Ermias' 9th

Ermias turned 9 yesterday! His dreams came true and the family pulled together and got him an iPod nano and a blue tooth speaker. His life is full and hopefully his Christmas money will stop burning a hole in his pocket!!

Lillie's 3rd BDay (on Monday)

Lillie turned 3 on Monday (I can't even believe it)! She immediately got out of bed and put on our red tiara headband. The boys had the day off (Martin Luther King Jr.) so they slept in and Waymond was already at work. I had her presents waiting on the table.

 I had the boys make her a picture and Isayas drew a minion. He did REALLY well!

 We got her a cardboard house that she can draw on. We had to remind Ermias that it was Lillie's gift and he could only draw on it if she asked him to! :o)

 I found a "happy birthday to me." shirt at Old Nave on clearance after Thanksgiving!

 Her one desire was to go to the zoo for her birthday. Thankfully it was a sunny day. We invited most of her favorite people in Tacoma to come along. All the kids (and Waymond) rode the carousel.

 She got several more gifts in the mail this week. Today she got some Legos and her and Waymond put them together. It clearly is in her DNA because Waymond was just an assistant. She kept saying, "I can do it daddy." And she did.

 Got a beautiful crown!

 She helped decorate her cake. You can't tell, but it's covered in sprinkles. She's a fan of baking and sprinkles!

 She picked where we had dinner that night, Bento teriyaki!

 The girl is a big silly goose and none of us can believe it's been three years!

Swimming lessons

We have all the kids in swimming lessons this month (just on Saturdays). Lillie is finding it bitter sweet. She loves being in the water, but she DOES NOT like to get her face wet. However, she feels like she should wear googles because her bubbas do. These lasted about 2 minutes into the lesson!