Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving at Alene's house in Fallbrook. Gunnar had an assignment over the Thanksgiving break. Here was the question and his answer: If you could go ANYWHERE for Thanksgiving where would you go and why? His answer: I would go to Trenton's grandma's house again because she has the coolest house. There was a large treehouse way up in a tree, a rope swing that went over a ditch, lots of places to hide for hide-and-seek, and a lot of desserts.

Christmas Lights are up...

Rick and the kids put up the Christmas lights at the end of November. We have a Snoopy countdown clock up on our roof and the kids check it out daily to see how many more days left until Christmas.

The Best PJ Party EVER

Today Faith asked me if we could have a pj party with cookies and goodies. We decided to turn it into a dinner, dessert and movie party. We sat on the carpet and ate our kid friendly dinner (sausage, french fries & beans)while watching The Grinch. After dinner I put out a tray of melted chocolate with goodies to dip into it. The kids loved it! To top it off, we will have a sleep over in our room tonight. What a great day!

Christmas Cards...

Okay, this was supposed to be my Christmas card photo for the year, but then Rick took down a crate that had boxes and boxes of Christmas cards in it. He convinced me to send out the "old" traditional Christmas card. Of course, most cards have to be personalized...did he realize this?

Gunnar's Birthday

We had a great time at California Adventure for Gunnar's birthday. Everything he wanted to ride was at California Adventure, so it worked out perfectly since we didn't have to go back and forth. It wasn't packed either. He was able to ride most rides twice. It was great seeing the park all decorated for Christmas. It was really pretty. :-)

Happy Birthday, Gunnar!

Today is Gunnar's 9th birthday. He has been counting down the days and telling everyone that Friday is his birthday. Oh, I just realized that today is Friday the 13th. Yikes! He has been wanting a motorcycle helmet and so, of course, grandma and grandpa got him one. We've had to threaten him just to get him to take it off. This morning he even tried to eat breakfast with it on! He also got the new Wimpy Kid book, ANOTHER soccer ball, a soccer placque, a few other things and money. He asked me to bring Otter Pops to school today for his birthday treat, so I am heading over there soon to drop them off. We will be going to Disneyland around 3:00 today to celebrate his birthday. He wanted a sleep-over with some friends so he has made it pretty simple for us. The only problem is fitting in the sleep-over with his soccer schedule considering he plays soccer almost every Saturday. Gunnar told me last night to send out the invitations to his friends and we'll worry about the date later. So cute!

Gunnar David was born on Nov. 13th at 11:01am. He weighed 7lbs 11 oz and was 19" long. His name, Gunnar, is a norwegian name meaning Warrior, and David is from Rick's 2 friends. His very good friend David Callahan who died in a car accident and his best friend, Paul David. Gunnar was a very active baby and had a short attention span. Well, he still is an active boy with a short attention span. He is very loveable and kind. He will share with everyone else but his siblings. He loves to be outdoors playing soccer, football, basketball, skateboarding, biking, and running around. He is a bear in the cub scouts. He loves camping and especially camping trips where it is just the guys. He is adventurous, loves excitement, and enjoyes wildlife. He is inquisitive and will ask questions like, "Where do snakes poop from?" His favorite foods are burritos, steak, spinach, salmon, shrimp, lobster, artichokes, pizza, nachos and bacon sandwiches. His least favorite foods are onions, peppers, tomatoes, tuna, nuts, carrots, casserols, and some soups. His favorite subject in school, besides recess, is math. He is actually very smart with all subjects and is a great speller too. He does not like to read and gives me the biggest grief when he has to read daily as part of his homework. We are so blessed as a family to have this little man in our lives. He brings me so much joy and I am so proud of him and the young man he has become. Happy Birthday, Gunnar.

Halloween

Trunk or Treat in Fallbrook. This was the only picture I took of the kids on Halloween. Ugh!