"Friendship Walk"

UPDATE! Silas got a medal for doing the most laps in his class. Go Silas!

Silas's school held a "Friendship Walk" fundraiser. Silas jogged 4-1/2 miles!! That's his friend Ryan right behind him.

Keilah's class

Keilah and I go to her "school" on Tuesdays. It's a parent participation class that includes 3 hours of crafts, indoor & outdoor play, music & movement, and story time. She LOVES it!

Bucketeers

Silas has been taking a drumming class after school called "Bucketeers". They get real drum sticks and learn to read music and drumming rhythms. Silas is the one with the black/orange hat on.

Chris's birthday cake

I've added a picture of the birthday boy.

Chris had his 11th anniversary of his 25th birthday yesterday. His parents are coming down tomorrow to celebrate, so I made a cake. I was given fancy new cake decorating tools for Christmas and had to try them out. I also found a great recipe for marshmellow fondant. So here it is with a dark chocolate surfboard on top. Can't wait to eat it!

Wolf Badge - Cub Scouts

Silas earned his Wolf badge in Cub Scouts! He also received 1 gold arrow and 2 silver arrows. He won't be a Bear for a few more months, so he will probably earn more arrows in that time. He's also earned his Archery, BB-Gun, Chess, and Swimming belt loops and will have a Baseball belt loop soon. I'm so proud of my little over-achiever!

Moonset

Now that I have a nice camera and live in a beautiful place Chris is encouraging me to try out my photography skills (if I have any). He even got me some nice tripods for Christmas.
This is a photo of the moon setting while the sun was rising on the other side of the world.

Beach Day - surf session

Today was a beautiful day, so we went to the beach!
Keilah played in the soft wet sand. She wanted to go swimming, but she has a very runny nose so I didn't let her go in the cold water.

Silas stood up several times!

Zeke spent a lot of time getting more comfortable with the idea of the ocean. He had a blast playing in the shore break.