The next video is of the girls clogging. They are two levels higher than last year. The teacher had them jump up a little higher to give them an extra challenge. They are doing really well. It is fun to watch them dance.
They each did really well and will have their next competition in early March. Uncle David and Grandmommy were in town and were able to catch some of the performance. It was fun to have them there.
The kids liked watching the pendulum knock done the tiny metal sticks as it swung back and forth and back and forth.
Evan tries out some cool demonstrations. He really liked all of the cool stuff they had there.
Dad helps Jonathan with a telescope.
The kids with their Dad on the planet Mars. Jonathan likes to share the cheese.
These are my five greatest treasures. I am so very blessed. We have our moments but we are family and we love each other.
About this time the early morning flight was starting to catch up with them.
Lindsay is walking on the moon.
The kids traveled from Mars to the moon in just a matter of seconds. Space travel has really improved.
Evan and Jonathan loved this thing. They watched the balls drop over and over again. We had a hard time getting them to look at anything else in the museum.
Jonathan liked the teacups. He was smart and came with his mom, auntie, and Grams. It was the "slow" teacup.
Evan and Grandpa on the carousel. It requires lots of people to get four kids through Disneyland. This time we had an adult for every kid.
Lindsay and Jonathan on It's A Small World. They had new plastic boats that felt a lot less sturdy compared to the older, mostly metal boats.
Laurel and Evan on It's A Small World. I can still remember the first time we took Laurel to Disneyland. It is crazy how fast time flies. She doesn't say "Again, Again" anymore. She did try out Space Mountain and the Tower of Terror this time. She was very brave, but I think the Tower of Terror was a little much for her.
Aren't these really cute kids. I think so! They are also so sweet and I am lucky to be their mom.
Abraham Lincoln meets the Bat twins.
My two princesses. They got to do lots of trick or treating with Laurel's friend and family. They got lots of candy.
Cousins Isaac and Elijah also stopped by. They were Tigger and Eeyore.
The kids pose with their finished pumpkins. They had a good time. Evan even turned into a vampire.
Even Jonathan was willing to scoop out the goo. Mom also cleaned and roasted the seeds.
No one was a fan of cleaning out the pumpkin goo!
Thank goodness Michael likes to help them clean out the pumpkins. I enjoyed doing the caramel apples instead.
Below Jonathan is very excited about his new backpack. He started school first this year. He loves preschool and has never made a fuss about going. He is suprisingly shy around the teacher and other kids.
This is also a picture of Jonathan with his backpack. Soccer season started the same week as school so they were trying on their soccer clothes. Lindsay had her first practice the same day as Jonathan's first day of school. Michael ended up coaching Evan's team and Laurel's team. They all played hard this year. We did not get a picture of Evan's first day of school. He started a full 2 weeks after everyone else and somehow it got missed. The picture above at least gives you an idea of how big he was when he started Kindergarten. He has already grown so much!
It was a little chilly that day. Everyone else wore their coats. I am not sure what my problem was, but I was really cold.
We took this picture while waiting for the trolley. We looked at a statue of a miner and some old mining equipment.
Michael took this picture of us with his camera, which is why we look a little smooshed and my head is kind of cut off.
These are the best kids in the world. I know I am very biased, but I think they are great!
Picture of all of the grandkids at Greg and Michelle's farm.
Below is a picture of just the grandsons. They are definitely more of them, but the girls have had some new additions in the last two years.
