Today's Events:

Kindergarten Mother's Day program
(see the self portrait of me and Matt above!)

5th grade Mother's Day program
(including a perfomance from Noah's rhythm emsemble)

Eden 5-6 grade soccer team away game vs. Aquinas (Noah)

Brighton Heights teeball practice (Matthew)

ACAC Kids' Choir Concert (Joshua)

My Eleven Year-Old

Noah celebrated his 11th birthday last Wednesday!

I wish I could say it was with much pomp and circumstance, but our mid-week schedule didn't leave much room. He went straight from school to soccer practice to church clubs. We did add in some fun and little surprises that day and on into the weekend though, including giant rice krispie treats for his soccer carpool, cards from family, a morning at the mall with mom, getting a new (used) bike, movie and game night with the family including "School of Rock" on DVD, the school Walkathon, a classmate's Laser Storm party, and the icing on the cake -- purchasing his new red and black Nintendo DS lite -- which he immediately took out of the box on the way home in the van and declared it "breath-taking"(insert drool here).

Hard to believe the silly-faced toddler in the picture is now an 11-year old preteen. Almost a middle-schooler!!! At least he still has a silly face.

Noah and Matt say thanks!

Thanks to all of you who sponsored Noah and Matthew for their school's Walkathon -- they had a GREAT time!

As many of you know, Roger and I made the decision this year to focus on Eden's Walk instead of building another autism team this year. While we love walking in support of autism research, we felt it was time to honor Noah and Matt. We have three boys and they are ALL important!

Daddy took the day off from work yesterday so that we could participate with both boys. Matthew, Roger, and I walked with Kindergarten classmates and their families. Older kids were allowed to participate with wheels, so Noah biked the whole morning with his fifth grade friends and caught up with us in between laps. The day was overcast, but there was no rain and the company of friends was great!

Noah and Matt were so happy to be there..... and they have been so excited to see donations coming in addressed to them. Both boys earned Walkathon t-shirts and even more exciting -- tickets to Kennywood!!!! Thanks to all of you for making it possible!

Welcome

Family and friends,

Life moves so fast!! Days and months pass by and we hardly know where the time has gone. It seems a shame to waste all of the wonderful little things that we see on a day to day basis as our kids continue to grow and change. So I thought I'd document it -- and share it with all of you! Feel free to check in as often as you'd like and see what's going on with "The Walburns"

Kelly