Birthday Brent

May 24, 2009

Brent got a game that loads on his "DS

and brother Bryce is watching the game here.

Brent's 12th Birthday (May 23-25, 2009)

The entire family (from the Olympic Peninsula down to Hammond and down to Dallas, Oregon) all gathered together in Hammond to celebrate Brent's and Jan's birthdays. Here are some photos of Brent from this past weekend.

Brent in a rare quiet moment

Brent is always running around, on the computer, in the refrigerator, or upstairs reading his "Warrior" books (which seem to be about cats...I don't quite get it.) But I caught him one evening sitting on the sofa and asked him to hold for a shot.

Going to church can be exhausting

Going to church can be absolutely exhausting! Getting up early, meeting with friends, praying, Sunday School, going out to lunch, playing with friends, running around the parking lot, then driving around Puget Sound to get back home. Poor Brent. It's been an exhausting day.

Brothers

These kids are a hoot. They laugh at almost anything. And they sometimes laugh just by looking at each other!

Early morning in Brent's bedroom

I snuck into Brent's room early on March 30th and saw this cute sight. Brent curled up tightly like a cocoon in Aunt Bev's quilt. And sleeping very comfortably on his hard, plastic toy gun. Somehow in his sleep, the sheet gets completely pulled off the corners.

Brent got his braces this past week. He chose royal blue for his first color. Only on the top at this point. Total cost of orthodontist care? $5350!!! Insurance pays $1500. He better brush REALLY well with that new sonic toothbrush. I asked Alan how they could afford to just give Brent such an expensive toothbrush and he just stared at me like I'd lost my mind!! Look at all the stuff he got...dental brushes, wax, special floss, floss threaders, antimicrobial mouth wash, check your brushing tablets....Man, it's a new world!