New Fitzgerald Family Tradition

Yesterday we started another family tradition...an annual sledding/tubing trip up on Mt. Hood. Believe it or not, growing up in the Fitz household never consisted of trips to the mountain. In fact, trips NEVER consisted of anything cold. The only time we went sledding was when snow hit the grounds in Gresham and we took to the large hill in our neighborhood. Needless to say, the new tradition was LOTS of fun. And for an ugly day in town, it was perfect up on the hill!!

Ari and Conley giving one another a kiss!

Ari and Kaiden giving each other a big hug and kiss.

We will miss you greatly Jim!!!!

Early this morning my dad's best friend, Jim McIntosh, passed away for a long battle with cancer. Jim has been my dad's best friend for 50 years and his passing is very sad for us all! Please say a prayer for my dad, but more importantly for Jim's family.

Thanksgiving 2009

Show Case Week...

Kaiden and Conley had their final class at The Little Gym this week. The final class of a session is an invite for all friends and family members to see what your favorite little ones have learned over the last few months. It's a big night for the kids and so much fun.

Monday night was Kaiden's night. Rather then showing off all his new skills, he was more into showing his little brother all the cool stuff they do in 'his' class. It was super cute. He wouldn't leave Conley's side and kept hugging him. Super cute!

Conley's show case night was Tuesday. His class is structured differently then Kaiden's. And Kaiden hasn't been in the Beasts class since August. So both boys had another great night sharing their class with the each other.

We've been attending The Little Gym since Kaiden was 8 months old. We love it there, but are ready for a change. Starting next Saturday, I've schedule both boys to start developing and mastering their soccer skills!!!!! Yes...every Saturday at 9:20AM we will visiting Tualatin Indoor and teaching the boys how to play soccer. I can't wait! Our little buddy Max Leedy tried it out yesterday and LOVED it. I know Kaiden and Conley will too.

Below are photos of the boys show cases!

Weekend Activities with the Boys

This weekend was a combination of activites. Small projects around the house and playing with some of our new toys we had yet to really spend some time with. We got out Kaiden's CARS GeoTrax set Saturday morning and he hasn't left the family room floor since! Conley on the other hand will play with Kaiden for a bit, but he seems to leave and do his own thing once he's gotten bored. Should he find Mr. Potato Head, well...then i'm sitting by his side helping him building some of the many faces he has designed. This morning I caught Conley trying to stick one of Mr. Potato Heads nose pieces in his own nose...hilarious!

Then of course we spent some time in Playdoh land! I've tried to stay away from the messy stuff for as long as I could, but our little creative men LOVE the stuff. I have a hard time saying no when it comes to them learning and developing!

Sadest & Funniest Moment of the Day

Sadest Moment: I've been wanting to rent My Sister's Keeper and I finally got the chance tonight. Oh man....I have never cried so much from watching a movie in my entire life. In fact...I don't even think Titanic brought as many tears as My Sister's Keeper. Fantastic movie and a total tear jerker...obviously!

Funniest Moment: I got a call from Matt this afternoon. He needed me to talk to Kaiden. Apparently my little man took control of the toilet and in the almost seven years we've lived in the house, Kaiden was the first to break the toilet! Apparently he wiped his little bum a bit too much after his poop today and clogged the toilet. Overflow of water out of the bathroom to the hardwoods!!!! Matt tried all afternoon to unclog the toilet and no luck. Lucky me is working from home tomorrow and gets the chore of calling good'ol Rotor Rooter to fix the toilet!

Last Few Shots from our Sunriver Trip

More shots of our wonderful winter wonderland trip to Sunriver, Oregon.