I Love This Face...Enough Said!

Science Fair Project

This was the first year Blaise was required to do a Science Fair project so this was definitely an experience. He chose his topic all on his own; which butter melts faster, margarine or real butter. He was excited about all the trials and presentations. I wonder what he will choose next year. Hmmmmm. Great job Brother (what everyone calls him at home).

Snow Day

We love the snow and we were extrememly excited and shocked that the school district did not cancel school. The street was full of kiddos running around throwing snow at each other as they waited for the bus. We are hoping for one more good snow before Spring :)

Soccer 2010

We ended another successful soccer season with a pizza party. These boys have played soccer together since they were 5. They all go to the same school and all live within 2-3 miles of each, with 4 of the teammates living in the same neighborhood. It's an awesome experience and I love to watch them grow every year. I'm already looking forward to next year.

Halloween 2010

This was the first year that all three kiddos voiced their preference for Costumes. Blaise wanted to be a Pokemon Trainer, Addi a Princess and Ethan a Pirate. How fitting for all three. I had to add this first picture of Addi, it's a look we get often when she is not happy. I'm sure she will look back at this photo when she is older and smile :)

Soccer Days!

Blaise really had a blast this past year with Soccer. This will be his fifth year to play and he gets better every year! It's fun to watch him on the field as he runs around and works with his teammates! I am already looking forward to next year :)

More of My Sidekick!

I have to admit I laughed out loud for several minutes when I found this picture on my hard drive. We were at my Sister's house this summer and I told him to look at the camera and this is the face that followed. I love this face, I will always cherish it!

Finally

I was finally able to take some photos of my son and he did not frown or run from the camera. I was doing a Senior Photo Session and I caught him climbing through the structures at Gas Works Park. He was totally in his element so maybe this is a good start. I love my Big Boy!

Annual Boy's Christmas Party

Blaise had his annual Christmas Party with all of his friends this year and again, it was so much fun. Addi even had a friend over this year. It is so neat to watch all of these boys grow, I can remember like yesterday when this group was in Kindergarten!

The Best PB&J Maker in the NW

Blaise comes home one afternoon and wants to make his little brother and sister supper. He then proceeds to tell me that he will be making them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He was so funny as he made his first EVER sandwich for his younger siblings. He is such a caring, kind and loving child. He sliced the sandwich, set it on a plate with a napkin and then made sure they had something to drink as well. What a wonderful thing to watch.

A Long Haul

I wish I had grabbed my camera at first site of this huge piece of wood or limb or whatever you want to call it. It all started with a knock on the door, followed by several boys yelping in excitement at what they had brought Blaise. How they brought this piece of wood from the bottom of a huge hill and down the street to our house is beyond me. I had a neighbor to later tell me he saw, "the boys," dragging it down the street. Blaise is loving to build, saw, drill, and measure right now, so they were all in heaven in our backyard with their safety glasses on. Oh the imaginations and innocence of childhood!

Blaise's B-day Party

Blaise wanted nothing other than a sleepover this year for his Birthday. So, being the nice Mom & Dad that we are, we said, "OK." We told him he could invite 8 friends for the sleepover, and he quickly asked if he could invite more since there would be some friends that would not be able to make it. Well, lets just say all 12 boys showed up and we had a house full of 8 year olds.Blaise wanted, "Kirby," cupcakes which is a Wii character and happens to be pink. It was his birthday, so Kirby cupcakes were on the menu. I will not comment on my Kirby skills, lets just say they resembled Kirby.
After taking all 12 children to the movies (Thanks Erin and Jennifer A. for helping) our neighbor came over and juggled fire. It was really neat, and the boys loved it. Blaise held the extinguisher in case the fire got out of hand ;)

We moved our dining room table against a wall and all the boys lined up their sleeping bags and played with Lego's until around midnight.

John made his famous chocolate chip pancakes the following morning and then we sent them outside for a water balloon war.

As you can tell, Ethan is outside in his pj pants and whacking the boys with Addi's shovel.

Spring Family Pics 09

Here are a few pictures from our family photos last weekend. As always, Ethan was busy, busy, but we managed to get some decent shots.