Trevor's 9th Birthday Party

At the last possible minute, en route to Florida basically, Trevor decided he did indeed want to have one last birthday party.  So we whipped together one quick and it turned out to be super fun even with all the snafus on the part of High Rise (as in ordered the pizza for the wrong day so the party ran super late but nobody seemed to care that they had a lot of extra jumping time and got certificates for future free jumps!).  It might possibly have been the loudest Happy Birthday song in the history of mankind but it was great to see Trevor smiling and having fun with all of his like 17 friends that came!  Trevor handed out Andy's Frozen Custard gift cards as his party favor and that was a big hit!! After the party we took all the neighbor boys home and two friends spent the night.  They talked about staying up until 1am but by 9:00 his friends were sleeping.  Pretty smart wearing them out at High Rise before a sleepover ;)  Breakfast was a hit though!  Happy 9th birthday party day Trevor!!  

Another Busy Month!

November is another busy month for us with the kids birthdays and usually traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.  But, life is good and we can't complain!  Lots of playdates, playing with new toys, hockey, watching (er sleeping through) hockey, Trevor's shot at being a fit model, dancing, watching (er watching the iPad) through sister's dance classes, school crafting projects, pedicures, and twinning with our babies' sleep masks.  Fun fun times!!

Trevor's Birthday! He's 9!!!

We celebrated Trevor's birthday a few days late at home since we were at Castaway Cay on the Disney Cruise on his actual birthday then traveling the next day.  But on Tuesday night is was all about Trevor!  After a mixup with the USPS on our mail hold, we finally got our mail and Trevor opened his gifts and we had cake!  How is our boy 9 years old?!?!?  He is still as funny as ever.  He loves to make sure people have fun.  School isn't his favorite place...he thinks his teacher is too strict and reading is boring but he does enjoy recess and lunch :) He loves Fortnite on his XBOX, sometimes enjoys playing with his sister, is thankful that 4 other 3rd grade boys live down the street, sometimes enjoys hockey, wants to try soccer again in the spring, still loves cuddles and having his back and head rubbed at night, wants a Chrome Book for Christmas and enjoys shopping (and purchasing)!  We are blessed that he is our son!  We love you Trevor!

Hillins Vacation Part 4 - Disney Cruise!

After 3 days at the beach and 2 days at Disney World, we boarded a 4 day Disney Cruise!  What a treat Grandma Pauline and Papa John got for us!!!  The kids had never been on a cruise before and were amazed at how big the ship was!  Disney definitely knows how to cater to families and we all had a great time eating (the servers cut the kids meals so the parents can eat!!), lounging by the loud pool, exploring Nassau (well we did, the kids went to Kids Club), dressing up for Pirate Night, decorating our doors with magnets that we brought, snapping pictures by all the fun Christmas decorations and characters, sliding, eating (and eating and eating), going on the AquaDuck water coaster (even Grandma went on it!!), celebrating Trevor's actual birthday day while at Castaway Cay, dressing up for formal night, watching plays (we loved Beauty and the Beast while Brian and Trevor saw Wreck It Ralph - Ralph Breaks the Internet that just came out to theaters), more drinking and eating, watching the Vikings/Greenbay football game under the stars, dance parties in the room and lots of laughter!  Minus Grandma's boomers we walked away without any injuries and just lots of memories that will stay in our hearts forever!  Thanks Grandma and Papa John for our Disney Cruise!!!!!!!!!  XOXO