Family Photos November 2017

It is that time of year again!  Family photos!  I love seeing how the kids have changed and grown over the years!  

 

Christmas Parade Time

Tonight we enjoyed the local Christmas parade.  It is just enough of a parade to enjoy but not too long where you are hoping for it to end!  And another warmer year, in the low 60's.  It is raining now but the parade completed in time for everyone in enjoy!

A fun group of kiddos!  And Tobin's birthday too!  

Thanksgiving

Today we enjoyed some well needed family time!  We went up the hill the kids and Matt checked out a few weeks ago.  We were all surprised at how warm it was so we quickly huddled in the shade.  

What an amazing view!

And Mason found this.  Seems fitting for where we were, and that it is Thanksgiving!

We went and visited with the Arnold's, and headed dinner with the Remillard crew.  It was a well needed family day!

8 years down!

This weekend we celebrated Olivier and Mason's 8th birthday!  Each year brings new adventures and fun and this last year has been no exception!  We had a family lunch on Saturday.  Complete with maple donuts.  

 And they were super excited to use their gifts!  Mason enjoyed making his moving sand display with April (supervisor Corbyn kept a close eye on the events). 

After going to the store in the late afternoon to use their birthday gift cards and dinner, the boys enjoyed working on what they got.  Olivier worked on his Batman motorcycle lego kit. 

 And Mason was super happy to play with his mini marble run. 

 This morning we had breakfast then gave them gifts from us.  Of course that meant we had a bunch more projects to work on! 

And as always, here is a little bit about the boys. 

Olivier:
What is your favorite color:  green
What is your favorite book:  Lego Ninjago series that he got
What is your favorite gift:  Scooter (he has been asking for it for a few years now)
What do you want to be when you grow up:  to work at the donut shop they like
Who is your best friend:  Aiden (from across the street) and Suttner at school
What is your favorite thing to do:  play video games
What is your favorite thing to do at school:  play soccer
What is your favorite food:  pizza
Where is your favorite place:  video game store
How old will you be when you grow up:  20
How old will you be when you get married:  25
How old will you be when you have a baby:  28
He is 4' 3.75"
He weights 62.2 lbs

Mason:
What is your favorite color:  blue
What is your favorite book:  Treasure Hunter series
What is your favorite gift:  latch hook monkey craft
What do you want to be when you grow up:  Police officer
Who is your best friend:  Bryce
What is your favorite thing to do:  read
What is your favorite thing to do at school:  read
What is your favorite food:  pizza
Where is your favorite place:  home
How old will you be when you grow up:  30
How old will you be when you get married:  26
How old will you be when you have a baby:  27
He is 4' 5.75"
He weights 68.8 lbs

Blue Bear!

Mason loves his blue bear costume I made for him (Halloween 2014) and he still wears it.  Can you tell that he has grown?  This is the same door he is standing against in the same costume shirt.  :-)

Lunch with Dad on Terrance Hill

Today was a teacher work day and Matt took the day off with the kids.  He wanted to go check out a local spot for possibly riding bikes around in the dirt with the kids.  They took lunch and enjoyed an amazing view of the city.  

 There was a tree splitting a rock. 

 That of course they all wanted to climb.

 And tried to force it apart even more.  Mason took round 1.

 Anna took round 2.

 And Olivier took round 3. 

 They found a cool spot to jump from and Matt got some great photos of the kids in the air. 

 Watch out below!