Calvin's 7th Birthday, Nov 12th 2009

Calvin's birthday was a good day. We had his friend Donovon over to play, open presents and cake. He seemed to have a lot of fun. Ripped open all his presents and was happy with everything. He loved his new tie that Grandma gave him. He's ALL about the ties!! And he bought a new Lego Star Wars ship with Great-Grandma's gift. He had a wonderful day. So thanks to everyone!!

Halloween 2009

So here's the Halloween pictures. Jordan carved a explorer on the front and a shadow mummy on the back. You can't see the mummy, but he did it all himself and I think he did an excellent job. Calvin picked an evil spider and Kaylee designed her own. That was exactly what she wanted and Daddy did it for her.

So now on to trick-or-treating. Where I had a crisis earlier in the day. Kaylee wanted to be an angel. She fell in love with this costume at the store. It said everything was included. Halo and all. But come to find out...no halo. You absolutely cannot be an angel without a halo. I was slightly freaking out...just slightly. So I went to my most creative friend and pratically begged for help. Most everyone knows that I am not the most creative person. My solution was to use some aluminum foil. Well Carla, that's my most wonderful friend, said a very forceful "NO!". So, what you see on Kaylee's head is our creation (mostly hers). It's a little bulky, but everyone knew she was an angel, a most beautiful angel at that. And she was happy!! Which is the most important. I give my heartfelt thanks to Carla for all her help. She's the best! Calvin is a fearsome ninja. I had to doctor that one as well. the costume fit very well, except for the hood. I had to split the seem at the back so it would fit his head and put in a mouth slice so he could breathe. I know ninja's don't show the mouth, but he had to breathe! And then there is Jordan, who wanted to be a pirate again. I just about fell to my knees in gratitude for him being so easy. We already had it!! All in all it was a fun night. The picture at the end is Carla's kids and her eldest daughter's friend and our three. They got so much candy though!! It's awful! LOL And the weather was sooo nice! The kids could get away with clothes on under their costumes and no coats. That doesn't happen here very often. We had a wonderful Halloween!!

Happy Birthday Calvin and Jordan

A few weeks ago we celebrated Calvin's 6th (November 12th) and Jordan's 11th (November 14th) birthday. Jordan and Calvin wanted to thank everybody for their gifts. Here are some pictures -

Kaylee and Calvin posing with his presents.

Calvin's cake . . . I tried my hand at cake decorating, those are spider webs in case it is hard to see.

Calvin waiting to blow out his candles.

Jordan and Kaylee (she loves being in all the shots) with his presents.

Jordan blowing out his candles.

Jordan's cake . . . he decorated his (those are flames).

Calvin's First Day of School

Yesterday Calvin started his first day of kindergarten at Feltwell Elementary School. I think mommy was a little more nervous then Calvin was, he was very excited to go to school. His teachers name is Mrs. Hyde and she seems very nice and Calvin seems to like her. Here are some pictures from his first day.

The annual photo(s) [see below also] in front of the door before going to school.

Waiting inside the school building for all the kids to arrive.

Time to walk to class.

The classroom still nice and quiet, the kids haven't arrived yet!

Kaylee and mommy (at least half of her) waiting for the boys to come home.

Kaylee and daddy posing.

There is the bus!

Calvin stepping off the bus . . .

. . . and there is Jordan.

Right after this we all hopped back in the car and headed back to their school for Jordan's Open House. We got to meet his teacher and see what they will doing this year. The first week they started reading The Tale of Despereaux which they have to finish before Christmas because a movie is being released about the book (http://www.thetaleofdespereauxmovie.com/).

Saturday, Birthday Money and Bowling

Today we took Jordan and Calvin to spend some of their birthday money from their Nana (that is my mom). So off we went to the BXTRA on RAF Mildenhall and the first place they head it is to the Bionicles section of the toys. As soon as we got home they started putting together their Bionicles and playing battle. For those who do not know what they are you can visit www.bionicles.com.

Before heading home though we stopped off at the bowling alley for a quick game. I didn't do too hot and only bowled a 154 (OUCH!) but the kids did real well. (Sorry I forgot to grab the camera!)

Daddy - 154
Jordan - 108
Calvin - 97
Kaylee - 86

Marsha doesn't like to bowl so she cheered us on.

It's Somebody's Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALVIN!

Today is Calvin's birthday and he is the BIG 5! Here are some pictures of Calvin opening his presents and his cake that Marsha baked.

Bionicle Barraki - Pridak (from Jordan and Kaylee)

Transformers - Bumblebee and Barricade (from Grandma)

Clothes from Mom and Dad (HOW EXCITING!)

Disney Learning Cards (from Great Grandma)

Disney Learning Books and Coloring Books (from Great Grandma)

Geo Trax - Grand Central Station (from Mom and Dad)

Blowing Out His Candles

Time To East Some Cake!

Kids Playing In Sandbox

Jordan, Kaylee and Calvin

It was a real nice day today, about 21 degrees celsius (70 degrees farenheit) and not a rain cloud in the sky! So after I mowed the lawn, it really needed it, Calvin and Kaylee played in the sandbox. When Jordan got home from school and finished his homework he went outside with them. I am not sure if we have ever shared a picture of our backyard, so below is two pictures I spliced together so you could see the whole backyard. The brick structure behind the swingset is our garage.

Our backyard