Marcus Birthday weekend and visitors!

Levi and Carson
Marcus and Jen
Jen and Cole
Friends
Hanging out

New matchbox cars!
Jenny and Jen
Not sure who is enjoying the new toys most?
Cole enjoying some games
Marcus and Mommy

Marcus loves his Mayma
Marcus and Jen
Marcus, Mommy, and Daddy

Cole and Chuck E. Cheese
Carson
Marcus new sweats!
Blowing out the candles!
Daddy and Marcus

Party animal being silly!!
Birthday boy!
Carson
Cole looking at himself in the mirror
Kelly boys enjoying the Merry Go Round

Marcus and Bob the Builder
Cole and Mayma Ballew
Carson...see, smiles plastered to his face!
Jen enjoying time with Cole
Mmmmm.....pizza

This weekend the Minnis family planned to visit us and celebrate Marcus 3rd birthday. As it turned out Nate had work obligations so he stayed behind with the kids and gave Jen an opportunity to come visit us. She surprised me and brought my Mom along, so it was a wonderful weekend of birthday partying, laughing, visiting, and hanging out. Thanks guys for making the trip to see us, it meant more than you will ever know! Friday they got here in the afternoon so we visited, then went to eat dinner at a great Mexican restaurant here. Saturday we took the boys to Chuck E. Cheese for Marcus birthday! He loved it, but wanted to stay away from the stage area as he was afraid of Chuck the mouse. He really liked the rides and then especially the games where he could win tickets. Surprisingly I think Carson enjoyed himself the most that day, and I say surprisingly only because he is usually scared of rides and things like that. He had a smile plastered on his face the whole time. Poor Cole is cutting some more teeth but he was a trooper and hung in there, however he didn't get to enjoy it as much as the other two boys. We came home and they all took long naps while the rest of us enjoyed an afternoon of visiting and checking out the town of Sioux Falls. I took Jen to see the Falls, while I warned her not to get too excited because it's nothing THAT spectacular, but it is kind of cool. I think she liked it! Today we took Jen and Mom to the church we've been attending then went to breakfast at IHOP...the twins kind of had a melt down, so Levi left early with them. We tried, but you never know what you are going to get with three little ones. I guess we just have to be flexible, and some days, VERY flexible. :)

Marcus loved the Magnetix that Nate, Jen, Payton, and Cade got him! He's been making wierd alien guys with them all evening. He also loved his new sweats that he got from Grandma and Grandpa Kelly, his various toys from Mayma and Papa Ballew. Mommy and Daddy got him some cool stuff too!!! Man it's GOOD to be 3!