Pinewood Derby

Ethans first Pine Wood Derby!  His car did great ( Uncle Blake gives some awesome help ). This time around they didn't have a winner so no one felt left out.  We are pretty sure Ethan's would have been first!  Either way Ethan loved it!

Ethan starts scouts

One of the things Ethan was so excited about turn 8 was he got to go to scouts!  He has watched Justin for a lot of years participate in scouts and is thrilled it is finally his turn to go!

Ethan's Baptism

Ethan and Grandpa Bills

Chandler Brown and Ethan

Grandmummy

Uncle Scott, Taylor, Aunt Julie, Natalie

Uncle Eric, Aunt Marisa, Kaylee, Lucy, Sofi

Uncle Mike, Grandmummy, Aunt Liane

Aunt Sunny, Jade

Aunt Sandy

Jennie, Oliver, Mackenzie, Lisa

Ethan was so excited to be baptized!  What a special day it was for him and so much of our family came to support him!  I didn't get a picture of the Lund, Heringer, Alomia or Brown family.

Ethan's 8th Birthday

It is great to be 8!  Ethan is so excited to be eight years old - he can be baptized and join scouts.  Such a big birthday!  Ethan choose chick-fil-a for dinner and chocolate cake.

Ethan's baptism pictures

Baseball

Ethan decided to play baseball again with his friend Max.  Ethan is always so excited to start but soon realizes he doesn't love baseball.  He says it is too boring.  Maybe compared to soccer were he always gets to run baseball is a little slow :)  We are always glad he is willing to try something new!

Ethan's Animal Report

Ethan's first grade animal report was on the Cobra.  He was so nervous, it isn't he favorite thing to speak in front of a group :)  Jeff and I both went to watch him give the report and he did a great job!  Of course he was glad when it was over - we were so proud he did it!

Spring Soccer

 Family support!  Aunt Sandy, Jared, Sunny, Drue and Jade came to see Emily and Savanah play a soccer game

 Emily, Savanah

Ethan, still like the treats after the game :)

All five kids played Spring soccer again.  Not sure what happened to Justin and Kate's picture but they all loved it!  Emily and Savanah decided this would be their last season playing, they are getting too busy with school to keep up the practice that soccer requires.

Emily and Savanah's coach sent me this email when they finished the season:

This has been a special team that has improved from week to week.  The difference from the start last fall until now has been so fun to watch.  I really appreciated Emily and Savanah's dedication - they were some of the most consistent.

Emily had a lot of self-doubt initially (Her and Makenna, my daughter were very similar) but it was wonderful to see her really light it up this spring, playing hard - more decisive - and faster.  She was a lot braver than even I thought she would be and was core to the best defense in the league.  Only one score during regular play all season!!! And that in some severe wind.

Savanah's knowledge of the game really improved a lot.  It was really noticeable this Spring.  We had a lot of our success because she was in the right spot at the right time, doing the right thing.  I ran her a lot but always knew I could count on her to with that transition from defense to offence.  Mid field can be rough and tiring but I don't think I ever heard even a single complaint from her.

They will both be missed at our last game.  We'll get together again after the end of the season and hope they can join us.  I also wanted to say they are some sweet girls.  I know many girls at this age are backbitting, hurtful, etc...what really made this team so special was how kind every player was to everyone else.  From our best players to the ones that had the most to work on, everyone was  accepted fully.   Emily and Savanah played a VERY big role in this teams chemistry.

Thanks for letting them play, I will miss them.

Steve Holm

Ethan's Friend Party

This was Ethan's first birthday having a friend party.  I lucked out it was so easy - he just wanted Jackson and Max to go bowling with him.  My kind of party!  The boys had a great time!

 Max, Ethan, Jackson, Kate

 Jackson, Ethan, Max

 Jackson

 Ethan

 Ethan

 Kate

Max

Ethan's 7th Birthday

 

Hard to believe Ethan is seven!  He is such a sweet boy and we love having him part of our family.  His birthday landed on a Sunday this year so Saturday night he chose JCW's for his birthday dinner.  Sunday we opened presents and he enjoyed the friends and family that stopped by Sunday evening.