Today is Ethan's 8th birthday and so I am going to write a little about him. Iv been thinking for a few days what I would write about Ethan, and so many ideas came to me that I really am having a hard time. He is such an all around great kid!! He even came a little over two weeks early so I missed all the super uncomfortable part of being pregnant, and had extra time to get my Christmas shopping done that I wasn't planning on:) He was a perfect baby, and toddler, and just keeps getting better!! He has always been so smart!! Even before he started school he would sit at the table while Addison did his homework and just watch him. He loves school and has a great group of friends. Him and my niece Lindsay are very close and have had the same teacher the last 2 years, it is so fun to watch them with their friends and hear from their teachers what great kids they are! One of the best things about Ethan is he wants to make everyone happy....especially me. I am having a hard time getting older so he tells everyone that I'm only 29(then quietly says my real age and says it makes me happy when he says I'm only 29) He loves to snuggle up and watch TV in bed with Adam, I knew he was having a hard time with Adam working nights when he came to me one night and asked me to go lay in bed and watch TV with him like dad does. He seems to know when I'm having a bad day and tries to make me smile. He is an AMAZING soccer player....he didn't want to play last season but I strongly encouraged him to and he did at the last minute, MAN IS HE GOOD!!! I hope he keeps with it:) I am so incredibly grateful for the great kid Ethan is!!! Our family wouldn't work without the great energy he brings to it!! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH ETHAN!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving we decided to load up and drive to Nevada to visit my sister Michelle and her family. I was a little worried about taking such a long drive but we had the BEST time!! My parents were so nice and let us borrow their van so we had plenty of room, in my car it would have been a horrible drive I am sure!! We left tuesday morning and drove to Boise. My kids played video games the WHOLE Time, stopping only to snack here and there and when we stopped to go to the bathroom......I didn't know it was possible to look at those little screens for so long with out going blind:) Normally I limit there game time, but they were so quiet and happy I just let them be. In Boise we stayed at the best hotel!! It was super cheap and had a great pool, adjustable beds, and my favorite part.....a seprate bedroom for the kids:) We took the kids swimming to burn off some energy, then the next morning we were at it again for the last 4 hours of the drive.

When we finally got there the kids were so EXCITED!!! I absolutely love that all our kids play so good together and really love being together!! We had so much fun catching up and playing games and just being together!! Adam and Mike did a bunch of guy stuff, Now Adam thinks he wants to move there....NOT HAPPENING!!! We had a great Thanksgiving, my brother and his wife came over and we just had a great day of food, games, and fun. Friday we decided we better head home. but before we did we took all the kids to the movie and played a few more games. Saying goodbye was hard because no one was ready for the visit to end!!

We had quite the eventful drive home!! 3 hours of the worst weather I have ever driven thorough!!!!!!!! From howling wind, to blizzard like snow, to horrible fog, to horses in the road. At one point I said I cant even see the road can you, and Adam said he couldn't see it either.....Talk about scary!!!! Anyway we made it home safely and had a great time!!! The kids are already talking about going back:)