Family of Five: January 2009

Friday, January 30, 2009

Pinewood Derby 2009

Jake took some time off from scouts this year, so Wyatt was the only entry. Last year he won first for design. This year he won 3rd. Still awesome!

There's a life size cutout of the prez, in the front lobby of our school. I had to get a shot of the kids with him. It is so life like that I feel like he is really looking at me everytime I walk by.

Looking at this picture you'd think Wyatt was talking about the car, the race, school... No, he is teachung the other boys to do the macarana. Check out the one to the right practicing his new "Wyatt moves."

Little Tony is a scout this year. Like the look of his one siz fits all shirt. Too cute!

Coco watching the race.

Our friends and neighbor, the Meeks and Morris' came to show their support for Wyatt. So nice!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Colin

Today we are going to the funeral for a friend who died far to young after a 14 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was only 37 and leaves behind a wife and four young children.
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Monday, January 12, 2009

Chloe's Friends

We've been stuck unside during this cold, cold, snowy winter. Luckily we all have lots of great friends to be stuck inside with. Here are a couple of Chloe's. This is Katy and below is Ian. Along with Joey and Sammy, these are her bestest friends. They play the most involved games. The current favorite is, "Family." It is so cute to hear them play. I need to get that on video!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Visit from Bonnie, Eddie, Jacob and Ben

For those who don't know... Bonnie is George's daughter and Ben is one of his sons. Eddie is Bonnie's husband and Jacob is their son. Fun family times!

Monday, January 05, 2009

Julie and John Visiting from Germany

My wonderful friend Julia and her fiance John came to visit in January and plan their summer wedding. It was so fun to see her. Chloe had a ball! The boys were very underenthused to be at lunch with grown-ups. I tried to take their picture, but they wouldn't look at the camera. Stinkers!

Thursday, January 01, 2009

New Year's Eve 2008

Every year since before we were married, Justin and I have had a New Year's Day party. So, New Year's Eve was all about cleaning and cooking. When we started there were about 10 friends, two of whom had babies. We all fit nicely in our second floor apartment on Ridgeland Avenue in Oak Park. Each year we gained friends and friends had babies, etc. By last year we had over 100 people invited. 40+ were kids, we rented two tents with heaters. IT looked like Barnum and Bailey were coming to our backyard. Then, we got the stomach flu and had to cancel. We spent enough to have gone to Disney and had to cancel. That was when we decided that the party had outgrown us and our ability to host it. So, this year we got to spend a nice relaxing New Year's Eve with our wonderful friends. We've been hanging out since before we were married. It was so fun! Here's Chloe and I before we left. Check out her cute little dress from Grandma Lynn!