Family Photos November 2015

It is hard to believe another year has past but we are so thankful for the beautiful photos that show how grown the kids are!  This year Olivier and Mason were crazy hams for the camera!  In some ways it has gotten easier, in others it is harder!  

Christmas Parade Time

As we have done the last few years, we went with my family to the small town Christmas parade.  It was a great day for it.  Nice and clear and cool but not freezing!  We started off playing games and enjoying a late lunch.  

The men went to save us a good spot on the curb then we walked over with the kids.  We got this cute photo of Grandma and Grandpa with all their grandkids.  

And of them.  Very sweet photo!  

The kids were on the countdown to five!  

And here is the whole group (plus a couple of friends).  A great time was had by all!  

Celebrating Corbyn

Today we helped celebrate Corbyn's 1st birthday!  Oh my how she has grown!  In many ways she reminds me of Anna and the many expressions she would make and how she would stuff her cheeks with food, holding it for long periods of time!  Sneaky!  It seemed only fitting that we would hand down the sit and spin Anna got on her first birthday to Corbyn on her 1st birthday.  

She was a little aprehensive at first but she did end up digging into her cake!

And as always, Anna didn't wander away from Corbyn for very long the entire time we were there.  :-)  She loves being the older cousin taking care of her sweet baby cousin.  

We look forward to the adventures that await you!

Happy 6th Birthday Olivier and Mason!

Today Mason and Olivier turned 6!  Wow!  It is amazing how hard it is to keep up with these two now.  They were excited to get one gift before leaving for school.  They got stuffed animals from Pokemon (Pikachu and Tyrunt).

This is how Olivier says Tyrunt.  It kind of creeps me out!  :-)

 Then it was off to school.  Around lunch time I stopped by and read two books to their classes.  They combined the two class rooms so it was around 40 students and they did an amazing job listening!  Olivier choose "Old Bear and His Cub" and Mason choose "Chrysanthemum".  Mason's teacher sent me a few photos.

After getting hope they opened a couple of small gifts from us then we told them they needed to hunt for their last gift outside.  I think they knew what was hiding before they made it outside but it was fun to see their excitement!

One downside of the larger bikes, it is a lot harder to ride in the backyard!

And here is the famous list of questions, first for Olivier with last years answer in ():
What is your favorite color:  Green (Green)
What is your favorite book:  Chrysanthemum (me reader Cars book)
What is your favorite gift:  the airplane he got that carries cars  (Me Reader)
What do you want to be when you grow up:  Detective Spy (fire fighter)
Who is your best friend:  Mason (Jack)
What is your favorite thing to do: ride bikes (play on the structure at school and home)
What is your favorite thing to do at school: play on the bikes (swing)
What is your favorite food:  pizza (strawberries)
What is your favorite place: Children's museum (Children's museum)
How old will you be when you grow up:  20 (14)
How old will you be when you get married:  20 (20)
How old will you be when you have a baby:  20 (14)
He weights 50.2 pounds (yippee!!) and is 46.75" tall

And here is the famous list of questions, first for Mason with last years answer in ():
What is your favorite color:  Blue (blue)
What is your favorite book:  Old Bear and His Cub (any Spiderman book)
What is your favorite gift:  stuffed Pikachu (spiderman gift)
What do you want to be when you grow up:  Police Officer (Daddy)
Who is your best friend:  Veronica
What is your favorite thing to do:  Draw pictures (play at school)
What is your favorite thing to do at school: play on the bikes (play soccer)
What is your favorite food: meatballs (pizza)
What is your favorite place:  Dauphin Island beach (San Diego)
How old will you be when you grow up:  30 or 40 (19)
How old will you be when you get married:  30 (19)
How old will you be when you have a baby:  30 (19)

He weights 51.8 pounds and is 47.75" tall

We love you both very much!  Thank you for being our boys!