Here it is...

On Sunday we did the "Santa Train" with our friends, Tim, Marnie, Arielle, Bailey and Sawyer. We boarded the train in North Bend and rode it to Snoqualmie to see Santa! (And eat cookies and drink hot cocoa, of course!)

Santa Train

I know the suspense is killing you! Stay tuned!

A Busy Weekend...

...Lots to report, but I'm tired and I'm trying to get over this cold that has been passed from one family member to the next. So, here's a picture. Details later.

Snow Day

That's right. I said "snow". We can hardly believe it! (We rarely see snow around here.) The boys didn't have school yesterday or today and Bryan didn't work, either. (Ouch.) The area has just come to a stand still! Kinda crazy. Gavin, of course, went outside and played in the snow first thing yesterday morning. Trevor is like me, though. We'd much rather stay in and be warm! Ha! (Last year when it snowed, Gavin asked Trevor if he wanted to go outside and build a snow man. Trevor said, "I have an idea! We can stay in and just pretend the trees are snowmans!" That's my boy!) At any rate, they say we're going to get another 1-4 inches of snow tonight. So, we'll see if the boys go back to school (and work) tomorrow. I sure hope so. I have things to do, man! One last thing; since I just decided to post this picture...For those of you who might be reading this who don't live out here...Yes, this is how much snow we got that closed school for two days! Ha ha! Wyoming, it is NOT!

Funny

Trevor was asking about Noah the other day. Bryan said, "Remember, Noah is the man that God told to build the big boat called the...?" Trevor said, "The Mayflower!"

Our Little Turkey Day

We had a lovely Thanksgiving and birthday party for Trevor! Bryan's mom and dad and my mom came over for dinner. It was so yummy! I think we'll be eating turkey dinner for every meal for a week! Trevor has had so many birthday celebrations that he asked me if he's 6 now!? Ha! (He had one party with friends, one with family, and one at school. None of which were actually ON his birthday! Ha!) I can't believe my baby is 5 years old!

Rock Star!

Trevor's 5th Birthday!

We took Trevor and a few friends to the Rainforest Cafe to celebrate his birthday, yesterday. Next Friday, the 24th, is his actual birthday, but when you have Thanksgiving (and Apple Cup!) to contend with every year...you celebrate when we can! We usually celebrate with the family on Thanksgiving...Put some candles in the pumpkin pie and serve it on Batman plates...

It's all good!

Day One

I finally got tired of being out of shape (again...still...). So, since I don't seem to be motivating myself, I asked Kim to be my personal trainer! I'm quite persuasive, you know. I said, "I have a proposition for you... But really, it's not much of a proposition because there is nothing in it for you!" Ha! (Good thing she loves me!) At any rate, I am going to go over to her house about two days a week and use her treadmill and weights. So, here's the big news: Today was my first day and I actually ran for 10 minutes! (Walked 5, ran 10, walked 10. About 2 miles total.) I have to say, I am quite proud of myself! (Hee hee!) My plan was actually to walk a few minutes, run a couple minutes, walk, etc... I thought for sure I was going to die after running just a couple minutes, but apparently I'm not as bad off as I thought! (Yea, me!) My hope is that going over there a couple days a week will not only give me an opportunity to use the treadmill and weights (and visit with Kim, of course), but will also motivate me to work out on my own on the days that I don't go over there. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!) Thanks, Kim! And to all of my other awesome friends who work out consistently and go to the gym and run miles and train for marathons and triathalons... You guys ROCK! And you're an inspiration!

Smudge

I have been challenged to try to post something every day, even if it's just a picture. So, here's a picture of my crazy cat in the cupboard! (She thinks she's so helpful!)

Cartoon Character!

Doesn't this look comfortable? I had to take a picture because this is how Trevor watches T.V! It's true...My boys are rarely right-side-up, lately. Ha! Love those characters!

Da Vinci Exhibit...

Flying...

Air Traffic Controllers and Astronauts

Trevor Gavin

The Pilots

GavinTrevor

Museum of Flight

We took the boys to the Museum of Flight on Saturday, along with Bryan's mom and dad. I had been wanting to take the boys for years but just hadn't gotten around to it. When I heard that they have a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit there right now, I thought, what better time to go!? We spent about 4 hours there; touring the Da Vinci exhibit, eating lunch, playing, looking at airplanes, learning some history... It was a grand day out! As always, many pictures to follow.

Tuckered out!

More Fun Fest Pictures...

Fall Fun Fest

The Boys!Sloan The "Twins"! (Trevor and Cami) Jafeth, the Chili Pepper Kim and Andrea

Happy Birthday, Chris!!

It's your day of all days! It's the best of the best!

So don't waste a minute!

Hop to it!

Get dressed!

Today you are you! That is truer than true!

There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Shout loud, "I am lucky to be who I am!

Thanks goodness I'm not just a clam or a ham,

Or a dusty old jar of sour gooseberry jam!

I am what I am! That's a great thing to be!

If I say so myself, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME'"

If you'd never been born, then you might be an ISN'T!

An Isn't has no fun at all. No he disn't.

He never has birthdays, and that isn't pleasant.

You have to be born, or you don't get a present.

If we didn't have birthdays, you wouldn't be you.

If you'd never been born, well then what would you do?

If you'd never been born, well then what would you be?

You might be a fish! Or a toad in a tree!

You might be a doorknob! Or three baked potatoes!

You might be a bag full of hard green tomatoes.

Or worse than all that...Why, you might be a WASN'T!

A Wasn't has no fun at all. No, he doesn't.

A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present.

But you...You ARE YOU! And, now isn't that pleasant!

(Adapted from "Happy Birthday to You!" By: Dr. Seuss.)

The boys...

Apparently, I have to post one picture at a time. (Note Gavin's left foot! Shaun Alexander is out with a broken foot right now! We tried to wrap Trevor's knee, too, but he would NOT have it!!)

Halloween

The boys dressed up as Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander, for Halloween. It was a pretty close call...Up until the last minute, they kept changing their minds and were wanting to be things that we didn't have costumes for! Which would mean they would throw something together and I would be telling everyone who they were suppose to be, all night long! Speaking of telling everyone all night long...Bryan went as an NHL, first round, draft pick! (Clever.) So, we started the evening off by making a quick stop at my mom's house, on our way to a Fall Fun Festival where the kids got to play games, get lots of candy and see their friends! (As did we!) Then, we ended the evening at Bryan's parents' house where we ate chili, caramel apples and popcorn and played a game! Fun times! The boys were so tired by the end of the evening! As you can see, blogger is not cooperating, so you'll have to check back to see all the cute pictures! You won't want to miss them! I can't wait to see everyone else's pictures, too!