1st day of Kindergarten

Josh started Kindergarten this year... and so far, he is loving it! His teacher is Mrs. Dalrymple and she is very fun and cute. She says things like, "Everyone needs to be sitting on their "sitters"! I don't know... I had never heard that before, and thought it was cute.

He says that his favorite part about school is riding the bus (which he rides to and from school), and playing at recess. He plays this silly game called "Boys chase girls", and supposedly it's very competitive. I asked him what he does once he catches the girls, and he said "nothing!" That's a huge relief!

Caleb turned 2!

Well, I'm finally catching up some blogging... and here are a few pictures from Caleb's little birthday "party!" Mike's broker gave Caleb some ReMax tatoos for his birthday, so they are modeling them... see how tough ReMax Agent's kids are???

Pre-School Graduation

Complete with graduation cap and diploma, Josh completed "Kiddie Kollege" and is now awaiting the first day of Kindergarten! They all marched in to "Pomp and Circumstance" and one by one received their little diplomas! I think Josh was a little embarrassed by it all, but he liked the attention! Here he is with his "Kiddie Kollege Buddies", Gavin and Leo.

For the Love of the Game

Here's our little ball player doin' his thing! He does a great job hitting, and he does just as good fielding! When the ball comes his way, he catches and throws it right to first base! The only problem is, all the kids want to touch that ball soooo bad, and Josh has been known to pry the ball out of another kids' kung-foo grip! A little embarrassing to say the least!

And although Caleb is Josh's #1 fan, he spends more time eating flowers and drinking Gatorade then cheering! And he even managed to find a flower-picking friend, despite the fact that he literally looked like a "Jungle Crawler!" I promise, I didn't take him to the game looking like that... he just evolved into it!!!

Josh is now in the stage where he HATES to have his picture taken! I have to trick him into staying still and not running full speed FAR AWAY!

And Caleb is a little bunny rabbit! One night he reached up and grabbed the salad bowl from the counter. He was munching on salad for dessert!

Soap and Suds

What started out as a typical bath night.... suddenly turned into the UWW (Under Water Wrestling) match... literally! Caleb would stand up and flop on top of Josh... they would roll and tumble and roll around, taking a breath when they could! It was hilarious! Needless to say the bathroom was thrashed when they were done... but it was fun!!! Thank goodness I was in a good mood otherwise those little white bums would have been little red bums!!! hahhahahaa!!! just kidding!

Take Me Out to the Ballgame

This was Josh's very first T-Ball Game!!! He's #9 on the Bees Team and he loves it!!! Every day he asks if it's time to play baseball! Coach Dad was especially proud when he hit the ball off the tee every time! And I have to brag a bit... everyone was quite impressed with his power and his swing... all thanks to Dad's coaching to help him perfect his "form!"

And Caleb did a great job cheering from the sidelines! Although he would much rather be on the field, he was a good sport and just watched. Notice him in the background while Josh is up to bat!

All the Grover Grandkids

Taking pictures with 5 kiddos is almost an impossible task!




From left to right: Caleb and Josh (My Munchkins), Canyen (Baby Shay's Baby), and Taylor and Cole (NaDene's Nincumpoops).... sorry NaDene, that was the only word I could think of that started with "N"! hee hee hee!!!

Fun in the Snow

A fun treat of visiting Alaska in the early spring is getting to play inthe snow EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! Josh had a blast playing in DEEP snow for the first time in his life!!! And since nothing compares to a good ole Alaskan snowfall, he was outside almost every day for as long as he could handle the cold!

Happy 30th Anniversary

We recently surprised Mom and Dad with a Surprise Party to celebrate their 30th Anniversary!!! It was so fun to have so many friends and family there to help us celebrate... and I think that Mom and Dad had a good time, even though they were completely clueless and SHOCKED about the whole thing!!!

Thanks again to all of you who came and supported them!!!

These pictures aren't that great because the room was dark, but you get the idea!

Crayola Caleb

Caleb has recently developed a love affair with crayons! Although he often prefers to eat them, he occasionally gets his creativity out on paper too!!! This was a nice moment we had when Josh was at pre-school. Caleb sat and colored for about 45 minutes... which is this wild man's all-time record for focusing on one task!!!

Happy 5th Birthday Josh!!!

Josh turned 5 this year!!! And for his birthday party, we did a Star Wars theme!!! We had little Jedi costumes for the boys, and Princess Lia costumes for the girls!!! Check out the light sabers (aka swim noodles)! They did a great job battling the Dark Side, destroying the Death Star and Saving Princess Lia!

Christmas 2006

Dearest Family and Friends,

It's that time of year to give our report,
But you're busy... so your time we won't waste!
A lot has happened in 2006,
But don't worry, we'll give only a taste!

Mike and KaLisi have been working out,
Mike has even lost a ton of weight!
KaLisi ran in her first 8K race,
Needless to say, our pants fit really great!

Josh loves going to pre-school,
He's bummed that homework is a must.
But he's looking forward to next year,
When he can ride the big yellow school bus!

Caleb turned one in August,
And we all cater to his demands.
He's pretty busy and gets into everything,
We call him "the boy with a million hands!"

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Love, Mike, KaLisi, Josh and Caleb