Christmas at Grandma's

As if Santa didn't do enough...

there's always Grandma!
With a flying gizmo for Adam,

a little world for Camille,

and a virtual one for Matthew!

Merry Christmas!

December 26, 2007

Santa Came!

It's Christmas morning 2007

and the great news is...

he Came...

he Came!

And he brought gifts for everyone...

even Mac!

December 25, 2007

Getting the Tree

One more year of our annual trip to the Apple Hill area

to choose and cut our Christmas tree,

and one more picture in front of the same little garage

where we've taken it many times before.

This is one of our favorite lots because it belongs

to a sweet little family

that passes out candy canes

and lets you chase their turkeys

around the trees.

Such a fun tradition!

This year Matthew was at his sarcastic best

and provided us with a running commentary

on the selection process.

It seems that it's more comical

than we ever realized.

Here's a brief rundown --

Camille wanted to pick this tree

because it's her favorite color...

and I wanted this tree

because it has two tops

(who else was gonna love it?)...

but we settled for this tree

(which you can't even see in the picture-

how lame are we??)

because it was agreeable to all!

December 8, 2007

Robotic Foxes

This year Adam participated in the

F.I.R.S.T Lego League Robotic Competition

against about 40 Elementary

and Junior High Schools

from Tahoe to Walnut Creek.

Because his robot was selected as the best design in his group,

he got to be the engineer for his team,

which means he programmed and executed

the entire sequence of challenges

with the assistance of various members of the group.

Even though they were novices,

they did a really great job-

beating out 18 other schools

(despite the fact that they weren't aware of

and didn't receive any points

for 1/2 of the competition!)

GOOOOOO Foxboro!

December 1, 2007

Happy Halloween

In our house

there are always

three glorious days of

Halloween fun...

First we go on our annual trip to Bishop's Pumpkin farm,

where we take lots of cheesy pictures,

then we carve our pumpkins,

and dress up in our Fabulous costumes for some

trick-or-treating fun.

Camille went as Kirsten

(an American Girl)

while her goofy brothers put on

whatever they could find around the house.

Anything for a boatload of candy!

October 2007

Dillon Beach

Our annual Ward trip

to Dillon Beach

is one of the highlights

of every summer.

Each year we venture out

on the last week of summer vacation

for a celebration of sand and sea...

and we LOVE it!

Andrew, Dustin, Taylor & Adam dig in the sand,

while Spencer, Jason & Matt play in the waves

and Camille and Rachel take time out for a quick pose.


Hey there good lookin'...

are you interested in any of these bathing beauties?

Someday you will be!

(Camille, Lauren, Bridget, Alloria)

This year's highlight was a giant pit dug in the ground

with an underground tunnel inside.

Hi Adam...

and Matt!

Just before we left

they had a giant cave-in party -

SO much FUN!

August 20, 2007

Happy Birthday Matt & Savannah

Rod and Jenny were in town with their sweet little family,

So Matthew & Savannah got to share a birthday.

Happy Birthday you two!

August 5, 2007

Cousins!

It's Family Reunion time--

one of my favorite summer traditions.

This year during talent night

we had an amazing display of belly dancing

by some real beauties.

(thanks Galia!)

And, of course,

there's the ever popular

donut eating contest...

and our favorite winner.
Not to be outdone by his big brother,
Adam takes a shot at it
(and a quite successful
one at that!)
No one's too old to party with this family!

What can I say-

We've got some good looking guys in our gang!

A famous family pose...

that originated with this generation

(We missed you Rob!)

These events always remind me

how lucky I am

to be part of a

big, happy

family!

July 26-29, 2007

All-Stars

Another year of All-Stars,

but not as fun as last year.

Amazing the difference a stinky coach makes.

Enough said.

This, however,

was definitely one of the brighter moments...

July 7-10, 2007

A Love Affair

Camille is in love...

with Hedgie.

He's their class pet

and a class favorite -

treated like one of the rest of them.

So...

we couldn't dare let him sleep on the floor.

He had his own special bed,

complete with headboard

and yummy quilt.

Goodnight Hedgie!

June 2007

Good-bye Hanna!

How does a little girl

deal with her best friend moving away?

Not very well...

To ease the blow,

we had one final farewell -

a trip to Build-a-Bear

where they picked out twin bears
and dressed them in tutus and point shoes
to remind them of special times together
and a friendship shared.

Then it was home for Hanna's first sleepover

(where they giggled in wiggled into the night!).

Farewell Hanna! We hope we see you soon!

June 15, 2007