Earning His Bear

At the end of last month, Adam earned his Bear in Cub Scouts.  Here are a few pictures from the pack meeting.  He is now an official Webelos.  He enoys scouts, but it is not his top priority.  He'd rather be playing his Ipod. 

 

Thanksgiving Break

We spent our Thanksgiving holiday with Robert's folks and brother in Leavenworth.  That being said, you'd think I would have taken pictures of grandparents, the turkey. 

Nope!  Either it didn't occur to me or I just wasn't thinking.  Instead I took pictures of the boys playing at the park to get some of their wiggles out while waiting for said turkey to cook. 

So, besides the park, the Thanksgiving meal, and Adam's birthday celebrations, we did a few other things too on our trip.  Robert and I spent Friday shopping.  And boy, did we spend a lot of money.  Much more than we usually do on Black Friday.  But, it was fun and we got lots of christmas shopping done.  On Saturday we went to the KC temple.  It's so nice to have a temple there.  The boys spent a lot of their time playing with Grandma's kittens she is adopting out.  Matt and Gavin were constantly with the cats and talking about the cats.  Another great Thanksgiving!

Adam's 10th Birthday

Adam celebrated his 10th birthday in Leavenworth at his grandparents' house.  We took the boys out of school a day early for their Thanksgiving break in order to have a fun-filled birthday for Adam.  Our boys still like the tradition of going to McDonald's on their birthdays.  Their tastes might get a bit more expensive as they get older but for now it's fine.  Then, we took Adam and Matt to see the new movie, "Rise of the Guardians".  Opening day was Adam's birthday so he was excited to see it.  The day finished with cake and receiving $50 from Grandma and Grandpa. 

 

 

Here's a list of 10 things I love about Adam:
1.  He likes being smart, but he doesn't flaunt it. 
2.  He's a deep, intellectual thinker.
3.  He's good at saving his money for things he wants.
4.  He loves to stay in his pajamas all day Saturday.
5.  His humor is maturing, so it's fun to share more jokes with him.
6.  He can easily define what he likes and dislikes.
7.  He can eat a box of 50 fruit snacks in two days.
8.  He is tenacious, often to the point of unrelenting.
9.  He does his homework right away--never needs prodding.
10.  He still gives me a kiss before going to bed each night.

Adam's 10th Birthday Party

Adam had his birthday party this past Saturday.  He couldn't decide on a theme or what he wanted to do.  So I told him we were going to surprise him with something fun for the party.  And, boy, was it fun!  We rented an inflatable obstacle course.  The boys LOVED it!!! 

(Warning--lots of photos) 

 

At the party were Adam's friends, Orion and Kenji Craig, Cyrus Kentner and Steven Mills.  Matthew and Gavin also participated. 

The bouncy was set up three hours before the party began so Matt and Gavin played 'til they were pooped. 

Check Matt out--he's flying thru the air.  He would hurtled himself off the top of the slide every time. 

Gavin wasn't afraid to play with the big boys.  He didn't mind getting jostled around. 

 When the boys needed a break we came inside for cake and other snacks.  We then had a pinata.

 Gavin taking his turn.  He thought it was very exciting.
 

 Next came Matt.

 



And then Adam.  Cyrus finally got it open. 

 

The Professor is In

Making a Mess

I heard Gavin playing in his room the other day.  I didn't think much of it.  I heard a few bonks, but again, thought that was pretty usual for him.  However, what I found was not usual. 

Every book, every shelf, every bin on the floor. 

Halloween 2012

Halloween is always such an anticpated and exciting holiday for the boys.  Typically they're not too interested in dressing up; it's the candy they like.  At the ward trunk-or-treat, Gavin would not wear his costume.  So we wondered if he would put it on for Halloween.  Thankfully he did.  He was 'Diego'.  Matt was a ninja.  Adam was a creeper from the game, Minecraft.  The weather was great--80 degrees.  Gavin had so much fun.  He sure tried to keep up with his brothers.  Gavin often says a 'p' sound in place of a 't' sound.  So, instead of 'trick or treat', he says 'pick a treat'.  And since he's so social and hasn't met anyone he doesn't consider a friend, he talked to the people at every house.  And every dog at every house.  And the other trick or treaters at every house.