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!!!

Kendra's birthday

Well, we've celebrated our last birthday together! Lauren and Sandy are moving far away in December, and Kendra's birthday is the last one of the year to celebrate....so we were all commenting last night that this would be the last time! And to think at Byron's party, we were still commenting that we miss Roy and Wendy at our birthday parties!

Kyla's 11!

Kyla is already 11! Can you believe it? We went out to their house on Friday night and helped her celebrate! I thought this picture of her holding Riley was so cute.
This is Kelsey's friend, Cassie. What a nice girl! Byron was SO jealous of her at first! I could not believe him! He gave her the cold shoulder, and at one point,boy....if looks could kill! After all, Kelsey is HIS buddy! But Cassie and Kelsey kept trying to bring him around (believe me, they had more patience than I had!) and during dinner, he started laughing and they all ended up having a good time! I was NOT expecting him to behave like that!
This is the first picture Byron painted in kindergarten. If you look closely and use some imagination, you can see that it is a dog ...... see, up there on the top, the orange is the head, the black body, and then the 2 legs and tail sticking out behind it. He was so thrilled to give it to her. Rumor has it, that Kelsey has now taken it and hung it above her bed! A bit of modern art!

Even the dogs got to celebrate! After all, you have to have the WHOLE family!

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom! Shall I tell how old you are?

This was taken in 1956.
Would the nursing picture have been in 1962? And they were married in 1964. Hope you have a wonderful day! Thought you (and our viewers) would enjoy a little trip down memory lane!

Happy Birthday Chloe!

Well, Chloe is one now! The boys wanted to throw her a birthday party, and she was needing some new toys (she's a big chewer), so we sang happy birthday (yes, the things you do for your kids!) and gave her some new toys....here she is right after receiving them!

This is a ball that holds treats, making it difficult for her to get out.....so far it is working! So we hope it helps to keep her quiet outside when we are gone!

Pix of a 5 year old Byron

(Oops...this was sitting in drafts and I forgot to finish and post it!)

Byron is 5!!




Here he is when he was a baby! What a cutie!

Interests: Byron LOVES hot wheels! He would be perfectly happy if each and every present he received was a hot wheels car! He and his brothers keep track of each one....they'll be busy looking and looking "you know, Mom, for that one we bought at Longs when it was winter time"....ah, yes, as if I'd know! He is also big on doing his "homework"...he wants to be ready for school, you know! He found Jared's word ring from kindergarten, and has been learning words...then he goes and finds some paper to write..."Mom, should I do my upper case or lower case letters? Maybe I should write my numbers today."...then he colors...and this is all self-motivated. Chloe of course is a big part of his life. He is always greeting her w/ "HI, Sweeeetieee!" Baseball is his other love. He's been out in the backyard hitting pitched balls for a couple of years now, just WAITING for his turn at T-ball!

Personality:He is a little shy, and gets embarrassed easily, but he warms up quickly. He's also very driven....the very motivated type....if his brothers can do it, he can do it better. Even if he is so mad and frustrated that he cannot do something, he just won't stop! He is also extremely independent.

Stats:
Height: 48 1/2"
Weight: 53 lbs.
Shoe size: 2
Clothing size: 7

And now begins the countdown for Kindergarten!

Byron's five!

I cannot believe it! Our youngest is five!!! He wanted to go to a buffet for dinner, so we did...Lauren and Sandy met us there. Mel and Dalene couldn't come then, but were able to join us later at our house for cake and ice cream. The kids had a great time. All day, Byron kept saying he was four! You see, it's not official until you blow out the candles!




The kids all dressed up in very odd combinations of costumes afterwards! They had so much fun!

Robert's birthday

Robert celebrated his birthday while we were at Dad and Mom's...should I say how old? As one person said, "as old as my tongue but older than my teeth"!

Kelsey's 14th birthday

Kelsey and Byron are buddies

Kendra and

Kyla

Friday was Kelsey's 14th birthday! She actually got to celebrate her party on "the day". We went out for dinner and cake and ice cream. Hard to believe she's getting to be so old!

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.