A few quick updates before Christmas!

The boys got bunk beds at the end of October, and they absolutely love them! We were a little leery with Evan since he was transitioning out of his crib, but he climbed right up and was so proud that he had a "big boy bed!"

Ice cream after the Ohio State/U of M football game. Thanks to our "hook up" at Hudsonville Ice Cream :)
The boys helping make TJ's 33rd birthday cake! Having good taste testers is VERY important...

And just a few pictures of the boys playing outside. They love the snow. Joshua can't wait until we get the snowmobile out. He rode for the first season last year and he loves riding with his papa.

Fall soccer 2010

Joshua played fall soccer this year. He had fun, learned some of the basics, and ended up scoring one goal. Way to go team Green!

Evan turns 2!!!

We got to share Evan's 2nd birthday celebration with his Uncle Kevin. It was a relaxing, small event, but everyone had a great time!

His new scooter from "mimi" and "bumpa".

Uncle Kevin got a few presents too :)

Visits to the zoo...

This summer we headed to Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek with the Todish clan. The kids and parents had a great time and were worn out by the end of the day. Feeding the giraffes were a favorite and always the highlight.

We also ended up getting a membership at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids. We went once with our cousin, James. His little sister Lillian also went, but she was still inside Kris' belly! Three boys running around with two pregnant mamas = a fun, but tiring day and ice cream was a must!!!

James and Joshua

Then, once we took Mia and Rowan. It was warm out, but we all had a fun time. They each got to pick out an animal to see before we had to get lunch and go home. The gorillas and wallabies were the lucky winners. Corn dogs and lemonade for the kids and I had an order of chili cheese fries...YUM!

Joshua's 1st Blastball season

This spring/summer, Joshua played his first year of "Blastball". It's very similar to tee-ball. The kids hit off the tee, but just run to first base. There are just 6 kids on a team and they all bat, then rotate out into the field. We found out that he enjoyed batting more than fielding, but he had fun learning the basics.

Joshua's Big Birthday Weekend!!

On Joshua's actual birthday, his day started off with a "special" Mickey Mouse pancake.

Happy Birthday to you...

I wanted to paint him a sign for a surprise when he got off the bus from school (great idea Jeanine), but that morning went by so fast that I had very little time. The next thing I knew I was painting and trying to tape up a wet banner (in the wind) all within 10 minutes! I got it done just in time as the bus rolled around the corner. I went out to meet him and what does he say to me???

Joshua: Mom, why do you have that sign up there?!

Good grief.

His big birthday gift was this red pedal car. His friend, Harry has one and Joshua loved riding it. We knew that he really wanted a motorized Jeep/4wheeler/Escalade/anything, but we like that fact that he is getting all of his "4 year old" energy out pedaling around. As you can see, he loved it and it took him less than an hour to learn how to do a spin out in the driveway...tip it over and scrape his elbow. Slapped on a Band-aid and off he went again. Boys will be boys.

On Saturday, we had his birthday party at Rockford lanes. There were nine kids bowling and it was a hit! Even the grown-ups got to have fun. We want to thank everyone who came to celebrate Joshua's 4th! We had a great time!

Watching it go....

Woohoo!