Welcoming 2009

Despite all of the challenges 2008 brought, overall it was a good year for our family. It's crazy to think that 2009 is here already, but here we are and we hope this year will be as good for our family as last year was.

We had a fun evening bringing in 2009, just a quiet evening at home playing games of all types with the whole family. We played a few board games, some Wii games and had a great time. Here are some pics & a great video of B upstaging Bryan at a Wii game!

Brennen getting some help with Daddy

Brennen trying to tell BJ he's wrong ...

Li'l Hamm

Brennen fighting the Jedi's on the Wii

How do you play this thing??

BJ beating Bryan at a Wii game

My boys, still up when the clock struck midnight

The Whole fam in 2009

Christmas in '08

A fun year had by all. We spent some of the day playing and having fun with the snow - cause we had at least 18" of it! The other part of the day we enjoyed eating and just hanging out with the family. The boys were sufficiently spoiled and overall it was a good year - here's hoping for '09!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

The Boys had so much fun opening presents and it was truly the first year that Brennen really got it. He was so excited and that made it alot of fun! Then we headed out to do some sledding!

4th of July!

I think this is the busiest 4th of July we've had in a long while. The boys walked in the Edmonds Parade, on an 80 degree day no less. I think they all enjoyed it, although I'm not sure how much Bryan enjoyed walking pretty much the whole parade with Brennen on his shoulders. BJ had a great time representing the new YMCA handing out bubbles to the kids on the parade route.

B & Brennen right before the parade started ...

BJ handing out prizes to the parade kids

After the parade we had a chance to check out the new house of one of our friends and have a BBQ. After the BBQ we were all pretty tired so we went home to grab a little rest before the big fireworks show of the evening. At first BJ & his friend Jake let off some fireworks and then the rowdy stuff came. Tim, PJ and a couple of their friends came to let off their "Big" fireworks they got at Boom City. BJ loved it, Brennen wasn't too sure but he was a pretty good sport about it all.

B running like a crazy man with a smoke bomb ...

B & Jake with some sparklers

Uncle Timmy & Brennen during the show

Brennen & Timmy fighting

I even had a chance to play with some fireworks shots, didn't get a whole lot but check 'em out ...