Happy Halloween 2011

Halloween is such a fun time of year. Here are my very excited children in their costumes.
Zeke carved the pumpkin on the right and the black marker decorations on it are Keilah's handiwork. Silas carved the pumpkin on the right. He carved 3 sides of it.

Zeke's preschool class had a costume party the Thursday preceding Halloween. Keilah got to join in so she's in the group standing in front of Zeke.

Keilah and Zeke got to go to Silas's class costume party. They had so much fun!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Soccer Photos are in

The soccer photos are in! I think they turned out great. Coach Cory and Assistant Coach Chris have done a great job increasing the boys' soccer skills and team player skills.

Autumn Fun!

The boys have been enjoying autumn fun with their classes.

Silas's school has a scarecrow auction to raise money for their garden program. Each class makes a scarecrow. The class voted on who they wanted their scarecrow to look like, the parents donated materials, I designed it, the class stuffed it, and the garden parent and I assembled it. So here we are with Calvin and Hobbes.
Zeke's school took him on a trip to a fun pumpkin patch. He got to pet bunnies, ducklings, and other animals, brush a horse, pick a pumpkin, and become king of the hay mountain.

Camping at Morro Bay

We went camping at Morro Bay so we could check out Los Osos. The kids did really great. They especially loved feeding the fire. I don't think our campsite had any pine needles or twigs left when we departed.
We went camping with Los Osos native, cousin Matt, and his family. While in Morro Bay we took a boat ride on the bay.

Swimmer!

Silas swam the 25 m Freestyle today and we are so proud of him!
Here he is on the block on the right. After that it's just a lot of splashing water.

Silas's Big Day

For Silas's 8th birthday he got to have a party with his friends at the Rocknasium. He and his friends had SO MUCH FUN! They got to climb for over 2 hours with a 30 min. break near the end for pizza, root beer floats, and cupcakes.
Here he is with all of his good friends. (Colin, Silas, Byron, Jihan, Rockwell, Ben & Gabe)

Then a couple of hours later he was very excited to be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Silas is an amazing boy. He is smart, kind, and enthusiastic about everything. I am so proud of him and the person he is becoming with the choices he makes every day. Happy Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday Zeke!

Ezekiel turned 5 today!! He got to wear a birthday hat at school and share frosted sugar cookies with his class. He's thrilled with all the cards, internet greetings, and (of course) gifts he's been receiving. He's such and deeply complex little boy, I'm very curious about the person he'll grow into.
Here he is at his birthday party last Saturday. His best friend, Braden, has just dealt the fatal blow to the dinosaur pinata despite Zeke's efforts to keep it away from him. We also played several games and ate yummy cupcakes. It was a fun party.