December

Here is our December. The pictures are posted in reverse order (goes from Dec. 31 - 1).

Went to Mom and Dad's between Christmas and New Years. We helped them paint and work on their new house. Notice what whey painted on the wall?? we had a very fun time.

Dec. 26 Trina took us through a Boot Camp exercise class. It was a cool, cold, crisp beautiful morning in Bellingham

The last kids on the block to finally get a Wii, their Nana & Papa suprized them. They were very excited.

Bobby, Ellie, Nate, Lucas and Matt on Christmas morning at Bob and Sally's

Getting the plate ready for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Bobby and Lucas after a hunt at mom and dad's house. Mark and Luke went hunting with Rob (brother-in-law) and Bobby (nephew) the week before Christmas. They had a great time.

Bobby and Rob and Gracie Girl (the dog)

Mark and Luke and Boone

We had a last minute Christmas party with some friends. Santa showed up to HoHoHo all the kids. Luke, Marcus, Cedrik, Eva, Kari, Matt and Santa

After Lucas last soccer game. It was a 'mud bowl'. The kids chased Coach Mark and dropped him in the biggest mud puddle on the field after teh game. What a way to end the season!! It was great. The team started out the season stuggling and losing every game. Then mid-season it all started to click and they ended up winning their last 4 or 5 games. Fun times!

The 'Mud Pit'

Catch Up Phase I

I have been a very bad girl at keeping my Blog up-to-day. So here is my lame attempt at posting some pictures. There is no order or rhyme or reason that they are in. Just enjoy.

Lucas' 12th Birthday Party. We went up to Bellingham to his Nana and Papas house. Pictured are Gavin, Cedrik, Luke, Justin, Kari and Matt.

Dove hunting on the farm Labor Day weekend.

Halloween: Good the Bad and the Ugly and scary mask man.

I am usually not a flower picture taking type of person, but I was so impressed with this Clamatis that I grew. The entire plant was covered with blooms. It was beatuiful.

All the Kniveton cousins with Grandma and Grandpa. Starting with me as the oldest and going to the youngest (Sam). Notice the oldest is the shortest and the youngest is the tallest. How did that happen? Well at least I've still got grandma by an inch or so. This picture was taken at Marc and Andrea's wedding in Walla Walla in May.

Summer Time!!

Annual Girly hike: Becki, Katie, Nikki, MJ, Mom and I

Visisted Santa Clara University in July for Parent/Student orientation. Beautiful campus.

4th of July at Lake Samish (Marks parents house). Cedrik, Matt, Eva and Lucas. Our friends went up with us for the weekend. Cedrik and Lucas are the same age and Matt and Eva are the same age and in the same class.

Lucas' last day of Elementary School. Good-bye Elk Ridge hello Glacier Middle School (the largest in the state now).

Nate and Ellie (my niece) both graduated this year from HS.

April

Wow - March 23rd was my last post. Really??? that's like over a month ago.
Here is my April 09 in reverse order of occurance.

My baby boy turned 9 years old.

Friends are Luke, Matt (birthday boy), Blake, Adrian, Luke (brother - not sure if he was counted as a frined or just "the brother" . . that day) and Beau standing. Had a friends bithday party on Sunday the 19th. They played baseball in the backyard until 2:30 and then they all went to baseball practice . . . .boys!!!

Cutest lawn mower in Buckley Meadows

14 years - we still look like we even like each other =)

Spring Break 09

Spring Break '09

I got to babysit Emery the other day. She is so cute!

Showing off his lacrosse bruise on the arm . . . can you see it?

The Weekend

Grandpa turned 67.

Spectators at Lucas' Friday night Baseball practice

Saturday we ran the Tacoma St. Patty's Day 5K Fun Run, Dad placed 3rd in his age group and I placed 2nd in mine. It does pay to be 40!!! Mom and Luke walked it under 50 minutes. Whoop Whoop!!

Off to Lucas's Lacrosse Game. It was played on Turf

His in Red closest to the goal. He playes "Attack"

Matt Lax game, he's in red. He played on a grass field.

Matt reachint for the pass. He's in mid air!!

Cute!! Lucas loves his Grammy

Lucas and Grammy built this.

Where is the smoke detector?

Snow, Science, Rotary, Lacrosse, B-ball

Matt

Working on the Science Project

Sifting through the football cards

Nate speaking at Gig Harbor Rotary as their Student of the Month

Mark coaching b-ball

Lucas shooting a free throw

Lucas is #4 blue

Matt's Purple Team - he's the short one on the end

Note sure if I even got Matt in this picture.

There he is - running down the court. This was his last game. He sank a half court buzzer beater at the end of the game. He said it was the best feeling in his life!! Pretty cute!!

Off to Lacrosse now - Mark coaching, of course, matt is player in the red with #11 on the sleeve. This was a scrimmage game.

Lucs is in the middle of the picture. Red short, no pants, short socks.

Matt inbetween games

We got about 1 1/2 inches of snow last week. It was beautiful coming down. Some of it has not melted yet, we've had cold temp lately.

I think Boone liked the snow

Coming down