Sunday, May 31, 2009

Chuck E Cheese

Another birthday celebration for Xander! We took him to Chuck E Cheese for some game time. Our friends met us there to play and eat pizza. They brought Xander some great birthday presents and he had so much fun playing with his friend Sophia. Thankfully summer break is just around the corner so he can see her more!

Chris taking Nate on a wild ride
Xander at the wheel and Sophia on some wave game that they ended up playing over and over together
Nate was convinced he needed to climb up and slide down
Exhausted and ready to head home
As always, hard for these two to say goodbye...

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Outdoor artists

Nathan standing back to admire (or critique) his work. Nate likes to put as much color on as possible.
Xander is far less discriminating and just loves slapping the paint on. We have to encourage him to use lots of colors.
The best place for painting - easy clean up!

Friday, May 29, 2009

Xander's 5th birthday!

Our baby boy is 5! We had a very busy day with lots of presents, fun at the Science Museum with Grandpa Jimmy and then dinner at Buca with Grandma Linda. Once again, Xander requested the kitchen booth at Buca, which is always fun and entertaining. This time, an entire stack of dishes and bowls came crashing down! But we don't go there expecting it to be quiet and relaxing. And when you are in the kitchen, there is little to worry about with the boys' noise levels as well. It was a great day and I hope Xander had all the fun he deserves!

Waking up and opening presents
His new Moon In My Room....awesome! It looks very much like the moon in the sky and you can set it for many different phases of the moon. It automatically shuts off after 30 minutes and looks very cool on their wall at night.
After a special breakfast and presents (including a telescope!) we headed to the Science Museum for some nerdy fun! Grandpa Jimmy was able to leave work and join us, the highlight of the trip for Xander.
The Pichner Boys!
Checking out some fossils under the magnifying glass
The boys being goofy at the table
Blowing out the candles
Xander's space cake. We forgot to get a photo before starting to cut (silly us!) but it still looks cool.
Xander is a serious cake eater. He concentrates so hard!

Nathan is a passionate eater, closing his eyes tight and savoring every bite!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Running through the sprinkler

soaked!
I will probably see lots of this over the summer

Friday, May 22, 2009

Xander's last day of preschool (sniff sniff...)

Happy and sad at the same time, Xander is done with preschool. Since his birthday is a week after school is done, he brought ice cream treats for the class on the last day. One of the teachers made him a crown to wear. The kids sang some songs for us before class was over. So cute!
getting his "diploma". The blond on the left is Xander's favorite buddy in his class.
Thankfully Chris was able to leave work for a while so he could be there too. We all we out for lunch at the Uptown Diner, Xander's choice

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Summer is almost here!

time for sidewalk chalk....
getting wet....
fun at the park...
and ice cream treats....

YAY!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

The Gator comes out of storage

Have to make sure there is a cold beverage on board
Like all boys, Nathan is more interested in watching the wheels turn. I don't get it.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Pics of the kids

Doggies snuggling
Naked reading!
Cutest Nathan
Where did it go? I have no idea what they were looking for!
More naked reading!
Cutest Xander
Hamming for the camera
My favorite - squeeky clean

Saturday, May 02, 2009

Chris turns 30!


enjoying a blizzard after lunch
Nathan tackles a dilly bar

Birthday bbq at our house
Chris' awesome Transformer cake
(chris says "Ting" when he smiles like this. Others may not get it, but I do!)
Annie snuggling with a very sleepy Nathan

Getting ready to blow out the candles!