Pinewood Derby special effects

So the Pinewood Derby was today - the cub scout car race. This year we made 3 cars - Jack's, Ryan (for the sibling race) and mine (for the leader's race). Todd wanted to feel apart of all the fun too - so he whipped up (over the last several weeks) this special effect for the arrival of my car. This was the first year of the leader's race and there was quite a bit of trash talking going around! :-) As it turned out - our special effects were better than the actual race car. So, it's back to the drawing board for next year!

OMG - Ryan gives himself a haircut

Not sure what possessed him...but as I went to investigate the silence...I found myself following a trail of hair...when it hit me...Ryan had given himself a haircut...Ryan down the middle. Here's a "before" mommy fixed it and after mom and dad fixed it! crazy kid!

Snowballs, snow angels, snowmen, snow down your jacket

Lots of fun sledding, throwing snowballs, making snow angels and shoving snow down each other's jackets.

Snow 2010

Oracle got 4-6 inches of snow last night...so we decided to head up and play in it! It was the first sledding trip for the boys! Fun times!

Sleepover Fun

Ryan had his first sleepover (at a friend's house) last night. This really cool sign was waiting for him when he arrived. He and his best little buddy Daniel were so excited! Jack had his friend Bennett over last night too. They spent the evening playing head to head Mario Kart on their new DSi's from Santa. Then read a little before bunking down in their own beds for the night.

Flag Football has begun

Both boys are playing for the COLTS a 6-8 yr old parks n rec flag football program. Yesterday was their first game. They did great - Ryan participated, which is what we were hoping for and Jack actually knew what to do and had a great catch and some good flag pulls! :-)

Birthday Bumper Boats

I just had to post a few more pictures from the day - the expressions on their faces is just priceless....so serious! :-) If you can't see it, just double click on the picture and it should enlarge it. :-)

It's Birthday Time...

So tomorrow Jack turns 8...unbelievable...8 already! Today he had his birthday party at Funtasticks with a few of his friends. They drove go-carts, drove and squirted on the bumper boats, road the airplane ride, played mini-golf and laser tag and just generally had the run of the whole place for most of the 4 hours we were there! We really lucked out this year...it was a beautiful Tucson winter day - with a high of 73...so we were able to do all the attractions. Last year we tried to have his party there and it rained...so they were stuck inside w/arcade games and laser tag, which was fun...just not what we were hoping for...so today was vindication! :-) It was awesome...we all had fun!