Timmy and Charles Fails

Noah and his friend, J, created this board game early this year and Noah finally finished it!  We played it as a family and found it to be really fun and engaging.  The objective is to get to the volcano first (black cup with paper flames) and die!  Remember, the game is called, Timmy and Charles Race to the Volcano.  Will this inspire Noah to create more games???

White House

Today is Election Day!  I already voted early last weekend and today we walked in Jawsh's ballot to our local polling place.  We are hoping to celebrate the victory of our first woman President of the United States.  Who will win tonight???

I voted

Obligatory photo of the boys at our local polling place.  Jawsh cast his vote.  Will his candidate win???

#1 Chess

Micah came in first place in the Intermediate Level at his school!  This was a huge accomplishment for Micah and he was very proud of himself!  He has really grown as a chess player from last year as he is actually winning games on his own merit.  Will he want to play in the Chess Tournament this summer???

Wolves

Noah is playing soccer this year.  He's on the Wolves and he's back with his same coach from last year too!  Noah had a great season with no injuries!  He scored a goal this year, which is a big feat at this level.  He played all positions but his favorite position was Center Forward.  Will he want to play soccer again next year???

Drive north

Jawsh and Zach took a drive north to Reno to drop off Bubbe's car.  We can't believe that this is happening but we are happy for Bubbe and her big move!  Now that she's there we will have even more reason to visit!  When will we visit Bubbe???

Bye Bubbe

Today Bubbe moved to Reno!  We are excited for Bubbe but saddened that we won't get to see her on a regular basis.  The boys have been very fortunate that they have their grandparents in their lives and in close proximity.  Now that Bubbe has moved, we will have to take more trips to see her (which the boys are very excited about).  What will it be like when Bubbe moves???

Deathly Hallows Eve

This year we continue the tradition of dressing up together on Halloween!  Noah was ready to branch out and dress up as a "Slenderman" from Minecraft but Jawsh insisted we dress up as a group so we all agreed on Harry Potter.  We thought this fitting since Noah recently finished the 7 book series (which is equivalent to 4,224 pages)!  Micah dressed up as Harry's best friend, Ron.  I was Professor McGonagall and Jawsh was Sirius Black.  In my opinion, Jawsh looked the most realistic... wouldn't you agree???

Jack-o-lanterns

Happy Halloween!  The boys enjoyed cutting their pumpkins and making Jack-o-Lanterns.  What does Halloween have in store for us this year???

Rainbow Awards

This was a complete surprise!  Both boys were honored with Rainbow Awards the same day!  I was so proud of both boys and all of their hard work.  Usually when they receive a Rainbow Award they get to choose what they want for dinner.  Who will choose tonight???

Dinner with friends

About once a month, I go out to dinner with some really good friends that I made at the boys' co-op.  It's been really great for me to spend time with friends and share laughs, tears, and good food!  What would I do without these ladies???

Strike Force II

Micah is playing soccer again this season.  He's on Strike Force again with the same coach as last year.  His game has developed a lot and he's one of the best defenders on his team.  Nothing gets by him!  Micah is so into playing Center Defense that he has a hard time transitioning to a Forward.  When will Micah want to play offense???

Legoland

Noah and Jawsh stayed over Thursday night in San Diego and Micah and I drove down Friday to spend the night, so we could spend the day at Legoland together on Saturday.  It was surprisingly not that busy and the boys had a great time exploring the park with the V family.  We love that the boys have such good friends.  When will we head back to Legoland???

Lego Ed

Noah and his best friend, J, were partnered up in the Lego car building contest.  From what I heard, their car beat all the other cars in the class.  They learned a lot about robotics and engineering and then they had the rest of the day to play at the park.  Will this experience inspire them to be engineers???

Good morning

Good morning!  The boys survived the night next to the lions roaring!  They are off to Legoland next.  What does the day have in store for them???

San Diego Wild Animal Park

Noah's class had an overnight field trip at the San Diego Wild Animal Park.  They got a special behind the scenes tour of the park and got to sleep in tents.  Jawsh went as a chaperone and had difficulty sleeping with 4 excited boys.  Noah is really enjoying his time in Yellow Cluster, what will tomorrow bring???

Getty

We were so impressed with London Calling that we had to take the boys to see this exhibit.  They enjoyed looking at the art, especially the work of Auerbach, where they were trying to find the hidden picture within the paint strokes.  We hope that we are instilling some art appreciation and history so they will enjoy these experiences as they get older.  What exhibit will we go to next???

Liam's Birthday

  Liam turned 5! He's a big boy now attending TK at his sisters' school.  He really seems to like school.  What kind of year will he have in TK???

Disneyland

Today Uncle Zack and Emo took all the kids (except Liam) to Disneyland for the day!  This was their early Christmas present.  Although the boys have been to Disneyland multiple times before, they were very young and never went on the rollercoasters.  This time around, they got to ride Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Indiana Jones, and even the Haunted Mansion.  The boys had a great day at the park... when will they do this again???

London Calling

While the kids were with Uncle Zack and Aunt Kelly at Disneyland, Jawsh and I spent the day together. We  started our day in downtown LA where we had breakfast at Egg Slut. Then we went to the Getty Museum.  We saw the the London Calling exhibit. Afterwards we met friends for dinner at Father's Office. We had a great day but we missed the kids. I wonder if they missed us???