Christmas 2007

Our Christmas break has been a lot of fun! The kids have been keeping themselves busy with their new toys and our wii! Caden seems to have more fun playing in dad's work boots and hat rather then his toys, but whatever keeps him happy!

Christmas Eve

Michael & Jenny

We know our kids our cuter then us but we thought we should post a picture of us too! :)

Our night in Leavenworth, WA

We decided it would be fun to take the kids to Leavenworth for a night so they could see the Christmas lights and snow. We ended up having a great time with tasty German food, beautiful lights, lots of snow, shopping and sledding! I love the picture of Mikey and Michael sledding!Look at the excitement in his face!

Thanksgiving 2007

We ended up staying home for Thanksgiving. Although it would have been great to be in Idaho with family, we ended up having a nice dinner with just the five of us. The kids helped with the preparing of the dinner and also helped set the table. They enjoyed being a part of all the work!

Oreo Pie anyone?

Ellyx's teacher conference

Ellyx's teacher conferences were today and of course.... she is perfect! :) She is doing awesome! We are so proud!

Caden... Happy or Sad?

I was trying to get a cute picture of Caden dancing to the "Wiggles" but he really wouldn't cooperate. I thought these were pretty funny though...

Mikey's teacher conference

I am so proud of Mikey! I went to his teacher conference today and was given a great report on Mikey's progress. I rewarded him with ice cream and as you can see he is pretty happy about it. I meet with Ellyx's teacher tomorrow and am looking forward to hearing about how she is doing.... from what I have heard she is doing great too!

Seattle Weekend

We went to Seattle for the weekend to meet up with family. We took the long way there and snapped this great picture of Mt. Rainer! Ahma and Papa Joe flew in and were able to have a great, early Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks Adrianne and Kale! It was a fun time with lots of good food, Bag-O (thanks Kale and Dru for all the hard work) and dominoes.

The Smith clan was in town for Monday night football... Seattle vs San Fran. We were able to spend some time with all of them and make it to the football game. It was so much fun seeing everybody!

Visit to Ahma and Papa Joe's

We had a great time visitng Ahma and Papa Joe.

We took a drive up to the Ruby Mountains where it was snowing!

The kids had fun playing in the leaves in the backyard and exploring Papa Joe's shop.

Halloween

For Halloween we had a Witch, Woody & Eeyore.

The kids had a great time out trick or treating with their dad.

Mikey

Mikey is doing great at school and we are so proud of him! He has changed so much in the past year. He is proud to be a big boy that rides the bus to school... he has really developed a new sense of independence.

Crazy Caden

These pictures were taken on the morning of Ellyx's birthday. Ellyx and I participated in a walk for children with Downs Syndrome. We had the winter clothing pulled out so we could bundle up for the chilly morning walk. Somehow Michael and Caden ended up dressing up and they weren't even the ones going on the walk! Caden thought he was pretty hot stuff in that hat and scarf.

Ellyx's Birthday

Ellyx is 6 years old! We can't believe how fast time flies! She wanted a "littlest pet shop" party. I made an interesting cake. :) She invited a few of her friends and they had fun with a pinata and pin the tail on the donkey.

Thanks Ahma and Papa Joe for the new clothes!

Thanks G'ma and G'pa for the shoes!