Back To School

Kaitlyn is starting 7th Grade and Logan is starting 3rd Grade. They were a little nervous on the first day - but fortunately they both came home happy! Kaitlyn's school is now requiring uniforms. So far she has been very positive about wearing them - she will be expressing herself with her hair and shoes this year. I think she looks very cute in her uniform. Logan is sure he has the meanest teacher in the school, but after the first day he said she might not be as strict as he thought. Keep your fingers crossed it stays that way.

Our first day of school "Chalk Board Brownies" tradition continues.

Logan is planning on attacking 3rd Grade this year!

KAITLYN GOT BRACES

Before










After

Kaitlyn started phase 2 of her braces yesterday. The big decision was what color rubber bands to choose. She went with a summery pink and green.Yesterday she did great, but today she is starting to feel the pain and wishing she didn't have to go through braces again. But with Motrin, frozen yogurt and 12-14 months we know we will all be happy with the results!

Play Ball!

Logan is just about to wrap up another season of baseball. This year his team name is the Ports. He has the same coach and a lot of the same players he has had for the last three years. They have a great time together and have only lost one game so far this year. Monday they play against the team they lost to so they are very excited to prove who is #1.

Logan is very lucky to have his grandparents come to the games and cheer him on. Grandpa was giving him a few pointers during the game.

I tease my brothers about bribing their kids to play well, but I now do it myself. During one game I wanted Logan to be more aggresive when he was up at bat so I went over to the dugout and told him we would get ice cream if he hit the ball. The next time he was up he hit a pop fly that was caught. When he came back in the dugout he ran over near the bleachers and yelled, "Hey mom does that still count". All the parents in the bleachers started laughing because they knew I had bribed him for a hit. I told him it counts and they all cheered. Now when Logan gets up to bat the parents ask me what he gets if he hits the ball or they say that hit deserves two scoops.

On the way to one game Logan was asking if he could earn ice cream again, I said yes, but what's the most important part of the game and he said, "I always have fun when I play mom". What more could you ask for.

Cub Scouts

Logan is now officially a cub scout. He is very excited and I must say he looks very cute in a uniform!

His first big scout project was to make a cake with his dad for the Blue and Gold Dinner. The theme of the night was "When I Grow Up". Logan has decided he wants to be in the army when he grows up so he made an army tank for his cake. Fortunately we have 10 years to help him make a different career choice.

We were pretty impressed with ourselves when the cake was finished!

He was given a Blue and Gold Dinner Patch and a Cake Baking Patch on a chef's hat for his efforts. His cake turned out great and he had a lot of fun. Next up is the Pinewood Derby!

Logan's

Survivor

Party

For Logan's 8th Birthday Party 10 castaways were invited to travel to Fontaine Island for a Survivor Adventure. We were so fortunate to catch Jeff Probst (a.k.a. Dad) to host Logan's party. Each team donned their buffs and competed in memory challenges, physical challenges and of course the dreaded food challenge. Some of the food the castaways ate were snake eyes, slugs, brains, ants and fish. We were a little worried when Logan almost lost it during the fish challenge, but in true Survivor fashion he made it through the challenge.

Happy Halloween!!

One of our Halloween traditions is painting pumpkins. Grandma Gwilliam buys 4 small pumpkins for us. I paint two of them for the dental office - one who brushed and one who didn't. Kaitlyn and Logan paint the other two pumpkins. Kaitlyn painted hers this year to match her Halloween costume - a nerd.

Nerd alert! Kaitlyn did a great job making her own costume and acting out the part - mmm maybe she really is a nerd?!?


















Beware the Black Ninja! Logan quietly snuck around the neighborhood and scored some serious candy!

A DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO

We decided to take a day and play tourists in San Francisco. We drove down Lombard Street, walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, rode a cable car and explored Chinatown. We all had so much fun we are already planning the things we want to do on our next trip to the city.










We went to Fisherman's Wharf and as
you can tell Logan didn't like the smell. Kaitlyn
tried not to hold
her nose too.

GWILLIAM FAMILY REUNION - 2008

This year we traveled to McCall, Idaho for the Gwilliam Family Reunion. We went hiking, kayaking, swimming and much, much more. We had a great time catching up with everyone!

Kaitlyn and Logan loved kayaking so much they are ready to buy a kayak of their own.

Even though we were exhausted we had a great time! Thanks for all your hard work Kris and Eric. We had a blast!!!