Jimmy's Island Party

Jimmy's 5th birthday was a lot of fun--he wanted an island party theme so we pretty much drew upon a mish mosh of different island cultures. We had Caribbean food (here's the Caribbean rice recipe everyone was asking about), listened to Hawaiian and Calypso music, and featured palm trees wherever we could. We even had an island cake--hopefully Mommy won't have to put icing bathing suits on Teddy Grahams again any time soon . . . Jimmy also made an island picture as part of the decorations!














Jimmy had his friends Anna, Caroline and Aidan over, and they had fun in the kiddie pools and Mount Tiki Soki sprinker. They also did their first (I think) limbo. Of course Grammy, Grampy, Uncle Danny, Auntie Anuta and Dominik came to join in the fun, and even Josie went for a little dip in the pool.

Meeting Ben

We recently got to meet the newest member of the Heim family--little Ben! He's a real cutie, and we could tell already that Bradley was going to make a great big brother. Brad helped out by retrieving Ben's bottle from the fridge (along with some mini M&M's).

Summer Festival in Carol Stream

We went to visit Uncle Danny, Auntie Anuta and Dominik. We went to a nice festival in Carol Stream, where Jimmy got to go on some rides and eat ice cream, and Josie got to nap--even though it was pretty hot and humid!
























The rides were fun for Jimmy. He's finally old enough now (and brave enough) to try some neat things on his own, like the big slide (he was really scared and held up the line a bit--but did it!) and the swings.

Last Day at St. George

Jimmy's last day of school included another program. The kids sang about seven songs, and Jimmy was sad that the year was over!