So Rich was reading the kids a friend article and it was talking about trials. He said sometimes bad things happen in our lives so we can learn something from it. Meili piped up, 'Yeah like our car wreck'. Rich said, 'yes we did learn a lot from that didn't we.' Kai said, 'Yes, we learned to always buckle up.' Meili said, 'Yeah and I was crying and crying and crying and so was Tristan and so Kai sang us a song.' Rich said, 'Kai? you sang them a song?' Kai said, 'Yeah mommy was bleeding and didn't answer me and I was bleeding a little bit too, and Meili and Tristan were crying too, and so I thought it would make them feel better to sing them a song. I sang them give said the little stream over and over and over again until they stopped crying.' We have a special boy, one that at 5 years old, in pain from a broken collar bone, scared and alone, and bleeding himself, thinks of his 2 younger siblings, trying to comfort them in their time of need. It brought me to tears, ugh it was just too close. Apparently I was out for a while, it seemed to me to be seconds and minutes until help arrived, but it was long enough to sing give said the little stream over and over and over again...
He loves himself some mommy :)
oh and last but not least, I may have possibly waited out on my balcony for an hr for Obama to drive by so I could get a photo during naptime... :) Second to Clinton that's probably as close as I'll get!
While D and Weston were here we took advantage of their awesome new camera and took a few birthday pics for Tristan. They turned out super cute :) We had a great time with them and were so glad that they got to hang with us here. We took the kids to a park, went out to eat, did a little shopping, and just enjoyed our time together. The kids love cousin Cohen and especially Kai, cannot get enough of him. Such a fun weekend :)
The boys decided to rent a 4 wheelin machine for Matt's bday, It was a lot of fun, but Kai said it would have been more fun if 'Daddy would have been a more careful driver...' :) That's my cautious boy! ...and Meili's not enjoying this popsicle at all... :) 
We've also been spending a lot of time with Nate and Sarah. They've been our family down here and it will definitely be hard to move away from them. We went bowling, swimming, and out for pazookies all in the same night. The kids were wiped! Sarah and Rich killed us all at bowling! I guess it's not hard when all you do is roll gutter balls... (Nate) :) Kai got his first strike, he was so happy! The kids are growing up, there was minimal fit throwing and they took turns and just soaked it up. It was a lot of fun!
I love themed holiday shirts, it an obsession :) the many faces of Meili... it's deserving of it's own photo collage...
Meili's drawings of valentines for the family. Each picture is holding a heart. I like how we all have accentuated ears and no the legs come off of the head :) my fav 
For Kai's 100th day of school we had to make a shirt with 100 things on it. Being the star wars fan that he is, I made a stamp out of some of my old art supplies of a lego star wars man with a light saber, we think it turned out pretty cool! Fabric paint is awesome! He was a happy boy!
Here's a snippet of his Kindergarten home work, it reads: 'I looked at the picture. Yellow Darth Maul. He is awesome. Me and my friend Will. It was fun. 
I hope someday these 2 are as close as Kailer and Meili are now. Since Meili has 2 more years at home I'm sure they will be :) I saw a glimps of that during bath time.
Tristan at 10 mo, pulling himself up on things and transfering between things :) Such a sweet happy baby!
Almost walking!
Kai loves to match his daddy and his brother, first matching shirts! He loves it :)
