My little Picasso

In our last parent-teacher conference, Alex's teacher said he was doing great and at the top of his class in all areas.  The only activity that he (and many of the boys) never had any interest in, though, was Art.  So one day I brought home a bunch of construction paper and markers and since then, Alex has developed a passion for drawing.  Some days he and Adri spend HOURS coloring pictures.  It's so cute and really interesting to see his imagination at work. From cars & rocket ships to the EMP & Space Needle.  One week he was particularly interested in heaven and included  heaven at the top of all of his pictures!

Mmmm, food

It just doesn't seem right to have a blog about kids and not have the cute, learning-to-eat, food-all-over-the-face pics...

On the move

Look out world, Anna is officially crawling!

She's been scooching around on her tummy for a while but finally figured out the real crawling technique.  She is all over the place.  Especially if she sees her brothers playing with...anything.  Whatever the boys have, Anna wants.  It's early enough, the boys still think it's cute that Anna is crawling over to see them (and their toys), we'll see how long that lasts!

The biggest Feta I NEVER seen!

We have salad with dinner most nights and Brad frequently tosses Feta cheese into the salad.  Since discovering Feta, Tyler has fallen in love with it...it is easily his favorite food.  Salads for Tyler are now just an excuse to eat cheese.  He picks through the salad, finds a big piece of Feta and says "this is the biggest Feta cheese I NEVER seen!".  It is SO cute and we now use this phrase to describe things all of the time ("the biggest/smallest/funniest/etc. _______ I NEVER seen"...in a cute Tyler voice, of course)!

Adri!

Adri is usually with us on our outings and when we are hanging out at home but since she is frequently the one taking pictures (she LOVES taking pictures and is a great photographer) she is rarely actually IN our photos.  We are so happy that she is here and love that she has become a part of our family!

Adri, Tyler, Michelle and Anna hanging out in the play room.

Adri & Brad made a classic Brazilian dish "Feijoada" (yummy) for Nana & Papa.

Adri and the family at an Everett Silvertips hockey game.

Silly Adri!

Adri and the boys in pjs before a family movie night.

Adri and a tired, snuggly Anna.

First Sounders game!

We FINALLY took the whole family to a Seattle Sounders soccer game (and Adri too! but she was the one with the camera taking pictures so you don't see her unfortunately)!  The boys loved it, especially since they have soccer class on Saturdays, so they thought it was cool to see big guys playing soccer just like they do out on the big field.

Big girl!

Anna is getting to be quite the big girl!  Now that she is getting more mobile, scooching around on her tummy, she is having a great time playing with her big brothers...just like a big kid!