Family

After the boys went to bed tonight, I overheard Blake say to Michael, "Do you know why I love you?" pause..... "Because we're family."

Tye Dye

I took the boys to tye dye shirts the other day.

Weekend

We had a great time visiting the family and seeing Christie and family. I feel very lucky! Then we returned to celebrate Frances 82nd bday with another side of the family. Great food and fun! This picture is sweet of Dawson reading last night to the boys.

Friends

SO happy to see Christie and family today. The boys just loved seeing Ava . The boys had her constantly giggling. M said when we were leaving ,"Mom she is the happiest person. She is always laughing." Wow. What a compliment! We could learn alot from a 4yr old!

Bangs

Michael had school pictures today and so at the beginning of the week I mentioned getting him a haircut and he said, "You can't cut my bangs because they look good long. Kinda like a rockstar."

Sweetie

Due to car trouble today and running late for baseball, my night was not going so well. But leave it to my 4yr old to give me some joy! He says to me for NO reason at all, "Mom, I love you more then my DS". And let me tell you, that is ALOT!

Funny story

Keep in mind as I tell you this story that I was very tired and went to bed with the kids at 9 last night. Anyway, the kids and I were running around last night , me cooking dinner, doing laundry, dishes etc and trying to get everyone out the door on time to go to the baseball game when Blake came in the room saying he had an accident and needed to change his clothes. So I tell him to go get some underwear on and i will get him some shorts. Well, for the 1st time ever he goes and put on new underwear and shorts. i am so busy i kinda forget that he actually changed himself. (because he isnt running around naked or in underwear) so we run out the door and get the the baseball park and i finally sit down to breathe (we were running late and my car light was coming on saying my car was going to overheat so i was stressed) . so we sit on the bleachers and i look at my 4yr old and realize that his shorts are red and they dont match his orange and blue shirt. so i think oh my , my child doesn't match, how did that happen?. but what can u do at this point right? so half way thru the game he has to go to the bathroom and i take him and when he pulls his pants down his underwear is on BACKWARDS......all i can say in my defense is....he did change himself and learned some independence! LOL!

Funny story

Michael had his first scrimmage game with his new team tonight. He played right center. At one point during the game, it got really quiet and Blake was sitting next to me and very loudly (for absolutely no reason at all) says matter of factly "Mommy, you are older then Daddy". And then he continues to play with his truck on the bleachers.....

Funny

When M's dad is working late or out of town, M always checks all the locks on the doors and then will come and ask me if I checked them. (as if he didn't already! LOL)

I was playing with my camera last night and found this setting called "old time photos". Thought it looked cool.

Blake went to children's church for first time today. I sat in the back while he sat next to brother. I actually learned probably as much as they did today. It was very good! B told me that he would go by himself next Sunday! Wow, What a big boy he is getting to be.

1st sleep over

M spent the night with his buddy from school last night. He had a big time. They are all into Pokemon and the DS. The boys mom said all they talked about was Pokemon. She had to have them sit on the other side of the bleachers because they wouldnt quit talking about it and they were so loud and excited! (at the older brothers game) LOL!

Water

It's funny how water is so relaxing. Whether it is a lake, river, ocean, or a bathtub. They all are relaxing. When I think of water I think of happy thoughts. When the kids are in a wild and crazy out of control mood, I put them in the bathtub. It usually calms them down.

Mom

Some how a little frog ended up standing in the middle of my kitchen. It is lucky I didn't step on it. (and yes, the thought DID run thru my mind to take a picture of it since it was so funny sitting there but I didn't) I tried to get the boys to pick it up and put it outside but they refused. I figure that is why God gave me boys was to take care of stuff like that and bugs but apparently not! So here I am trying to chase this thing out the back door with two paper plates. (who knows where I get these ideas) Michael finally decides this looks like fun and takes a plate and we manage to chase it around half the kitchen before we finally get it out the door. But the little frog does finally get the hint and leaves. All in the day of being a mom.....

Ball

My handsome boy. He's getting so big! He starts baseball tomorrow again.

School

I found these vanilla cookies in the shape of alphabet letters that Blake and I practiced learning his letters with. He is getting really good at them. We have been thru so many workbooks and my sweet friend Penny passed on some more workbooks that she isn't using anymore now that hers kids are older. One of them is Hooked On Phonics which he likes. It kinda makes learning into a game. Michael is always telling stories to me about school and today he was talking about their discipline system at school and when he quit talking Blake started talking about his discipline program at his school and he was just grinning from ear to ear telling it like he was so proud that he could tell a similar story! He was so cute!

Garden

I really don't brag about my cooking hardly ever but my hubby was impressed with my pasta carbonara I made last night. Tonight we are having the leftovers with a tomato salad I made with the tomatoes Brian has grown in our garden. I also have a chocolate banana pie in the fridge I made. First time to make either so I have my fingers crossed. The neat thing is that Brian was able to also go in our backyard and pick the green onions that went on top of the pasta carbonara. I wish he could have a giant garden. He is so good at that kind of stuff.

School

Brian took this cute pic of B on his 1st day of school.

Back to school

Our first week of school is over! I invited Michael's kindergarten class from last year to a "Back to school party play date" at the jumpy place near us. The kids had a blast and the moms enjoyed chatting.

Bragging about hubby

I am thankful that my husband knows how to fix things! He just fixed our a/c, thank goodness or we'd be sleeping upstairs tonight. And I am thankful he takes care of my car for me!!!!

Update on school

B had the first two days of school where there wasn't any crying. Then the last two he cried. Apparently the newness is over already! His teacher said that he has the hardest time first thing in the morning but then is fine. She said he asks her constantly all day when he will be picked up by mommy or daddy. I've decided I wouldn't want her job! LOL!

Pokemon

On the way home from church, M was talking nonstop about Pokemon for 15 straight minutes. Then all of a sudden the conversation turns to heaven. So for 10minutes he is asking me all of these questions and I am trying really hard to answer them and then he says, "you know you have to face alot of different people and go to different levels". And I say, "huh??? Are we still talking about heaven?" and he says, "No, I am talking about Pokemon Mom". Sometimes I can't keep up!

My tough boy

Blake kept telling me today (and last night) that he didn't want to go to school today. He wanted to stay home with me. So I told him I was going to be doing all the things he doesn't like to do, like grocery shop, go to bank, etc.....while he got to play with his friends. He said he didn't care. He still wanted to stay with me. So I wrote on his hand I (heart) you! with permanent marker and then wrote it on my hand and told him when he was sad (he kept saying he was going to be sad without me, all the way to the door of his room) that he could look at his hand and it would make him feel better . I told him even though we might be sad that we had to be tough too. So he went into his class room and had another good day, halleluhia! So when school was over and we went to pick up Michael from school, Blake told him that he was "tougher" then Michael! LOL! Not sure where that came from but I still had to stifle a smile!

Proud Mama

I am so happy to say that B was smiling when I went to pick him up from school today! Brian said he looked so sad when he got dropped off but he never cried. When I asked him how his day went he said, "good"!!!! Wow! My big boy is growing up! Tomorrow I take him, so that will be a big test too but I am so relieved he liked school today!

School bus

The boys and I have a tradition where we decorate the kitchen and we make a sweet treat for a private (usually me and the boys) "back to school party". This will be our 4th year. We have made a pencil cake, chalkboard cupcakes, and school bus cupcakes. This year we made school bus cakes. Our friends Ainsley and Jayme joined us this year for our tradition.

School

This picture is of M meeting his teacher last Wed. and getting to see his new classroom. This is his new desk. He is really excited about starting. He told me he can't wait. B on the other hand has been telling me he isn't going. But we had a great night Wed at church bible class. He actually went in without a problem and his teacher said he was her big helper! So hopefully we will have a great first week at his school. Brian will be taking them and I will pick them up. I can't believe how big the boys are getting. Honestly it makes me sad how fast the time seems to go. But I am proud of them for their accomplishments too. We are all set. New lunchboxes and shoes, backpacks packed to go and haircuts. I just vacuumed the car out and am washing their carseat covers.

Hod day

What a hot summer! Today it cooled off to 90 ! Sad, when 90 is cool! LOL! We went to the zoo with friends today (the boys and I), and had a good time but I think I sweat off a few pounds. By the end of the day, the kids were all eating the icecubes out of the cooler. They love to ride the carousel so I let them do that a couple times. We finally got to see a show. As many times as we've been there we had never done that. It was on birds. They thought that was pretty neat since the birds would fly past us. We had a picnic. School begins on Monday. 3days to go.

Planting seeds

Michael just came up to me and said, "Mom have we gotten in trouble yet today?" (It's 10am LOL) So I tell him no. And he says to me that he's been trying really hard to be nice to B. He says he looked at a picture of them together (that is framed in their room) and it reminded him of when they use to not fight as much. He said he's been feeling mad today at B but he makes it go away because , "you shouldn't let someone steal your joy". (which is what i have always told him) He says, "I want to be nice to B like in the days when I was sweet to him. " (I told him the other day that they need to quit fighting because when they were younger they use to get along much better and they were always sweeter to each other.) So I hug him and tell him I am proud of him . I guess sometimes the seeds you plant in your children's minds do grow! : )

I just heard Blake say to M, "I'm being nice aren't I Mike?" (as they play Pokemon)

Today

I took M to meet his teacher this morning. He was really excited to see all his friends. I really liked his teacher. I decided to be class mom again. M kept saying he was so happy and thank you mom for being class mom. His big boy desk (they have separate desks now, not tables they share) is right in the front row. He sits by a girl from his class last year that is rather shy and a boy that he doesn't know so that is a good fit for him! He told his Daddy that he shouldn't have to move his star for talking since he probably won't talk much to them! LOL ! M said he really liked his teacher and his classroom.

Picture

My sister took this picture the other day at work! He looked so handsome I had to post it!

Teeth

I took B bowling today with some friends. We had a great time! He was so cute. He'd get so excited when he'd hit the pins down. M was at his Nanoo's. I also cleaned Brian and Blake's teeth. The first time I did it (a year ago ) he sat in his daddy's lap but today he got in the chair by himself. Then tonight we went to his school to meet his teacher. What a day. Brian mentioned something about me cleaning their teeth and it felt like it couldn't have been today. Wow! Busy day.

Piano

Blake starts piano lessons in September. I am interested to see how he will do. He said he will do it if I watch! LOL!