Tanner's kindergarten graduation

Kindergarten graduation was fun with songs, cheers and tears! Lindsey told me, "can I take a photo of Tanner. I really want to have it in my room, so I can see him every day." Us girls, especially in kindergarten, tend to wear our hearts on our sleeves.

Mrs. Hartman was an excellent teacher! We all loved her. Notice Tanner and all the girls? He seemed to have quite a following this year, and loved every minute of it.....well, except when they mauled him at the cubbies.

Alex as a Jedi Knight

Alex was chosen as a Jedi knight trainee during a Star Wars show. They wore the robes and got light sabers to learn to defend themselves. He took the whole thing very seriously. The next video shows his fight with Darth Vader himself.

Right shoulder, left shoulder, DUCK, left leg, head etc..... He was good! Can you imagine Alex's little heart racing as he faced that huge Vader??? I hope we never forget his delighted giggles all throughout the Star Wars space ride. Their laughs were the best sounds I've ever heard......why can't we bottle that?

Disneyland and Tanner's Birthday!

One highlight was our breakfast at the Plaza with Minnie and friends! On Tanner's birthday, we surprised him. He was thrilled to get autographs in his book from all these characters.

We had three full days of wonder at the happiest place on earth, and we still didn't see everything! The boys were at a great age enjoying the fastest, scariest rides along with the adults! "I AM having fun" (Alex, day 3) photographed out! Aunt Breezy was along for the ride as a graduation gift from us. I think she had fun, too! This was in the new Buzz Lightyear ride.This was in Brother Bears cave where you put your had in the rock and it showed a picture of what animal you were inside. Alex was a tiger, Tanner a fish, Mommy a beaver.....huh? California Adventure was fun, except that they didn't have the fast passes for their rides, so we found ourselves in long lines (40-50 minutes), and after the Grizzly River Raft ride broke down after waiting for 30 minutes, we gave up and explored the brother bear habitat. The kids loved soaring over California and Tanner's favorite, Screaming California rollercoaster ride! Neither liked the James Giant Peach, swings (me either!)

Soccer days

We play soccer every Saturday morning at a nearby park. Our league started out with a few families that wanted to let their kids enjoy soccer without breaking the bank, and as word got out, we ended up with over 50 kids. Alex's team has some little 3 year old girls that spend most of the time holding hands, as you can see!Tanner plays with the older kids and LOVES it! We are thrilled to find a sport that he enjoys and isn't completely intimidated by. His best friend, Brock and he are on the same team (of course!)Natural athelete, we think.....don't all parents??

Alex's 5th birthday bash!

Our big 5 year old!A game of musical chairs was pretty fun upstairs! Matt put some black lights in and the kids enjoyed dancing with glow in the dark sticks, necklaces and bracelets!The line for slamming the pinata was long... Our birthday boy with his homemade chia pit with real grass!

A visit from the Cox family

Katie and Brian Cox, our best friends from college joined us for a long weekend with their newest addition, Josie (3 months). With our 5 kids altogether, we discovered that hanging out at the house, napping, playing games and eating was our best bet! A bit different from our adventurous college days!All of us, except little Elise....where was she??? Okay, so we had one outing to Pojo's for a fun afternoon of games and bumper cars.Addie and Josie hanging out.Yes, 3 year old Berkeley likes olives!