Sadie turns 4

Sadie turned 4 in July

Band

Gavan joined the 5th grade band and now plays the saxophoneThe first few months the sounds heard from our home were very much like the mating call of a moose.

Gavan has since improved and is now very good and easy to listen to. He is currently in the 6th grade band and still loves it. Music comes fairly easy for Gavan and it's nice to see him venture out into different areas and develop talents. He has also continued with piano lessons and has a great teacher.

Karate

Jack joined Karate

Jack didn't take part in his first tournament as a white belt because of conflicts but they advanced him anyway. Since this tournament Jack is has since advanced from yellow to orange and now to green belt. Karate has done a lot for Jack. It has helped with his temper and respect issues which I totally love. I am glad he has found a sport that he enjoys and brings the best out in him.

Easter 2011

Easter 2011

I'm pretty sure Sadie and Jack got more dye on their hands than their eggs.

Freddy

After years of saying "no" to the kids we finally gave in and got a dog. We did a lot of research to find what would be the best breed for the kids and Alyssa's asthma. We decided to adopt a dog that was already trained because who wants to deal with training a puppy?

Introducing Freddy...

Sadie and freddy are bosom friends.

Freddy is a pretty good dog, stupid but good. He tolerates Sadie and her constant malling him. If I were him I'm sure I'd have bite her by now to get her to leave me alone. Having a dog is like having 3 year old child, had I realized how that this I probably would have held out longer. :)

playing catch up

Has it really been over 8 months since I've last updated my blog? I guess with everyone on facebook I feel less of a need to blog because updating there is so much faster and easier. Anyhow, I will try to highlight the major events of the last 8 months over the next few posts.

Jack turned 9 way back in April

Jack and his new electric skooter

Jack's party consisted of a silly string war...

water gun fight...

I don't think Sadie knew who to get wet with her squirt gun.

and cupcake decorating.

Jack had a great 9th birthday!

Stay tuned for more updates...

in loving memory of my father

July 2010

Nov 2009, the day I moved to Texas

Nov. 2010 the night before we moved.

We love you and miss you!

Oct 17 1931- Jan 28 2011