Cutest Kids

Okay, I'll admit I'm biased, but OMG they're cute. The kids had their annual holiday show tonight and we all got dressed up for the occasion. They clean up really well!

Vika

Here is Vika on the swings - going very high. Also with daddy in the bounce house. She had so much fun.

Birthday Party

We went to a birthday party today for one of Josh's friends. The kids had a great time and Vika was very brave. She played on all the equipment and was such an angel.

Vika and Fozzie

My poor old dog. At 14 he can't even get up by himself most of the time. The exception is when Vika opens the pantry door. For some reason he can sure move then. Must be the Cheez-its. Took me awhile to figure out why we go through them so fast. He follows her in and she feeds him crackers. Pretty cute.

Dressed Up Josh

The kids have their school holiday program next week. Me asking Josh to try on his outfit (ordered online, of course) turned into an impromptu fashion show. He's seriously stylish. Wait till you see Vika. Her dress is too cute for words.

Cute

Vika carried her Chuck E Cheese cup around all day on Josh's birthday. It's still her favorite. She actively looks for it when she wants a drink and will even go so far as to try to take it out of the dishwasher while it's still dirty.

Transformers

Josh has wanted Transformers for a long time. We held out until his 5th birthday. Wow - these things take a Ph.D. to transform (hence you see Curt here figuring it out). And no sooner is it transformed than Josh wants it back into its car shape. Josh actually has figured out how to do the forklift transformer for himself. Now for the others. We had to keep the instructions and it takes awhile. Beware.

Kids

We are really lucky that the kids love playing together. Josh is very generous and shares easily. Vika takes full advantage. : )
Everything shown here is a birthday present. Josh really cleaned up with great gifts.

Josh's Birthday at Chuck E Cheese

We'd never done a party for Josh but this year he begged to have one, and at Chuck E Cheese. It was actually really nice. They provide all the food, drinks, cake, a show featuring Chuck E Cheese, and lots of tokens for the kids to run wild. I think everyone had a great time. Josh certainly did. He absolutely loved being the center of attention.

Present from Granny

Apologies for the length between posts. We've had a bit of a rough time here with a kidney stone attack and multiple procedures to resolve it.

Josh had a birthday in November and turned 5! Wow. 5! I can't believe it. This little creature is smart and witty. Far too clever for his own good, and intellectually too curious. We keep the screwdrivers locked up so the house doesn't fall down.

Here he is opening Granny's gift. I love the expression on his face. I actually love to play with the plane too!

Fall Festival

Fall Festival

The kids had their fall festival at school tonight. They got to dress up