Will's Christmas Program

Will's PreSchool class put on a holiday program on Wednesday and I was able to go represent the family. :) Thank you Uncle Brian for staying with Jonny and Kiki so I could be there for my little man.

Sadly, this is the best shot I got of him during the program (he's in the center row, second from the left) he did a great job and I was excited to hear the songs he's been practicing for the past few weeks.
Snacks after the show!

Santa showed up and Will sat on his lap when his name was called and told him what he wanted: "a Hawkman show and a Wii Batman game" This kid hasn't varied at all--it's been those same two things since November. :)
Will and one of his buds, Zachary

Superheroes Unite

We had a Superhero themed bash for Will's 5th this year. Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and a few others showed up for the part-ay. Thank you everyone who came to celebrate our little man.
My parents and Uncle Brian were here to help out--we couldn't have done it without you guys! Thank you!!!!
Mia and Jonny checking out the big boys. :)
Katie spent most of the party in her exersaucer--or being held--she ADORES her cousin Annika. :)

Go Tanner, GO! We needed his big muscles to break open the pinata.
Making our tangled web like Spiderman . . .

Enjoying the goods of the pinata
So excited for his new puzzle. :)

Will Michael is 5!!!

Will had a great 5th birthday! I can't believe he's 5 . . . and he'll be in kindergarten next year . . . it's going by way too fast.
Derrik and Will went on a special bday dinner date . . . K, JB, and I stayed home and let these two ya-hoos enjoy some quality time together.


He had a little party at school on his special day, I was able to be there with Jonny and Katie bug.

Jonny thought he was pretty hot stuff hanging out with Will and all his friends at school. He was in heaven.

Smiles Holiday Parade

Derrik's office does a float in the local holiday parade each year and we got to be a part of it. The boys, Kiki, and I were on a float, while lucky Derrik :) got to wear this sweet Frosty the Snowman Suit. It was freezing and he was probably the only one there hot.
What a good sport!

We had fun riding on the float and waving to everyone, the boys loved seeing so many people, especially all the kids and wishing them a Merry Christmas as we went by.

Christmas Tree Time!

This was the first year our little family of five has gone to cut down a Christmas tree. It was quite the undertaking. :) We had a ball roaming around the "Tree Wisemen" Tree Farm, but we finally found a winner! The boys were quite proud of themselves for helping daddy and I find the perfect tree!

This was the best pic I could get since we were all looking directly into the sun. :)
Derrik was a trooper and cut the tree down all by his lonesome. . . it took him a while to get it down, and as you can see he eventually had to straddle the tree and just sit in mud to finally get the big bugger down.
On top of the car and ready to go!
Decorated and set! (Pardon the little hands at the bottom, Will was dancing under me while I took this pic)
I wish I had gotten more pics of our time in Idaho! While we were at FarFar and FarMor's house for Thanksgiving with all our cousins Katie fell asleep in her crib there like this--leaning on top of this stuffed bear--I wanted to capture it.

Will just being silly and making a comfy spot to watch Tom and Jerry in the ottoman.

Happy Halloween!

This year we went to do a yummy soup dinner and trick or treating at Derrik's sister's house in West Linn. The boys had a ball hitting the town with their cousins.
Superman and Leonardo ready to go get some candy!

Will and Jonny were the wee ones and their cousins and their friends were so patient waiting for them to keep up. They loved going with the big kids. :)
As you can see Derrik was a big banana for Halloween, what a good sport to wear this out and about. Our nephew, Tanner, happened to be a banana also, we thought they looked pretty great together.
Our little munchkin!
Will laying out his goods . . . mommy and daddy will be enjoying their spoils as well I think. :) YUM!

Pumpkin "Decorating", Etc.

So Will really really wanted to decorate his pumpkin all by himself, he refused to carve it or let us do it for him, so we busted out the stickers and markers, and he and Jonny Boy went to town. Derrik carved our bigger pumpkin with a traditional jack-0-lantern face--it was good times. :)

The finished products!
Katie kept busy under the tables while we did our pumpkin thing, she was quite happy doing just that.

Our newest addition. :) Will loves having his own special space in the third row. He and Jonny do car rides much better now, and I keep my sanity much better. :)
Derrik ordered and put the running boards on himself. I must say I was quite proud of him, he was in the garage for about an hour and didn't swear once, throw anything, or break anything. Way to go honey! :)

Pumpkin Patch

Will's class had a field trip to Bizi Farms Pumpkin Patch and Jonny, Katie, and I tagged along for the ride. It rained and rained and rained the days leading up to it, fortunately we weren't rained on while we were there, unfortunately, it was a big muddy mess! :) So we donned our raincoats, rain boots, and cheesy smiles for our fun day!
The boys were quite taken with all the animals they had there. The pigs were wrestling and showing off, I had to pull the boys away from their sty. :)

Will's class posing on the huge haystacks piled high--he's the one in the front with the cheesy grin.
Jonny carried his own pumpkin-- I made both the boys pick ones they could carry on their own in their bags--I had Katie strapped to me in the bjorn and wasn't going to attempt to carry the huge pumpkins I knew they'd want. They picked some good ones! I must say, they look pretty tiny on our front porch though.
Zachary, Will, and Jonny waiting for everyone to find pumpkins so we could ride the tractor back to the farm.