Easton Turns 5!

I just don't know how it happened. How did this cute little baby grow up so fast? He has the best eyes… doesn't he?

Here is our spunky little 5 year old today! He will always be our little Easton. I did however find out he's actually not that little. At his check up he weighed 42 pounds 60% and was 44 1/4 inches tall 75%.   Easton will always be our strong willed stubborn child. However just when you think you can't handle him anymore he knows just how to put on his charm and cuddle in. He's got the cutest laugh and loves to be tickled. Easton we are truly blessed to have you in our lives. 

When I asked the birthday boy how he wanted to spend his day he told me skiing. So off to the ski hill we went. 

He asked if he could have another lesson when we got there. Because it was a Monday, private lessons were our only option and I have to admit it was way better. He got one on one attention and the instructor even took him to the chair lift to practice that too.

Here they are working on the little hill. 

Going down a green circle rated hill...

He was learning so much about controlling his skis and turning.

Such a little peanut out on the hill. It was a perfect day as there was hardly anyone out.

We are finally able to ride the chair lift together without me having to lift him up. 

Once he got the hang of going down the hill there was no stopping him.

He got to pick where we had his birthday dinner. He picked Postmark Grill because they give the kids dough balls while you wait for their food. This is not a good picture of him but the only one I got. He was enjoying his bottle of root beer.

Afterwards we got ice cream for dessert. 

After dinner and dessert we headed home for presents…. 

Why when you ask the kids to show you what they got must they always hold the present right in front of their face?

We didn't get to play all of the games at his birthday party so we finished the night off with pin the football in the field goal.

I HATE when this happens. Nolan refuses to nap but then sometimes he falls asleep around 5:30 pm. It's too late in the evening for a nap but to early to go to bed. This particular night we put him to bed early, and then he ended up with the dreaded 2.5 hour nap. We laid him back down later in the evening, but he wasn't tired and ended sitting up with Ryan watching the Blackhawks game until 10:30!

We said good bye to our ginger bread house but the kids still wanted a fort. So it was time to get creative….

They now have their own army forts with tunnels that connect them all together.

Saturday was a nice day for pond hockey. 

Maybe Nolan could use some bigger long underwear!

Only two days until Ryan and I leave for paradise. Nolan is not happy and thinks we are going to Mexico without him. He was trying to sneak into my suitcase.

Instead of watching the  start of the Super Bowl the boys hung out at open skate for awhile after practice. They pretty much had the rink to themselves.

Our little family super bowl party.

There will be no post next Sunday as we will be gone on our trip. The boys will be having fun with Grandma and Grandpa while we are gone. We are looking forward to a break from the every day routine but we're going to miss those little boys!

Easton's Birthday Party!

Spencer had off of school for Martin Luther King Day so Amanda and Sam joined us for a fun day of skiing. If Spencer decides he doesn't want to play hockey I will for sure be signing him up for a ski team. He has no fear and wants to ski with the big kids. He was racing me over jumps and down black diamonds that day to beat me to the chair lift so he could ride up alone.

Watch for him on the right side.

Easton got to come with and pick out his party decorations. We found these fun glasses and he talked me into them.

Spencer now knows how to text from his iPad, here he is sending Ryan messages one morning.

If Spencer could be anyone else he would be Barack Obama. 

I had both Easton and Nolan in for an eye exam. I didn't have any concerns but felt they should have them checked. Both boys have 20/20 vision but Easton seems to have a color deficit. You know when they do the test with the dots of colors? Well there were time when Easton couldn't see any shapes on the page or only one instead of all three. He knows his colors and doesn't seem to struggle with that so she said its something to watch out for but they will test him again as he gets older.

The boys thought this was a great idea. Using painting tape for masks.

I joined Easton at his school for their Dr. Seuss day. They tried green eggs and ham. 

I went to check on the boys one night after bedtime and this is how I found them. Where's Waldo? Where's Spencer?

Ryan took the older boys to the pond. Easton needs practice stopping and Spencer was going to be goalie this week so he worked on that.

When Nolan gets up early in the morning he hangs out with Ryan in the bathroom while he gets ready. Ryan makes him a bed on the floor with towels.

The day Ryan and I both dread but Spencer couldn't wait for. It was finally his turn to be goalie!

Great Save! 

He says he really likes being goalie but I think he would miss skating and scoring. I guess only time will tell.

It was a birthday weekend. Easton and Spencer went to Sam's birthday at the science museum. They got to pretend they were scientist and make bouncy balls, goo and other things.

On Sunday we had Easton's party. He wanted a Badger football party. 

 Today we celebrated this cute, strong willed, keep us on our toes soon to be 5 year old!

We started the party with playing in the snow. He wanted to have a sledding party and we have the perfect hill for it. Only the temps got warmer this week and our snow was disappearing. It also was becoming more icy!

The moms kept warm around the fire. 

It's getting harder and harder to get a good pic of these two. 

Poor Olivia. 5 minutes into our sledding party she slid down to fast and got knocked off of her tube. She ended up needing 3 stitches but was such a trooper she made it back in time for the rest of the party.

Tomorrow is Easton's day. He will get to pick our activity and where we eat dinner. I can't wait to spend the day with him!