picture marathon

Here is a picture marathon, since I've been so poor at posting pictures. This post will sort of go on...and on....and on!
Picture of our trip to Spokane for John's pinning ceremony. I went up with the kids, so I could pin his major's rank on him, but it was snowing so hard, many of the roads were closed down. We had lunch with the grandparents and turned around. :( Oh well, hopefully they'll be other pinning ceremonies someday.
Grandma Phyllis and Grandpa Dick. This was their first time seeing Eva. Lunch with Grandpa Bob and Grandma Jean. Again, first time seeing Eva.

Big day.....tired little boy.

Grandma Pentecost stopping by to hold Eva boo.

Study buddies.

Joel.....hiding I guess?

Luke posing for a pic with Eva in her Bumbo chair. She's pretty cute in that thing.

Chloe and Eva boo.

The boys watching the sunset. They remind me of cats sitting on the back of a couch.

Zach is definetly getting older. He is always trying to do what the big boys are doing now. Good thing they are both such good big brothers!John back from a run. I think Joel is trying to give him a head scratch. I love Joel's choice of clothes....sports shorts, and a Christmas shirt. At least he color coordinates!

Aunt Holly was flown back by her work to train her replacement. We got to have her for an entire week! :)

Zach man! He had probably just destroyed something!

Eva is our favorite countertop appliance!Has anyone seen Eva?

I'm too cool for my pants, too cool for my pants.....

He's the man.

Birthdays, babyshowers, basketballs and a light parade

This past weekend was CRAZY! As all the kids get older, it seems to be more and more this way...I'm fearing it will be most Saturdays for the next 18 yrs and it just might be! There fun in the crazyness too though.
It all began Friday, with a friend's birthday party for her 3 sons. We all went (John went reluctantly, since he was in the middle of finals. The next morning was a 2 oclock baby shower, a 2:30 basketball game. A 3:00 birthday party, a 4:50 basketball game, topped off with a walk down the riverwalk to the boat/light parade and a visit with Santa.
It was a fun weekend, but I amazed at what all can be scheduled on one day!
Picture of us before we took off for the light parade. All three kiddos played basektball this season. It was a great learning experience and needless to say, quite commical!

I just had to throw in this pic, since Zach LOVES these glasses! haha.

Oh yes, I have to mention, that when Santa asked Joel what he wanted for Christmas Joel's reply was.....um, ten dollars. That kid has some good stories!

More Chirstmas decorating pics

Here are the kid's doing school.....home school. Zach is getting pretty into coloring. The tree getting put up.

Little Eva boo :)

Almost finished!

Christmas decorating 2010

Luke was rearin' and ready to decorate for Christmas. I think it has something to do with the fact that we usually have some goodies while we decorate. We finally got it all up. I should put some pics up on the house blog of what it looks like with the garland and lights.
Zach....has really not done much helping. He has mainly focused on breaking ornaments. He's at about 15 currently, and we are sure, has hopes for a higher number. ....I'll be glad when they're all out of the stage where they purposly break ornaments!

Eva looks a little worried about so much decor. I have to say I was a little overwhelmed this year myself! This was the first Chirstmas where I actually got tired of decorating and didn't put everything up. I hope that feeling doesn't continue. I'm loving that Luke is old enough to put garland and lights up places....and to un-wrap the broken lights!

Chloe "posing" as though she helped put up lights.....I can't say I really got much help doing that, not even from John, who had his nose burried in grad school books!

Thanksgiving 2010

Finally a family pic! Zach with a cute present from Nana :) Last 2 pics taken after our "early Chirstmas" with Tom and Holly.

Movie night!

Family pic after Thanksgiving

Thank goodness Carinn helped me with the 25lbs of potatoes!

Auntie Holly and Sunshine with Eva.

Some of the grandmas that were there that day!

No, mom....let me take a picture of you..... :)

Cider pressing, and sleigh rides behind the 4-wheeler were just a coupld of the fun things that day!

Early snow! Ice cycles!

Zach helping us peel the 25lbs of potatoes

That is one BIG icecycle!

25lbs of potatoes! Peel, peel away! Good thing we had lots of helpers!

Oh man! When will my mom quit dressing me this way?! This is so embarresing!

Sledding 2010

Zach is the cutest sledder ever! Chloe girl :)

Joel, after he lost his gloves and took mine.

Loving the first sled of the season together! John, running over Luke.

Luke, taking the slope.

Looks like she hit Luke.

Joel, complaining that he wanted to go inside. Of course he forgot his coat, lost his gloves and at one point took his boots off! I'd want to go inside too!

John and Luke attempted to snowboard down the hill on thier sleds. They were actually pretty good at it! John, being an old man, whiped out and hurt his knee. I never even could get up on one!

Luke attempting to snowboard down.

Chloe ugs. She tried to first go outside in her ughs and her leggings! John and I refused to let her out like that and told her to put her snow pants and coat on. Her reply was, but mom, the clothes I have on look like Gap!.....oh man, what are we in for!