Happy Birthday Zachary

Keep on flying high

We love you

Nannie and Papa

Ice Hockey by Andrew

I went ice skating on my very first time. I did not do so good and then I told the coach and he helped me but I still couldn't do it. Auntie Amy and Grandma are going to take me ice skating so I could learn how to ice skate and learn how to play hockey. And then I want to go back to ice hockey again.

Random Christmas 2009

Zachary peeks through the kitchen window and talks to the cooks

Matthew your order is up at the kitchen window

Rebekkah plays dress up with Auntie Ellie

Ben all dressed up for Christmas with a light up nose and hat

Zachary the red nosed reindeer

The three amigos ......These three little boys really had fun playing together!

Rebekkah gets a new pink hat

Velcro Kevin

Zachary has a new IPod and has apparently stuffed his new pj's in his shirt

Ben and his new IPod

Rebekkah gets a tiny little kitchen set from Auntie Jodie and Uncle Kevin

This little piggy

Matt stepped on a thorn in his yard a few weeks ago and refused to let anyone remove it. He complained about it a lot but when his parents tried to get it out he screamed and wiggled and they gave up. On Tuesday when he was over we decided we must get it out. We used the "hold him down and just do it" method of thorn removal. After a few minutes it was out and he was happy again. Later that afternoon when Matt was told (forced) to share a ball with his brother I heard him say under his breath to Andrew"I hope you get a torn (thorn) in your toot (foot)" Interesting reasoning process for a barely three year old.

Rules for Zoo Lights

Provide a nice ride for the children

Clean the lense on the camera before you leave

Go early in December on a Monday or Tuesday so you can actually see the lights

Talk to the giraffe for as long as you want, even as the people you came with walk away in disgust and embarrassement

Enjoy the Komodo dragon

and the Christmas music as the lights flash

in the trees!

Happy Birthday GG Mary

Mary's birthday pose by the Christmas Tree in AZ88. Happy 95th GG Mary!

What might have been

This is where semi-sick wife had just settled in for a nap after taking care of grandson, fixing lunch and changing sheets, when sick husband came out and said "I don't know why you say this is not the sickest I've ever been?" Then walked away grumbling "I did not come out here for you to act like this"