Friday, December 20, 2013

A Christmas Tree

We have always had an artificial tree but decided to join in the ranks of other Washingtonians and get a real tree! We went with a few other families and chopped down a tree! It was a fun day and I have to say, I LOVE the tree!





 
 Cole finally joined us after he got his 4th cup of hot cocoa!
 
 



 
 

Thanksgiving

Last minute I decided to cook our own Thanksgiving dinner! We invited a few folks over but people already had plans so we decided to just do it with our family. It was a really fun day and nice to spend it together. The boys are getting old enough that we are really enjoying the dinner table conversation.  Cole and Dad started out at the Turkey bowl and then we had our dinner for lunch. It was tasty!

 The boys were inspired by Uncle Ken to eat the drumsticks!




Afterward we went and saw the movie Frozen. It was really cute!

Glasses

Cole had been complaining about his eyes for awhile so we finally took him into the eye doctor. His eyes are okay but he could use a little help with distance vision. It wasn't a week later that we got a letter home from school with Ethan saying he needed to get his eyes checked because he failed his exam at school. As it turns out he is nearly blind in one eye! He technically has a lazy eye. He needs to wear his glasses all the time and hopefully it will help correct his vision. He has done really well with them and wears them as he should!
I think they look handsome!

A trip to Utah

I took Preston down to Utah to see my friend Adrienne get married. I had a great trip filled with seeing fun people and eating good food! It was Preston's first airplane ride! He was a great traveler.

I got to chat with my mission president, mtc comp Erin and mission buddy Dora. It was a fun day. At the reception I saw lots of other mission folk.

 I went to brick oven with these peeps!
 Saturday morning I met up with some of Matt's family for breakfast.

Halloween

The pumpkins! Ariel, a panther and a minecraft skeleton.

Tess went to a Halloween party at her friend Sadie's house


 The group, Jake the garbage man, Jake the dragon, Reese is Frosty the Snowman, Claire is a witch, Gaby is Dorothy, Sadie and Tess are mermaids and Liam is a lion!

We went to a Halloween party and Matt and I went as pirates with our mermaid and shark! We tried to get the boys to participate but they didn't!
 
We went to Microsoft to trick or treat a bit. Tess started out as a mermaid and Ethan just wanted to wear his skeleton shirt. The train.
 Preston was a shark!





 After Microsoft I headed to the school for Ethan's Halloween party. I was in charge of the craft/art table.


 I popped into Cole's class after the school parade. I think Cole and Ethan were the only ones not dressed up!
 
Tess had an outfit change when she saw Sadie as a donkey she went and changed into the doggy outfit that is too small!
The trick or treating group! Andrew, Morgan and Sadie came with us.

Soccer

Cole and Ethan played soccer this fall!

Cole really came into his own this year. He was scoring goals most games and played really well.



Ethan started Rec ball and was on a team with some kids from his school class. He had a good time playing!


Dance and Scouts

Tess started dance this year. It is hilarious to watch and she LOVES it. She also gets to go with her friends.




Cole started Scouts in September! So far he really likes it!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Sleepy time

When you are a fourth child sometimes you just have to make do.....