The Holidays

So as usual, I am behind on posting. It has been a busy, but wonderful couple of months. Here are some pictures from December/early January. Hawaii pics to follow soon (hopefully).

Mike and the freezer-filler.

Micaiah helped by labeling packages of moose. This sweet one also reads: "Mommy, Daddy, and Micaiah (on the back). Daddy shot this moose". He also labeled one as a Christmas present for his little friends that live in Washington.

The boys sharing a little "brotherly love" during the Christmas season.

Logan debuting his winter formal wear (ie: Daddy's shorts). As it turns out, a drawstring can double as suspenders.

Decorating gingerbread cookies

Logan's gingerbread cookies (With our allergies we are very limited in what we can put on them. They also don't hold their shape very well with a whole lot of nothing in them, but they do taste good, and the boys love them.)

Micaiah's gingerbread cookies. On this plate is "a fish, a Christmas tree, a halibut, Cinderella, and Swiper the Fox covered in noodles".

One of the sweetest things that happened on Christmas, was when we went looking for Logi and found him snuggled in a corner by the tree, slowly flipping through the book Grammy Henry so lovingly made for them before she passed away.

The brave knights ready for battle in their new armor.

The boys building together with their new Legos.

Their creations

Micaiah with his incredible remote-control flying shark.

Grandpa John getting skewered.

Bedtime stories with Grandpa.

The boys with Grandpa John and Grandma Robin.

The Henry Boys

Boisterous Boys in Bow Ties

A few weeks ago, Micaiah insisted on wearing a bow tie to church. Upon hearing his big brother, Logan became adamant that he too, wear a tie. When I finally got them wrangled into their clothing and their hair tamed, they were too cute not to snap a few pictures. Here is their little photo shoot. The first one reminded us of this old photograph of Mikey and his big brother Nathan, so I included it too, just for fun. Bow ties... one of the many joys of raising boys.

One Year Later...

It sadly has been almost a year since I last posted, but for the few of those out there who still bother to check our blog, here are a few pictures from our life recently. I really do hope to do better blogging this next year, but we shall see...
Micaiah turned four on the 22nd and we had a "knight and dragon" birthday party. We tried to add a few castle like elements to our house for decorations, and had some activities for the kids to practice their knight skills. I made a dragon costume for Mike, which he graciously wore, letting the kids whack him repeatedly with their various instruments of battle. I think the kids had a lot of fun, and Micaiah loved having his friends over. Unfortunately, we were so busy with the party, that we forgot to snap many pictures, but here are a few we got. I can't believe my baby is 4!

Logan helping clean up extra cake chocolate

Wall decorations and the "red carpet"

Dining room decorations

Knights getting ready to decorate their shields

The kids playing (the knights were defending their princesses)

Micaiah getting ready to toss his lance

Battling the dragon

The dragon cake

Logan, having just enjoyed his slab of dragon

Sneaking up on the sleeping dragon to rescue their take-home treasure

The revelers

The boys trying out the dragon costume the next day

Turning Three Under the Sea

So I'm almost a month behind on this one, but on Nov. 22, our "baby" boy turned three. We celebrated as a family that night after Mike got off work, and had a party with his friends a few days later. As most of you know, Micaiah is crazy about fish and fishing, and his love has spread to all ocean life and diving, so it was only fitting to have an "under the sea" party. Here are a few pics from the big celebration.

On his birthday, with his birthday muffin

Helping make ice cream

Celebrating on his actual birthday
The hats are leftovers from his birthday a few years ago, but he insisted that "you can't have a birthday without a hat".

His favorite mac & cheese and chocolate zucchini bread

Logan, the party animal, with his beloved rice puffies

The spread at Micaiah's actual party

The cake

In his scuba gear

Deep sea diving

He was so excited about birthday cake this year, even though we kept his cake a surprise until the party. He talked about "bithday cake" for weeks before his birthday.

Happy birthday Mr. Fish! We love you!! XOXOXO

Dillingham

Well, we made it to Dillingham, are unpacked, and in the process of settling in. We just got internet a few weeks ago, and I finally have a couple of minutes to put up a quick post. It is almost dinner time, so I can't type long, but here are a some more recent pictures of the boys, and a few of the prettier part of Dillingham.

On the way to Anchorage, before flying out to Dillingham