Christmas Concert

Trey had his first school Christmas concert! He had so much fun on stage singing Christmas carols and even did a good job singing one of them in German :)

Here Trey is walking into the auditorium
Trey and Kate After the program we all went back to the classroom and had snacks and juiceTrey waiting patiently for his present from Santa :)Faith is checking everything out..
Look how handsome he is :)Faith loves playing in the classroom :)Trey and Faith occupying themselves :)And this is a look into my future...Trey's friends fighting for Faith's attention..HA HA!Then offering presents when conversation doesn't work..ha ha :)

Here is Trey singing Jingle Bells (don't mind the camera work, Jeff was multi-tasking between taping Trey and holding Faith-What a good Daddy :) )

Lucas Family Visit and Trey's Birthday Party!

Bryan, Jane and baby Hudson came to visit us last weekend! Their visit has truly been the highlight of our season. :) Only wish it could have been a longer visit, but we had so much fun! Before leaving for Trey's birthday party we wanted Hudson to open his gifts from us..

He wasn't too sure about this haha..

Faith thought she would help Hudson out :)
How cute are they?!All by himself :) I think he likes his car :)

Pics from Trey's Birthday Party...

Here is the homemade Spongebob cake that Jane and I stayed up til 3:00 a.m. working on, of course with the wonderful support of our husbands :) And thank you to JB for saving us on what could have been an icing catastrophe ha :) Trey and a couple friends from school
Hudson and Faith were so cute together :)
Trey and I on the go-carts ha!
the boys on the slide
This is not just for the kids as proven here by Jeff and Bryan!!


Trey, Max and Julius
Jeff and Faith on the slide
Trey, Max and Kalaia

A few videos form the party!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREY!

Our little boy turned 5 today! I got to be "THAT" mom who brings in cupcakes for all the kids in the class to celebrate Trey's birthday. He had so much fun and felt so special. All his classmates got together and made him a big birthday card, and all individually drew him a picture. After school he got to come home and open his gifts from Jeff and I, then Alex and Thorsten came over and brought him gifts. He also got to choose 6 kids from his class to invite to his birthday party over the weekend. He was really excited about that and couldn't wait!

A little recap of the things Trey is into right now. Of course I can't remember everything but here are a few things...

- Spongebob is still his favorite character and cartoon!
- He absolutely LOVES basketball, the highlight of his week is getting to go watch Daddy play.

- He shoots basketball everyday

- started soccer a little over a month ago and loves it. although during soccer practice he sometimes picks up the soccer ball and starts dribbling it like it's a basketball. ha!

- loves school and always has stories to tell after each day.

- loves to read!

- loves painting!

- loves anything to do with numbers!

- Daddy and him always watch NBA.com top 10 plays of the day.

- loves to sing and sometimes makes up his own words :)

- enjoys teaching Faith how to say words and tries to get her to do everything with him unless it consists of him sharing his video game or basketball. he will usually go get her a different ball to play with.

- during the day he would rather have a peanut butter & jelly sandwich than any cooked meal.

- loves macaroni and cheese!

- loves bowling!

- he is learning more and more German and likes to speak it with Alex, Thorsten and Tim. Trey always tells me to say Dankeschön rather than Thank You, ha!

- loves getting phone calls from family members back home but acts very shy when actually talking on the phone.

- always asks where mema is and when I tell him she is up in heaven with God and watching over him he looks up in the sky and smiles as if to smile at her. :)

- he thinks Daddy is king of the world, he loves bragging to his friends at school that his daddy is a basketball player and his daddy can do everything. He wants to follow Daddy everywhere he goes and wants to be just like him.

- loves his little sister and gets upset when people don't give her attention right when they see her, ha. He always points out that Faith is here and to talk to her, ha. He's very protective of her already!

- he feels bad when people get sick. His teacher was sick one day at school and he walked up to her and asked if she was ok. He said "I know you're sick, I hope you feel better" and gave her a hug.

Pics from his little party at school...

At home opening his presents...

Loves his new game boy!

Opening gifts from Alex and Thorsten. He loves his Spongebob snack box and Spongebob game!

Happy Birthday to my sweet boy! We are so blessed and so thankful to have such a wonderful and loving son!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was very entertaining. Ever since Jeff has been playing overseas I try to have a big Thanksgiving every year so all the Americans don't miss out on turkey and stuffing. :) As always the guys were very grateful and needless to say there were no leftovers, ha. After dinner we thought it would be fun to play the game "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader" whoa was that interesting. I never realized how smart fifth graders really are, ha ha. It was a great dinner and we are so thankful for our amazing family and friends!

Here is how messy my kitchen gets when I cook :)

My taste tester...

I think he likes it! :)

Here are some of our guests!

Faith in the middle of it all :)

Parent Teacher Conferences!

I wonder if I'm the only parent to get nervous before a parent teacher conference. It feels like I'm the one being evaluated! In a way it's like my parenting is being tested and what this teacher is about to tell me will seal the deal on whether or not I have done a good job. I know I'm crazy but being a parent is the most important job I have and I want to be good at it. So needless to say I was a bit nervous going into our first Parent Teacher Conference.

I would like to know if any of you teachers out there (hint hint JB :) ) ever fabricate or dramatize how good a child is?! ha :) WARNING! BRAGGING ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE...Trey's teacher Ms. Roberts informed Jeff and I just how wonderful Trey is, how smart, how considerate, how thoughtful, how observant, and how independent he is. She told us that Trey is a leader, that everyone wants to do what he is doing and how much of a positive influence he is. As a parent it's always nice to know that your child is comfortable in who he is to be the leader and not the follower! Ms. Roberts said that Trey's educational level is at the level of a first grader and is impressed with how far ahead he is! Everyday they have quiet time and during this time Trey is usually reading a book rather than playing with a toy or napping. She said the other day during quiet time a boy in the class went over to where Trey was and wanted him to play a game with him. Trey told him that he was reading and they would play later, ha. Jeff and I are so proud of Trey and were so happy to hear all the wonderful things that Ms. Roberts was telling us. I could really go on and on but this post might get a little boring to read if I continue. :) We're just so proud of Trey!

Trey's First Soccer Practice!

Trey had his first indoor soccer practice Friday night! He almost knocked over one of his own teammates, kicked the ball in the wrong direction and laid down during the scrimmage because he was tired. All in all it was an eventful evening. :) Jeff had to leave that afternoon to travel for an away game so Alex and Thorsten came with Faith and I to watch Trey. It was so much fun to watch, he kept looking over at us to make sure we were watching him, he would just wave and smile. Faith got upset and started crying because she wanted to go out there and play, so in the middle of the scrimmage Trey walks off the court to come over to Faith to make sure she was ok. :) He's such a good big brother, but I'm sure the coach won't appreciate him doing that in a real game, ha!

Here are a couple clips of Trey's scrimmage!

Trey had so much fun at soccer practice, he asks us everyday if he gets to go back! :)

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