Kate builds with her PINK legos and Uncle Monkey!

My brother came up for a brief visit from his rock star life in HOLLYWOOD! The kids had a wonderful time playing with "Uncle Monkey" and Mike had just as much fun playing with them. This was a just a fun few minutes of lego building!

Soccer - Fall 2011

Once again, Matthew has hit the ground runnin' with soccer! He LOVES it and he is really, really GOOD at it! He's so aggressive and not at all afraid of going after the ball!  Best of all - he has so much FUN!!

 that's Matthew down on the ground - he really goes for it!

 having FUN!

 throw in over here!

matthew and daddy! (coach for the day.)

CHEEEEEEEEEESE!

 kate is the silliest picture taker - ever!!

 she cracks herself up saying "CHEESE"!

our 'lil goof ball!!

1st Day of Kindergarten!

I seriously can not believe my baby is in Kindergarten!! Since he only attends an afternoon session we were able to have an awesome morning getting ready for the big moment! Matthew requested pancakes for breakfast (surprise, surprise!) and then wanted a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch. I just couldn't make any old pancakes or sandwich! We then had a little photo shoot and drove off to school. He is such a big boy and I am so proud to be his mama!

Underwear Party!!

The kids LOVE running around in nothing but their underwear, pull ups or diaper!! I was able to capture a few silly moments of all of them the other morning while playing in Matthew's room.

 Hams!!

 Future Drummer - pull ups and all!

 cheeeeeese!

legos!

Country Club's Father-Son Night!

Matthew and Dave had a great time at the club on Father/Son night!

They played golf games, got instructions from the pro, launched water bombs, and ate yummy food!

Matthew even won a pair of headphones!

This was followed up with a dip in the pool...until next year!

 putting games

 lessons from the pro!

 matthew nailed the wall!!

 ready for another shot

 soaked from water bombs

dinner table!

Great Wolf Lodge!

We took the kids to Great Wolf Lodge in Ground Mound, Washington! It's exactly half way between Portland and Seattle. Great Wolf is a water park - similar to Disney Land! You must stay at the resort to have access to the park. We rented a Kid Tent Room and had a blast!! For any of you considering a trip to the park - just stay ONE night. It's more than enough time to explore the water park and do the Harry Potter like adventure through out the entire hotel.  The kids had a blast and Dave and I actually enjoyed ourselves, too!  They have so many amazing activities for the kids and story time before bed. Too CUTE!