Day 361 - Sunday, December 27, 2009

Day 361 - Sunday, December 27, 2009 – Liam hamming it up at The Ox.

Day 360 - Saturday, December 26, 2009

Day 360 - Saturday, December 26, 2009 – Liam and Owen enjoyed a sleepover in Grandma and Grandpa Hillary's living room with cousins Mitchell and Aidan. They were tucked into their sleeping bags with their Nintendo DSi's and Apple iTouch headphones and lots of love.

Day 349 - Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Day 349 - Tuesday, December 15, 2009 – Kevin was able to attend Liam's practice with the Oxford Youth Wrestling Club for the first time tonight. He signed Liam up for a wrestling tournament and the club let Liam borrow this singlet. Liam shows me the neutral position. Doesn't he look fierce?! :)

Day 339 - Saturday, December 5, 2009

Day 339 - Saturday, December 5, 2009 – Today was the fifth day of our countdown to Christmas calendar events. Today's event was to go to the Santa Breakfast at DA, something we have done for nine years, now. Owen told Santa that he wanted trains and Liam told Santa that he wanted a Fathead. Jordyn didn't sit on Santa's lap this year because she was busy helping the little kids in the Santa Shop.

Day 338 - Friday, December 4, 2009

Day 338 - Friday, December 4, 2009 – Today was the fourth day of our countdown to Christmas calendar events. Today's event was Liam's Pick. He really wants a dog for Christmas, so he chose for us to visit the K-9 Rescue League....just to LOOK.

Day 321 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Day 321 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – Liam's first night of Wrestling Club. He loved it, and I have a feeling this is going to be something that he'll be really good at. I wouldn't know for sure, though, because A. I know nothing about wrestling and B. I can't stand the smell of that room to stay inside long enough to watch.

Day 317 - Friday, November 13, 2009

Day 317 - Friday, November 13, 2009 – Liam asked Kevin if it was OK if he tried to win the ball from the claw machine at BW3's even though it was a Lions' ball. Kevin said "Sure, go ahead." And Liam proceeded to win the ball on his first try.

Day 313 - Monday, November 9, 2009

Day 313 - Monday, November 9, 2009 – Owen and Liam spent the evening sharing a rocking chair and an optical illusions book. Who knew they could sit that close for that long with out punching/elbowing/bugging each other? Maybe it was just an illusion.

Day 312 - Sunday, November 8, 2009

Day 312 - Sunday, November 8, 2009 – Liam's fall soccer team's end of season party at Coach Derek's house. Liam scored at least once (usually more than once) during every single game this season and his team was undefeated!!

Day 310 - Friday, November 6, 2009

Day 310 - Friday, November 6, 2009 – Kevin and Liam celebrate the phone call telling Kevin that he has a contract…yes, a J-O-B, starting 11/16 (pending paperwork and drug test, of course). Very welcome news after being unemployed since January 15th, that’s for sure. We went to Kruse & Muer for dinner to celebrate. MMMmmm.

Day 309 - Thursday, November 5, 2009

Day 309 - Thursday, November 5, 2009 – Liam wanted to make a “simple machine”, which he learned about last year in second grade science. So, he connected some of Owen’s train tracks together in the shape of a circle and put the tracks around the foosball handles. When he turned the train track steering wheel back and forth, it turned the foosball handles. Einstein.

Day 308 - Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Day 308 - Wednesday, November 4, 2009 – Liam shows me his rocks that he purchased today during his field trip to Seven Ponds Nature Center. He claims that they are arrowhead, crystal, copper, 2 pearls, and salt crystal. I asked him to lick the salt crystal to see if it tasted salty. Of course he licked it!! And, no, it didn’t taste like salt.

Day 306 - Monday, November 2, 2009

Day 306 - Monday, November 2, 2009 – Pajama-ed brothers in front of the fire place.

Day 300 - Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Day 300 - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 – Liam has trash duty.

Day 299 - Monday, October 26, 2009

Day 299 - Monday, October 26, 2009 – Owen made this little bead Pokemon ball all by himself and Liam was very proud.

Day 293 - Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Day 293 - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 – Most restaurants give kids crayons and an activity/coloring sheet. The kids were thrilled when we went to Italia Gardens and they gave them these Wikki Stix to play with. And I was thrilled that this a made in the USA product!

Day 289 - Friday, October 16, 2009 –

Day 289 - Friday, October 16, 2009 –
"Mom, come tuck me in." I wonder how much longer he's going to want me to do this?

Day 285 - Monday, October 12, 2009

Day 285 - Monday, October 12, 2009 –
Enjoying our ghetto basement. Liam loves for Kevin to toss him the pigskin, and in the basement, I can relax and let them have their football fun.

Day 283 - Saturday, October 10, 2009

Day 283 - Saturday, October 10, 2009 –
Kevin is Liam's soccer team's assistant coach this season. He enjoys it, but he has to temper his outbursts more so than when he was merely a spectator.

Day 281 - Thursday, October 8, 2009

Day 281 - Thursday, October 8, 2009 –
Kevin overhauled the basement this week to create a kicking game room. He even moved the Foosball table from the garage down to the basement. But someone had to help him carry it down the flight of stairs. At that someone was Hercules. a.k.a. Liam. (Not sure how/why Owen looks like an apparition in the background of this photo. Creepy.)