Fall Leaves

Dad and Iain play in the leaves on a beautiful Fall day...

Thanksgiving Day 2010

Iain had a great time with his cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents at our annual Thanksgiving gathering at Auntie Anne & Uncle Mike's house in San Jose! From ping pong to
foosball, from dancing to dessert! It was a an evening packed with laughter and love!

Crazy Hair Boy

Iain loves making his hair look crazy after bath time! Dad is especially great at making him look WILD!

Piano Recital

Iain performed Cuckoo at his Fall Piano Recital and also earned his twinkle pin for demonstrating he can play all the twinkles on both hands! Way to go Iain! We are so proud of you!

Happy Halloween!!!

Iain was a blue-bellied dragon for Halloween! While he loved his costume and wears it daily, trick-or-treating this year was not the highlight of his day! We went trick-or-treating with friends and it turned out to be this huge group of kids and parents (some of which had never trick-or-treated before)...needless to say, CHAOS ensued! Iain's best comment of the night "This is chaos mom! They just don't know better!"

Pumpkin Patch!

We took Iain on a trip to the local pumpkin patch to pick out carving pumpkins and take a hay ride around the farm. It was a nice short visit but without all the grandeur of Deloso Farms. Iain didn't mind! He found a great pumpkin and helped dad carve it for Halloween visitors!

MYSA Game 8: Sharks vs. Dark Blue Sharks

Last game of the season was awesome! Another win for the Sharks! Iain scored a GOAL and looked great doing it! He even remembered to dribble close as he took the ball up the field! Auntie Mo and Matt came to see his last game! Even Mrs. Willemse (Iain's kindergarten teacher) got a glimpse of Iain in action! Glad to have our Wednesday evenings and Saturdays back, but looking forward to next year!

Happy Birthday Auntie Carly!!!

Carly turned 18!!! Wow! We are so lucky to witness the beautiful woman she's become! We love you Carly and hope you enjoy this fantastic year!

MYSA Game 7: Sharks vs. Green Machine

Tough game today! Second loss of the season! These kids were giants compared to our tallest players. They had two players who pretty much controlled the ball the entire game. The kids played hard and scored but couldn't catch up! Great job Sharks! You ROCK!

Suzuki Piano Solo Night

Iain played "Cuckoo" tonight and did an AWESOME job! We are so proud of him! Check it out! We love our budding pianist!

Stanislaus Union Art & Technology Showcase

The kindergartner's performed the "Mother Goose on the Loose" and did an awesome job. Iain recited two poems: "We Willy Winky" and "Jack Sprat"--he is the only child who performed two pieces because he has a crazy memory and had every poem from Mother Goose memorized and didn't even have to practice. It was super cute.

MYSA Game 6: Sharks vs. Sherriffs

The Sharks had a great game and dominated the field. Almost every kid on our team scored a goal this game! Iain scored two (including the final goal of the game)! Ronan scored 5 of the 12! Go Sharks!