Chicken!

 Last night I went with some friends to Vine Gogh..a guided artist bar.  The painting of the night was called Portland Chicken.  Not being much of an artist, I wasn't sure how my final product would turn out.  But not to worry.....it was a ton of fun and I love my chicken!  I will actually hang this work of art on a wall in my house.

It was a packed house and the class was sold out!  32 chickens came to life and they were all unique variations of the same thing.

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 My chicken nearing completion.

Chickens!

Grow Oak Tree, Grow!

 Yesterday we got our new tree.  The boys and Dan helped plant several trees in the neighborhood by working with Friends of Trees.  

 Our baby Shumard Oak.  Please grow to be big and strong so we can come back and visit you in 50 years!

It's cute and all, but I'm still bummed out about the trees that we had to cut down.  I hope that I can grow to love this mighty oak tree just as much. I'm sure I will.

Birthday #9

 Birthday # 9.  The  boys wanted to choose 2 friends each to have a 'man-cave' sleepover, and do all the stuff that 9 year old boys like to do.  They played the wii, flag football, nerf guns, basketball, dancing with a strobe light, playing chess, making geometric designs with toothpicks and marshmallows, rasslin', eating, watching a movie, and finally........falling asleep.

 As always, homemade birthday cakes.  Well, it's more like home-decorated~ but you get the idea.

 The entrance to the "man-cave".  Enter at your own risk!

Big burgers with tater tots for dinner.  yum!

Getting cozy after so much fun together and watching Diary of A Wimpy Kid.

They all  crashed by about 10:45.

I leave you with a video clip of them being goofballs at their birthday dinner this evening.  

I can't believe they're 9.  Happy Birthday, Chris and Nate!

Marimba!

Nate has been taking a Marimba class as part of the after-school program.  Last night he was able to perform for the audience at the Kindergarten Round-Up. 

The crowd went wild!  Contrary to this not-so-great recording, they actually sounded AWESOME!