Back on the court

Basketball season is now under way! Griffen is doing great this year and is really beginning to understand the game. I can't believe the difference in his skill level from last year to this year. There has been a great improvement, especially in his defensive skills.

Thanksgiving 2011

Griffen was home for Thanksgiving so we traveled to Richland to spend Thanksgiving with the Demiter's. There was a wonderful spread of food, a Thanksgiving day backyard football game with the cousins, plenty of laughter, and a good time had by all.

The Winds of Change

On 10/20/11 the Demiter's joined the minivan club. We traded in the Ford Escape along with Matt's Harley and bought a Honda Odyssey. I have always been anti-minivan and swore that I would never drive one.....now I'm eating my words. Admittedly the van is comfortable and has plenty of space for the whole family. A recent trip to Ikea was much more enjoyable without the worry of determining how we would shove our purchase into the back of a small SUV. Thank goodness for Minivans! P.S. When the kids are older I will be trading this baby in and getting an SUV. LOL

It was a Monster Bash!

Knox turned 1 and for his first birthday we decided to have a Monster Bash birthday party! Friends from church and the neighborhood came and celebrated with us.
Matt did a great job in preparing the food and helping me get the cupcakes done. Knox loved every minute of eating his furball monster cupcake, actually I think everyone must have liked them because there evidence of frosting all over the floor!
Knox opened each gift with excitement and loved all of the wonderful presents that were given to him. He favorites seem to be a remote airplane that Abby, from next door, gave to him and the pirate ship from Grammy Donna.

The following weekend we drove to Richland so that we could have a mini celebration with all of the Demiters!

What a wonderful 1st birthday for such a special boy!

Lake Stevens Peewee Purple Vikings

This was Griffen's first year playing football. For the past 4 seasons he has played soccer but decided to change it up a bit this year. He played both offense and defense this year but says that he would prefer to play quarterback because he never gets the ball. Maybe next year he will have the chance to try another position but this year he is just enjoying using those shoulder pads to run into guys!

He's on the move!

On 9/8/2011 Knox took more than 2 steps in a row. He is well on his way to zooming all over the place. He thinks it is hilarious to crawl up the stairs as fast as he can before we notice that he is gone. We can hardly keep up with him right now so I'm sure as soon as he gets this walking thing down that he will be running!

Ready....Set.....2nd Grade!

We've started a new school year which also included a new school, new friends, and a new bus to ride! Griffen is now in 2nd grade at Highland Elementary School right around the corner from the house. His new teacher is Mrs. Mattingly and he is in a 1st/2nd grade split class.

On the first day Griffen met all the kids from the neighborhood at the bus stop. He is over the top excited about the prospect of riding a bus. Can you believe that there were 14 children waiting for the bus from a neighborhood of 10 houses?!

He came home from school with such enthusiasm for the new year. He loves his class and all of the kids. This year he started with a different teacher but 3 days in there was a decision made to add an additional class to decrease classroom sizes. Griffen was one of the children chosen to move to the new class. Mr. Pewitt told us that Griffen showed great skills when it came to independent learning and this is why he was chosen. He is a roll with the punches kind of a kid so I know he will do just great!

We look forward to another fantastic year!