Sydney has now turned 9, Stephan has dyed his hair black and Samuel is still gassy (but heavier). I'd guess he's about 10 pounds now. Here he is with his dad.

I believe everything Sydney got for his birthday involved Star Wars in some aspect. We even did laser tag which could almost be like lightsabers. Sydney has also been doing some basketball skills classes recently and will start playing some league games soon.

Stephan reminded me of Harry Potter with black hair, but he's since gotten it cut also. He seems to be doing OK in high school. We got his midterms yesterday (except math). We also ordered his school ring.

Merrie is still surviving Samuel's "non-stop" fussing and feeding (or it seems that way at least). Her work recently offered her another job which she quickly turned down. It's possible she'll go back part time in some capacity, but not until the new year at least.

Things are going along in a busy fashion again. I just picked up the first batch of Cub Scout popcorn for our pack - so if anyone wants to buy some.... I also built 2 picnic tables and redid the garden walk at Sydney's school as part of our pack projects. I'm working on ripping all my CDs so I can do my radio show solely from my laptop. I've been playing things alphabetically the past several months - I'm midway through S currently. There's a big concert I'm taking the boys to tomorrow, which should be fun.