{First Day of School 2009}

It's here again already.....school! Goodness....the summers really do fly by....it's amazing! I remember as a child remembering how fast the summers went by....and now...they still do! I can still recall the begining of the summer thinking of all the things we wanted to do this summer lol and now school has started again already!
I got up and made the boys chocolate chip pancakes and english muffins with ham, cheese and eggs....which is something they LOVE! And then for a treat I made them rice crispy treats for and after school snack. Both of which are special treats for them because we don't do breakfast at home since we get free meals they eat breakfast at school...and they get home about 4...and we eat dinner at 5:30...so it's a small quick healthy snack after school usually.....fridays I try to make something 'special' :-D
We're off to a good start. :-) I was able to take pictures by the front door again this year. I know that I don't have the same front door in all their pictures with all our moves, but I try to get their pictures by our front door on their first day. :-D

Mr E started 3rd grade this year!

Mr A started 2nd grade this year!


I also got some pics of Mr T & Little Mr this morning but I just didn't have the energy to upload, crop, and download them tonight....I did the two that actually went to school this year...lol....I'll try and get theirs tomorrow. :-D

{PaperDolls}

Mr T with his Cowboy


Mr A with his Mummy


Mr E with his Frankenstien

The other day I helped the boys make paperdolls with my cricut.....it was really fun and we had a blast. :-) They love picking the clothes and colors and having me make them just for them and the doll they are making. :-)

{Mr E Got Baptised!}

It was very exciting to have Mr E come up to us a couple months ago and tell us that he wanted to get baptised. I feel that this is a very strong and big decision. It is common in our church to get baptised when you are 8....and I'm okay with that...as long as that specific child is ready to do that. I really wanted it to be Mr E's choice....not something that we just did because we as parents believe. It was very exciting. It brought back lots of memories of my baptism and the choices that I made and make every day.

{Mr E? or Wookie?}

I love how imaginative our boys are....the really are creative while playing. lol Mr E and Mr A were quietly playing together upstairs....and then all of a sudden Mr E came downstairs in this outfit looking for where Mr A was hiding....lol....TOO FUNNY!!! :-D You can't quite tell but he's actually got a blanket on his head that goes down his back and drapes down like a cape. lol

{Happy Birthday Mr E!}

Today, our oldest turned 9....yes, I said 9....already...wow the time flies by!
I really liked the list on your birthday thing that I have seen else where here in blogland....I did one for The Mr. on his birthday, and I really enjoyed that. SO, I'm gonna do one for Mr E....9 because he turned 9. lol

1. We are so proud of the accomplishments you have done this year in school.
2. We love to see your love of baseball, and how much you've grown in such a short time with a sport you enjoy.
3. We admire the talent that you have with your art skills.
4. You are an awesome brother that is caring and proud.
5. We love your love of Heavenly Father and your desire to be a good example.
6. We love watching you grow into the young man that you are becoming.
7. We are proud of the choices that you make in order to learn and grow.
8. We enjoy how much you love family time...like going to the park together, or playing RockBand as a family, or even wathcing a movie...as long as we are together.
9. You are amazing, and we are proud to have you as a son. We thank Heavenly Father to have choosen us to be your parents.

{Mr E's Official Baseball Picture}

We got Mr E's pictures today too. I love the pictures, but I'm not as happy with the package. The boys had different photographers for their teams, and when they got them taken I thought I would like Mr E's better....not sure why, but now that we have them...I really like what the photographer for Mr A's team put together for us. That's okay, cuz next year I'll make sure that Korie does their team pictures. :-D

{Mr. Brightside}

Jealousy turning saints into the sea...turning through sick lullabies...chocking on your alibis...but it's just the price I pay destiny is calling me...

This is one of the songs that is on SingStar...and both boys wanted it on their mp3 players...and I caught The Mr and Mr E curled up on the couch singing this song together. :-)

{Awkward}

Starting with Amanda....she LOVES the soap that we have in our downstairs bathroom...it's Irresistible Apple by Bath & Body Works...and everytime she washes her hands she says they smell so good she could eat them. So, Mr A washed his hands and asked me to smell them cuz they smell so good....and he says "I could eat them....weird.." and Mr E pipes in with, "That's not weird...it's awkward"

TOO FUNNY!!! :-)

{Wish Bone}

On Your Marks...Get Set...GO!!!
Hey! HE CHEATED!!!

Mr A with his 'winnings'

How do you cheat with a wish bone? This is a very good question....and leave it up to Mr A to be the one doing this! lol After they heard 'Go'.....Mr A reaches over with his thumb and breaks it so that his is the bigger one! Yupp.....I am not suprised that it was Mr A that thought of this! lol :-)

{Teacher's Choice Award}

Mr E brought home a Teacher's Choice Award on Friday for his improvement in math skills and making good choices! Way to go Mr E! :-)

P.S.-Mr E threw up on the bus the Monday before winter break and missed a day of school because of that....so that is why he doesn't have the Perfect Attendance.

{Playing in the Snow with Daddy}

Elisha making snow balls to throw...

Mr A making snow balls also.....

Mr T eating the snow.....again.....lol

I went out and was driving Mom around to get some of her Christmas shopping done since it was snowing. The Mr was watching the boys.....Thank you My Love!....and he went outside with them to play in the snow. They ALL made snow angels, and The Mr sent me a pic of his on the phone, but I don't know how to get them off the phone yet. :-) But these are still cute pics of the boys that he took for me. :-)

{Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer}

Today was SO cute.....Mr E had told me about a project he was doing at school. I'm sure if you've ever talked to kids, you kinda get part of the story or half of it.....in any event it's usually hard to figure out exactly what they are trying to get across. At least that's what it's like with our boys.....they will tell a story and then an adult will tell it.....and I'll be like "OH! THAT'S what they meant!" lol They are so cute! Anyways.....so Mr E......he brought home this beautiful wall hanging! And THANK YOU to the mom's that put in the time to do these for the kids!!! :-) I don't know if he drew the picture (he does love to draw and he's pretty good at it) It looks like the reindeer was traced, and then I can tell he did the background stuff. I do know he colored it in though. :-) And they transfered it to material, and then made a material frame for it. I think he even got to it the material for it.....which are angels....because I like them. :-) He is just TOO SWEET!!! :-) It was supposed to be a Christmas present he said, but he couldn't wait to give it to me. :-)

Thank you Mr E! I love it! :-)

{Playing in the Snow}

Since it snowed, the boys couldn't just stay inside where it was warm & cozy.....nope....they had to get all bundled up & go play in the cold. I am so greatful that I was able to simply take a few pictures & then shut the sliding glass door to watch them from there. :-)

Mr A getting ready to throw a snow ball at Mr E...

Mr E & Mr A gathering as much snow as they could find to try & make a snowman...

Mr T eating some snow...

{Costumes}

Little Mr ~ Jedi Knight
Mr A ~ Mummy
Mr T ~ Kangaroo
Mr E ~ Karate Kid

{Mr E's School Picture}

We got Mr E's school pictures back today. Not too sure why we didn't get Mr A's, but I'll post that one when we get it. For now, we are enjoying how much Mr E has grown and how handsome he is getting to be. :-)