New Air Hockey Table

Some friends of ours brought the boys an air hockey table the other night and they have loved it. Jake tells me each time we play that he's going to win. Jeffry seems to enjoy being a spectator when Jake and I play, but after a few minutes of watching he decides he's ready for the action. Many thanks to Angenette and Veronica.

Happy New Year

Well we didn't attend any exciting New Years parties or anything this year and in fact we were asleep in bed by 9:30p. The baby woke about about 11:55 and the other kids were woken up by the sounds of the neighborhood around the same time, so we were able to ring in the new year awake anyway. New Years morning I found a text from Jeff and Cami letting us know they were out at the sand dunes and inviting us out to spend some time with them. After attending to an extended family matter that arose over new years eve night, Johnna and I loaded up the kids and headed for the dunes. Unfortunately, I was too busy talking and thinking of other things going on in my life to pay attention to the text I had received earlier from Jeff inviting us to come spend time with them at "Gordon's Well" and I drove all the way to "Glamis" which is about an hour in the wrong direction. I must commend Johnna, she was able to bite her tongue the whole way about my screw-up. I would likely have let her know what I thought of such a blunder had it been her mistake. Seems to be a male attribute many in may family have shared. We made our way back Gordon's Well and met up with Jeff and Jaxun and headed toward their camp. We had a great time and the kids all played well with each other. Jeff and Jaxun took us for a ride in the sand car and we had a blast. Here are a few pictures from the day.



This is what happens when daddy drives in the wrong direction for an hour.


And this...


This is the wife trying to look upset that I went the wrong way


Getting goggled and wired up


Ready

Soccer

Well Jake started his first year of soccer on Monday night. We borrowed some shoes from a neighbor whose son had outgrown them and Johnna proceeded to practice with all three boys while I was still at work. I eventually made it just a few minutes late and both grandmas were on hand to see just how interested he would be in this new organized activity. We were all very happy that he seemed to really enjoy himself and was actually quite coordinated. He is on the team with a few other kids he knows and hopefully this will help him to have that much more fun.

Paying Attention

Ready for action

Jeffry wants to be apart of the fun

Don't be fooled...

Raising kids can be a dangerous job. As I was sitting on the floor talking with Jake, Jeffry came running up with his little Handy Manny saw "Dusty" and hit me right between the eyes. I took the saw from him and told him we don't hit people. As I turned back to Jake to continue our conversation he wouldn't take his eyes off my forehead. It was about that time that I felt the trickle of blood start to run down my nose. Here's a couple of pics of the evidence and weapon.

Balloon Glow

On Saturday night we took the kids to the Colorado River Balloon Festival's Balloon Glow at the Ray Kroc Baseball Complex. We met up with some friends and sat right in the middle of all the balloons. This was the first time Johnna and I had been to this event and all of us had a great time. The wind was playing havoc with the balloons and the "Glow" was short lived. Our friends assured us that the even lasted nearly twice as long in years past. The boys had a fun time watching people inflate their balloons and running around on the center field grass. We will definitely look forward to going back next year.

The Big Day

Getting ready for the hearing to start!


So proud.


It's not all about me anymore :(

The train ride

Ah...Ice cream

Our support team!

Well Jimmy's adoption is final. We met at the Juvenile Court here in Yuma on Friday, November 19, 2010, at 9:30 am and testified before the Court that we were ready to make him ours forever. Surrounded by family and friends we celebrated another great day. There were sixteen families with twenty children adopted that day in recognition of the National Adoption Day that happened Saturday. There were jumpers, balloons, a train ride, music and food.

Jeffry In Jimmy's Swing