Caleb's 9th Birthday

Look who turned 9 in 2009...

Caleb had a few friends come over for a military party.  Jeff gave them a tour of an F-15.  They learned all about its mission and all the parts of the plane.  They each got a turn to sit in the jet which was beyond cool to a 9 year old!  Afterwards, they got to fly an F-15 simulator.  They took turns fighting against each other...when they were not crashing into the ground!  

Even Connor and Claire took a turn at the stick.

After dinner, it was time to get to the sugary stuff!!

Fall Flag Football

Caleb played on an Upwards flag football team in the fall.

He had a blast!

The end of another soccer season

Watching Airplanes...

A friend had his last flight in the F-15 the other day. The kids and I went to the squadron to join the party. I took the opportunity to take a few shots of the kiddos engrossed in the planes.

Soccer 2009

Finally, Claire got her wish... She joined a soccer team. Not surprisingly, she joined a boys team which Jeff was able to coach. Caleb played again in his division under a pair of new coaches. Connor and I sat in the Korea chairs juggling pretzels, water bottles, and the occasional frozen gatorade (Connor sends his thanks Mrs. Granville) topped with goldfish crackers. Let's not forget a certain someone drinking suntan lotion and finding his way past the forbidden white line onto the field multiple times (the field part, not the suntan lotion). I'm not mentioning any names though.

Just because they are cute...

This is a little play area the big kids created for Connor. He's in a big plastic bucket.

He stayed in there for a LONG time.

The kids taped big toys onto it and put tons of little toys into it.

Fall Festival

Pumpkin Carving with Papa Benny

Sweet Kids

They are just getting too big...

Christmas Musicals

Homeschooling?

Homeschooling?

Are you sure?? This looks like too much fun!

The monkey, the equistrian girl and Obi-Won

Halloween

End of soccer season

Caleb's soccer season ended mid-October.

They celebrated after the last game with cake and awards!

Soccer Awards

Happy 7th Birthday Caleb!

Everyone around 4 months

4th of July

Caleb & Claire in the 4th of July Parade

Caleb's Picture

I took this picture today. This is Connor. He smiles a lot. I like to hold him a lot. Sometimes I pick out his pajamas and outfits. I like him because he is really good and his name starts with a "C" just like mine. I love him because he is very good. Caleb

The Kids

Here are some pictures of Connor with the kids...