Another Birthday Boy & 1st day of school

Kellan is now nine, even though I feel I've been saying it for months.  He wanted to get his haircut and we managed to talk him out of it.  Uncle Mike was here for a visit the weekend before and we all went to a teppan table for Kellan's birthday.  It was the first time the kids had been, and maybe the last time for Dexter.   Not a big fan of the fire.  

The traditional shrimp toss...nope he did not catch it

Bad fire, bad fire.  I promise, I consoled him after the picture.

What parent would let their 9 yr old pitch to their 6 yr old?  We did make her put on a helmet...see video

Batting Practice video

Mike doing his workout.  He's lucky Kellan didn't pee on him he was laughing so hard.

 

This lasted all of...

.......... 

...and he was done, long enough to pose for one picture.

First day of school - see traditional 1st day of school video for commentary...

First day of school video

The kids are already in their 6th week (I think) of school.  Nothing too exciting to report on the school front.  Zoe's been talking about participating in the talent show at the end of the year.  I am having flashbacks of Sailing Away Sweet Sister, Karen and my stint in the talent show at age 7 with music by Queen. I have reasons to be concerned, other than the girl's maybe needing some choreography...worried about Zoes - her moves are a little more provacative then Karen and my front-ward somersaults....to be continued.  

Sad D on first day of school

Cousin Summer

Summer vacation has come and gone once again.  We took a last minute trip.  We had some visitors.  "We" played a lot of baseball (the Thunder won their last 4 games, finished over 500 for the season, and placed 3rd overall). It was a summer of seeing "old" cousins and meeting news cousins, we missed seeing Phoebe and Lyla! (can't wait to see them in the fall).   The kids are back in school, a lot of people (including them) are happy about that (save for another post).  Fall baseball has begun.  Jim's body is falling apart...more to come there.  I will start the next blog now since I am as usual, months behind...

CO visit from the Kabischs

 

 

Zoe and Jim took a hair class together, this was the first and last time I saw her hair done like this

 

Willow's first birthday a couple weeks later

The second cousin trip.  The kids were really excited to meet their cousins from Maryland (my cousin Vanessa's kids).  Jim and I were too!  We can't wait to see them someday on the East Coast.

 

End of summer WA trip 

Zoe's birthplace...Tacoma General

Cheney Stadium, Rainer's Game

Kids outfitted in their new attire courtesy of Aunt Debi and Uncle Tim