Denver

We all went up to Denver for Thanksgiving break.  We were hoping for snow but it never happened.  Ed has been on a project in Denver and has seen some snow the weeks he has been there.
We flew out on thanksgiving morning and than made the trip to Colorado Springs to have dinner with my aunt, uncle and family (on the Wasoba side).  So the kids had lots of fun in the backseat making videos and taking pictures.   I have to add those from the computer.

Ryan

Ryan just being cute!

Firecracker

Mackenzie worked most of the summer with Firecracker.  She really liked getting him used to her and making him listen.

End of School Year 2012

 5th grade promotion ceremony

A few pictures from the last day of school.  Mackenzie had a promotion ceremony followed by a picnic lunch at NW Park.  The boys both had a great last day of school followed by the annual pool party.  It was a really great year for all of them.

 Pet rock station

 tie dye cake

 tie dye shirts

 Birthday boy at school

 While he was sleeping Mackenzie put up some decorations.  So he woke up on his birthday to that.

Ryan turned 6 on the 19th.  We had a groovy 6's (like the groovy 60's) party...we made pet rocks, tie dye shirts with sharpies and had tie dye cake.  The kids had a blast running around the backyard and doing all the activities.  It was a wild bunch!
Ryan said it was "the most awesomest, bestest, goodest, party he has ever had".  I am so glad he had a great time.

 Ryan and his kindergarten class

Trying to play catch up on the blog.  This was back at the end of April when all the kindergarten classes went to NW park to have a picnic and play.  The kids had so much fun playing that we stayed an extra hour before walking back to the school.

Baseball 2012

Ryan is in his 2nd year of baseball. This year it's coach pitch and he has done really well. He is on his friend Charlie's team as well as another friend Evan. He is enjoying this season once again.

Sean's well check

Sean has slowed down on his growing. He used to be 95% for everything but now just 75% for both height and weight. Still loving basketball season and playing wii. He's a true boy and loves to climb trees and play with his brother.

Mackenzie's well check

Mackenzie recently went for her 11 yr well check and we learned she had grown 4 1/2 inches since last year. I knew she had some growth spurts but wow...4 1/2 inches. She is now in the 95% for height (thanks to her dad) and 75% for weight. She loves her new room and she really liked getting to pick the colors and tiles for her room and bathroom. She had a jumpoline birthday party and 2 friends stayed the night. Lucky for me they only stayed up till 12:30. Though they did get up at 6am and I took them to krispy kreme for donuts. She is excited about moving on to middle school next year. I still can't believe it! Time sure has flown by.

We're home

the old view from the front door

the old kitchen

the new view from the front door

Christmas at the new house

the finished kitchen

It's been a while since I wrote a post. So we were finally finished with the remodel and moved back in the first week of January. We did have Christmas dinner here with some of the new furniture and lots of temporary tables. It's been great to be back in and enjoy our house. We also had a housewarming party (which I forgot to take pictures at) and everyone was able to see the finished product and even meet the architect and builder.