Thanksgiving 2010

This year we feasted at Beasley Bend in northeastern Oklahoma with Grandpa, Mamawax, Aunt Ruth, and Uncle Cory, Aunt Jen, Lauren and Colton. The kids played outside when it was not raining. They loved being in their treehouse and also hiking at Rune Stone park. Highlights included some exciting electricity outages, exploring around the cabin, a good bonfire with marshmallows and fun in the rain with games and puzzles. Good food and great fun!

Mayor's Passport to Health Luncheon

This year Sam and Deck along with Uncle Jim and Mr. Rick were invited to the annual Mayor's Luncheon on health. This year's focus was diabetes. Sam was invited to participate in the opening portion of the luncheon. We were among company of great speakers such as Tony Dorsett, Jay Hewitt (Ironman Triathelete), and Robyn Cox (Dolphin Trainer at Sea World). It was a great experience for Sam!

Fall 2010

This fall semester has flown by, hence Tate in "flying" apparel as he has been entirely into wearing capes and being Superboy! The boys were part of a children's chorus in a music program back in September. Their song was a tribute a friend in the military. Sam was our star soccer player playing on the Warriors with his buddy Jonah which he enjoyed very much!

In October, Joseph enjoyed his 9th birthday with a Star Wars party. Our backyard became Dagobah and we had Padawans everywhere!

Sam was happy to be a captain in the Walk to Cure Diabetes again this year. We raised over $3000 this year to help find a cure. Despite a rainy start, our team had a great time!

First day of school pictures

First day of Kindergarten for Sam and First Day of 3rd Grade for Joseph

Their morning was off to a good start with smiley-face pancakes! They also enjoyed finding and opening their schultutes on their desks (first day of school cone) They learned a lot while sitting in their new desks. After school they ate yummy cookies that Joseph helped bake and decorate. They opened their package sent from Aunt Se which included school supplies and special school books for the boys to read. They said their day was fun and their teacher was great--I liked hearing that part!

Happy Father's Day! June 20, 2010

Fun times spoiling Daddy today! A little grillin', some watermelon, a baseball game (Joseph and Mommy are this year's champs) yummy root beer floats, and a surprise of a new bike for daddy! Now we are all set for a riding adventure:)
The boys think their daddy is King and so does his wife--so blessed to have your love and to know that you treasure your role as a daddy and work hard to be a great daddy! Many, many thanks and kisses to you!!!

Invention Camp June 18th, 2010

Joseph had a blast with his week of invention camp. He spent time brainstorming ideas, conceptualizing and constructing inventions. The kids ran a business, made creatures that moved with a battery, and created a new sports game. Joseph's big project was a personal invention. He used the motor from an old dvd player to make it a machine. He came up with a SLAP A DAP, a machine that twirls around with a swatter to kill wasps since we were having a wasp problem at our home. He actually began the idea of a slap-a-dap as a way to solve the problem of school bullies--slapping them we thought might not help the situation so we tweaked it to help solve a wasp problem at home. It did, however, make us smile that he was trying to combat injustice! One day Joseph got to choose a superhero and dress-up. He came up with Mr. Electricity, putting lightning on his cape and shirt and headband. The younger boys insisted on wearing their capes into the school with Joseph that day--too cute!

Savanna Opening Day!!!!

Arrived at the Dallas Zoo this morning, to journey through the Savanna on its opening day. It was well worth the wait to park--we got to pet a giraffe, spy out the cheetahs, watch the elephants eat bamboo, and to awake the sleeping warthog with our loud Pumba calls. We love being zoo members, today we rode the monorail and it was cool! We also had fun in the butterfly exhibit, searching out the different species. And, of course, the boys excitedly took turns petting yet another python. We ended with petting the farm animals--which brought more smiles from our little fellas.