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Welcome Back to Blogging

2010-11-08T23:09:00.002-05:00

Well, it's been a while. A lot has happened. I don't even know where to begin.

I need to think about all this and will start a new post tomorrow and keep up with this more!

Trick or Treat 2009 and Pumpkin Carving

2009-11-01T09:09:00.004-05:00

Mason's School Halloween Party!

2009-10-31T12:53:00.003-04:00

Mason had a fun Hallowwen Party at School. He got to pick a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch, have donuts, do a pumkin roll, get some treats and hear some stories just to name a few. The pumpkin roll was a relay race. Trenton helped him and all the kids cheered each other on. It was great.

Harlow Mae Miller

2009-10-28T04:30:00.000-04:00

Apple Picking!

2009-10-27T12:42:00.002-04:00

Laziness........

2009-10-27T12:12:00.004-04:00

We have had so much going on and I just haven't thought about adding to this blog. I am adding tons of pictures to catch up.

We went to the zoo in Grand Rapids, spent time swimming, went to a wedding downstate, had a family reunion, were involved in the Brethren Days Parade, Mason started Kindergarten, moved the Dozer office to Bear Lake and we are having a new baby in April 2010. Those are just a few things happening since my last post. Our lives are very busy we are very happy and I will be better at blogging.

HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY TRENTON!!!!!!

2009-07-14T23:09:00.001-04:00

BEAR LAKE DAYS PARADE

2009-07-12T12:46:00.004-04:00

We decided to be in the parade. Mason did really well throwing the candy. T.T tried so hard to be helpful as well but in the end he would rather drive the truck with daddy. There were a ton of peopl and we ended up running out of candy towards the end. After the parade we went to the shop and watched the fireworks. We were all dirty but had fun. Joe seriously needs to gravel that shop.

T LOVES Walter <3

2009-07-10T00:20:00.001-04:00

Everywhere we go so does Walter!

The Petting Zoo

2009-07-10T00:15:00.002-04:00

The 2009 4th of July Parade

2009-07-10T00:11:00.004-04:00

More Boat! Imagine That!!!

2009-07-10T00:08:00.001-04:00

More Boating Fun!

2009-07-07T19:17:00.003-04:00

Some More Boating Fun!

Mason caught his very first fish. He held the pole and reeled it in. He was so excited.

Cheese

2009-07-07T19:14:00.002-04:00

Just sitting on the "new" convertible golf cart. It is a convertible courtesy of Trenton's excellent driving skills. And also Trenton loves wearing my oakleys.

Making up for Lost Time

2009-07-07T19:05:00.004-04:00

I am so sorry! I have been slacking in the blog area. Here is a bunch of pictures to make up for my absense. Enjoy! These are from the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Joe and I took Abby, Bryce, Mason and Trenton one day!

Bounce Bounce Bounce

2009-04-16T21:31:00.002-04:00

This is the bouncer that the boys got for Easter. Abby, Bryce, Mason and T had so much fun bouncing.

Mason's 1st Day at CLC!

2009-04-15T21:11:00.004-04:00

Mason started back at the CLC in Grand Rapids. He will be attending 3 days a week for the next 8 weeks. Here he is walking with the aid of a chair and a spotter. He did really well today. The top picture he was placing a butterfly on the "great day" board. As the butterfly was placed Mason recieved encouragement on something he did really well during the day. Of course he was really smiling, he is such a ham! We are adjusting well and will be taking lots of pictures!

Easter Morning with Mason and Trenton

2009-04-12T09:37:00.004-04:00

The 2009 Easter Egg Hunt!!!!!!!!

2009-04-11T22:25:00.004-04:00

We had such a fun time at the Easter Egg Hunt. They had 3 sections. 0-2, 3-5 and 6-11. Last year Mason only got 1 egg and T was too little to do it. This year Mason went in the section with the 0-2 kids. He crawled on the grassy area and was able to actually get his own eggs and put them in his basket. He was so proud of himself. I was so happy for him. Abby decided she would help him as well. T loved getting eggs as well. He was equally as cute putting them in his basket 1 at a time. I forgot to take a picture of all the kids but there was over 350 kids. Everyone had a great time.

Coloring Easter Eggs

2009-04-11T21:58:00.007-04:00

We went to Nana's and Vava's today to color eggs. Abby and Bryce were there too helping. T wasn't so impressed so he decided he would go play with Nana's new dog Henry. Oh and make sure you look at the one picture of Mason. He lost his other top tooth. He looks so funny.

Happy 2nd Birthday Ava!!!!!

2009-04-07T21:03:00.001-04:00

We would like to wish our friend Ava a Happy Birthday!!!
2 Years Old.

Tooth Fairy

2009-04-04T18:27:00.009-04:00

We took this video of Mason getting ready for the Tooth Fairy and one of him after the Tooth Fairy came. So far he has lost 3 teeth. The two front ones on the bottom and 1 front one on the top. This 3rd tooth is the only tooth that we were able to find. His first one that he lost is somewhere inour house... Never to be found. The 2nd one he lost somewhere in Office Depot in Muskegon we have no idea where. All we know is he had it when we went in and it was gone when we came out. So we were very excited to actually have a tooth to place under his pillow.

Mason of course had to put his tooth in the bed of his dump truck!

He was a little sad that his tooth was gone but very excited about getting some money.

St Louis Arch

2009-04-04T18:15:00.002-04:00

The Incredible Pizza Company

2009-03-29T10:43:00.001-04:00

.............The St. Louis Zoo...................

2009-03-29T10:41:00.000-04:00

The MagicHouse.... aka St. Louis Children's Museum

2009-03-29T10:20:00.005-04:00

Bye Bye Hummer............ We will miss you!!!!

2009-03-29T09:54:00.003-04:00

The lease on the Hummer was recently up so we started thinking about what we wanted to get.... After lots of searching and patience we found what we were looking for. Mason was very sad to get rid of the Hummer... Everytime we see one he reminds us that he wants his back.. I told him that if he starts walking all by himself I would buy him another Hummer. We will see what happens.

Please say Hello to our new friend..... The "Burban"!!

Happy Birthday Ba-Va-Ice

2009-03-17T22:15:00.004-04:00

Today we celebrated Bryce aka Ba-Va-Ice's 9th Birthday! The kids were all obsessed with playing in the boxes that his gifts came in.

Splash Time

2009-03-15T11:10:00.003-04:00

He just loves the water.

Chuck E Cheese

2009-03-14T22:49:00.004-04:00

Mason was a little nervous but fun was had by all.

Here's Dakota and a few other pictures

2009-03-14T11:28:00.002-04:00

Here are a few pictures of our new friend Dakota.

And also a few others. Mason and Trenton love Shaun.

That book was given to Mason when he was in the NICU and has been a favorite ever since. It now is also a favorite of T's. He drags it everywhere and points to everything in it and says Daddy's Truck!

Me and The Boys!

2009-03-03T12:48:00.001-05:00

They aren't the best pictures cause Joe doesn't have the patience to take pictures but T and Mason love looking at themselves so here we are.

Happy Birthday NaNa Jane!!!

2009-03-02T22:51:00.002-05:00

We went to Traverse City to celebrate NaNa Jane's birthday. The boys had fun playing with their cousins as well as NaNa and VaVa. Mason was especially happy to eat pizza. His favorite vegetable.

Morbark Chipper

2009-03-02T22:30:00.003-05:00

This is the Dozer Chipper that lost it's life to a devestating fire at the endof January. We have a new one know that is crunching chips and taking names.

Mason's New Race Car! Varooooooooooooom!!!

2009-02-06T13:02:00.002-05:00

Here are some pictures of Mason's new race car. Today was the first day that he got to use it. He loved it and didn't want to leave school. Of course T had to check it out as well. He has to practice up because this is what he will be using in the fall when he goes to Kindergarten. We aren't sure which school he will go to yet. We are checking into both Madison and Jefferson. Each one has 3 different teachers. With the help of his OT and PT we will pick the best one that is"Mason Friendly".

Mason did great today using his race car. He could go back and forth and knew what to do if he bumped into something. The only thing that may be a problem is Mason thinks it is funny to run over people. So we are trying to convince him he can only run over the VaVa's. :) I will take and post a video next week. My camera batteries were dying today.

P.S He is getting his hair cut next Wednesday. Man it is too long!!!!!!!!

Extended Family

2009-02-01T22:14:00.004-05:00

Here are the boys with my cousin's boys! Dylan and Ian. Mason looks like a tool and T is trying to escape.

New Bed Again...

2009-01-26T22:58:00.004-05:00

Ok so we decided that we didn't like the bunk beds we bought last summer. Now we are trying a trundle bed. It is a full on top and twin under. Mason gets the top. T loves it as does Mason. He is so funny. He has to have 4 or 5 pillows and 4 blankets. Here are a few pictures. I will get some more soon once we get the room the way we want it.

And of course that daddy always has to lay in bed with his boys.

Loving Each Other

2009-01-26T22:55:00.001-05:00

How cute are they. T loves to cuddle by Mason.

More Swimming

2009-01-26T22:47:00.003-05:00

The boys love it when we can go swimming at the hotel. We are spending a few days in Grand Rapids because Mason has some major appointments. Today we were so proud of him. During his visit with the psychologist Mason tested great. When we were here 1 year ago Mason only tested at the age of 19 months for his cognitive. Well today he tested at 5 yrs and 1 month old. So technically he is only 1 month behind. YEAH MASON!!! The psychologist was so impressed that he kept going with the test beyond Mason's time limit. He just wanted to see how far her could go and how much he could do because he was so excited. Now tomorrow we are having the growth hormone testing.

18 Months Old

2009-01-18T17:37:00.002-05:00

Our dear Trenton turned 18 months old earlier this week. He is 22 lbs and 31.5 inches tall with a big head. LOL. He is right on track and doing what average 18 month olds do. He is very smart. Always watching and learning. He is very helpful and really loves helping Mason. He has one huge weakness.... He is addicted to his "papa". Oh yes he has papa wrapped around his finger like a hundred times. As soon as my dad walks in he runs to get his shoes and jacket and expects to go with papa. And usually he does. Papa lets him get away with everything. He has a handful of words and some that we have no clue what he is saying. His new thing is to laugh really hard with a wide open mouth and as he is doing that he quints his eyes to see you. It is so funny.

Wii-ing for Pizza...

2009-01-11T17:57:00.003-05:00

T is all Wii-ed out.

Ok so we had a little bet and Shaun lost so he had to buy the Pizza. We tried the"All Natural" from the Pizza Hut..... I mean from "unka da'id pizza hut" as Mason says. Wasn't bad. We liked it.

So then after that Joe and Shaun

decided that they would see who get get the most strikes in bowling while having a child on their shoulders. They woiuld trade off between the boys. They both did get strikes but I am not sure who won. The boys loved it. Oh and yes we are FINALLY taking our tree down. It is officially in the front yard. In our defense.... we haven't been home that much and when we are we didn't feel like doing it.

Fun in the WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-11T17:50:00.002-05:00

Here are some pictures of the boys playing in the pool in Grand Rapids on Friday

night as well as a few in the motel. They had lots of fun. When T first saw the pool all he could say was WOW..

Happy New Year!!!!

2009-01-01T22:11:00.003-05:00

My party animals. They had their party hats and noise makers. So glad neither one knows how to use the noise maker.

T just starting liking to watch movies on Mason's portable player.

Hanging in the gator.

Mama I can't see you. Silly T. You aren't pasta.

So we say GOOD-BYE to 2008 and HELLO to 2009........... So much has happened in the course of a year. We have had many ups and downs. Our boys are growing so fast and continue to amaze us in so many ways. Mason is still overcoming his challenges. His speech has improved so much. He is still a little tease. Trenton is a quick learner also. When he has his mind set on something watch out. It really bothers me at times when I learn and realize all the things that I missed out on with Mason. It;s just the silly simple things of life. I love when T follows me around the house just repeating over and over Mama Mama Mama. Mason can do that now too. I of course would never change anything about Mason just feel sad sometimes. This may not make any sense as I am tired and have had a very emotional week.

Some of you may or may not know this but we are trying to add on to our family and aren't having any luck yet. We have had 3 failed cycles. Mason wants so bad to have a baby. He has even taken it upon himself to be more involved in T's care. He tries changing his diaper, washes him in the tub and it's so cute. He even asked Santa for a sister, granted he also asked for a gun.:) So we will see what happens.

We had lots of medical stuff going on this past year with my dad and Joe's mom.

We need a bigger house. So we have put in an offer on 6ish acres. Our closing is the end of January. It is on the north part of town. We have the house all planned out and when the snow is gone I hope we can get cracking.

Our business is so glad the price of fuel has gone down and we are still hauling away.

The lease is up on the Hummer this year, not sure what we will get next. I mean come on what tops a cool looking Hummer??? It was fun to have, everyone knew it was me. Well I wish you all a HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR!!!!!

.....and welcome 2009

My gift from the Joey.....

2008-12-27T13:48:00.003-05:00

This is what my love gave me. It's part of the past, present, future collection. I think he did very well.

Christmas Part 2

2008-12-27T13:41:00.004-05:00

More Toys

T's new wheels.

Running through the halls.

Hanging with daddy.

Ride Maddy Ride.

Story Time With Grandpa.

Eating again. T loves looking through the railing down into the livingroom.

Open me please.

Here are some pictures from G-ma and G-pa's in Traverse City.

SoMe PrEsEnTs

2008-12-27T13:37:00.002-05:00

WOW WOW WOW. SANTA WAS GENEROUS...

And Santa was here.....

2008-12-27T11:27:00.001-05:00

Thanks Santa Claus.

Merry Christmas Part 1

2008-12-24T22:06:00.003-05:00

We always celebrate Christmas Eve with my parents as it is also my dads birthday. Happy Birthday VaVa. Here are a few photots. Too much chaos but so much fun. Lots of presents and Santa hasn't even come by yet.

And the snow keeps falling......

2008-12-24T22:01:00.003-05:00

Here are Joe and Mason plowing away the snow once again...................

Some Miller Christmas Pictures

2008-12-21T11:29:00.003-05:00

We had our Miller Family Christmas this weekend. And of course a visit from Santa. Yeah. Mason got a chain saw and T got a cool new truck. Here are some pictures.

Mason's School Christmas Party

2008-12-19T12:26:00.003-05:00

Here are some pictures from Mason's party at school. We made an art project, ate snacks, sang songs and had a visit from Santa. Santa brought presents for everyone. Joe, myself, T and Mason were all there. This was the first school party that Joe made it too. Joe was in charge of the camera so this is what we ended with.

The Mason Tree

2008-12-14T18:30:00.002-05:00

Mason has his own tree. He picked it out himself and chose all the ornaments he wanted, He loves decorating and UN decorating it.

Getting the tree..

2008-12-14T17:11:00.003-05:00

Here are the boys and daddy and uncle Bob getting our tree all ready for the house.

Mason's Birthday Photo Shoot

2008-12-12T00:03:00.002-05:00

Here he is Mr. 5 Years old..posing and preforming as ususal.

...Snow?? Yeah We got it......... Want some??

2008-12-07T22:16:00.002-05:00

Ok so this is what the Hummer looked like Saturday morning about 7 am. Sure makes me wish I had pulled into the garage. It continued all day Saturaday and into Sunday. Anyone want to help shovel?

Just PLAYING......................again

2008-12-07T19:46:00.003-05:00

Leap Frog.......

Ready for the snow........

Going to Nana's House.

Hey Brycers...

Bunch 'o sausages.........

Trenton's 1st Major Ouchie

2008-12-04T22:27:00.002-05:00

....What happens when you just get home and tired from the activities and now it's time to settle down and get ready for bed....................well you hear screaming only to turn around to see your child covered in blood. He was crouched down with the vacuum flipped over. It was not plugged in thank goodness. I picked him up because I saw blood all over his face. I thought he bit his lip or teeth did something it wasn't until I turned him that I saw his finger gushing. The meaty part of his pointer finger was all gone. I for sure thought he needed stitches as I couldn't get the bleeding under control. We got to the ER and they took some x-rays to make sure nothing was in it and that the bones was ok. All came back good. They couldn't stitch it up because there was nothing left to stitch. Poor Trenton. He was quite the trooper. He would cry for a little and then stop and point at the light and say his ever so famous....."WOW". The ER nurses were so nice and the Dr. was great. He got it all wrapped up and we were on our way a mere 2 hours later. Not too bad. I had hoped this would make him scared of the vacuum. Nope, he was right back at it the next day. Little Stinker.
We keep asking him where he "owwwie" is and he sticks it up.

After we were home.

The morning after eating his bananas.

Welcome to Our New House

2008-11-30T19:27:00.002-05:00

What you see above is where our future home will be. We own almost 6 acres just on the outside of town. Here you can see that the basement is already underway. It will have a walk out. We will post additional pictures as more progress has been made. We are sure excited to get into a new home, it has been a long time coming.

Winter Wonderland

2008-11-30T17:44:00.003-05:00

Here is a preview of our Christmas Pictures.

Thank You Malinowski Family

2008-11-27T21:33:00.004-05:00

Getting ready.

Reading the note.

WOW>WOW>WOW>

Had to try it out of course. How fun is this cool train. Ava you need to come play too. Thanks Erin, Nick and Ava. You guys ROCK!!!!!!

Gobble Gobble.....Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

2008-11-27T21:20:00.005-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving. Trenton was so wxcited to watch all of the food being prepared today. He kept running around yelling "ummmm bites". He is crazy. We ate at Nana Kathy and Vava Pat's house. Tomorrow we are going to Traverse City to see the other Nana and Vava. I sure hope Vava Bill will be ok cause Mason is obsessed with him falling down the stairs.

Mason made that turkey hat in school. He did a great job with only minimal help. Yeah Mason.

Photos from the Lodge

2008-11-26T21:36:00.004-05:00

Bryce, Abby and Ryan in one of the restaurants.

Trenton showing off his muscular body.

Va Va and Trenton in the lazy river.

Abby, Mason and Ryan

Nana and Mason. He liked being in the lazy river. The picture just looks funny.

Mason was taking pictures too.

That big splash is Nana Kathy. She was upset with VaVa, he said the red one was the slow slide. Ooops.

Mason even got a gift package, He was very excited.

Mason going down the slide all be himself.

Trenton's turn too...

THE GREAT WOLF LODGE

2008-11-23T22:16:00.001-05:00

We had such an amazing time. I have so many pictures I will share tomorrow.

Party #1 at PIZZA HUT

2008-11-20T21:26:00.007-05:00

We went to Pizza Hut for Mason's birthday dinner. It was his choice and also it is Abb'y Birthday so we always do something together. Mason loves his yaya. All the kids had a great time. Bonus for us because we didn't have to clean up. Yeah Us!! All the Gma's and Gpa's were there,the aunts, uncle's(uncle Ryan had to work) cousins and some friends. Mason smiled the whole time. He was litterally jumping for joy when he got some more presents.

TOMORROW WE ARE OFF TO PARTY #2

THE GREAT WOLF LODGE

IN TRAVERSE CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy 5th Birthday Mason Moo Moo!

2008-11-20T21:14:00.003-05:00

Today is Mason's 5th Birthday. I can hardly believe it. Time has gone by so fast. If I just sit and think about the day he was born it brings so many emotions out. He has come so far and is just such a sweet amazing little person. He still has that smile that melts your heart. We often talk about the struggles we have gone through and it seems like it was just yesterday that the NICU team came and took him away from me when he was a few hours old. Now he is 5. He is spelling his first and last name. Counting to 30, singing all kinds of songs, teasing like crazy and just really trying to communicate. He has such a large vocabulary and he remembers everything that you tell him. He loves school. Joe and I are so proud of all he has accomplished. Here are some pictures oh Mason opening some presents at our house.

.....It's Hunting Season.........

2008-11-15T22:41:00.004-05:00

Mason was sad so we told him the deer was sleeping. I felt bad.

All better.

Grab that rack Mason. He was very excited that daddy brought this home this morning.

Just PLAYING......................

2008-11-15T22:36:00.004-05:00

Mason fell over. Crazy Moo Man.

Trenton would rather sit on toys to play. Crazy T.T.

Mom, please tell him it's my turn. Trenton is having sharing issues and Mason does too sometimes.

Here are some recent pictures of the boys playing. Both of them have been battling a cough and well Trent had the croup which turned into a respritory thing so he was on the "roids". He is looking rather buff don't you think? LOL. Anyways they need to hurry up and get better, we have big plans next weekend. I have also been feeling blah. I lost my voice for a few days and now have a stupid cold.

It's Hunting Time....And T wants to DRIVE...

2008-11-10T11:22:00.003-05:00

Grandpa Bill picked Mason up a Hunting Vest. As you can see he was very excited. He had to wear it to school today. Mason is counting down the days until he can go hunting. He went yesterday to watch daddy site his rifle in.

And then there is T. He is addicted to the riding lawn mower. As soon as he escapes from the truck, hummer or house he runs right on over to it.

The other day Mason and Trent were sitting on the golf cart watching Grandpa pick up leaves when all of a sudden T stepped on the gas pedal with both feet and off they went. I learned my lesson to make sure that I actually turn the key to an off position. Ooops. Mason laughed.

All tricked and treated out!!

2008-10-31T23:18:00.003-04:00

This is the result of a long night trick or treating!

Happy Halloween!!!!

2008-10-31T23:14:00.002-04:00

2008-10-30T13:17:00.002-04:00

Trying to Cheese it Up!!! Of course T was eating. Imagine that!!!

Getting Halloweeeeeeeeeen Ready

2008-10-30T13:13:00.003-04:00

Almost time for the "tricks and treats". We went to the 6th annual Pet Parade. I took a few pictures My favorite was the dog that was dress liked grapes an dof course I forgot to take a picture of that one as they went by, anyways here is a few of the pictures. The "M&M's are our friends the Schmidts.

1 little monkey

2008-10-30T13:02:00.003-04:00

This is how I found our little t the other day. For some reason he thinks that he is part monkey. I guess he gets that from the Miller side. :) Anyways he was standing on top of the climber yelling at me. But however by the time I found this camera he was climbing over the side to get down the other way. Guess it was easier than actually going down the slide.

....and still more dirty laundry

2008-10-19T16:33:00.005-04:00

.. .....look at this basket full of the stinkiest, dirty laundry ever...hope it comes clean in the wash...

Yard Work

2008-10-19T16:15:00.003-04:00

Here the boys are outside cleaning up the millions of acorns that seem to love to hang out in our driveway. We don't have any leaves to clean up yet but I know the boys will love helping do that also. Grandpa even came over with the leaf blower to help. T's favorite part was pretty much just being outside. He loves running around. Mason always has to be right up front with action.

My 3 boys

2008-10-08T13:39:00.000-04:00

Just some pictures I would like to share.

Where oh where oh where is TRENTON??

2008-10-08T13:36:00.002-04:00

This is T's new hiding place. He loves to run here when he is in trouble also. Little stinker. And of course Mason just laughs at him.

Shhhh... Don't tell Mason!!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-08T13:17:00.003-04:00

We had a nice day a few weeks ago and Mason went with daddy so T and I had some alone time. Here are some pictures from our fun time outside. It was so funny when he just got on Mason's tractor and started cruising. He is not so good with steering so I just turned the wheel slightly and around he went in circles.

...LazY DaY!!!

2008-09-17T10:36:00.003-04:00

The boys sat in front of the door watching the boring rain while sitting in their underwear and hoping that a car would drive by. Couldn't really see much with a big boat and daddy's truck in the way though.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!

2008-09-04T23:37:00.001-04:00

play play play and more play

2008-09-04T23:33:00.000-04:00

Brethren Days Parade

2008-09-02T13:38:00.001-04:00

ALL DONE EATING!!! THANKS.

2008-09-02T13:35:00.001-04:00

Trenton decided he was full. Guess it is time for a big boy booster.

Where's Mason Moo Moo???????????

2008-09-02T13:23:00.004-04:00

Mason had a bit of a problem with the tent the other day. But in the end he figured it out!

......too much ICE CREAM.....

2008-08-27T23:15:00.003-04:00

....having too much ice cream apparently can cause sleepiness.....just ask trenton. We had another visit to the good old DQ.

mORe BOatINg FUN FUN FUN

2008-08-27T23:07:00.002-04:00

We are having way too much fyn with the new boat. Here are some pictures from a recent trip out on Portage Lake. That is David in the tube acting like a fool.

Onekama Days

2008-08-12T22:42:00.003-04:00

Well, Yeah for Trenton. He was a big winner in a beautiful baby contest. It is the annual one that is held for Onekama Days. They do it a little different now than they had done it in the past. Mason was also a winner when he was in it 3 years ago. I mean of course my boys are too darn cute not to win. Trenton won a $100.00 savings bond. I tried enlarging the article but my computer got the best of me.

...THE HURRICANE>>>>>>>>>>>

2008-08-09T21:27:00.005-04:00

Well here is our new Hurricane. We just got the boat on Friday. Today was the first day we took it out. We went to Onekama. T loved hanging on and watching as the wind blew through his hair. Mason cruised around on his bike. Both boys helped dad drive. We pulled kids on the tube also. Mason didn't want to try tubing just yet but who knows maybe he will change his mind.

..Happy Birthday Daddy!

2008-07-31T21:40:00.002-04:00

Mason helped blow out the candle.

Joe had his birthday on Monday. He is sure getting to be an oldy...............LOL> We had a nice cookout for him at our house and a wonderfully delicious DQ ICE CREAM CAKE. They are so yummy and I highly recommend them.

Fun at LiGHTHouse Park

2008-07-31T21:32:00.003-04:00

T had to drive.

Mason loved crawling through this tunnel. He kept reaching up for the handle bars. He actually climbed up some of the steps also. Trent would do laps around the staircases. If he caught up to Mason he would just climb up and over him and continue on his merry way.

Peek a Boo I see you!

Today was Mason's last day of "summer camp" school. His entire class went to Lighthouse Park. I invited Abby, Bryce, Aunt Jen and Zoey to join us....all the kids had such a fun time. T was crazy climbing all around. I couldn't hardly keep up with him.

FINALLY........THE presents................

2008-07-31T21:08:00.005-04:00

T finally got to open presents. Mason was a major helper. Bryce also lent a hand. He took all the wonderful gifts out of the bags. Thanks to everyone once again.

First Birthday PHOTO SHOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!

2008-07-31T20:49:00.006-04:00

Here are T's First Birthday Pictures. He was such a ham. We thought they turned out great. We wanted to get some of Mason also however he fell asleep right before we had to leave. We will get some in a few weeks and of course post them so we can brag around our goofy boys.

New BED...

2008-07-28T14:14:00.002-04:00

This is what the new bed look like that we got for the boys room. Of course we had to get some special new sheets to go with it. Mason picked out the "work zone" series from the Company Store. Trenton really didn't care as long as he gets a nice comfy blanket.

A Party, SMALL LITTLE Cake and Much Needed Bath

2008-07-20T11:07:00.003-04:00

Well we had the big birthday party. Trenton got his own chocolate cake. He enjoyed it for a little while then we called the kids over to come help. He didn't seem to mind. It was a very nice day. Lots of food, kids playing, family around. The birthday boy decided he needed a nap during the party. It started raining in the morning but soon after the day was full of sunshine. The kids had too much fun playing in the water.

Happy Happy Day!

2008-07-14T23:06:00.004-04:00

Today was a great day. Trenton woke up so I went into get him. He was standing at the crib smiling. I picked him up wished him a Happy Birthday and heard giggling from the other side of the room. I turned to see Mason smiling and blowing kisses. Trenton and I crawled into bed with Mason and just hung out for a few minutes. I asked Mason if he remembered what day it was and he said Yeah "EN EN Biray". So I asked him if we should sing to him and he said YEAH. SO Mason sang Happy Birthday to him all by himself and he did really good. Trenton just laid there using his brother is a pillow smiling. It was very cute.

DQ ICe CrEAm CaKe YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-14T22:48:00.004-04:00

The tummy in your tummy cake time. Way too goooooooooood!

...The Pre-Party...

2008-07-14T22:42:00.003-04:00

We always do a "special" family time on everyones actually birthday. So for todays big day we went to dinner and then came home for some DQ Iced Cream Cake. Trenton got a few presesnts. G/G Gorch got him his cool new car. It even has a sun roof and he spent a good amount of time going in and out and driving into everyone. We got him the rocking fish with more to come this weekend. Abby helped him open his pre-party gift from them. He kept trying to get away to go get into his car. What a crazy kiddo. He got a dollar bill also and Bryce helped him put it into his bank. His bank sure is getting heavy.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TRENTON AARON

2008-07-14T22:33:00.002-04:00

We can't believe how fast the year went. We have such a wonderfully handsome little young man on our hands. He runs around furniture like a bolt of lightning. He tries to walk but isn't quite ready and we are just fine with that because I am scared I won't be able to catch him. He can climb up on everything and get into trouble. His 2 top teeth witll be coming through anytime now. We can see them and fell them but they just haven't made the final poke through. That will sure change his gummy smiles. I will miss those.

Dinner for T.T

2008-07-14T22:21:00.004-04:00

Here are some shots from T's big Birthday dinner. Part 1 of all the Birthday Festivities. We went to House of Flavors. All the girls sang to him. He just stared. Both set of Nana's and Vava'a were there. Uncle Shaun, Uncle Dave, Aunt Jen, Abs and Brycers too. He had to eat his dinner in his birthday suit so I could get some more cute "clean" pictures.

Love THIS Face!!!!

2008-07-11T08:57:00.002-04:00

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almost birthday time. can't believe it...................