Collin - January 2012

This year was Collin's first pinewood derby. He decided to make an army humvee. He worked hard cutting, sanding and painting. It turned out super cool with the camouflage paint job and the gun and army guy glued on top.

This month Collin finished his first piano books. Here is a video of him playing a few of his favorite songs from them.

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This month Collin is reading the first book in the 39 Clues series. He really loves it and can't wait to read the rest of the books. This is a "multi-platform" series where you can collect cards and play the game online along with reading the books. We heard that they are making it into a movie in a couple years!

This is a paper that Collin brought home. I'm not sure what they were supposed to be doing here... was it a lesson on weather? I don't have any idea although I am a little surprised that he knows what a spartan is and I'm very impressed that he aknowledges that coke is awesome. I definitely think this deserves an A+!

SNOW!!!

This weekend we got a little snow and the kids had so much fun playing outside in it. We drove up to Bothell because Grandma and Grandpa had way more snow then we did and the kids had fun sledding and playing outside with their Dad and Uncle Kyle.

Monroe Fair 2011

My parents have a tradition of taking the kids to the Monroe Fair every summer. They have not missed a year since Gracie was 18 months old. This year we were so busy that we almost decided to skip it. At the last minute though we decided to go on the day before school started. It was really fun. This year Collin spent most of his time over on the big rides and went on some that I would NEVER try! Quinn is also completely fearless and will try anything. Gracie is much more careful. They were all so cute and we had so much fun!