~My Phillip turns the big "40!!"~

So, where has time gone? It's hard to believe that Phillip is now 40! But, he's not old...just in the "prime of life"....trying to give God ALL He can!! =)
~For his birthday we went to "the park under the bridge" or better known as Sawyer's point and ate pizza, veggies, and drinks, and played volleyball and let the kids play in the sand and on the HUGE playground there.

~We had a fun time at the park.~

~The kids loved the sand!!~

~Sarah's fort she built.~

~Sitting and chatting!~

~My sweet sister and her nice man.  We LOVE being their neighbors...and look for any chance to get to be together!! =)  (We're making up for the times when we are on the mission field and CAN'T be together!!) ~

~My wonderful birthday man playing volleyball with the kids.  I joined him after I took pictures. = )

~Then we came back to our house and had an ice cream party! I used a white chalkboard and Phillip's baby pic for our centerpiece.~

~I'm enjoying using my crystal cake plates that I bought years ago.  They are 2 different sizes, so it's fun to stack them!~

~The kids table in the kitchen.  The box to the right is my dishwasher waiting to be installed. =) ~

~My friend Janet gave me this fun old typewriter!!  I threw it on the table just for fun.
I found pieces of broken off slate that had fallen off our neighbor's roof...and washed them up and used them as "name cards" at each plate.  ~

~Our fun toppings for our ice cream.~

~Then we had fun trying to type on the typewriter.  Nearly everyone took a turn typing a little message.  Phillip later commented that we "text-ed each other" on the typewriter.  =D ~

~We had just a delightful evening together!!!~

~Brittany being crazy like she's typing with one finger.   Phillip had a very fun birthday.  Our family is LOVING being in our own home and having company over!!!
We're still trying to get the 3rd floor organized...and can't wait till all the organizing is pretty much done, but we're really enjoying each other and our home! 
Your prayers for us are greatly appreciated.  I'm still so TIRED I can hardly get up in the mornings.  But, I'm constantly asking Jesus to help me and He's helping me as I home school, keep up with the normal chores, and try to finish organizing at the same time.
I want to get all the organizing of closets, the 3rd floor, etc. done before we decorate for FALL!!!  =)~