Emerson, along with his mama and daddy, were invited to a birthday party this past Saturday. His buddy, Cash, was turning 3 years old. Cash's parents are great buddies with Emerson's parents...and since we were in town, an invitation was extended for Emerson to bring along the rest of his family.
Cash was trying his hand at a game in the carnival. His mama spent no telling how much time, putting together an incredible 'carnival' in the garage. There were probably 6-8 different games for the kids to play. Little prizes were awarded for each one. Katrina had little colored bags for each of the kids so they had somewhere to put their prizes...
Emerson and Benjamin enjoyed 'fishing' with their papa.
Emerson was examining one of the fish to see if it was 'real'...
This is Wyatt...big brother of the birthday boy! Wyatt loves his fireman's clothes...
The boys 'fished' for quite a while...Benjamin was equally enjoying just splashing the water around...
Benjamin threw some of his 'prizes' in the water to see if they'd float. Papa to the rescue!
Cash, the birthday boy, tried his hand at fishing, too!
Cash and Wyatt have this great wooden structure in the backyard...it has a slide, swings, and this little room.... the boys LOVED it...
They would both go inside and hang out...or one would go in, close the door, and then they'd look at each other through the windows saying, "Hi!" back and forth to each other. They made my heart melt!
Natalie is a little doll....she's also Emerson's cousin, but she's not Benjamin's cousin...can you figure that one out? I can tell she is familiar with cameras! I'd be taking some pictures of her, she'd see me, and start giving me this adorable smile!
My little guy, Emerson!
This little doll is 12 hours younger than Cash, the birthday boy.
As I said, Wyatt loves his fireman's clothes...
Besides the wooden structure, there was also this little house. Benjamin found it and found out it had a doorbell...a working doorbell...
Cash, the birthday boy's mama and daddy, fixed up the entire house for this 3rd birthday party. Not only was there a carnival in the garage but look at this candy shop! I asked Katrina how long it took to put all this together, making the games, collecting it all... "About 2 months," she said. Wow!
No, this is not a real aquarium! This is a real window, with all this added outside.
Cash, the birthday boy, was practicing his bubble-blowing.
His daddy was making sure he captured it all!
When it was cake time, all the little people gathered around the cake in the 'candy shop' to sing Happy Birthday to Cash!
Emerson decided to try the fireman's hat, seeing as there were flames in the house (because of Cash's BIG 3 candle!)
Benjamin decided to try the fireman's hat on for size, too!
Gabe and Cash's daddy...commonly called Christian!
Cash had a Black and Decker drill set in his room. Natalie was trying to show Benjamin how to work it. He told her he already knew how to work it!
Emerson came in to check on his cousin...
What a fun party...both for the kids and for the adults, too!
Thalia
Emerson
Benjamin
Benjamin had a great time at Great America...
Benjamin and his little friend!
Lindsey told me he rode some rides with her or Donnie...
so Benjamin and his little friend rode together...
Lindsey told me that every time the rides stopped, Benjamin would said, "Again!"
I would have loved to seen him there...
riding the rides...
with his little friend!
You're growing up so fast, Little Man!
My poor baby ... Thalia was injured in a mean game of basketball today...
Thalia has a swollen eye...and Erica has a bump on the back of her head...
Here's my one eyed granddaughter holding little cute Cookie...
Here's Blu...
My little men... I miss them like crazy! Having so many great pictures of them just doubles my fun with PSE9! These were taken March 12 or 13th.
Today was day 3 of my new online class...it's through Kim Klassen, a photographer and photoshop enthusiast in Canada. 
This was the original photo we started from...cropping it to a 5 x 5 and then adding text. I also added a texture to it...because that's something else I've learned and am having fun with it.
Sweet little Natalie is Emerson's cousin... Natalie's mama is Emily's cousin...so I guess technically, she's Emerson's 2nd cousin? 
Here's the before and after shots...
This past weekend, when I got to see my little men, it had been nearly 2 months since I had seen them...too, too long! I think I took 348 photos, something like that. 
My little Emerson King...
My little Benjamin...
They had so much fun together...playing and chattering to each other...
"Hi!"
and this...hugging each other! 
I pray for my little men, for so many things, but also that they will grow up loving each other, loving to hang out together, to play together...
Emerson, along with his mama and daddy, were invited to a birthday party this past Saturday. His buddy, Cash, was turning 3 years old. Cash's parents are great buddies with Emerson's parents...and since we were in town, an invitation was extended for Emerson to bring along the rest of his family. 
Cash was trying his hand at a game in the carnival. His mama spent no telling how much time, putting together an incredible 'carnival' in the garage. There were probably 6-8 different games for the kids to play. Little prizes were awarded for each one. Katrina had little colored bags for each of the kids so they had somewhere to put their prizes...
Emerson and Benjamin enjoyed 'fishing' with their papa. 
Emerson was examining one of the fish to see if it was 'real'...
This is Wyatt...big brother of the birthday boy! Wyatt loves his fireman's clothes...
The boys 'fished' for quite a while...Benjamin was equally enjoying just splashing the water around...
Benjamin threw some of his 'prizes' in the water to see if they'd float. Papa to the rescue!
Cash, the birthday boy, tried his hand at fishing, too!
Cash and Wyatt have this great wooden structure in the backyard...it has a slide, swings, and this little room.... the boys LOVED it...
Natalie is a little doll....she's also Emerson's cousin, but she's not Benjamin's cousin...can you figure that one out? I can tell she is familiar with cameras! I'd be taking some pictures of her, she'd see me, and start giving me this adorable smile! 
My little guy, Emerson!
This little doll is 12 hours younger than Cash, the birthday boy. 
As I said, Wyatt loves his fireman's clothes...
Besides the wooden structure, there was also this little house. Benjamin found it and found out it had a doorbell...a working doorbell...
Cash, the birthday boy's mama and daddy, fixed up the entire house for this 3rd birthday party. Not only was there a carnival in the garage but look at this candy shop! I asked Katrina how long it took to put all this together, making the games, collecting it all... "About 2 months," she said. Wow! 
No, this is not a real aquarium! This is a real window, with all this added outside.
Cash, the birthday boy, was practicing his bubble-blowing. 
His daddy was making sure he captured it all! 
When it was cake time, all the little people gathered around the cake in the 'candy shop' to sing Happy Birthday to Cash!
Emerson decided to try the fireman's hat, seeing as there were flames in the house (because of Cash's BIG 3 candle!)
Benjamin decided to try the fireman's hat on for size, too!
Gabe and Cash's daddy...commonly called Christian!
Cash had a Black and Decker drill set in his room. Natalie was trying to show Benjamin how to work it. He told her he already knew how to work it!
Emerson came in to check on his cousin...