instagram friday

{ my friend Bethany has been doing this and I liked the idea since I usually take a lot of photos with my phone throughout this week.}

7 months! {via instagram}

Christmas pj's 2011

{in came cousin Lucy!!}

Christmas 2011 {via instagram}

{headed north}

{ my parents new farm}








{ Lucky Charms for Breakfast!!! How lucky!! Only and Grandpa and Grandma's!!}





{Grandpa & Grandma Wojo and boys}


{Reuben, Miles, Evan, and Max do the lego thing}


{Declan}

merry christmas

Christmas 2011

Ready for the game.

three {liam via iPhone}

Liam, You are 3!!!!

{Liam and one of his best buds, Caeden}

The last three years have flown by

A lego cake was very appropriate, and you were more than thrilled to lay your eyes on this. I had all these wonderful Ideas of making you a lego brick cake,but quickly realized that due to sickness and the craziness of life I better just order one from a bakery...from someone who ACTUALLY knows how to decorate a cake...I just added the little bricks...and you loved it.

You, Dad, and Evan{poor Max was sick} spent the majority of the evening playing wii. {notice remote in hand}
You, Evan, and I went to get a Christmas tree together while Dad stayed home with a sick Declan and Max. We had a fun time running through the trees, finding a tree to take home.
This year { started on your birthday} I decided to start a new tradition on Birthdays. The day of your birthday you get to run through a doorway of streamers. You thought it was so cool, but didn't quite get what to do...so you did this:

Finally with a little help from your older brother Evan, you got it..and you were giggles for quite awhile!

You are such a joy,our thirdborn son. You have a sweet smile, and a kind spirit {most of the time} and all love your brothers dearly. You love other people, especially the crossing guard at Max and Evan"s school.As we cross the road to walk up to the school, he guides us and you wave and say hi over and over the whole length of the street. You also love to have your window down when we go to the bank or Starbucks drive-thru so you can say hi to whomever is working. We are so thankful for you and your fun crazy personality.



Happy 3rd Birthday Liamster!

xoxo

Mommy

{thanksgiving 2011 {iPhone snapshots}

{ Evan's thankfulness feathers}

{Finding Nemo on Thanksgiving Eve}

{game ready}

{the feast!! From center round table l to r: Joelle, Maxwell, Liam, Julia ,Dad, Mom, Mike, Justin, Evan, and Jaimee}

{Declan}

{out at the Mitchell farm}

{Justin drumming at the church}

{Grandpa's new office at the church}

{WI farmland}

{Chicagoland oasis, headed back home!}

fall wrap up

we've been enjoying the fall! {cannot believe Thanksgiving is next week!}


soccer ended a few weeks ago. a pretty fun season if you ask me. Max is at the age where it is actually quite enjoyable to watch his games. They are playing positions and we had a great team. Max had about 20 goals this season. He is a good little player, and not to mention how HOT the coach is.

They won the last match, 7-4 {max had 2 goals} and the parents of the kiddos thanked Justin with a giftcard, and we all are already looking forward to the spring season.
I realized how competitive Justin and I are. Justin gets pretty passionate as the coach and I am that crazy sideline parent yelling the whole game. I think we keep it under control though, and the leauge has a zero tolerance for trash talking refs which I am actually thankful for. I think it is a great policy.

Evan's team {also Coached by the hot guy} ended the season on a good note too. He scored all the goals and they won something like 11- 3. Evan is the only kid on his team that had any idea what was going on {because he has watched Max play for two years} and so he carried the team.

To see Evan in action click HERE

It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week!! We are giving a go to Basketball this winter. Max and Evan are excited to give it a go, and Basketball is another sport we all enjoy. Not sure if it'll beat out soccer, but it remains to be seen!
It has been a great year, gone by incredibly fast, and I am excited to spend time rounding this year off with great friends and family!

{just us, and our youngest}

{my parents were here for a few days, and we went for a walk this morning at the arboretum, it was a little windy, but gorgeous out!}

5 months