Soccer

Gage's first official organized sport! Soccer! And he was less then thrilled to play. Definitely not like his older brothers were at the same age. He participated...barely. And the team picture has me in it (as his coach) but not him, he refused to stand in and when he refuses, there's no changing his mind! By the end of the season he was doing a little more (as evidenced here) so maybe he'll get more into it as he goes along.

The Agony of Da-Feet!

Miles and Cole ran in the annual Snohomish Pumpkin Run, where all the elementary schools in their district have a race around Halloween time. They are age based, and quite long (I can't remember exactly how far, but Miles's was over a mile.) They both did great and improved on last years times. Miles took 4th after being tripped near the finish line by the 3rd place finisher, and Cole took 7th. Great finishes by both, and as you can see, they gave it their all! It hurts just to look!

Miles make's it look easy!

Miles figured out the wakeboarding thing, and is hard at work on learning to jump the wake now. Cole got up briefly, and next time we go, he'll be just like Miles, shredding it up! Gage is the master of the tube, with a big goofy grin as we haul him around the lake.

Cake and babe

Here's Shay and her first birthday cake. It didn't last long, once she got her hands on it.

Shay's Birthday

Shay's first birthday finally arrived (too soon for mom though.) We had a party with her friend Max, who was born 5 days after her, his family (the Reynolds) and the Strattons. We actually were able to have it outside (despite the "sub-arctic weather we've been having this summer," according to Lisa.) She dove right into her cake and proceeded to smear it all over her brothers. This was her new stuffed animal she got for her birthday. I think she likes it!

Hike to Wallace Falls

Our friends, the Johnson's, came up to visit (yes Dad, it was a tax write-off, don't worry) and we took them to Wallace Falls. This was at the top of the Falls. The kids were troopers. It is 3 miles one-way, and the last 1/2 mile is pretty steep. Gage made it all the way up, but on the way back, gave in and had to be carried. He proceeded to fall asleep and bang his chin on my head for 30 minutes. Cole, despite repeated warnings, decided to run down the trail as fast as he could. When we caught up to him at the car, he had a nice big road rash on his chest from Superman-ing it after tripping.