White Christmas

The boys really wanted to experience a "white Christmas" and it looks as if their wishes are to come true. Wednesday afternoon was a nice day in the high 60's. It started raining Wednesday night with a significant drop in temperature. Snow flurries started at noon and didn't let up until nearly 6:00 pm.

Santa feels at home in this Winter Wonderland.

Awwww......a nice picture of a family freezing in the snow (temps in the 20's with very strong breeze).

A view from the garage.

Nearly postcard perfect.

Merry Christmas Eve everybody!!!!!!

Nicholas

Has been very busy. All of these pictures are from May and some June. Hope you enjoy them. Here is Nicholas with his 4th grade teacher Mrs. Loftin after the graduation ceremony.

Getting his certificate of completion for 4th grade on June 3rd.Field Day is when the whole school just does fun things outdoors all day. Nick and some of his buddies from school had a blast.

Tug of war. This was one of Nick's favorite event. He has the hat on. His class won the tug of war against all of the 4th graders.

Carter was able to see Nick's class in a tug a war. Carter's class didn't get to do the tug of war :( Nicholas made this cool looking wizard in art class. His was chosen to be displayed in the front foyer at school.

Aaron taught Nicholas how to mow the lawn. He did a great job!! My boy is growing up too fast.

I'm back!!!!

Hi,

I have lots of pictures that I want to post. I know that I've been bad about keeping my blog updated. You know it takes a lot of time and effort just to do one posting. I will try my best. Stay tune for more fun pictures of my three handsome boys! Awe, I love them!!

My Mom

My Mom is the best mom in the whole wide world. She loves to cook, mow the lawn, exercise daily on her treadmill, take care of her garden and loves being with the grand kids. She has always been there for me when I needed her and has been a wonderful example to me. We celebrated her 66th birthday this past Monday. She looks amazing! Happy Birthday Mommy!!

Happy Birthday Carter!

Happy 6th Birthday Carter! I can't believe this handsome boy of mine is 6 years old today. I just love his dimples!! Carter is a great big brother to Eric and an avid fan of Star Wars the Clone Wars just like his older brother Nicholas. He is doing very well in school. According to his latest report card he has mastered every subject. His father and I are very impressed with his reading skills. He is breaking out of his shyness shell and has given a couple of talks at church...in front of people....and actually looked at them! Carter is very affectionate and gives great hugs! Happy Birthday Carter! We Love You!

Happy Birthday Aaron

I hope you have a wonderful day. Thank you for being a loving and caring husband/father. The boys adore you and love you so much! You always make an effort to spend time with your family and being a dedicated scout leader even though you are really busy at work. I appreciate all that you do and I love you very much!! Happy Birthday!

Nice day at the park

This picture is from a couple of weeks ago when the weather was in the 70's. It was so beautiful that day we spent almost 2 hours at the parks went some of our friends. Ella, Payton, Eric and Carter having fun on the merry go round.

I'm so glad to have Emily as a good friend. She is so fun to be around with.

Let's go down the slide

Come on Eric let's go down the slide. Okay!

I did it!!

Love this picture!!

Carter loves getting his picture taken.

Nick is now a .....

Webelos!! On January 14, 2009 during our Pack meeting Nicholas left the Bear den. Here is one of his den leaders Linda. Nicholas is crossing the bridge to join his new den leader Theo and fellow Webelos.

He is signing the bridge for the second time as Cub Scout. Aaron had a bridge made for the Pack when he was Cubmaster in 2001. Whenever a boy crosses the bridge from one den to another, or from Cub Scouts into Boy Scouts, the boy signs his name to the bridge. It is fun for the boys to find names of the older boys, some of which have earned their Eagle Scout rank.

Nicholas has a favorite post where he signs his name.

During the Pack Meeting Aaron crossed over two boys from Cub Scouts into his 11 year old Boy Scout patrol. Aaron really enjoys being a Scout leader and Nicholas has asked if he will still be the leader of the 11 year old Scouts next year. It is really hard to imagine that our little boy will be 11 next January.

Robert John earned his Arrow of Light award (highest rank in Cub Scouts). I thought this picture was cute. We are good friends with his parents.

It's about time!!

I had some problems downloading some pictures and that is why I haven't updated my blog in a while. I have a lot of pictures!!

Nicholas birthday party

Here are some pictures of Nicholas 10th birthday. He invited some of his friends to go to Laser Quest and then back to the house.

Nicholas wanted ice cream and that is what he got. We had some of his lego Star Wars character on the cake. Some of his buddies!!

After the kids finished eating pizza then were ready to play games. We had some of the boys playing Star Wars Battlefront on the playstation 2. The others played Boom Blox & Wii sport on the Wii. When it was time to leave the boys didn't want to go. They had a blast that evening.

Silly boys

I have lots of pictures to post. So stay tuned!!

The Battle

Nick wanted me to take some pictures of his new lego Star Wars and post them. I hope you enjoy the pics. Aaron is doing some research for a stop motion video software for Nicholas. It won't be long before you see Nick's short film.

Happy Birthday Nicholas!

Today my first born is a decade old. My handsome boy is growing up so fast. He loves playing with his lego Star Wars and enjoys hanging out with his brothers, friends and cousins. I can always count on Nick when I need help with his brothers. His little brothers think highly of him and I'm glad because he has been a example to them. Last night we had to take Nicholas to the emergency room at Children's Cook Hospital. It turned out that he was passing a kidney stone. He is doing better today but he does have one more kidney stone to pass. We've had so many people call us today checking on Nick and asking if they could do anything. We are grateful for such wonderful friends and families. Happy 10th Birthday Nick! We love you!!!

2009 - Happy New Year

The New Year came in with a bang at the Hayes Household 12:00 AM (New York Time). There was plenty of confetti and loud horns. We are hopeful that 2009 is a good year for everyone!