Timmy is 40!

Tim's Birthday celebration started with happy hour and dinner on Friday night with 15 closest, fun friends &  little stroll through Kansas City's Power & Light District.










Saturday, July 6, the day he turned 40, was a nice day of resting and enjoying our family time at home.  Tim smoked some delicious ribs & Caleb made Dad a delicious Lemon Meringue pie for dessert.

This video gives a nice peek into Tim's first 40 years of adventurous living!

Timothy Ronald Ciccone

Tim's graduation weekend

Tim is graduating from Seminary @ North Park Theological Seminary, after 8 years of part-time and 2 years of full-time studies.  We are overjoyed at the experience, opportunities and life journey God has lead us on over these past 10 years.

We loaded up the 3 kiddos and our luggage for the weekend, heading to Chicago to stay at a friend's house right by the seminary.  We are hoping for a little city living experience with the kids.

Since I'd rather venture out on foot, than load up the kiddos and drive, we headed out this morning to visit some friends and their new baby, then hit the drug store for some antihistamine for Samantha who had a reaction to their dog or to the soap she used in her shower, then we grabbed lunch at 2 Asian brothers, a NPU favorite.  All while daddy was rehearsing and lunching with his fellow graduates.

We get to stay at one of the houses that Tim was able to stay at when he was in Chicago for classes.  Andy is our host & we have lots of comfortable space to sleep & play!  We are blocks from campus and are loving it.

With surprise entry, Lori and Bryan Munter joined us, just before we walked down to campus for the robing of the graduates and ceremony.

Throughout the ceremony, you could hear Samantha yelling "hi Daddy"

Ceremony

Tim's sister Beth

Josiah in Daddy's cap

Tim and his buddy Dave

Cherish these moments

Caleb & Josiah working TOGETHER on a new puzzle they got this weekend at the KVC Resource Parent conference!

Spring is coming

So, we have some signs of spring, but reminders of winter too. Josiah has started his 3rd season with the mighty Tigers soccer team with Johnson county parks and rec, the trees are budding, Caleb is hitting it hard with baseball practice, KeRon has his first road rash from playing outside & everyone has shoes that are only allowed to be worm when playing in the yard because they are too muddy to be worn anyplace else. Ahhhhh, the joys of Spring.

Josiah wanted to earn some $$

Josiah came off the school bus today, asking if he could earn some $$. So, off he went to vacuum the mini van! What a great helper.