Ethan's Eleven

Ethan has had an exciting month.  He earned his Webelos, had gymnastic meets and turned Eleven.  Happy Birthday.  We are glad you are in our family.

Christopher brought everyone back a BYU Jerusalem shirt.

Portland and beyond.

I mentioned in my last post that Ethan, Sydney and I went to Portland. Ethan had a great time at the meet. We flew over on Friday, he competed, we turned around and flew home on Saturday. We saw Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. Sydney was a late addition to the trip. Christopher was planning on staying home on Friday with Adam and Sydney, instead he was in ISRAEL. Thanks to the other kids and neighbors for filling in the gap.

Christopher's company is in the process of buying a company that has operations in both Israel and Singapore. He has been to Singapore twice and Israel once in the last month and a half. Can you say Jet Lag? The kids have been very helpful- which I appreciate.

Heart Failure for Mom.

Thanks to Jordan for videoing. She was far away, so you didn't hear me scream!

Ethan qualified for Regionals despite this harrowing experience. He placed 2nd on the rings and had a high enough all around score to advance.

Regionals are back in Portland. I say back, because we have been there once this year for a huge meet with a team even coming from Japan.

Sydney's First Birthday

Sydney had a great first birthday. We made cupcakes for her.  It took her a while for her to decide she was going to eat one, but it didn't take her long to finish it.  She is hilarious.  She loves the camera and is the queen of silly expressions.  She runs the house and has everyone wrapped around her little fingers. She is walking/running and says quite a few words.  The other day I was talking about Walla Walla to some of the kids and from the backseat we heard her say Walla Walla.  It was too funny. Her favorite words are Go and Hot.  If you are holding her she will grab your shoulders, look you right in the face and tell you to GO!  The other day I noticed Preston walking around the whole house holding her as she pointed GO,GO,GO. Luckily she has brothers and a sister who adore her and will follow her every command.