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Happy 2nd Birthday Jack!

Blowing out the candles

Sharing a secret from cousin Lauren

Jack LOVES bowling so I attempted this bowling ball and pin cake.
It was left on the oven so the frosting melted but he loved it anyway!

PRESENTS!

A little help from Aunt Cindy

Jack and Grandma Kathy share the same birthday!

Gram, Lauren, Wes and Jack!
So cute!

Birds!

I have recently started some sewing projects (me? Me! The one who nearly failed Home Ec. in high school!). Maybe it's because I love color and love to look at all the different fabrics and prints. I came across these adorable bird softies and I'm thinking its about time to pull the sewing machine out and give it a try!

Are they not just the cutest little things?!


In other news, Kyle and I have signed up for a weight loss challenge. The winner will get about $350 CASH!!
So far it has been going great! We are in week 3 of a 28 week program and so far (drum roll...)

I've lost 9 lbs
AND
Kyle has lost an amazing 16 lbs!!

It has been tough not eating the things we love (bread, pasta, pizza) but these sacrifices need to be made for us to get healthy AND be an example to the kids.

Happy Halloween

Ninja Wes

A ninja and a tiger

My sweet little Tigger!

My Kindergarten Ninja

The views of the lake have been beautiful, I love the look of the mist coming off the lake surface.

Wes is enjoying Kindergarten. He gets to learn silly songs and do some really fun art projects.

It finally warmed up enough to enjoy some much needed outside time. The boys enjoyed playing 'secret agent ninja'. It was funny to see Jack running around saying 'ninja'. He is learning so many words, his favorite is still 'no' and 'i don't know' but it is nice that he can communicate when he isn't feeling well or needs something.
Wes continues to amaze me in the things he knows. The Alaskan pipeline is being run through town and the construction workers are finishing up laying the pipe. I was telling Wes about it as we drove by and he says 'yep, I know. We need it because sometimes we don't have enough or the right oil here so we have to get it from far away.'

Ninja Wes
I'm not sure if he can ever stop talking and be quiet enough to ever become one!

Jack

Can you guess my favorite fruit?

Blackberries!
Or as Jack says backbeawees!

I show him a plant and he picks it clean in no time flat : )