Drew is 6!

Drew celebrated his 6th Birthday on July 9th!!!
I can not believe our "baby" is 6 now and heading to 1st grade this Fall! As we told Drew, he partied for 3 days for his birthday celebration! It started on Sunday with a party for him and his little friends. He had a Pokemon theme party with a water slide, pinata and a beautiful Maine Summer day! Then his Nannie Peek and Koda sent him a gift certificate to Target so of course he went out and searched for Pokemon cards. He went to Summer camp that week and played with his friends and then had friends over to play with on the water slide. And finally his actual birthday came and we had a big family pizza party for him! We told him that he is one lucky little boy! Happy Birthday Little Buddy!!!!! We Love You Drew!!!

Just For Fun!

Just for fun, Drew & Will have been entered into Parents Magazine Cover Model Search. Check on the links below to view their galleries and make recommendations!

Will: http://www.parents.com/app/sharemy/photoDetails.jsp?photoId=207201270

Drew: http://www.parents.com/app/sharemy/photoDetails.jsp?photoId=207201297

The Little Artist

Drew had a fine arts festival at his school the other night. Here is some of his beautiful artwork! Fantastic work Drew!

Before the Art Show

Will with his Great Grandmother Black.

**Happy Days With Drew & Will**

Gary's new toy - whoops, I mean lawn tractor.

Mother's Day Hike on Beech Hill in Rockport.

Hi everyone, we've been busy the past month doing lots of things.

With the weather getting so nice we have been spending a lot of time outside!

Drew: Drew has been busy riding his bike, playing tee ball, trading Pokemon cards and playing outside with his little friends. Drew loves to entertain Will and make him laugh and he has started calling Will "Willie" - hmmmm, we'll see what happens with that:) Drew has a concert this week for arts and music. Speaking of art, he is quite the little artist. He draws everyday and can probably draw better than I can, he loves to draw animals. Drew is also reading and writing a lot and reads to us every night before bed. It is hard to believe he only has a few weeks left of Kindergarten and than he will be a first grader!

Drew climbing trees.

Drew doing his acrobatics.

Drew on Beech Hill Hike in Rockport.

Drew with the seeds he planted with his Great Grandmother Black.

Will: Will has changed a lot over the past month. WOW! He talks a lot of baby jargon, if we only knew what he was saying. He crawls and is into everything, he pulls himself up to stand, has 4 teeth and has started eating more solid food. He does not like the baby food as much and seems to be preferring to feed himself things like cheerios, real banana, bread, crackers, and yogurt. Will loves the bath, books, dancing and playing with his toys and of course Drew is still his favorite person! He still is not sleeping thru the night, but last night we started the Ferber method again, going strictly by it...it seemed to work and I suspect Will will be sleeping much better by the end of this week!!! Maybe thru the night even!

First Bathtime in the big tub!

Will with his little friend.
First Cheerios.

First time on a trampoline - loved it!
First time in the baby swing outside - loved that also!

Also, we have some exciting news! Drew & Will have a new little baby boy cousin named Wesley!!! Welcome to the World Baby Wesley!!! Enjoy the pictures & take care, Love Shasta, Gary, Drew & Will

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Alright, there we go! :)

Happy 29th Birthday BJ

In Memory of BJ

Happy 29th Birthday

We Love & Miss You

Love Gary, Shasta, Drew & Will

May 16, 1979 - April 18, 2007

BJ @ a Birthday Party we had for him one year.
29 Balloons that my mom released in

Bloomfield, NM today in memory of BJ.

Our Latest Things...

I just love being with my Big Brother!




Will & Drew had so much fun with this pamper box!
Could I please have that Star Wars Figure?

Hi there, the past month has gone by quickly. At one point at least one of us in the house was sick over the past 4 weeks. Drew got the flu, then I got it, then little Will and Gary ended up with a little of something this past week. Hopefully, the worst is over with all of it - it was not fun being home sick and then having the kids sick!

This was a tough month with it being a year now that BJ has been gone, at times it feels like it has been just weeks and other times it feels like forever. On the one year day, we did a few special things together to remember BJ. Drew has started asking a lot more questions lately about dying, death, cemeteries and heaven. It breaks my heart that he knows so much about this topic at such a young age. Drew has always been very mature and observant so Gary & I have really tried to be honest with him about what happened to BJ and that he is now in heaven. It sure is a lot for a 5 year old to take in.

Drew & BJ - 2004

Drew: Drew has started T-ball and is really enjoying it. Gary bought him some t-ball equipment and set up the back yard as a playing field. Drew has his last swimming lesson tomorrow and has really come a long way with that. He is now swimming with one bubble and jumps off the edge and goes under (with some assistance of course:) Drew is also on school vacation this week and has been busy riding his bike, drawing, playing with some of his little friends and catching up on Sponge Bob. Tomorrow we told him we would take him to the circus so he is quite excited about that:)

Will: Will is now mobile and on the move! He started doing a slither crawl just after he turned 7 months old and can move quickly, especially when it comes to Drew or Drew's things! Our pediatrician told us that Drew would be one of Will's favorite things and he has been right! Will just loves Drew, Drew can make Will laugh at any time. Will still has just 2 teeth on the bottom, but seems to be having more coming in. He is eating a little baby food and cereal 2x per day in his high chair and has started with some real food. He has had real banana and Gerber puffers. He also has had real apple, cantaloupe, ice cubes and carrots in his little mesh chewer.

Will with his Aunt Sam.
Drew & Will with our distant cousin Maura who came to visit from NYC.

Enjoy the pictures & Take care, Love Shasta, Gary, Drew & Will