Sorry everyone- well anyone who follows this blog. I'm behind. I refuse to be so completely behind for this is my journal of sorts for myself. So sorry to bore you with past events!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Just Dance
I realize to many of you, we are BEHIND on the times. Elliott is all about Just Dance 1,2 and 3. Why do just one when you can have all 3? (I highly recommend modding your wii).
We were so lucky to have a Streiff New Year. (All of the Streiff's were elsewhere for the Christmas holiday this year.) When Elliott go the chance to bring the wii to Grandma Ede's house to share Just Dance with his cousins, he was ALL OVER it. It was pretty funny. They rocked it.
Archery Lessons
During the holiday break Craig and Elliott took a little archery class together with some good friends of ours. They had a good time. Elliott came home with a bow and arrows. He's pretty good too, I'm impressed. Man, we've got a lot to be doing in the future.
Train Museum
We went to a train museum out in the middle of nowhere. (Perris, CA to be exact). It was awesome really (Thanks Shelly)- so many cool things to do- no one around to see where we were going, totally free to go, it was GREAT. We plan to go back sometime. The kids had a great time- it is so nice to go somewhere where the kids can run around and just be, simply be. Perfect.
Looks painful huh? We'd just gotten there and they were like- "pictures, already?". Funny.
This hot guy doesn't mind.
Janae will always humor me.
Maybe it's because she is married to a photographer?
Josh's gift to Shelly this year was a family photo shoot. She wanted to do it here- I can't wait to see her pictures. It was a beautiful day and there were endless places to take pictures.
Too bad the kids were over it!
Photo by Elliott.
Blurry, sorry.
While there we saw a bunch of skydivers coming down,
super cool, especially for the kids.
Cute photographer, taking a cute picture of cute Collin.
This picture CRACKS me up! Craig told Elliott to put his ear to the tracks to her the trains.
My mom with her California grand-kids.
We had a great time with my family. I'm so sad our time together is over. I am one blessed woman with wonderful people in my life.
I couldn't be more blessed.
Christmas 2011
Reindeer Food (Thank you to Aunt Nan) The reindeer and the chickens thought is was pretty great!
These sweatshirts are all the rage with the 1st graders. E has 3 different ones. They crack me up. You should see all of his friends and him with them all on. Kind of creepy.
Funny thing? I didn't take a ton of pictures on Christmas day. Strange. I think I was just enjoying it too much to be bothered. We had a really nice Christmas. My family (Mom, Spencer and Josh and Janae) were able to be with us, it was nice, relaxing and it went by far too fast. We didn't get to do 1/2 of what I imagined we'd do.
What's Christmas at our house without a little bit of gun action?
Yes, again, pictures are more than adequate interpretation on what happened. It's funny to get my family together- (and Craig's for that matter)- there must be a least one event where shooting is involved. If there weren't, I would think something was wrong.
Remember, Idaho. I'm from Idaho. Craig, however, has no excuse for his love of guns.
He just really loves them and does not feel a need for an excuse.
Christmas Holiday
The pictures are rather self explanatory. We took a little afternoon and hit one of my favorite parks in Yorba Linda. Shelly has GREAT parks! I think we had 5 sports at once going on. Whenever one was done with something they could just turn around and join whoever was behind them doing something different. I LOVE this picture of Josh jump roping. Good times with my favorite people.
Can't believe it is already January 17. Boo.
Decemeber Things.....
Elliott really loves all things sport related. Leave it to me to have a kid that is a lover of sports- this will give me a whole new reason to understand and get to know sports! He (as of late) has loved going to the batting cages. He's got a seriously good swing and connects 80% of the time. I'm impressed! We took our buddy Luke with us and he had a great time too. They are great friends and cousins.
TOTALLY blurry- but that's my boy! He made it through a school concert without a breakdown- (he does not like being in the spotlight- not at all.) So, this was a breakthrough for us! I love how he is not ashamed to throw a little love our way in the audience. I LOVE my boy!
Halloween
After all that- Grim Reaper business- Elliott settled on an Army man. Craig came up with the brilliant idea to be a hunter and I'd be a deer. Sweet. Everyone wins. It's good to be hunted by the greatest hunter out there.
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