Great Race of Agoura

Early in the morning, the day of the Great Race of Agoura

After the Great Race, we enjoyed watching Michaela at her track meet
Michaela warming up...

...the fans watch from above...

...as Michaela runs the 440...

...and the 100 yd dash

Today we celebrate Ben's b-day! (40!!!!)

Mom made him a precious Memory book and we enjoyed Mary's Choc Cake!

Ben's weekend in CA

So great to have the brothers together!!

The hostess with the mostest and #1 daughter!

Hard to tell the mom from the daughters...

We'll just take our own photo...

Michaela & Jessica wanted cookies & ice cream for their b-day treat : )

Cousins by the 1/2 dozens!

G & G wouldn't miss this get-together for anything!

Andy presents the cookies & ice cream w/ candles...

... everyone sings "Happy b-day to you",

...and the candles are all blown out!

Ben's iphone was popular with the nieces & nephews...

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Now I just knew I'd click on here and find pictures of the Wall Family Runners and such! I hope you have some--you know, for the 80th birthday scrapbook:)

Thanks for loving on Ben this weekend, everyone! He has had such fun and as always when we're with you, his heart is full! We only wish we could have been there too!

Aunt Carrie, I wish you could have seen O's face light up last night on the phone when she heard your name (or maybe you?)! It was priceless. "Aunt Cawwie!"

I can't even begin to tell you how excited the kids are for Grandma and Grandpa to arrive. Elijah has declared a plan for your arrival. "We'll just GO to the airport, RUN up to Grandma and Grandpa and give them GREAT BIG HUGS!" He's our little man with a plan.

We love you all!

No sports for 6 weeks!!!!!!!!!!

After the temporary splint came off we could see the deformed knuckle...

Poor finger can hardly point to the Xrays...
After a shot of novacain, Blake was very brave while the doctor manipulated his bone. Then they set the bone with this plaster splint.

Since the splint looks like a sock puppet, Blake and I added some touches to make it more personal. Blake named his new appendage "Dr. Pain"

He can't wait for the cousins to sign it this weekend when we are in Oak Park!!

A first...

A broken finger!!!

In Blake's soccer game today he got kicked in the hand while he was diving for the ball in the goal. This happened in the 1st quarter of the game. By half-time his pain was getting more severe, and his hand was swelling, so we left the soccer game and went directly to an urgent care center for x-rays. The conclusion was that it is broken, just below the knuckle, and includes part of the growth plate. We will take him to a specialist this week, but for now he is in a splint. Pray for complete and quick healing!!!!!

Happy St Pat Day!

Garrett with his corned beef and cabbage with green milk!

Did anyone get pinched???

Looking forward to summer!

Hey family!
We just got back from a few days of spring break at the lake and it made us excited for our time together this summer! We have a new "cabana" going up that will be home to 8 hammocks down by the water. It will be a wonderful place to relax and watch the kids! Plus we enjoyed the go-cart, the giant pile of dirt and all the normal fun stuff.

Can't wait to be together!

Working...

working at our comcast booth on saturday with my dear friend kim.