A Morning At The Zoo

After the race we got medals and food! The boys really had a good time. The boys really liked the zoo. It has changed a lot since the last time I was there.

One of the cool things we got to do was to feed the giraffes.

We got there at the end of the feeding so they weren't very hungry. The baby giraffe was really cute.

We ended up walking 7 1/2 miles including the race and the zoo. We were VERY tired. We being me and Matt, not the boys!

5K Family Style

Yesterday we participated in the Link 4 Life run at the Sedgwick County Zoo. It was a 5K (3 mile) race (well, more of a walk/pull). Jarrett started out on Chris's shoulders but that didn't last long. Jackson wasn't excited about being up so early on a Saturday. The race started at 7:45. It was about 45 degrees and he was cold so Chris gave him his gloves.

Matt pulled the wagon the whole way. Jarrett was in and out of the wagon but ended up riding most of the way.

Here we are after the race. We finished in about 50 minutes. Chris finished ahead of us but we don't know what his time was.

I plan to do the River Run this year. It is a 10K (6 miles). I'm trying to get Chris to do it with me.

Bowling Scores

Jarrett 104
Jackson 106

Jackson

Bowling With The Boys

Loud Noises

When there are loud noises, Jarrett covers his ears. Jackson on the other hand, covers his cheeks.

Mmmmmm . . . Pudding

Enjoying His Food

Bike Riding

New Style

Purple Bath Water

It may be hard to see but today we have purple bath water.

Bath Time

Thanks Aunt Mary for the bath colors!

Visit With Santa 2009-Part 2

Since Jarrett wouldn't get his picture taken with Santa I decided to try to get his picture by the tree. This is about as good as it gets.

As if that wasn't challenging enough, I tried to get them to both stand in front of the tree. This was the first picture I took.

They kept running away so Sara tried to help me.

This was the last picture I took. Never mind.

Visit With Santa 2009-Part 1

We went to Cheri's Bakery again this year to see Santa. We also enjoyed some yummy treats! Jarrett was more interested in the cookies than Santa.

This is the closest Jackson got to Santa. We couldn't even get Jarrett to do this.

Chris wasn't afraid of Santa.

He and Chris discussed what he wanted for Christmas. He requested some sort of electronics.

Then he showed Santa how to dance.

Thanksgiving, Part 2

Ahhhh . . . brotherly love.

Come on boys. Stop pushing.
Give your brother a kiss. Come on. You can do it.
How about a hug?

That's better.

Thanksgiving, Part 1

We went to Rozel for Thanksgiving. Renea wanted to take some pictures of Rozel so we took a walk. We also went to the park with Mark and Mary. Jackson really liked the slide.

Jarrett resting for a minute.

Matt pushed the boys for a bit on the merry go round.

Mary gave them a spin too.

That's my boy

Happy Halloween

Every year we go trick-or-treating as a group. This year Jackson, Hannah,

Skyler,

Jacob,

Zachary,

Jarrett and Rodney went. Rodney didn't have his costume on for very long so I didn't get a picture.

We had lots of fun and got lots of candy. I think Kevin, Julie, Roger, Krista, Chris and I had just as much fun as the kids.

It's Tough Being A Kid

After a rough day of playing outside, getting a hair cut, watching cartoons and eating lunch the boys fell asleep. It's rough being a kid!

Halloween Sneak Peek

This year we went with Thomas! Jarrett is very excited about his costume and may actually wear it to go trick or treating. Look how cute they are! Halloween should be run this year!