Fall Fest 2011

Luke is eight!

Luke Kai turned eight this week. He was quite excited, requesting his favorite dinner (Fessan-Jan) and decided in honor of his birthday he wanted to take a one hour shower. Which he actually didn't end up doing, thank goodness, considering we are in the worst drought EVER. On his actual birthday (Thursday) we brought cupcakes to his class, he was victorious in the first soccer game of the season, we had his fave dinner, and then mom and the aunties (including Grace) came over and we watched some funny footage from the day he was born. His party was on Saturday, and we played soccer and had cake and presents at the park. It was fun celebrating our sweet boy. Luke at eight is a total and complete joy. He is snuggly and funny and thoughtful. It can be hard to get his attention, as he is usually completely immersed in his imagination, which he expresses with stories and art. He is still into mythology, thanks to the Percy Jackson novels. His newest interest is Egyptian mythology. He will happily have his nose in a book all day, and becomes totally immersed in whatever it is he is reading. He also likes legos, soccer, drawing, webkins, and playing with his sisters and Jack. He always tells us he likes the country more than the city, quiet more than noise, and being home with his family more than crowds. He is very proud of his uniqueness and so are we. Happy Birthday, Lukie Loo!

Tea Party

So, I froze up on blog posts for a while. The more people mentioned to me that they had read the blog the more I felt pressure to write something funny or insightful... Which led to me writing nothing at all. Which is silly. So, on with the documenting, off with the self consciousness. Without further ado - the girls had a tea party and this is what it looked like.










I made my first quilt (crib sized) and this is what it looks like.




Brian is incredibly good looking and this is what he looks like.