6 Andrew-isms for his 6th Birthday

Happy Birthday Andrew!

1. Andrew is a fan of easy living.

2. Andrew loves being a big brother.

3. Andrew is a naturally assertive and confident individual.

4. Andrew loves to dance.

5. Andrew is an avid video gamer.

6. Andrew's family loves him with all their hearts, he brings a smile to the lips simply by entering a room.

Happy Birthday Sweetie

Yesterday, Mark turned 30-late something. Thank you for being my best friend, a wonderful father, and just fun.

Bros Birthday

Alex and Andrew celebrated turning 10 & 6 together! So proud of my big guys.

Gifties

Alex opening his gift from Peggy & Ian! Loved all the DS games. It took him a few minutes to figure out the significance of the 10 dollar coins and the 10 dollar bill. :)

Thanks Peggy & Ian.

Early Christmas

Love my dad's auction job when he brings treats likes these! Lovely gold ornaments, enough for an entire tree!

Snow

Andrew up past his knees.

Snow day 1.

Happy 10th Birthday Alex

1. Alex is extremely enthusiastic about....EVERYTHING!

2. Alex loves to play sports -- basketball, soccer, baseball...

3. Alex is usually a kind and thoughtful big brother.

4. Alex loves comedies -- the more slapstick the better.

5. Alex is an excellent reader.

6. Alex loves to play war games with complicated battle scenes.

7. Alex is a walking encyclopedia.

8. Alex loves video games.

9. Alex is getting his very own phone today.

10. Alex's family loves him very much and wishes him much happiness as he embarks on his second decade!

Happy Birthday A L E X!

I've been patiently waiting to say

I've been patient because I'm not sure if Mark's filled his parents in or not. I think he has. If not, sorry!

The good news is that Mark's got a new job! He's going to be the call center manager for the Sandy Utah office of the 2010 census. The contract starts in a week or two and lasts until July. Although it's not a permanent gig, he's very excited to move up to the next level of management , run his own call center, and say good-bye to his current low wage job.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa came to the University Mall on his National Tour last night. We happened to be in the right the place at the right time. My 4 chicklets got to meet the REAL Mr. Claus. There is no doubt, after you've met him, you will know as well as we do that this dude is the man.

Elf, Andrew, Seany, Santa Claus, Ryan, Alex, and Elf.

Seany chose Santa's face for his cheek.

Andrew got a Christmas tree.

Ryan wanted a reindeer with a red nose (hmmmmmm.....).

Alex chose Santa's face as well.

They also got to write their letters up and mail them in his express mailbox RIGHT THERE in Macy's!

Mark couldn't keep up with all Andrew's dictation and therefore left off "And even if I don't like all the toys I get, I won't complain and I'll still play with them."

Alex started off with, "I've been bad this year but please give my brothers what they've asked for." I intervened and suggested he offer to make amends for past naughtiness and promise to try harder to be better in the future. After adding that to post script, he also noted that perhaps he and Andrew could get a DS game to share.

Seany's letter: "THANK YOU! THANK YOU, SANTA!"

Ry Guy: "My wanttttttttt a MONSTER! (claws up and Rrrrrrr!)"