Lego Dinner Table

After a long hiatus, the Legos have taken over the dining room table. There are actually too many Legos to fit on the table (including the small bins of pieces), so a lot was put on the floor or just returned to the big bins.

Tor got the idea to make a model of the video game Stardew Valley.

Craving Sweet Spot

Been a long weekend, so we capped it off by treating ourselves to Sweet Spot (Mom stayed home to relax and unwind). We were going to pay for it using Jillian's gift card, but it only had $5, so Dad covered the balance.

After Bridget ate all the toppings off hers, we found out she had filled up the entire cup with fro-yo! No wonder it cost so much.

(Wearing Dad's glasses ...)

A Weekend of Bridget

It was all Bridget this weekend, since neither Jillian nor Tor had any events. Saturday started with a 4:30 am wakeup and drive to Corvallis for a Power League volleyball tournament. They had their ups and downs, but ended up taking 3rd in the bronze division.

This is Bridget giving Dad a stink-eye for taking a video during a team meeting.

Sunday started with a 5:30 am wakeup (which felt like 4:30 am, thanks to daylight savings) and drive to Clark County Fairgrounds for the final Winter Woolies horse show. Bridget did very well in Western, earning 4 blues, 1 second and 1 fourth.

Gracie has been feeling much better after some treatment for her legs.

Mid-Year Band Concert

Bridget played percussion (snare drum, suspended cymbals, temple blocks, tambourine, triangle and bar chimes) in the band concert at the RA Long Auditorium (she is standing in the back-center). It was a combination of middle and high school through the evening.

Bridget has been recruited to play percussion with the Advanced Band at a contest this week.

According to Bridget: "My band teacher, Mr. Reed, was like 'Hey, can you play this part?' and I was like sure, cause what the heck. On Thursday, I practiced with the Advanced Band, and the songs were pretty hard and then Mr. Reed was like 'By the way, the contest is on Tuesday."

Peterson Family Tree

While having dinner at Papa Ken & Bev's with cousins Rod & Carol, Papa Ken pulled out the Peterson Family Tree that was created at his and Bev's wedding (on Tyvek house wrap) so we could update it for some new additions:

Tor's 10th B-day Party

Another week, another birthday party -- this time for Tor's 10th birthday. Mom made tacos upon Tor's request, along with chocolate cake, Dad's brownies, and ice cream.

Bridget was the party planner, creating Harry Potter themed decorations, and running the quiz game with "house" teams:

Tor received many nice gifts, including this basketball hoop that he's hugging:

After the party, Tor and Cale had a rematch on a new small hoop he received as a gift:

Of course, we got lots of quality Kenny time:

Tor is 10!

Tor reached double digits, turning 10 years old. He said he doesn't feel any different, and doesn't feel any taller either. Here he is standing in front of a poster made by his party planner, Bridget:

He took mini-bundt cakes to school to share with classmates. Then, we went out to Junior's Tacos for his birthday dinner.

For a treat, he got an early sample of his requested brownies.