6 is enough

A big hi to everyone from the East side of Edmonds. Since the last newsletter, we've added three to our great fam and pray every day that will be it. We're coming up on our 8 year anniversary in November and life keeps getting better and better, although it's bittersweet watching the children grow up.
Lily (12 going on 17) will be in 7th grade this year. She's excited to start middleschool and play basketball again. She's an awesome help to us with the younger children, loves going to YW, and tries her hardest not to talk about boys when we're listening.
Ian (11) is also going into middle school but will be in the 6th grade. He loves to game with Mom and Dad, read Avatar manga books, and the normal boy stuff- wake up, eat, bug sisters, eat, bug some more repeat...
Miya (10) is going into 5th grade and is becoming quite the skateboarder. She's gone vegetarian/treehugger on us since this past February which started with a bet between her and Ian. (She gets $20 next year.) If this earth lover thing is her way of rebelling, we're okay with it.
Elise (6) is going into 1st grade. We were pleasantly surprised to find out she had a 2nd grade reading level and knew what a hexagon was at the beginning of K last year. She is a viracious reader and is always busy- she gets bored on the 2 minute car ride home from school.
Joseph (2 AKA "Mojo") is the entertainer of the house. His new thing is playing air guitar to any song he likes (including Primary songs which is a pretty funny thing to watch.) He loves to roughhouse with Ian and tries to get away with anything-which he usually does because he is so darn cute.
Evie (9 mo) is our superstar. She had open heart surgery this past July to patch a hole between the ventricles of her heart and the change has been incredible. She's gaining weight, grabbing for things and is just the most incredible baby.
And then there is us. April (forever 25) and Joe (age unknown) are keeping busy. Joe still works for the Seattle Times but is starting school this Fall for his gaming development certificate (and a BS in IT). April finally earned her AA and is almost halfway through her LPN. Hopefully by next year she'll be getting her BSN and with luck we'll be able to make it down to Utah for the next reunion.

Pics From the Picnic

Aunt Nancy and Cameron (Muriel and Matt English)

Having fun on the slide.

From bottom to top: Dylan (Jesse and Kriss Ricord), Cierra (Heather and Jason Earl), Tara (Jason and Heather Earl), Kylie (Heather and Jason Earl), Abbie (Jesse and Kriss Ricord) and Mitchell (Muriel and Matt English).

Jesse Ricord and Ryan Lemmon after playing catch.

Addison (Muriel and Matt English) enjoying the swings.

We're sorry to not have seen more of you. Maybe next time!

Last Minute Reminder

Hope to see you all there!!

I Suspect.....

...That I'll give this a try, being a blogger noob and all. I'll start off introducing my family for those of you who haven't seen me at the past few family get-togethers....

I'm Jeff, and this my wife Brandi. We have been married for 15 years (yep, that is us celebrating our 15th anniversary in Maui.) Brandi is a stay at home Mom and is an expert at saving our family from our chaotic schedules. I'm currently a Software Architect/Lead Engineer for Quest Software. We are the (proud?) parents of 4 children.




Emily, the oldest, is 14 and just started the 9th grade. She keeps herself busy (as well as the rest of the family), by playing on a year-round accelerated Fast pitch softball team, and she also plays basketball in the winter.








Next is Colton, 11, and he just started the 6th grade. He is in an accelerated learning program which keeps him pretty busy with homework and school projects. In his copious amounts of spare time, he plays the Wii, and also plays soccer and basketball.







After Colton, is Zack. Zack is our 8 year-old trouble maker. He just started the 3rd grade, and I feel for his teachers. Besides excelling in mischief, Zack enjoys playing tennis, soccer, and basketball.








And last but not least, is Justin. Justin is 6 and just started 1st grade. Justin enjoys playing baseball, soccer, and basketball. He also likes the fact that he is almost as tall as Zack, as this gives him an advantage when it comes to fighting.

Webb Family Picnic

Aunt Nancy just forwarded this to me, so I wanted to post it so that everyone would know about the George Webb (Grandpa's Dad) Family Picnic. I'll post more information about it if I receive it. I am going to try to make it down, and hope to be there around 5:00pm. Hope to see a lot of you there!

Get Ready...Get Set...Blog!

OK, here it is.

This blog was created especially for the Webb Family. If you don't know how to blog or don't know even what a blog is, then don't worry, ask your kids, they probably know.

We want to hear about your families, your kids, your grandkids, your jobs, your homes, your missions, your schools, your pets, your hobbies. Anything that interests you, interests us. And we love pictures as well. If you have a fear of doing the actual posting, please don't let that stop you. We would be more than happy to do it for you. Just send Heather or me an e-mail and we'll get it taken care of.

We would love to have as many family members participate as possible. Our dear prophet has counseled us:

"To you women of today, who are old or young, may I suggest to you that you write, that you keep journals, that you express your thoughts on paper. Writing is a great discipline. It is a tremendous education effort. It will assist you in various ways, and you will bless the lives of many--now and in the years to come, as you put on paper some of your experiences and some of your musings." --President Gordon B. Hinckley

"You will have significant experiences. I hope that you will write them down and keep a record of them, that you will read them from time to time and refresh your memory of those meaningful and significant things. Some may be funny. Some may be significant only to you. Some of them may be sacred and quietly beautiful. Some may build one upon another until they represent a lifetime of special experience." --President Gordon B. Hinckley, 2006

So tell your spouses, your kids, your grandkids and get ready...get set...blog!