Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Look who's 9! Happy Birthday Andrew

Happy 9th Birthday Andrew!!.. we enjoyed celebrating so much. It was one of those gorgeous fall days in Seattle that felt more like summer. We kept our fingers crossed because we had a big surprise in store for you that required some sun. You love mustangs and have been counting them every time we're on the road... you've been doing this all summer and you're up to over 200.. .not a mustang goes by that you don't say "Oooohhhhh!! look at that one!" So... it was Dad's brilliant idea to rent a convertible mustang for the day. When you walked out to "get dad's newspaper" that morning and saw it sitting on the driveway, your reaction was priceless!


Now it's time to hop in, pick up your buddies, Mitchell and Will, who helped you celebrate the big day.. we went to Sky High in Bellevue (new trampoline/dodgeball place) then you guys cruised around and came back to the house for pizza/cake.










D.J, Mitchell, Andrew, Will and Austin - just a few more pics with the car before it goes back to Hertz in the morning!

End of a great day! You're such an incredible kiddo -we're so pround of you. You were sad to say good-bye to the mustang... (yes, we had to return it) but you're convinced this is the car for you in 7 more years (yikes!!).

Thumb-war anyone?


Aunt Lisa got you this football which you didn't want your brothers touching so you held on to it all day even when you fell asleep on the couch that night.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Back to School - Sept. 09'

Austin's last year of preschool before the big kindergarten starts next fall. He reminds me weekly - "Next year - Mom, I'll be going to the big boy school with brothers". Teacher Nancy and Teacher Rebecca are his new teachers this year and almost all the same classmates as last years preschool class.
The front door has become the place for the '1st day of school' pose... it's been exactly 5 years since we moved into this house. D.J. was in first grade posing in this exact spot and Austin was only about '8 weeks in my belly' when we moved here. Really doesn't seem possible that 5 yrs has gone by already!

Andrew in line with some buddies on first day back at Cascade Ridge

DJ - 6th grade and first day of Middle School! Andrew - 3rd grade. Austin - preschool