First Day of School 2011

Sidney Golfing

Sid playing golf

Nausicaa

Aquarium in France

SWAT team

SWAT team

Playing on Cascade Lake

Playing on the Lake

Colin's 10th Birthday

Colin's 10th Birthday

Springtime Fun

Spring was full of activities...swim team, Easter egg hunt, soccer, building garden boxes, triathlons, etc...

Springtime Fun

Spring Fever

Still sipping warm soup...waiting for the crisp, cold air to warm up, tulips to blossom, and birds to start singing again.

Eating Soup

Skiing at Bogus Basin

Skiing at Bogus: Winter 2010/11

Video de Colin jouant au piano.

Colin Playing Piano VIDEO

Thanksgiving with the Fowers Family

The Poly Family spent Thanksgiving with the Fowers Family this year.

The highlight of the evening was the fight for the turkey legs. Since they were larger than the kids' legs themselves...they decided to share.

Thanksgiving 2010 with the Fowers Family

First Snow for 2010

Since our move back to Boise in 2005, we have not had a "snow day"...until today. School was cancelled for the entire Treasure Valley and many businesses remained closed due to the massive snow fall. We enjoyed the morning shoveling sidewalks, building a snowman, and of course, a snowball fight.

First Snow 2010

Fall 2010 soccer season

Another soccer season: the boys competitive spirit keeps them counting...two for Sid and two for Colin.

Sidney improved on his foot skills this year and is less distracted during his games. He even managed to score two goals for the season, one of them being the game winning goal during the final game of the season...a proud moment for Sidney.

Colin joined a competitive soccer team this year, as recreational soccer was no longer a challenge. As a young nine year old, he played in the U11 league and was quite intimidated at the start of the season, and rightfully so. Playing against boys a head taller and a stride faster, Colin realized he would need to be a lot feistier if he planned on touching the ball. By the end of the season, he was holding his ground. Colin managed to score two goals during the season and also played in his first tournament: the Gem State Challenge in Boise.

Fall 2010 soccer season

Surprise Trip for the Boys

We managed to sneak away for a four-day weekend to visit some of our favorite sites: Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Jackson Hole.

The Animal Hunt: The boys carried an Animal Checklist the entire trip...here is what was tallied up: 1 swan, 1 blue heron, 150 bison, 24 elk, 1 white-tailed deer, more bison, 4 coyotes, 3 black bears, more bison, and 1 Moose.

The Geyser: This was the surprise of the trip...Old Faithful. The boys patiently waited for the geyser to erupt and were in awe the entire duration of the show.
The mud pots were, of course, another attention grabber.

The boys had a great time during this quick whirlwind expedition and they are begging for some more Yellowstone visits...

Yellowstone

Feeding the Horses at Aunt Judy's

Feeding the Horses at Aunt Judy's