Fireman Sam

Our friends, Elizabeth (Chucky), Wayne and Rebecca, sent Colton an awesome Fireman Sam backpack for Christmas. I let him open his package the morning after it arrived and he was so excited. His LL Bean bag has retired for the time being and he brings Fireman Sam with him everywhere. Since the Hilton's live so far away (England) I wanted to throw this special THANK YOU out to them. Merry Christmas Mates!!!

O'Christmas Tree

Last week we set out to find the perfect tree. The nursery we usually go to has a petting zoo so Colton got to feed the animals which is always a good time. That night we had the Raasch clan over to help decorate and have a little tree trimming party like the good old times on Scott Drive growing up. We stayed up playing Cranium, girls vs. guys, hate to say it but the guys won. It was worth the loss though seeing the guys do those Humdingers!

Uncle Zach babysits

I went out to do a little shopping and Zach offered to babysit Colton. They had a good time playing micro-machines which date back to when Zach was Colton's age and they watched Kung Fu Panda. Later that night Colton told Nick and I that he had a special prize that Uncle Zach had given him and reached into his pockets to show us. Colton is known for keeping his cars in his cargo pants pockets so I figured Zach sent him home with a few micro-machines. We were quite wrong when Colton pulled out a handful of beer bottle caps! Oh that Uncle Zach.

Checking the pockets...

Hmm...what's this?

Look what Uncle Zach game me!

(Yes he is sitting on his potty...almost time for potty training)

Thanksgiving 2008

We headed out to Pennsylvania this year to spend Thanksgiving with Nick's family. Colton had a blast because his cousin Aidan and him are only a year apart and they were best buds all weekend! We don't get to see all the Manorek's very often so it is nice to get everyone together including Grandma who comes up from New Jersey. We had a lot of fun playing games and Wii. The girls even managed to sneak out for a few hours on Black Friday to go shopping while all the guys went to see that new kid movie "Bolt"...Colton is always happy to indulge in movie popcorn..who isn't?!? My camera was MIA all weekend and I got a few not so great shots of the boys on Saturday morning before we left so here they are. They were so busy playing the game Cariboo it was hard to get a picture of them. Anyone looking for a great game for 2-5 year olds, Cariboo comes highly recommended, kid tested, mother-approved! Hope everyone had a great Turkey Day...perfect time of year to remind you all how thankful I am for all my friends and family. Love ya.

Riley's 5th birthday party!

Riley turned 5 a few weeks ago and we had a special soccer party at our house to celebrate. The original plan was to have it the weekend of his birthday (Nov.15th) but Riley came down with strep so we canceled for the following week hoping his health and the weather would cooperate. Riley got better but the weather didn't so we weren't able to do the adult/kids soccer game as planned. Heidi had made everyone t-shirts and Riley had picked the teams. Riley's Papa was suppose to be the ref and Nana Banana and Papa Roy were going to be goalies. What a scene it would have been?!?! We had fun anyways. The kids had a little Dance Party USA action going on...so they got their exercise (I don't know why my video won't upload but I am working on it). Colton rocked his official futbol gear he had gotten for his birthday from Chucky & Wayne over in Newcastle. He looked like a professional and he sorta plays like a pro, it is crazy how well he can drop-kick a ball. We should also mention Riley and my mom (Nana) share a b-day so we need to throw a Happy Birthday to her as well.

Cool glasses...can we try this with beer now?

Serious dance moves and serious faces.