Morning by Morning... New Mercies: Happy 10th Birthday, Lydia... Kristen... & Nathan!

We started celebrating back in May by taking b-day treats into school...

Nathan chose chocolate mint oreo cupcakes (oreo on the bottom as well).

Kristen did lemon poppyseed cupcakes (with lemon glaze & Skittles garnish).

Lydia went with Andes Mints chocolate cupcakes (mint hiding inside).

We also celebrated (early) on Friday, June 15th with airplane rides provided by Mr. John Lemmon (Missionary Aviation Fellowship). We got to fly in a 1959 Piper Commanche. It was the first time flying for the trips. The ride was short but lots of fun. We flew over the northern side of Jackson and saw our house/neighborhood, NW Schools, Pleasant Lake, etc. James, Charis, and Nathan took the first ride (and went weightless for a few seconds). Kristen, Lydia, and I shared the second trip and asked for a calm ride... only experienced a few "tickle bumps". My favorite image from our flight... looking back at K&L as we took off... their eyes were bright and they were holding hands! (excited but a bit nervous)

Insert Airplane pictures! :)

Porch Pictures... Due to the airplane ride gift and Grandpa taking the kiddos out on shopping trip/lunch date for their birthday, we didn't do Daddy/Kid birthday dinner dates this year. However, we did take the traditional pictures!