9 years Old~ May 2015

May 20, 2015

Bryce and Layne turned 9 this year. Quickly inching toward a decade.I must enjoy this last year of single digits as we all know double digits will be here soon enough.

Last day of being 8.

Waking up 9!

 This year the girls were lucky that their birthday fell on a Wednesday.  Every Wednesday is a half day at their school so they were able to have a party right after school.  I picked up all the girls and headed home for  lunch, sweets and of course popcorn and a movie at the theater.

Car load of 3rd graders.

My sweet friend, Betiana, made the cakes for the girls.  Delicious and beautiful.  AND Gluten Free for Layne!

 After finishing up the cake, all the girls headed down to the theater to eat popcorn and watch a movie. 

 Looking forward to a wonderful year of being 9 with lots of love and adventures! Cheers to 9.

5th Grade Exhibition

Graham is ending his elementary years and in 5th grade they do a huge exhibition that applies all their skills they learned in the PYP program.  It all came to an end with the final project of the year.  We were all so proud of his dedication and commitment!

Graham and his group did a skit in front the entire 5th grade audience.

April 2015

A makeshift basketball and soccer goal in the gameroom

Bryce and Heidi

Layne and Sarah

We spent Easter 2015 with our friends in Pachacamac, Peru.  They had a great play area for the kids.  The girls still wanted to hunt for eggs but Graham helped hide the eggs this year.  Everyone enjoyed the treats.

Bryce was able to ride in Business Class on one of our trips to Houston.  Lucky Girl!

While Bryce and I were in Houston, Graham and Layne hit the links with their Dad.

One weekend in April, the girls spent the night with their friends and had a great time.  These were some of the pictures that were sent to me of all the fun.

11 Years Later

March 24, 2015
11 years later and this boy continues to steal my heart.  I know this is a LATE post as it is almost a month past but life has been busy.  However, I could not go without documenting Graham's 11th birthday.

Kicked off his morning with cinnamon rolls.

Birthday donuts at school!

Graham also continued the celebration on the weekend with his friends with some Paintball and a houseful of boys for a sleepover.

And finally his birthday present was a custom wet suit.  He picked the colors and the design.  Now he will stay warm as he surfs through the winter!