New Year Resolutions

Here are the resolutions for 2010 from the Mathu clan.

1. David - read 100 books
2. Lorraine - walk to school
3. Pete - become a basketball all star
4. Patricia - read 78 chapter books
5. Virginia - stop biting her nails

me - empty every drawer in the house
family - eat 100 different fruits and veggies

Kinda like the Stanley Cup

The NHL has the Stanley Cup, that takes a grand tour with each of the players on the winning team each year (it has been known to visit Waupaca more than once ;>).

Well, the first grade has Teddy Graham. Teddy comes home on a Friday, with a journal so you can log where he has gone and what he got to do during the weekend. Peter, of course, took Teddy on a brewery tour yesterday. Way fun.

The first photo is the start of the tour, the second is at the end....it's Miller time! or, rather It's LEMONADE time!

Go King Bee!

Peter's first pinewood derby race was today. Grandpa shaped his car in the cabinet shop and Dad helped him with the painting and weights. His car ("King Bee" modeled after the famous yellow transformer, Bumblebee) came in a close second. Watch the action!

Friday night at the movies

We went to see Hotel for Dogs last night-- way fun and all the kids loved it. After the movie ended, the 3 year-old girl (one of three sisters) at the table next to us was trying to pick up David...asking for a play date...and then asking again...and then again. They started chatting, and we moms just discreetly listened as we worked on bundling up our kids and helping with mittens, hats, jackets, zippers, "put your hat back on," more mittens, etc. Then David promptly asked his potential new friend, "Do you want to see my Peter?"

Oh no.

"He's right over there," he added pointing to his brother. phew.

Happy Thanksgiving

We have a houseful of very thankful kids, and over 40 construction paper cut-out hands listing the many, many things everyone if thankful for. Here is one of Peter's class projects this year; I think I like it because it isn't made out of hands.

He is thankful for brothers, sisters, Earth, God, family, schools, house, being nice, clean water, and Mom and Dad.....I am thankful, too.

The Best of Both Worlds

Happy Birthday, Patricia

She had a little "Hannah Montana" party with her siblings and her friends. David is a big fan and he did a bit of singin' and dancin'

The best of both worlds -- friends and family :>


Here's a picture of Patricia with Lorraine

















and with some friends

cooling off

...at the local splash pad at the mall (how convenient is that?)