Christmas Program and the JERKS!

Finally a bit of snow!

For Ashley - After Halloween

Of course, Zeke was sick on Halloween, but later the next week I did manage to snap a few photos of him in his Cowboy outfit.

It must be fall--apples and soccer

I put most photos on facebook, but here are a few...

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad BATH

It was time for Froggy to have a bath. Teddy and Monkey were joining him to keep him company, but that didn't comfort Zeke.

Zeke was not happy. Here he is crying about it.



He puts Froggy in the washer.



Zeke running, with Froggy still in his hands.



Sorry the video is dark, but you get the point.




We went for a walk while froggy was washed. All was better.



I wish I had the after video! Here is everything Zeke said and did:
"Froggy, (kiss, kiss) I missed you. (kiss, kiss). You so warm! You clean!" Sets him on the end table and begins playing, stops playing, walks over kisses Froggy. This went on for quite awhile!

Boots and Soccer

Notice to all parents: when you tell your child to take off his cowboy boots at bedtime, make sure you take the boots out of the room.




Josh FINALLY got to play soccer today. Kevin was his soccer buddy for the first half hour, and the last half he played a mini game. The below picture is not great thanks to Zeke's head, but the smile on Josh's face is a true reflection of how he was the entire game--grinning ear to ear. He loved it! And he was quite good too!

For Brian

A couple years ago my friend gave me a box of her sons clothes, that no longer fit. Most were too big, so I kept them in the closet and would look in it occasionally. I found this Nederland soccer jersey in it. Sam loves it. I feel bad that I had it for so long buried in a bucket. Must be why they lost the World Cup, all my fault.

Just for Sarah

First day of School



Zeke loves his stripey pajamas


We went to the zoo



Sam turned 7!

Learning Time 8/12/10

Today at learning time Sam, Josh and myself wrote this poem:

Oh yummy cone with sprinkles,
I see you and my eyes twinkle.
Chocolate is my favorite flavor,
the taste I truly savor.
"Eat fast" I am told,
but my ice cream is cold.
Soon it melts on my shirt,
and now it drips in the dirt.
So sad to see the goodness go down,
I hope I get vanilla the next we're in town!

Big boy Bed

We have tried moving Zeke to a big boy bed. He has a difficult time falling asleep. He kicks the wall, looks out the windows, and plays with anything he can find. These are some of the funny positions we have found him in!

Summer of Kamping

1 summer. 3 trips. 3 different places. 3 different groups of people. This morning Sam wakes up and asks if he can go sit outside, just because he wants to sit outside. He misses camping! He refers to the trips as when we were camping in Indiana/when we were camping in Canada/ and when we were camping with a K- that just cracks me up! It was lots of fun, but back home we are. This past tuesday was the first free concerts at Meijer Gardens and Kevin and Josh went just the two of them. Josh loved it!

Just chillin

Potato Creek Camping 2010

We had a great time camping at Potato Creek State Park. Our site was shady and grassy. We all survived three nights in the tent together, and we even got to see a good fireworks show. Biking was a highlight for the adults, while the beach was the favorite of Sam and Josh. Below is one photo from our bike ride, to see a complete album of our trip, you can view this facebook album--(EVERYONE should be able to view it even if you don't have a facebook account): Potato Creek 2010

Memorial Day Weekend 2010

Grandma! Uncle Brian, Aunt Sarah! Grandpa (Gampa, gampa, as Zeke said ALL weekend.) Mini golf, new church and a hockey game! WATER PARK! Then we ended it all with an extremely LONG ride home (an hour at the border with our Nexxus cards, we think it would have been 3 hours without it...)






























I don't know why Josh is squeezing his nipple here...