle, and more often than not, a little bit of both.