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!