Happy Birthday, Trent

Well, can you believe it? Trent is already 12 years old!!! We celebrated his birthday by going out to the restaurant of his choice, then coming home to cake! We missed our cousins! Trent is really feeling it tonight, not having any family around!

The other 2 boys went out and bought a little something from them out of their own piggy banks...this is Trent telling Jared thank-you.....
And Byron...

And this is the proof that I'm still taller than him (only 1 1/2 inches) at 12 years old!!!! :)

Stats:

Height: 5'8 1/2"

Shoe size: 12

Clothes size: (now we are into mens'sizes!) Shirt is small to medium, and pants are 32x32.

Favorite activities: Sports and computer! He loves playing basketball (center...howdja guess?), and he's first base and clean-up hitter on his Majors baseball team(he just hit a home run!) He also enjoys playing racing games on the computer. And did I meantion reading? Or what about reading? Oh, and one of his favorite activities is reading...you get the picture! Reading is like breathing to him....he could NOT live without it! He LOVES books of any kind!!!

Trent at 11 years old.

6th grade field trip!

Today Trent left for his 6th grade week long field trip this morning! He was so excited! There were a few nerves involved as well, but mostly excitement!
This was one heavy duffle bag. We found a cheap one at Ross, and we were able to fit everything in...including his sleeping bag, pillow, and backpack....hopefully he'll come home with everything!
He-man got it in the trunk!
Whew, that was heavy!

This is Trent's 6th grade teacher. This is his first year of teaching, and so far seems to be doing a great job.
Good-bye's....
Each kid is partnered with one other student. This is Spencer, his partner.

Puppy Love

I think the title says it all.......

The Lake with Kelvin and Leila

We sure enjoyed the day. It was overcast the whole time, so in spite of the heat, it was very comfortable. The breeze was blowing, as well, so the bugs weren't biting. Uncle Kelvin and the boys had mud baths out there, and had a blast!

The kids wanted to try their hand at fishing again!

Piper was perfect the whole time. I'm not even sure she knows how to cry! :)

Reading in Bed...one of the Great Joys of Summer Vacation!

Well, here are our two boys, at 10:20 p.m., reading up in J's bed! It may LOOK light in there, but it was completely dark, save the glow of the flashlight..(the light is just from my camera's flash). I soon went to bed....I have no idea how long they stayed up reading before Trent headed off to his room!

On the Mound

Trent really enjoys baseball. This year he got to pitch, and he loved that! It was his favorite position!

Pictures of Trent

Here are some pictures of Trent on his 11th birthday.
He's looking so grown up!
Stats:
Grade: 5
Height: 5'5"
Shoe size:11
Favorite activites: Sports (Baseball, basketball), Need for Speed computer games , kickball at school, reading, swimming, camping
Personality: He's very outgoing, a real leader (does that translate into being bossy sometimes?), and interacts easily w/ all ages. He's happy to play w/ the youngest toddler or talk to the oldest lady. He's a very "black and white" thinker, quite competetive, and is very sensitive to other's feelings...



And when he was 6 months old.

Trent's 11th birthday

These 2 are buddies...I thought Kyla looked so cute w/ her hat on backwards!

Here he is! The big birthday boy! I still remember vividly bringing him home 11 years ago. Little did we know the journey of parenthood we were about to embark upon would be so wonderful!

Here are the cousins all lined up. Ages are: Kelsey 13 (ok, almost 14), Trent 11, Kyla 10, Kendra 8, Jared 7 (almost 8) and Byron 4.