Happy Thanksgiving!

This year Andy & Allison spent Wednesday night at our house so we could spend all day on Thursday together. We had a great time! Allison & I leisurely prepared the meal throughout the day on Thursday. Mark & Joanne Stump & Ryan VanSteenis came over to celebrate with us in the evening. The kids also had a great time with all of their friends in the neighborhood. I've included a picture of them playing touch football in our neighbor's yard. Well, I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday!!

2007 School Pictures

Sorry for the sloppy scan - but at least the pictures came out pretty clear!!

Happy Halloween!!!

You can't tell these two are brother & sister can you?!

On Sunday we went to a Halloween Party at Mike & Melissa Lastrina's house. If you haven't guessed from the pictures - Jake went as Magnum PI, with the harry chest, short shorts & all! We had a great time. I just laughed all night at Mike & Jacob in their short shorts!

On Halloween we took the kids to "Trunk or Treat" at Seacoast Grace Church. This is something we went to our last Halloween in CA. People from the church park their cars in a few rows - decorate their trunks or the back of their vans / trucks & fill them with candy. The kids then go around & have a safe place to trick-or-treat. Plus they had a ferris wheel, slide & many fun carnival type booths. The kids had a blast! Blake was a skeleton and Mackenzie was a Geisha Girl. We had a hard time finding something that Blake & I both agreed on - he wanted something with blood & guts. This was our compromise. We sprayed Mackenzie's hair black, but we didn't get around to painting her face white. She did get to wear make-up though!

I also had to post a picture of our fat lobster!

Go Cubs!!!

Mackenzie's Cheer Season has officially started - she is now a Cubberley Cub's cheerleader!! She looks absolutely adorable in her uniform. Their shell & jacket are personalized with their names. I also took a video of one of the cheers - I've never posted a video so I'm not sure if it's going to work!! Sorry it's taken from behind, but I couldn't get in front of the squad. She still looks cute!! She is also cheering at the Millikan High School football game this Friday. Kenzie is really enjoying learning new cheers & is constantly cheering around the house!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game....

It's that time of year again! Blake started the Fall Baseball season a couple of weeks ago. His team is the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. As usual the kids all look totally adorable. Blake is doing very well. A few differences from last season - the kids are actually pitching this year. After the 4th ball - the coach will pitch - but it's great practice for the kids. Also they are now able to steal bases - so it's absolutely hysterical watching all the kids steal as many bases as they can! We also bought him new baseball gloves on Saturday - he wore them all day & we had to make him take them off so he could eat his pizza! One uniform addition has been made this year - that only applies to boys. I won't be anymore specific - but Blake had a hard time concentrating during the game once we realized that he could knock on his pants & not feel anything!! No need for any more details!!

First Day of School

Well the kids started school on Wednesday. Mackenzie is in 4th grade & Blake is in 2nd grade.

Both of the kids wear uniforms to school. It's actually been very nice - they both just have to wear either blue or white tops & dark blue shorts.

Mackenzie is very excited - because one of her best friends from Grace (the school she went to from K-1st) is going to their public school. She is even in Kenzie's class!!! The kids are also enjoying having friends who go to their school in our neighborhood. They didn't have that when they went to the private school - so it's been a nice treat for them.

Summer Time

Daddy's Little Girl
The kids & I went for a walk in the park while Jake was at a tournament in Huntington Beach.

We went kayaking at Sunset Beach. The kids loved it & it was a beautiful area. Blake having a good time at the High School Musical play
The kids being silly at the bay in Long Beach.