Legos, Legos, Legos!

Mark got legos for Christmas too:)

Santa brought Z a firestation

M got a police station

Mark's dream that his kids love legos has come true!

Gifts, gifts, and more gifts

Christmas 2011

Daddy opening Z's gift

Z waiting patiently

M ready to open his gifts

Merry Christmas kids!!

Christmas morning...I think the kids made out alright!

1st Snow of 2011

It snowed on Tuesday and we were able to get out and enjoy it!

He's 2!!

I'm 2!! Wearing his new Thomas pj's :)

This year we understand how to open presents! He was getting so angry at his sister for trying to help him.

He loves trains right now, so he was PUMPED to have trains on his cake!

Eating his birthday cupcake

Christmas Program

The boys had their Christmas program for elementary school. We got a babysitter for the younger 3 so we could actually enjoy the program! The boys both did great!

Z was a toy soldier. He kept his hands in his pockets the whole program (which is ok because they weren't causing trouble then!). He even sang!! We were very proud:)

M was a tree. He looked angry because he couldn't find us in the audience!

Christmas Tree helpers

We had lots of helpers this year when we decorated our tree! Some were really great, and some not so great!

We get the kids an ornament every year and they really enjoyed finding theirs and putting it on the tree.

Motorcycle museum

We took a trip down to southern KS to the Motorcycle Museum on Veteran's Day. We walked in with our 5 children and the owner/lady running the shop followed us in and proceeded to tell us not to touch anything! I think we scared her with the number of children we had...I'm sure she had visions of us touching a motorcycle and them all falling over!! Lucky for her my kids were well behaved and all motorcycles were left upright:)

Halloween 2011

S was Superman

M was a Stormtrooper and Z was Flash

(our foster daughters also went with us but we aren't allowed to post pictures!)

Pumpkins!

M's finished pumpkin

M cleaning out his pumpkin

Z's pumpkin

This is a BIG deal for our sensory child (he HATES anything slimy, sticky, ect...)

Trikes and raking

The boys raking the yard...hopefully they like doing this in the coming years as much as they do now!

S has finally figured out how to move the bike forward instead of just backwards!

Pumpkin Farm

S loved the goats!

Riding the hayrack at the Pumpkin farm

Which pumpkin should I chose?

Z playing soccer

Z played soccer on Fort Riley this fall. We aren't sure if this is "his" sport yet:) He was very hesitant to chase the ball and would have preferred to play in the dirt or watch helicopters go by.

Pedal tractor pull

During Chapman's annual Labor Day festivities, M competed in the pedal tractor pull. He did very well for his first time and got a ribbon for competing!

Hmmm...

Our littlest man dressing up...we will be keeping this picture for his high school graduation!

1st spelling test

M had his first ever spelling test on Friday and he aced it! We practiced hard all week and we weren't sure how he would do...but he did amazing and we are so proud (it's now hanging on the fridge!)

Mmmmm...bbq chicken

S had some bbq chicken for the first time the other night and he loved it! He had a spoon but preferred to use his hands and ended up wearing most of it on his face.