The Button Family

Friday, February 01, 2008

My blue ribbon boy!

This is Tate getting his blue ribbon.

The moms stood around scratching their heads trying to figure out the unusual scoring methods used by the Big Boy Scouts to determine the winner. The intricate labyrinth of numbers and tallies apparently pointed to Tate as the winner. We must admit feeling a little sad for Derek.

PInewood Derby

Kevin and Tate worked very hard at their first Pinewood Derby car. Kevin resisted with all his might to do the whole thing on his own. Tate decided to make his car a "Kentucky Wildcat" football field. Kevin cut the wood, I drew the lines for him to know where to paint and write the words, and then he did the rest. We thought we might win on most unusual design- never dreaming he would actually win 1st place!!! We were very proud of our little Cub Scout.

Fancy Marissa

The boys decided to make Marissa's room a "Fancy Nancy" room (like the book) and put a canopy on her bed. They used Kevin's old blanket that he grew up with as the canopy. Then they dressed her up in very fancy clothes and decided to be her protectors (hence the swords). They were very proud of their work.

Dad's birthday

We had great plans for Kevin's birthday. We got tickets to the Bulls game in Chicago. Due to getting a late start, the fact that is was a weeknight and insanely heavy traffic, we never actually got to the United Center in Chicago to make the game. A little disappointed crew we were. Here is a picture of our celebrating, at least, with some yummy birthday treats.

Heely's

Tate is getting good at his new Heely's. Cute, huh? His dad still makes him wear his helmet for safety!!!

Sleepover

The boys had their first "friend" sleepover. They were all excited to watch Star Wars and have chocolate chip waffles. Their little friend is Spencer who is six, just a bit older than Garett and a little younger than Tate. This is Lauren's brother- Marissa got to sleepover at Lauren's house the same night. Interesting that just after this experience, Marissa miraculously no longer felt the need for a pull up at night! Peer pressure is a beautiful thing!

Marissa is "Dino"mite

Marissa showing off the dinosaur hat she made.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Tate reading Harry Potter to me in the kitchen while I was making bread. What has happened to Marissa's clothes? Wednesday is backward clothes day, of course!

A family photo- where are our shoes you might ask? It was after church, so they were long gone!

Say Cheese!!! Kevin with his parents.

Tate feeling happy to see Grandma and Grandad Button.

Grandma Button, Marissa and me.

UK Snowleader

Princess dressup

Aunt B playing dressup with Little Princess.

A teaching moment

Dad teaching Tate some things about his pocketknife.

Super B

Aunt B being a superhero with Daddy!

Tate giving MOMO a hug

My mom- true blue at heart

Monday, January 14, 2008

Pocketknife

Tate's birthday dinner (by request): grilled salmon, asparagus and salad.

Presents for the Quarterback

The kids huddling around Tate opening presents. We were shocked and amazed at the nice presents he received! No more sending play-dough along with Tate to birthday parties!!!

Birthday boy gives Mom a hug

QB sneak

Coach Kevin

A little coaching for the big game.

Marissa and Lauren

Marissa and Lauren at Tate's birthday party.

Momo is a Wildcat fan, too.

Wildcat fans

This is me sporting my new haircut with my UK Wildcat family. We are getting ready to go to Tate's 8th Birthday party. We had a UK Wildcat football party where the kids all got together at the church and played a ferocious game of flag football.

Tate's electric circuits

Tate got a kit to make electric circuits for his birthday from Momo. He has made almost 100 different combinations of circuits to make sounds, turn on lights, and work fans. Super cool!