Onesie Cake & new Hockey Helmet

This is an easy little onesie cake I made for a baby shower

Allen had a hockey helmet with a full face cage that drove him crazy for years, so he finally got a new one that has a plastic face shield that attaches.

Soccer 2010

Kayla's soccer team was the tiger sharks. She had twins on her team - Julia and Justine - that were really good as well as some scrappy boys. They had a small team, but they did surprisingly well. Kayla had a lot of fun, but it always seemed that she preferred to give the other players and the ball personal space.

Brayden's team name was T-Rex, so they were the purple dinosaurs! Brayden had a lot of fun with his friend Nick, the littlest guy in the front, who loves to clown around.

Look at that face. Watch out for Brayden!

Kayla loved playing goalie. She got to wear fun gloves, and she also got a break from running the field.

Center Parcs - Labor Day 2010

For Labor Day weekend, we took advantage of our 3 days off and went to Center Parcs at Het Meerdal in the Netherlands. We stayed in a little bungalow and enjoyed a great family fun weekend.

Balancing on the floating sidewalk

Kayla had no problem balancing, but . . .

. . . . Brayden was another story.

Riding the tractors in the petting zoo area

The playground

Sand - Kids just love it!

We took a picture we both thought was better than this one, and then I deleted it. Oops!

Our kids thought a bicycle built for 5 would be awesome, but it definitely wasn't. It was a beast, a ton of hard work and our kids couldn't really reach the pedals to help. Brayden also got hurt when I wasn't strong enough to get the 5 of us up a hill and the pedals slipped backward and smashed Brayden's toe. Ouch!

We loved the indoor water park!

Especially the river!

So much fun! We loved Center Parcs!

Back to School 2010 - Spangdahlem Elementary, Germany

Kayla's 2nd grade teacher was Mrs. Harvin. She was really fun and creative and was also the drama club teacher.

Brayden's 1st day of Kindergarten!

Kayla's first day of 2nd grade!

Riding the German bus to school.

After I took these pictures, they told me it was a security violation, but since I'm posting them a year later, my kids should be pretty safe.

Brayden's kindergarten teacher was Mr. Watts. He was the perfect kindergarten teacher for Brayden, and Brayden still brags that other teachers would send Mrs. Watts kids they couldn't handle, but he could help any child learn and progress. There was also a teenager that we talked to that said Mr. Watts is such a good teacher, that kids want to fail kindergarten just to have him again. Brayden loved him!

Brussels - August 2010

We enjoyed our day in Brussels. We thought it was a very eclectic city with modern glass buildings right next to gothic churches and artistic old buildings. Our first stop was a car museum for our little boy car enthusiasts - Auto World.

Gate next to Auto World and neighboring museums.

Our kids played train while we waited for the hop on hop off bus.

Outside Auto World.

The Atomium - it was really fun to watch the people ride the zip line down from the top.

Le Mannequin Pis - He such a tiny guy, for a famous statue. Of course we had to eat some Belgium waffles.

Up closer - the famous little Belgian.

The Grand Place or central market of Brussels - we were amazed by this square. Everywhere you looked, was a picturesque view. It was an interesting place to people watch too - we saw a crazy group of tiara dresses women and a wedding party that waved from an upstairs balcony.

It rained on and off all day in Brussels - here's Brayden's creative technique to combat the rain.

The fountain was spraying the kids when the wind would gust, so instead of moving out of the way, they put up their umbrellas.