Trevor is 8!

 

Trevor is now 8! Trevor has always been pretty mature and independent so sometimes he seems older than he really is. He loves to cook for himself (things like scrambled eggs, toast, etc.) and also likes to help cook for other people too. Because of his allergies, he often has to have something different from everyone else, so that has helped to make him more independent. He is great at organizing and loves to draw. He is a very clever guy, is a good friend, and very fun to be around.

 

 

 

Here is Trevor's birthday interview:

Who is your favorite person? Heidi

What is your favorite color?  Blue

What is your favorite thing to watch on TV? Play Minecraft

What is your favorite outfit? anything

What song do you like the best? I Love to See the Temple

What is your favorite cereal? Grapenuts

Who is your best friend? My family

What do you want to do when your grow up? Be a farmer

What is your favorite book? Little House in the Big Woods

What are you really good at? Tricks on the trampoline

Where do you wish you could go on vacation? Oregon

What would you buy if you had a lot of money? A farm

What is your favorite dinner?  Chicken Rolls

If you could have a wish, what would it be? to have another wish

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Mint Cookie (Ben and Jerry's makes a great non-dairy one)

Who do you want to be like? myself

What do you like to do with your friends? Play with them

What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? Have Christmas

What is your favorite thing to do? Play Legos

What are you proud of? Myself

What are you afraid of? Some stuff

What is Mom's favorite thing to do? Take naps

How strong is Dad? Very

What does Dad do best? Joke

What does Mom do best? Be my mom

What do you like best about Dad? He's fun

What do you like best about Mom? She makes cookies

O Christmas Tree!

 

For the first time ever, we cut a real Christmas tree! Heidi got a free pass for a Christmas tree along with her 4th grade National Park Pass, so we decided to give it a try this year. It was a super fun experience and everyone had fun searching for a tree and playing around in the snowy forest.

Asher brought up his RC crawler and drove it around in the snow.

Torben had the greatest time every running all over the place and waiting for anyone to throw something for him to chase.

Heidi got a little grumpy when we picked a different tree than the one she wanted- but that one was a little too big. She cheered up after a bit though.

Leif also got a little tiny tree that he originally planned to put in his room, but ended up putting under the bigger tree in the living room.

 

It was a fantastic outing and I'm glad we had the experience.

Thanksgiving

We had a pretty simple Thanksgiving this year. The kids were very excited to help with the baking-especially the pies. Leif was also very eager to make something all by himself, so I put him in charge of the mashed potatoes and he did most of it by himself, although after peeling about half of the potatoes he decided he wanted someone to help with that part. Heidi was most excited to set the table and decorate it. Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture of it, but she did a great job!

 

Leif is 12!

 

Leif is 12! This kid is very clever and smart, but also very goofy and can be very stubborn. I took him out to eat at a French cafe that we love. It was actually for last Christmas because he still hadn't used the special coupon we'd given him to go out with me. It was a nice time to spend with him for his birthday.

Here is a fun picture Austin took with Leif and his favorite pup. All of our kids love Torben, but Leif has a special love for him. He loves to snuggle with him during downtime throughout the day. 

 

We had our usual chocolate waffles for breakfast. The younger siblings got him a special, but funny present. They pooled money together to get him a Planes book since he has always loved the movies. It was a book for little kids, but Leif was thrilled by it as you can see on his face in the picture on the couch when he opened it. He also got a fun kit to put together a million pieces to make an owl  from my mom (he delights in putting tiny pieces together!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leif requested cheesecake for his birthday. I have never made one and didn't have the right pan, so his grandpa offered to make it for him. Asher and Leif went over to his house the night before to help make it- Leif loves to help cook! The cheesecake was amazing, but Leif said it wasn't what he was expecting and he liked making it more than eating it, although he did enjoy it- especially the raspberry reduction we drizzled on it. You can see Leif showing his goofiness as he was preparing to eat his cake. My mom also got him the space guy cake toppers. We made each one hold a letter from his name. He cut the letters from a Life cereal box and rearranged them to say his name-something we've done for years.

Leif's biggest birthday excitement this year is that he ordered an RC car. He put birthday money toward it and also used some of the money in his savings account. The ones in this picture belong to Asher and Leif has gotten more interested in them lately, so he ordered one for himself. It should come in a few weeks. They spend more time cleaning and fixing the cars than they do racing them, but that is part of the fun for them.

Here is Leif's Birthday Interview:

Who is your favorite person? Me

What is your favorite color? Green

What is your favorite thing to watch/do on TV? Play Zelda

What is your favorite outfit? Whatever I'm wearing

What song do you like the best? Weird Al songs

What is your favorite cereal? The one with the most sugar

Who is your best friend? Asher

What do you want to do when your grow up? An Airforce pilot or an aerospace enginer

What is your favorite book? Where the Red Ferns Grow

What are you really good at? Being really good at stuff

Where do you wish you could go on vacation? The moon

What would you buy if you had a lot of money? A fighter jet

What is your favorite dinner? Chicken Rolls

If you could have a wish, what would it be? To have more wishes

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Mint Oreo

Who do you want to be like? Me

What do you like to do with your friends? Brain rot (this is what he and his friends call video games)

What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? Get a lot of money

What is your favorite thing to do?

What are you proud of? Myself

What are you afraid of? Fear