Max lost his first tooth!!!!!

It finally happened!!! This has been a long time coming, seeing that most of friends lost their teeth in Kindergarten!!! Max lost his first tooth during the weekend up in Strawberry - he was just wiggling it while they were watching a movie and out it popped!!! The tooth fairy brought him a whole dollar!!! Yeah Max!!!

Grandma Joan's birthday celebration in Strawberry!!!

We had a wonderful weekend up in Strawberry, AZ celebrating Grandma Joan's 60th birthday! We stayed at a beautiful cabin and really were able to relax and just hang out - what a memorable time!

Our beautiful cabin!

SNOW!!!!
We played basketball!
So much fun!

Fun at the cabin!!!

We had so much fun "hanging out" There was no agenda to keep! Sam was sick, and that was not fun - but even being sick he did OK!

Dinner time!

So relaxing!
Poor Sam was SICK all weekend - he had 2 big sores on his tongue - he was MISERABLE
Happy Birthday, Grandma!
We love you!!!!

Fun at the Railroad Park!

We went to McCormick Stillman Railroad Park today! It has a fun train, carousel, and equipment to play on! This was Sam's first time riding a train - he was gripping the pole so tight! What a fun day for us all!!

What a fun train ride!

"Oooo, this is fun!"
Riding the carousel! Yeah, SAM!

Laser Tag party and sleep over!!!!

Max had his laser tag/sleepover party tonight! Ryan, Jake, Cedric, Daniel, Julia, Hunter and Annika all had a BLAST playing laser tag - then all the boys stayed the night! Luke and Sam were so excited to be a part of the sleepover as well!

There's the cool dude birthday boy!

What's your score??
Yummy pizza and cake!!!!
PARTY TIME!!!!
Breakfast time!!!

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY, MAX!!!

Today is Max's 8th birthday! He awoke to some fun presents and a CHOCOLATE breakfast complete with cocoa krispies and chocolate donuts then right off to school!!!! Sorry, Mrs. Lebtich (Max's teacher)

Fun birthday day at school!!!!

Max had a lot of fun being recognied at school - and even better they had a FIELD TRIP to the Science Museum!! What a fun day!

Max gets the special birthday crown, certificate, and pencil!
Max is 8 years old today!!!
Hey birthday boy!
Max's best friends - Jake, Cedric and Ryan

More birthday fun!

All of Max's second grade friends!

Ryan and Max learning about science!
What happened on the day you were born.....
Max and Mrs. Lebtich

Max's family birthday party!

We had a fun birthday celebration here at the house with all of Max's cousins, aunts, uncle and Grandparents!!

There's the birthday boy!
Max and all his cousins
Opening presents

Uncle Mike and Matt's visit!!!!

We had such a great visit with Uncle Mike and Matt over the weekend! They traveled from Denver to attend Rich's golf tournament - we're so happy they came!!!

SURPRISE BRYCE!!!! Happy Birthday!!!!

WE GOT HIM!!!!

Lynn threw a surprise 40th birthday party for Bryce tonight! We really surprised him BIG TIME! He thought the "surprise" was Rich and I showing up at Applebee's for dinner with him and Lynn - little did he know that us heading to Uncle Bear's Sports Bar and Grill after for a drink would be a HUGE party for him!!! It was priceless - he had no idea!!!!

Us after our dinner at Applebee's heading to Uncle Bear's

Lynn's sweet toast to her hubby
My poem toast to my sweet brother in law!
The cute couple
KARAOKE TIME!!!!

Watch the video of Gecky shedding his skin!

Wanna see the coolest (and grossest) thing??? The boys Gecko sheds his skin once about every 2 months! I taped him at the end of his process where he actually eats his skin!!! You can see his old skin hanging from his tail and foot :)

Press the arrow and see him shed!