December 2011

Grandma Andi and Grandpa Jim made it down for Christmas:) This is a rare occasion we were so thankful they could make it. The kids love it when they come down to visit.

I love this pic of Hollie and Nate :) 18 years and 8months.

Thom and his dad getting the tree cut to the right size! Yes in the house on the hard wood floors, lucky for them no damage done.

The sadly decorated tree. Nathan can get to the tree and we have a lot of glass ornaments. Aimie being the love she is sent Nathan his first little soft baby ornaments.

Hollie participating in her first spirit week... Pj day yeah. Lauren with her scarf from District Tournament where they took second place!

Kris, Thom and I took the kids to Snowflake lane in Bellvue WA. Terribly boring, over crowded, and poorly planned.

Snow flakes coming down.

Drummer from snowflake lane.

Our Christmas eve, Eve with Aimie and kids. Would love to make this our new tradition. Aimie playing board games with Auggie and Theo.

The kids all together :)

Christmas eve with Kris and Karen... Kris and Mike made prime rib and all the fixings. It was absolutely fantastic.

Karen and Andy - Karen is Laurens soccer coach she is an amazing person.

Hollie opening gifts.

Kris and Lauren

Nate opening his first gift.

Our first Christmas as a family of five.

Save the date

Hollies graduation party will be June 10th at 2 pm! I am so excited to celebrate, Hollie has had two work harder than so many of her peers. She never gave up and was always cheerful. Then all the hours of extra homework help, last minute projects, and events! Statistically children if teenage parents do not tend to graduate and often become young moms themselves and we beat those odds too!!!!

Nate

Nathan over the past month has grown soo much. He now pulls himself to a stand will let go to check his balance which of course he has none so he falls. He has said sissy but only when he sees pictures of them. He continues to have problems with constipation. In half the pics he is 8mos :)

The girls and their brother

They do love their brother ! Hollie reading to Nate:) Nate and Lauren playing their first game. Lauren would hide and the jump out at Nate, Nate would get all excited. He would turn and crawl away the look to see if she was following him:) very fun game

Friend presents!

We made all the girls friends these glass bulb ornaments with their school colors and school initials. Inhonor of Hollie beings senior!

Playing for state title!

Laurens soccer team took second in state !!!! They killed the first team and then played a close game lost only due to a penalty kick:( second in state though is great! Lauren is practicing her public speaking and announced all the players on her team!

Cell phone pics

Nathan and the turkey both weighed 19 lbs:) thom and Lauren playing with the turkey! Hollie on her actual birthday at her favorite place to eat!