Big day in the Avery house!!

Big Deal #1:
Carters 5th Birthday...Daddy played the "I need a personal day" card (ok he seriously needed it) and brought in some balloons to school

His class sang Happy Birthday to him...although it doesn't really look like it here...hmmm.

When asked what he wanted to do for his Birthday dinner
he said Chuck E Cheese...yeah, um that place is closed on
Wednesdays - pick another place (actually we didn't lie to

him, promise). Pizza Hut, ok, I guess that beats Old Folks
(I'm totally serious, that is what my kids call Old Country
Buffet!) After that we went to McDonalds - ok, confession
I felt like WHITE TRASH, here it was, 8pm on a school night

with all our kids having $1 sundaes watching my 5 year old open his present. What did we give our son on his big birthday you ask...a backpack - yup, a backpack (bonus that his bday is after school starts too - 50% off - oh, I sound so cheap right now) Ok, to my defence - he ASKED for a backpack -I kept asking him too - for weeks, it never changed. At least I have one practical child :) You should have seen his face light up - the boy was Giddy!!

Here he is passed out on the couch (not sure why, it was
probably 10 at that point :)

Big Deal #2:
Tanner learned how to mow the lawn - Yikes!!

All geared up in gloves, eye protection, and ear plugs, he officially mowed his first lawn. After that he taught Carter how to pick up the dog poop. Graduation day for all :)

We have some friends -

That ROCK!!
Bill & Tori invited us along with some other friends to join them at the Seahawks game yesterday! Yay! Bill works with the Seahawks and has field privileges (I don't know exactly what its called - but that sounds cool, right?) So, we were able to go down on the field while the players were warming up - so cool, no awesome!! I'll be the first to admit, I'm not a super-fan, actually - I loath the noise that comes from a football game (and add a head cold, not good). BUT nothing can beat the energy coming off that field... the sun was out, the tight end(s) were - a - tight ;) And I joined in with the noise. I think my husband is now my super-fan :) The seats were awesome, right under the 12th man flag. Our boys were a tad jealous - we dropped the kiddos at church and ran...look, we prayed on the way there that we'd make it in time! :)

Chris walking out of the tunnel onto the field

Bill, Kirk and Chris

Erica & Michael

I'll be totally honest with you - I don't know who this is!

These 4 planes flew over right at the start of the game.
I took almost 300 pictures. The entire time (on the field) this was Chris: "Hun! You getting this!!!?" Yes babe all of it.
Thank you Bill and Tori SO much! We love you!!

Big Birthday Bash!!

Carter & Greyson (and Grammie) share the same birthday. Carter celebrated his 5th and Greyson his 1st - two VERY important milestones in ones life (ok, so they all are) so we had to have a Carnival party!
The weather was amazing (you never know what your going to get here in the NW :) And its a good thing because we had somewhere around 30 kids. We had popcorn, candy - LOTS of Candy, face painting, hot dogs, a magician, pie in the face - the works.

I love how Tanner looks mad - this was totally HIS idea!!

I love this picture for so many reasons - all the kids were lined up at the candy table - Liam - on his tipie toes, in the center with his little fist gripping his goodies - behind his back - like, 'I dont have anything...' Love it :)

The after Party...

My baby with his baby-blues

Click HERE for more party pics - there are a lot more!!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

We did it! We completed our first day of 2nd and 4th Grade! Haley has Mrs.Graham - in the portable next to the portable I had in 4th grade - same school, its crazy! She is SO excited to have her - she even told me she had a dream about getting her! Tanner has Mr.Judge. He'll do well, I'm sure (our little Questie). Haley cut her hair, she looks way too old now!

Can we say ORTHO?? Start writing more checks!!

Last Day of Summer

We had some friends over yesterday for a little Labor Day shin-dig, and later we put the kids in their pj's and did some good ol' fashion smore's. And a round of "what was your best part of the summer"
Haleys: Going to Ga!
Tanners: Going to Ga!
Carters: Learning to swim! - whispers to me - can I have more than one??

I think Haley was having a bit of pre- 4th grade jitters and asked for a banana before the smore's (weird kid)

2nd & 4th Grade HERE WE COME!!