Jake had to write a speech for a writing assignment at school. He made the tactical error of telling me he got extra credit for delivering the speech at Thanksgiving dinner. Extra Credit? Hooray! Since Jake had to give a speech I assigned Max the task of saying grace. When I asked him if he needed to write it down, or needed any help, he said " I go to church, I know how to pray!" Jake's speech was beautiful and touching. There was not a dry eye at the table. He told me I wasn't allowed to make commentary after his speech. I could applaud if I liked it. I did, and I did!
Here is his speech:
Today I’m going to give thanks to my family. First, I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for being caring and supportive. Whether I’m sad, frustrated, or just lonely, they’re always there. I give thanks to my brothers for giving me a friend when I need one. Then, I give thanks to my Nana and Pa. I thank them for letting me stay at their house when I’m on break. Next, I give thanks to my Aunt Kate. Even though she can be obnoxious, turning her movies to the loudest volume ever, I still give thanks for her. I also give thanks to my Uncle Vitcha, who is fighting in a war, hoping he will be safe. I thank Aunt Jo and Tatianna even though they are not here. Now, hopefully, my brother can recite a decent prayer.
For the record, his brother did recite a wonderful prayer. I'm thankful for these beautiful, wise, and witty boys.
Friday, November 26, 2010
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Halloween 2010 at OneTrueMedia.com
Our Fifth Annual Halloween montage! We have so much fun planning our costumes every year; we have to share our fun with our friends and family.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Huntington Library - Pasadena, CA
We spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon at the Huntington Library and Botanical gardens in Pasadena. The boys loved the little hiding nitches created by the bamboo. There were many sections of the gardens. We started in the desert section and, too funny, our guys were the only kids who knew NOT to touch the cactus. 
We frolicked in the flowers and hiked all the paths. Our funniest memory of the day was the elderly volunteer guard pointing out a statue of Diana and calling it a Greek goddess. Jake, of course, corrected her that Diana is Roman (Artemis is the Greek one). We capped off a great day by stopping at Tito's Tacos for a feast!
We frolicked in the flowers and hiked all the paths. Our funniest memory of the day was the elderly volunteer guard pointing out a statue of Diana and calling it a Greek goddess. Jake, of course, corrected her that Diana is Roman (Artemis is the Greek one). We capped off a great day by stopping at Tito's Tacos for a feast!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
2010 Pinewood Derby
Once again the Spear boys rocked the Pinewood Derby!
Jake painted his car green. He put a circle with a lightning bolt. We named it "The Lightning Thief" (you can see that it was raining that night!) Max's was a pizza slice called "Max's Pizzeria Car"
Jake painted his car green. He put a circle with a lightning bolt. We named it "The Lightning Thief" (you can see that it was raining that night!) Max's was a pizza slice called "Max's Pizzeria Car"
Both of the cars were super fast! Max was excited to win Second Place for his den. Jake was a little stunned when he got First Place. They were happy to pose with their medals. Big kudos to Pa for cutting the wood and to Daddy for putting on the tires. The boys are going to treat Pa to a trip to McDonald's next time we are in AZ.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Max's Magical Birthday
We dug out our Harry Potter supplies for Max's party day. We were celebrating his EIGHTH birthday with lots of friends. Everyone who knows me knows what a fan I am of HP, and I love that my guys are too. We had the best time planning the party around the theme. All of Max's pals were impressed and had a blast!
We turned the dining room into Honeydukes Sweet Shoppe. Each boy got to "shop" for candy at the end of the party. We had all the treats mentioned in the books: Acid Pops, Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, Lemon Drops, Droobles Best Blowing Gum, etc. 
I made and packaged the Chocolate frogs, Cockroach Clusters and Peppermint Toads. When the party was over I asked Max if he had fun. He said "You are the best Mommy in the world. No other Mommy would make a Honeydukes." That pretty much made it worth all the work put into it!
We turned the backyard into a mini Diagon Alley with activities for the kids to do. Each kid made a wand at Ollivanders; a animal puppet at the Magical Menagerie, a bookmark at Florish and Blotts and a golden snitch at Quality Quiddich Supplies. Of course the wands were the favorites and they had tons of fun with them. At one point it got a tad rowdy (12 second grade boys, need I say more?), and Jason said "Oh nice. Give them sticks and turn them loose to play." There was a bit of play that was closer to fencing, so I had to police it a bit. The only injury of the day occured when Sam poken Max in the eye with a wand. Max had a bit of a "mouse" the next day.
Max is hanging out at the book store. Jake's favorite thing I made was the "Monster Book of Monsters" .
Each partygoer started at the Three Broomsticks for drinks. They were all standing around drinking their "butterbeer" (which was cream soda and root beer) and one boy said "are we drunk yet?" Whoops! I made sure to explain to all the parents that it was SODA.
Every boy visited the Sorting Hat to determine which Hogwarts house they would be in for the day. There was only one unhappy customer on this. One of Max's best friends is a big HP fan and he pulled out Slytherin. Before the tears started, we let him switch. They then wore little ties to denote to which house they belonged.
Max wanted a Knight Bus cake to go with the party. We kept it pretty simple, but had a blast with the purple frosting. Everyone had a super purple tongue for a while.
Max had a great time playing with his friends for the day. He really enjoyed pretending and getting into the theme. Jake was my helper for the day and he was a riot. He really had no patience for the rowdier boys attending. We played games based on the Hogwarts classes. Mixed drinks up for Potions, guessed how many jelly beans in a jar for Devination and had to get a hula hoop around the dementor for a game we called Expecto Patronum. Each boy got to plant a little seed for Herbology class. Some boys were bouncing around and dropped their seeds. When they asked for another, Jake said "too bad! you were messing around." I had to step in and give out seeds. The funny part is at the end of the day the younger boys were all hero worshipping Jake.
We were just so proud of Max and how gracious and charming he was with all of his guests. He is such a friendly boy and really enjoys his friends. One mom told me that Max and four of the boys who came (who are his closest friends) had made a pact to be friends all the way through to high school. So three years down, ten more to go!
We turned the backyard into a mini Diagon Alley with activities for the kids to do. Each kid made a wand at Ollivanders; a animal puppet at the Magical Menagerie, a bookmark at Florish and Blotts and a golden snitch at Quality Quiddich Supplies. Of course the wands were the favorites and they had tons of fun with them. At one point it got a tad rowdy (12 second grade boys, need I say more?), and Jason said "Oh nice. Give them sticks and turn them loose to play." There was a bit of play that was closer to fencing, so I had to police it a bit. The only injury of the day occured when Sam poken Max in the eye with a wand. Max had a bit of a "mouse" the next day.
Max is hanging out at the book store. Jake's favorite thing I made was the "Monster Book of Monsters" .
Each partygoer started at the Three Broomsticks for drinks. They were all standing around drinking their "butterbeer" (which was cream soda and root beer) and one boy said "are we drunk yet?" Whoops! I made sure to explain to all the parents that it was SODA.
Every boy visited the Sorting Hat to determine which Hogwarts house they would be in for the day. There was only one unhappy customer on this. One of Max's best friends is a big HP fan and he pulled out Slytherin. Before the tears started, we let him switch. They then wore little ties to denote to which house they belonged.
Max wanted a Knight Bus cake to go with the party. We kept it pretty simple, but had a blast with the purple frosting. Everyone had a super purple tongue for a while.
Max had a great time playing with his friends for the day. He really enjoyed pretending and getting into the theme. Jake was my helper for the day and he was a riot. He really had no patience for the rowdier boys attending. We played games based on the Hogwarts classes. Mixed drinks up for Potions, guessed how many jelly beans in a jar for Devination and had to get a hula hoop around the dementor for a game we called Expecto Patronum. Each boy got to plant a little seed for Herbology class. Some boys were bouncing around and dropped their seeds. When they asked for another, Jake said "too bad! you were messing around." I had to step in and give out seeds. The funny part is at the end of the day the younger boys were all hero worshipping Jake.
We were just so proud of Max and how gracious and charming he was with all of his guests. He is such a friendly boy and really enjoys his friends. One mom told me that Max and four of the boys who came (who are his closest friends) had made a pact to be friends all the way through to high school. So three years down, ten more to go!
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