Saturday was a beautiful day! The kids and I were out running errands and Kayode asked to go to the park. What a great idea!!! And it was the only day (time) we didn't have sick kids! Our house has been inundated with illness this winter. Most of us have been sick twice already and now Ayodele is on his third round of being sick! UGH! Needless to say, being outside on a beautiful day with no sick kids was wonderful!!!
I can't believe my baby turned 5 today! 
Gone are the days where a cupcake is good enough! 
Kayode is very loved!!! 
He finally got his very own DS from Daddy & Mommy!
... and the game he was hoping for!
Kayode ordered homemade pepperoni pizza for dinner!
Kayode is being funny before we light the candles!
"Make a Wish!!!"
Dele and the judge that swore the new citizens in!
Derek was so cute!! Here he is at about 3 mos old.
Derek loved his little sister so much! 
Derek (9), Sade (7), Ayodele (3) and Kayode (6 mos)
This was just too cute not to share! 
Here Sade, Ayodele and Kayode are getting ready to spin, spin, and spin some more!
and here they are sliding down the "Fun Slide!"
Derek spent the day at Breeze Skateboarding with his friends, so he missed out on the ride fun... I think somehow he probably had more fun skating with friends than he would have on these few rides they went on! :)
Dele made me a special breakfast, brought me hot cranberry juice (which I love when my throat hurts) and even bought me a special dinner! What a great guy! Thank you, Dele, I love you!
Ayodele was so cute, he'd come in and check to see if I needed more water, and then re-fill my water bottle whenever it was low! Even came and checked on me after he was already out the door for their surprise, just to make sure I had enough water while they were gone! What a great family I have! I am so thankful!
Ayodele loved his Shark Cake that I made for him! I'm so glad...it's hard to make a shark coming out of the water! :)
Thank you Great Grandma, for the $20!
Thank you Grandma & Poppa Dick for the Wii controllers and the Target gift card!
Thank you Papa & Grandma Annie for the Bakugan, books, Indiana Jones game for Wii and the clothes!
Dele and Kayode at the beginning of the trail...
Dele, Sade & Kayode takin' a break...
Bringing up the rear... Dele and Kayode...
Mom and Kayode at our ending point!
Dele and the kids getting a "rest" in before we head back down!
So today we decided to take a Hike to Oak Creek Canyon! We almost made it! We were about 1/2 mile from the canyon before we decided to turn around. Derek, bless his heart, who didn't want to go anyway, was ready to turn around (besides... I told him it was only a one mile hike...oops!) Plus, Kayode was really tired, and we had to turn around and walk back and I had no intentions of carrying him back! It was a beautiful day and we had nothing better to do, so we ate lunch after church and the loaded up the car and headed for beautiful Red Rock. We found the first parking spot available for hiking and off we went!
The kids, and yes, even Derek... started off with a smile!
while Sade & Ayodele lead us up the Mountain and towards the Canyon!
Sade only stopped a few times to complain that her stomach hurt...
The kids were even smiling at the 2 mile marker!
I'm so glad we went on this hike! The sky was so blue and beautiful...
(and yes, I still want to move back to WA!!!)
Derek was so glad he still had a signal on our hike!
Gee... what did we do without cell phones on hikes?
Hmmmm.... maybe enjoy the beauty of the outdoors?
The views were breathtaking!
We ended the hike with smiles too!
What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
I can't wait until next week!
