Preschool Christmas Program

Andrew had his Preschool Christmas Program on Tuesday night. It was so fun to see him and all of his classmates singing Christmas songs all dressed up like the Nativity Scene. I have been looking forward to this time in his life for four years now, and I couldn't be happier with the school, his teacher, and how much he is learning and growing every day. Here is our little sheep...

This is us before the program, he looks so cute!!

Here Andrew is with my friend Laura, the expert seamstress, who whipped this costume out in less than 48 hours. She did a marvelous job, and I must confess...only her 3rd sewing project, EVER!!

Here is Andrew with our neighbor Angela, she was the "special star" among the other stars.

This is Andrew and Miss Rhonda. She did such a great job putting this program together.

Here is the cast, it was so much fun. The narrator told us the kids have been working on this for the last two months, and it was done and over with in twenty minutes. Perfect time for a group of 3 and 4 year olds.

More Turkey Day Pics

Here are some more pictures of the kids on Thanksgiving. I was having a hard time loading them all in one post, so now there are two.

Kira, Gabe and Andrew

Gracie Girl - (who almost looks like she's 16 in this picture)

Abby and Alivia (strikin' her usual pose...)

Miss Abber-Dabber Doo

~ Turkey Day 2005 ~

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a great thanksgiving weekend. My brother, his wife and 3 rugrats all flew in from Idaho, unbeknownst (is that how you spell that?) to my mom and dad on Thanksgiving morning. We told my parents that Andrew found something at the coffee shop that he thought Granny and Papa would just love, so I asked my parents to go hide in their bedroom while we brought "it" in.

Meanwhile Clint, Jen, Gabe, Gracie and Abby all (somehow) silently snuck in. I called my parents out, told them to keep thier eyes shut until they made thier way into the living room. They opened thier eyes, and oh the surprise!! They were totally shocked, and our scheming over the last 3 months finally paid off. We ate, laughed, ate some more and then...tried on wigs. It was absolute wonderful chaotic fun.

Choo Choo

Andrew turned 4 on November 5th, and all he wanted to do was ride on a train. So we took him on the Spirit of Washington Dinner (or in our case lunch) Train. He loved riding on the big train and eating cheese pizza for lunch. After the ride, we took back to Granny's house and had chocolate cake and opened presents. He scored on the Thomas the Tank Engine toys. I think his Grandma Ronni bought every Thomas toy Target carries. We had a great day and best of all it was MUCH less chaotic than his 3rd birthday party.

Happy Halloween 2005

Here are the kids in their Halloween costumes. Alivia was a butterfly this year, but only for about 30 seconds just so I could get this picture. After that, she went straight to bed for the night. Now, Andrew had another plans...

This is Mr. Incredible! He was so excited he wasn't going to let a little (or a lot) of rain stand in the way of him hitting the streets. He had lives to save, and candy to collect. Jason took Andrew out, and it was POURING. He said that they were the only trick-or-treaters out there. I believe it, because we didn't get a single knock at our door.

Here is Andrew before.....

Here is Andrew after....

Pumpkin Carving Time

This year we carved some 2 pumpkins, one for Andrew, which Daddy "helped" with. And one for Alivia, which Mommy "helped" with while she slept upstairs.

I'm crazy about the pumpkin seeds. I don't let a single one get by me. We roasted them until they were perfect and Andrew, Jason and I ate them until our bellies were full.

Andrew was really hesitant to stick his hands in any of the pumpkin goo, so he just helped me sort out the seeds.

This spider is Andrew's design. Didn't he do a wonderful job for only being (almost) 4 years old

Here is Alivia's goofy faced pumpkin. She worked really hard while she napped in her cozy crib.

All done and on the porch, ready for tricker-treaters! Bring it on Rhody-Park, teenagers!

Goodbye Lutz Dinner / Karaoke Night

Our friends Toni and Tysen are moving to Denver coming up pretty soon. So we all got together for a dinner at Lombardi's in Ballard (great Italian food!) and then it turned into a karaoke night. We went down to a karaoke dive in Des Moines and showed the locals how it's done. It was pretty amazing because not only did Jason get up and sing for the first time in the 8 years I've known him, so did my friend Laura (but not without some serious peer-pressure).

Here is Steven singing "Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks. He was really into it. He could feel the music. In his bones. And the Thunder Rolls.

Notice Jason has the microphone all to himself.....Jason, Toni and Laura were all singing "Man Eater"

Here I am singing "Girls Night Out" by the Judds

Tysen, Jason and Steven being the true posers that they are!

The whole crew at Lombardi's (except me, cause someone's gotta take the picture)

It was so much fun, and we will miss the Lutzs very much!!

Andrew's First Day of Preschool

This was Andrew's first day of Preschool. He has now been in it for almost a month, and he loves it. He really is learning a lot, making new friends and just growing up faster and faster. We are so proud of the smart, sweet caring boy he is growing into.

6th Anniversary - Dinner Train

So, this year was my year to plan our anniversary adventures. Jason takes the odd years, I take the even. I thought it would be cool to do the Mystery Dinner Train, we have both wanted to do that for a while. I totally recommend it! It was alot of fun, the food was pretty good and the wine was wonderful!

PS: I solved the mystery and won the infamous T-shirt!