"Washington, the Evergreen State"

We attended Kristjan's music performance. The theme this year for the 4th grade class was Washington, the Evergreen State. Kristjan looked very handsome and he participated in singing every song.

Happy Birthday Clifford!

Clifford's birthday was on Wednesday. He turned 11!!! 

 We started celebrating right after the boys got home from school. Clifford had earned a "no homework night" pass in his class, so he saved it to cash in on his birthday. So instead of having to do homework, he went straight to opening his presents.

 Not to shabby.....money from Grandma and Grandma Jane, and from us: a new Lego set, his very own Xbox controller with new skin, and his very own Xbox Live membership.

 For dinner, Clifford requested sweet 'n sour meatballs. Peter was having some big issues getting the Xbox Live membership to work, so he ended up being online with tech support for almost two hours(!!). This was all happening when dinner was ready. I really wanted us to eat as a family, so we dished up and ate downstairs.

 Showing off his new controller

 For dessert, Clifford requested an ice cream cake. So per his request, I made a homemade vanilla cake with a layer of strawberry ice cream in the middle. Yum!

Then on Friday night we invited his friends over for a sleepover. We had 10 boys in the house!!! Peter and I loved the sound of silence once we went to bed and closed our door! All in all, it was a great party and Clifford had tons of fun!

I surprised Clifford with a Terraria cake. I made the cake topper using perler beads. A bit time-consuming, but the effects were well worth it!

Showing off the birthday decor! I spent 3 hours cleaning, reorganizing and decorating the basement. Looked good!

 Friends started to arrive and everyone flocked to the video games. With the exception of a quick Nerf gun battle outside later that night, in front the tv they stayed!

 Cake and Present Time!

Family Pics

Family pics from our trip down to Yakima over the holidays came back. They turned out great!