Packages and Presents

So I lost the battle. We received lots of cards from Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Craig. I wanted them to wait until Christmas but Eric said no. Thank you both very much the boys were really excited and the money is in there banks:)

Brad enjoyed his gifts as well.

Even the packaging was a blast, until he stared eatting it.

"WOW!" is all he says lately.

Thanks again Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Craig.

Cole, Reed, and Brad!

November

Finakky stopped breast feeding so we went out for my birthday to celebrate.

This was when we could all see straight, but it was a blast!

Thanksgiving this year. Ken was nice enough to let us use his house. He loves it though.

Wow Brad's ONE

Brad turned one and it was so

exciting, for his brothers. They helped him play with his toys and open his presents. I think they like the toys just as much as Brad.

Yep he really didn't know what was going on

mmmmmm

Let me tell you ..... this boy can eat some cake. He loved it and ate so much he didn't sleep that night.

Cutest present!

We recieved this package today and we waited for our brothers to come home from school. They love openning things.

The card was cute especially the part about Grandpa :0)

Wow these are cute.

Oh but wait they talk.

Thanks Aunt Peggy!

Luv Brad.

Have a Happy Halloween!

So it's been a while to say the least. We are busy busy but that is a good thing. As you know the big boys are back in school and overloaded with homework, good old LAUSD. The both have wonderful teachers so I don't have to worry as much this year. Cole is enjoying being in the fifth grade. Big man on campus, next year is middle school, oh no. Reed finally has real homework like Cole but is catching on fast. He is a quick kid, in many ways. Brad has reclaimed his title as the most popular sibling at El Oro Way. He is used to being there and loves all the attention the staff and students give him.

Fall ball.....This year we decided to play Fall Baseball rather than our usual soccer. Eric wanted to boys to keep their skill level up for the spring session. Eric is a coach for Reed's team. They each practice twice a week and have a game on Sunday. Cole's playing 1st base, as usual, with a few pitches here and there. Reed's playing in and out field. They rotate them around more.

Brad is definitely on the move. Crawling all over the place. He is pulling himself up and standing with no hands but doesn't walk along things, yet. He babbles da da and just started say ewww.
This picture is what he looks like when he does it. It's so funny. He does it a lot when he sees the boys with sweets. So much for the no sugar thing. Way to hard for #3.

Brad loves to play in the boys room. He loves wheels. He uses his little thumb and pushes the wheels.

Oh yeah I almost forgot. Cole Turned ten. Wow that was fast. We had a great party with friends from school at grandpa's. A swimming party. They had a fun time. It was the only way I could keep all the boys in one place. This pict. was the night before with the neighbors.

Hi Aunt Bobbie and Aunt Peggy. Hope you both know I do these with you both in mind. Enjoy!

Random

The boys playing the Wii.

First day of school 09.

We offically have a Fifth Grader and a Second Grader.

Reed's Birthday he is 7.

Brad was sick with the stomache flu. So outside was a good place to be.
Funny huh, just like a boy holding on.

Brad learning early

Summer

So, sorry we have been so busy I keep forgetting to do this. Swimming, playing, Basketball, stomach flu, etc.... Here is just a couple pics of the fun summer the boys have been having.

Oh yeah, he loved it.
Cole in his cute uniform.

Grandpa turned 62. No party he just had a couple of friends over and we crashed the night for his birthday.

Road Trip

Well we went on a little vacation. Our original trip got delayed so we changed it into the best trip ever. We also learned how to keep the kids from getting bored at any one place. We just moved every night. We spent 6 nights in a different spot. With our new motorhome is was a breeze, or at least that's what Eric said. He did most of the work.

This was on our way to the first stop. We thought we were going to stop half way but the drive went by so quick we went all the way to Stockton on the Delta.

Well Stockton wasn't what we thought it was going to be so that set off the rest of our trip. We thought we were going to spent 4 nights but after one we thought we had seen it all. So, we headed off to Sacramento to see family and even squeeze in a DR. appt. Reed had an ear infection.

Reed, Ryan, Cole, Justine & Brad

They had a blast.

We left that morning and headed towards the coast. Eric just had to drive over the Golden Gate Bridge.

We stopped another night at a beach, Half Moon Bay.
Burr it was cold and windy so thank goodness we had Bingo to keep us busy until the wind died down. They had a cool bike path that went over a bridge. We say horses but couldn't find where they came from.

Reed found time to climb trees in between bike riding. We taught the kid to check all the fire pits for anything that people left behind. We still have the only bundle we bought because they did such a good job.

We left in the morning and headed down the 1, down the coast or they should say cliffs. We don't have to do that again in a 33 foot motorhome. My toes were tired of holding on so tight.

After 5 hours of driving we stopped at a Santa Cruz KOA.

They are so good at entertaining the kids. They had a blast, well so did we.

Soo cute!

Cole enjoyed riding the bull, even if it was for about 3 sec. They also did a scavenger hunt.

Heading to Pismo we stopped to visit the Elephant seals molting (shedding their fur)

It was amazing.

Yes we drove on the beach.

Yep, we got stuck.

After we got out we headed straight for a state beach that was more to our liking. I am not into camping on the freeway and that is what the beach camping seemed like. Our neighbors set up a move projected onto the side of their motorhome.

Our last stop was to see Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Craig in Solvang. So sorry I didn't get any pictures with them but this picture is a must. I have one of each.

We had a great time and it was nice to have family help with the boys. We rested up for the drive home the next day.

Back home and back to the heat (that I don't mind).

We truely had the best time. We have been married ten years this week and It just keeps getting better. thanks to our daddy and all of his hard work taking care of us.

Happy Fourth

Fourth of July was a great time. It was filled with friends and fun.

The kids truely had a blast.

Oh he was mad for like the third time. This time was because Eric squirted him with the hose, again. Poor guy playing is so tiring.
Yeah he enjoyed it way to much.


Just a few of the gang watching the cool fireworks.

Another Bohlen family. Sad to say they lost one of their dogs. She got out and got hit by a car. We are so sorry for them.

We will remember Smalls, a spunky little girl in a gray suit.