O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

I think I will just let the pictures tell the story.

wait for it. . . . .

AWWW! The JOYS of CHRISTMAS

We {heart} Tooshies!

This week over at I {heart} Faces it's "We {heart} Tooshies" Week. So every entry has to have a (fully clothed) Tooshie in it . This was taken on our trip to Big White this past year. Billy carried Noah up the hill behind our condo several times so that Noah could practice skiing. I chose this picture because it shows what a good Daddy Billy is.

If you want check out some of the other Tooshies go visit the website. And if you have a Tooshie that you love go ahead and enter, it's just for fun!

Halloween

We started the week off by going to the pumpkin patch. It was fun to go through the corn mazes and to pick our pumpkins.

Noah had fun pulling Brooklyn around on the wagon.

Brooklyn dressed up as a punk rock fairy. I made the tutu and wings at my family's girls' weekend. I was afraid she wouldn't want to dress up but when it came time, she was a very willing participant and even broke into model mode when I started taking pictures it was really cute.

Niko was a vampire. Scary!!!!

Poor Lucy was sick so she didn't really get to do halloween. At the last minute she threw this robe over her pjs and called herself a witch in pajamas. She was going to be Hannah Montana.

Noah was a flame. I think he turned out pretty cool and he loved running around and "burning" people.

Girls' Weekend

Last weekend my mom, grandma, sisters and I got together for our annual Girls' Weekend. We had so much fun (as always). This year we rented a house in North Bend. We went to "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" in Seattle, made tutus, played games, ate, and just had a grand ol' time. This first picture is a pretty good summary of the weekend as I am laughing my guts out, but I threw in a few more just for fun.

Oh, yeah, we made chocolates too, which somehow turned into a chocolate fight between Kristi and Jessica. I think the official story is that Jessica started it but Kristi definitely finished it. Jessica is married to my brother Nathan and apparently hadn't picked up on the fact that we are a slightly competitive family. I think she understands now. Love ya Jessica!

Every year we play a game where we have to open a present while wearing oven mitts. This is my 91 year old Grandma goin after it! She ROCKS!!! After this she showed us her "abnormally" large middle finger.

Here we are! The Wells Girls!

(those are all the tutus we made hanging in the background)

. . .and the Silly pose!

. . .and one with the tutus on our heads. Check out my Grandma's face. Ha Ha!!!

Basketball

Nicholas has been playing basketball for school. He is really enjoying it and learning a lot. He is adjusting really well to middle school and is doing very good in all his classes. I still can't believe that I have a son in middle school!!!

Soccer 2009

The kids have been having a lot of fun with soccer this year. Probably because they get to have DADDY as their coach! Billy has been coaching both Lucy's and Noah's teams this year (with a little help from me when the games conflict) I think everyone has had fun.

Billy coaching Lucy's team, the Pink Bears.

This was Noah's first soccer season. He says he wants to play for the Sounders when he grows up. We'll see!

Lucy has really improved this year. It has been fun to watch her grow as an athlete. She has always been good at getting the mental aspect of the game but now she is starting to improve physically too.

And while Billy and I are watching/coaching soccer, Brooklyn finds dirt to play in.

Flashback Friday

We Miss You MARA!!!!

One year ago, yesterday, Sweet little Mara Adams passed away. She is so missed!!! Her family held a Family Home Evening in her honor on Monday. It was a very sweet night, after a few songs and a brief message from her parents we had a balloon release in her honor. I will always remember, right when we moved into our ward, we sat behind this little girl with the most beautiful curls and an adorable face. It was Mara, she was so cute! I miss Mara. Even though I didn't get to see her on a daily basis, it was always a joy to see her at church and witness her sweet spirit.

www.maraadams.com

September?????

Wow, I can't believe that we are already this far into September!!!! I figured I better get a post in quick or it might be Christmas before I did.

First Day of School!!!

It was a big first day of school around the Jessee House. Noah started Kindergarten. So far he is doing very well. (I'm kind of shocked how well he is doing, actually.) Since he started, he is so funny because he is totally health conscious. He always wants to eat "healthy food" so anytime I make him something to eat he asks if every part of it is healthy. "Is cream cheese healthy? Is Jelly Healthy? Are Bagels healthy?" and so on and so forth. He is also very concerned about being a "good boy." I don't know what they are teaching at this school, but I know I like it!

Lucy's first day was not quite as exciting, but she was still thrilled! She has the same teacher and basically the same class as last year. She is in a 3rd/4th split class and she has been with the same basic group of kids since she was in 1st grade. It is such a great class and I couldn't be more thrilled that she gets to be in it.

Nicholas had a big first day of MIDDLE SCHOOL! Yes, you read that right, Nicholas is in Middle school. I can't believe it! He seems to be adjusting pretty well and after his 3rd schedule change seems to be getting into a groove. Go NIKO!!!

Go Cougs???????

For the past several years the Washington State Cougars have played a "home" game at Qwest field. We went this year, and unfortunately, the cougs were a little less than stellar. They were quite pathetic actually. But that didn't stop Lucy from cheering!

And it didn't stop Brooklyn from eating all the popcorn. : )

Go Sounders!!!!

We have been loving our Sounders tickets this Summer. Due to a scheduling conflict, Billy was not able to go the game last Saturday (he had to go to soccer pictures with Noah and Lucy because he is coaching both their teams), I got to take Niko and 2 of his buddies to the game. We had a lot of fun! Here they are singing their hearts out to the National Anthem.

And here they are enjoying their half time treats. Is 6 cookies each too many????

Play Date/Photo Shoot

Last week, Brooklyn's friend Dallis came to play for a little while. These 2 girls are hilarious together!!! I figured it was a good time to play with my camera a little bit, (how could I resist such cute models???) These are the unedited versions. If I get a chance, I will try to post some that i've played with in Photoshop.