Back to School 2014

This week Tyler and Lauren head back to school.  Lauren will be entering the 3rd Grade and her teacher is Mr. Bahns.  She is excited and ready for the new year.  She hopes that she likes her class as it is boy-heavy.  I think she will have a great year.

Tyler is entering the 9th grade which means he is a freshman in High School.  He seems ready to tackle the challenge that is high school.  His first day went well and he seems like it is no big deal.  He is playing soccer for the freshman team and seems to enjoy that.

Cate's High School Graduation

Cate just gaduated from Sherwood High.  It was fun to take the family to the ceremony and support her in this accomplishment.  I took a bunch of photos for her so she could remember this day.  We are excited for her to start the next chapter in her life as she heads to UVU this fall!!

Happy 14th Birthday Tyler

Believe it or not, Tyler has just turned 14.  It amazes me to think that I could have a kid that old.  He is an amazing young man and we are so happy to have him as a part of our family.  Some of his favorite things are playing soccer, Minecraft, hanging out with his friends, playing with Ava and watching any and all sports.  He is excited for school to get out and will be starting high school next year.  He has a full summer ahead of him with a family vacation, scout camp, soccer camp, EFY, and soccer try outs.  Should be a lot of fun.

Update on the kids

Tyler will turn 14 in June.  He is the biggest Blazer fan out there.  It is fun to watch Blazer games with him.  He's on track to have his braces off later this year.  Tyler keeps busy with soccer training.  He will try out for the high school program in August.

Lauren is 9 and just got her cast off.  She still walks around the house on her tip toes and is always dancing.  She is so fun to have around and is very social.  She plays with her friends any chance she can and stays busy with her dance classes.

Ava is 3 1/2 and continues to be a fireball.  She keeps Mere and I on our toes.  She loves Peppa Pig and Pete the Cat.  She will not go to bed unless you read at least one book to her.  She has great command of the english language, but recently chooses to revert and do baby talk.  Use your words Ava!

New York City 2014

For work I attended the LegalTech 2014 Conference in midtown Manhattan.  Thanks to Meredith's mom, we were able to go together and enjoy seeing some of the sites and sounds of New York City.  Each night we would go out on the town to explore New York City.  Below are some photos from the trip highlighting some of the things we enjoyed.

Pizza at Grimaldi's

View of lower Manhattan from Empire State Building

Statue of Liberty as seen from Empire State Building

Meredith enjoying the self-guided tour of the Empire State Building

View of Chrysler building from Empire State Building

Cake Boss has a store close to Times Square

Cheese cake was the best

Met Tiki Barber at my conference

Vintage escalator make out of wood at Macy's

Seahawks gear was found everywhere!

Good food at the Shake Shack.  The Jelly Donut Concrete was delisious.

The Party Bus

Watched Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre.  Amazing!!

Wall dedicated to the fire fighters who lost their lives on 9/11

Tower 1 is almost complete

Rockefeller Center

Times Square

Sites visited:

Empire State Building

Gershwin Theatre

Times Square

9/11 Memorial Visitor Center

Rockefeller Center

Flat Iron Building

Shopping:

Macy's

Little Miss Matched

FAO Schwarz

Uniqlo

Nike Town

Forever 21

Dining

Cake Boss Cafe

Grimaldi's Pizza

Shake Shack

Fun in the Snow

We've had about 10 inches of snow over the past few days.  This is unusual for Oregon but we love it.  The kids have played in the snow all day long and are so tired.  Here are some pics from their adventures today: