Hanging out and relaxing at home!

Megan playing dress up.

Mya reading her favorite book.

Max and Tom in a very strategic game of Risk.

Love days spent at home.

Root beer Rag

Max's latest recital. He played Root beer Rag by Billy Joel. It was amazing. Way to go Max! This is one of our favorites. It is even on our blog play list.


I'll try to put some video of it so everyone can hear.

Hyundai vs. Deer

Oh "Deer"!!


Our poor little Hyundai, or commonly referred to as the "clown car". This has been the most reliable car we have ever had. It is going on 10 yrs. old and very reliable. But in November it had a little accident; the very first one! A deer decided to jump in its path. Unfortunately for the deer, the "clown car" won. Lucky for Tom, the deer hit him. I'm sure it could have been a lot worse, but Tom was o.k. We are counting our blessings! Had he hit the deer head on...who knows what the out come would have been; especially since the "clown car" is so small.

As you can see, it was a sad day for the deer. He left part of his skin in the passengers door. Although the deer caused over 3k in damages to our "little clown car", the repairs have been made and reliability has set back in.

When the kids found out that the deer died, they were very upset at Tom. We had to explain to them that it was not Dad's fault, and that he did not try to kill the deer. It took them a while to get over the fact that the deer had died. Although it is very sad that the poor little deer died, we are very thankful that Tom is o.k.

Milestones

Our latest family milestones...


Leave it to Max...
"Hey Mom, my tooth is loose. I think I'll go chew on a tootsie roll to pull it out...it works every time!" Apparently he did this in the 3rd grade during class time and his teacher was laughing so hard. Thank goodness he only has one more baby tooth left in his mouth. Pretty gross, but extremely effective!


Megan is doing so well in preschool. She is now READING!!! Way to go Megan!!! We are so proud of you. She really enjoys reading and Buzzy especially loves to hear about Ham and Jam.

Max is now in 11 yr. old scouts...not cub scouts. He is so excited and has set his goal to earn his Eagle by age 13 1/2 yrs. old (the earliest he can receive it). He is definitely on his way...he has earned the official rank of scout and will soon earn 3 merit badges; Citizenship of the World, Crime Prevention, and Computers. Way to go!! We love the scouting program.

Mya is a big girl now...No MORE DIAPERS!!! Yea!! She is now potty-trained. She was so proud of her potty chart. And she loves her Elmo panties.

Dad can now fit not only himself in his Levis, but both of the girls. Time for some new pants Daddy!! Way to go on losing 60 lbs!!! We are so proud of you!

Happy Halloween

Our "Spookiest" Halloween

This Halloween was by far our "spookiest". No, the kids did not dress up spooky. Actually, they were very "cute". Max was a Sheriff, Megan was Sleeping Beauty (with long straight hair), and Mya was Snow White. So...not so spooky at all right??? We had a great day, preschool party, school parade, school party and fun pizza mummies. However, the day became spookier by the minute.














At 4:00 p.m. Tom and Jerry began transforming into Thomalina and Jeraldine. So the story goes...Jerry convinced Tom to dress up this year for Halloween. Of course the deal was that Jerry had to dress up as well. In the 20 yrs that I have known Tom he has NEVER dressed up for Halloween! You might as well go ALL out if your going to do it; according to Tom!










So the transformation begins. The girls thought it was so funny that Dad and Jerry were dressing up as girls. Megan has waited two weeks to see this transformation take place. When we went to purchase his attire, Megan just kept telling people "My Dads going to be a girl". Tom kept telling her that it wasn't necessary to tell EVERYONE! She did a great job helping Dad pick out his outfit. Megan was so impressed with Thomalina's upper body. Both Tom and Jerry went all out; including full nylons, high heels, long fingernails, foundation, blush, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick, eye shadow, and jewelry.














We absolutely loved Jeraldine's beautiful full figure dress. It matches her hair so nicely. Who does your hair? It is absolutely gorgeous!









So finally, everyone was ready. My oh my does it take a long time to put on your makeup girls! Off we went for some trick-or-treating. Good luck walking the neighborhood in those high heels.

The girls were so excited to see their good friend Matt! Way to go Tom and Jerry. You are great sports. You keep us all in laughs. In fact, I don't think I have laughed this hard for years. It was so funny to see all the neighbors reactions. We all had lots of fun. Thanks for making this our spookiest Halloween yet!!! I guess that's what you get when Tom and Jerry live next to each other. Ha ha ha!

Where Did The Time Go!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAX!

Max 11 years ago. October 28th 1997. Weighing in at 7lbs 14 oz. and 19 1/2 inches long. The first thing we noticed...the curl on your head that you still have today! Oh yea, you had very thick feet. Such a cute baby boy. You really haven't changed all that much; still cute! I guess we should say handsome now that you are 11.


Today October 28th 2008. Max's 11 year old birthday! His new "toys" for his birthday... a weed-eater and blower!!! The weed-eater has been on his mind for the last 5 months, and he finally got it.



Today is a bitter-sweet day for Mom and Dad. Max turned 11. Although we are very excited, it is hard to see our little boy grow up. Where did the time go? It seems just like yesterday that we were driving to the hospital to deliver our sweet little baby boy. I-15 was under construction and it took forever to get to the hospital downtown. We were both very nervous but extremely excited. We will never forget the song that was playing on the radio "Bolero" it went on and on and on and ..... Once we arrived at the hospital it was 18 1/2 hours later that you were born. All of the family was awaiting your arrival in the waiting room including Nama, Bokah, Grandpa, Aunt Sue, Uncle Guy, Erin, and Stu. We couldn't wait to see you. It was one of the GREATEST moments in our life; and continues to be to this day.

We are so proud of the accomplishment you have made Max. You are the best big brother and your sisters are so lucky to have you as their big brother. They love you very very much! We want you to know how much we love you. You are a wonderful son and an example to all of us. You are a fine young man and we can't wait to see you continue to grow up and all the many wonderful things you will do. Have a great Birthday! We love you.


Max feeding his new little sister Megan a bottle. You were such a big help, and still are.


Spending quality time with Megan at the Detroit Zoo while Grandma was in the hotel watching our new little sister Mya.

Playing in the pool with Megan in Detroit.

Big Brother for the second time! You never wanted to put Mya down. You were a little older when Mya came so it was much easier for you to hold her.

Max and lawn mowers; for that matter any type of power equipment. From the first time you heard a lawn mower (6 months old) you have loved them. This has been your passion and continues to be your passion. You are the "Lawn Boy"!

Just had to include this picture of you when you were 9 months old. This is one of our favorite pictures of you. You can even see the curl on the top of your head!

We love you Bubba!! Have a WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY!

Which Witch????

An evening at Gardner Village visiting with the Witches.






Oh no. Maybe if I close my eyes the witch will go away!







Love the pose Max!






Do we really have to sit in from of the giant "Fake" pumpkin?