Christmas is coming!

This is a picture of the boys with Grandpa.

It was taken last year at Thanksgiving.

I am including it here because we had a nice

visit with Grandpa, last year and this year

over Thanksgiving. This year we left the

camera at home by accident! So...no pictures

from Thanksgiving 2009...so sad!

The weekend after Thanksgiving we went to

a tree farm to cut down a Christmas Tree!

Great job cutting down that tree, Daddy!

Decorating the tree!

Crazy faces!

Crazy Josh!

Crazy Alex!

Great Wolf Lodge Adventure!

We had a great time in Grapevine TX at

the Great Wolf Lodge!

The water was not too bad

-a little cool for me, but fun.

Josh convinced us we needed to try the

tornado slide. Mom made it down only once

but the rest of the boys went a bunch of

times and enjoyed themselves immensely!

Here's the big bucket filling and dropping!

The wave pool was a big favorite!

TEXAS Trip

Alex made a paper chain to count down the

days until we left on a jetplane to go to TX.

Here the boys are excited about the last link!!!

We were blessed by Dad and Mom buying us tickets

to visit my sister and her family who recently

moved to Frisco, TX.

(Outside of Dallas)

It was a great family reunion!

Our family and Matt and Mindy

gave Sydney a belated birthday gift!

Josh and Alex received cars for an early

Christmas present!

Jay also liked the cars!

We took lots of walks because the weather

was great! Around the neighborhood

and also to the park.

We also played games-Monopoly!
and others.

Even got in a swim at the neighborhood

pool, although the water was

cold and none of the locals

were swimming!

Sweet father/son time rocking in

the back yard!

We enjoyed Syd's soccer game.

Go Wild Things!

Got to play Mario Kart.

Even had Thanksgiving dinner-Yum!

Sunday evening we had a footstompin'

impromtu concert from our very own

talented fiddle player!

(With her son on the cup and spoon!)

Alex's Soccer Season

Alex has had a great season, and, just like Josh,

has made a lot of goals for his team! BUT, Mom

can't seem to get any of them on video.

(Either I haven't been there at the game, it's

been raining or I didn't have the camera.)

So sorry Alex!

We will keep trying to get a goal on video-we have

about 3 weeks left.

Here he is his first year of soccer- So cute!

I did get some of his great moves and passing

on this video!

Josh's Soccer Game

Chase that soccer ball!

This year all the 1st/2nd grader players
have the same t-shirt. When they play a
game on Wednesday nights one team has
to wear the green "pennies" so they
can tell who their teammates are.

Josh and his friend Connor enjoy
playing on the same team!

A nice sunny, but cool, fall day

in Oregon!


In the video, one of Josh's teammates tries

to make a goal and misses. Josh kicks

the ball after his teammate and

gets it into the goal! He runs back

to give his coach a high-five!