Sidewalk art...

Today was laundry day!!  Worked on laundry all day!  Wash, dry, iron, put away (or in respective rooms for the olders).  Truth be told I'm still working on laundry.  Where does it all come from?!?  Silly question I know!  Yesterday we spent quite a long time at the middle school with sister K.  We wanted to make sure she knew her way around the building to all of her classes.  After about an hour and a half of walking around she felt comfortable.  I felt comfortable knowing that she could do it without any anxiety.  Yes, there will be some anxiety for her the first day, but hopefully it is lessened slightly by knowing how to get to all of her classes.  She is excited and nervous!  She has advanced math and that makes her a little nervous.  She also has band (she will be playing the flute), she is excited about that!!  We also picked up sister E's teacher assignment.  She got the teacher she was hoping for so she was happy!!  After all the walking, everyone (other than our little peanut) got a shake from Dairy Queen (we had to put those calories back on :)!  The rest of the evening was routine.  Here are those pictures I promised...

 

The first three are by sister K and sister E.  The last one is by brother S (he was tracing around sister K)!

Talk to ya soon...

Longer than expected break!!...

Wow!  That break was longer than expected!!  We have been so busy around here lately!  Sissy started school (this is her third week in), we've been to the county fair and a tractor show!  We have been finishing up our stuff for our alphabet adventure (we started yesterday) and doctors appointment (we switched dr.'s so everyone, other than daddy - he is keeping his doc, had to go!!  I am the last one and I go next week).  Lots more stuff and just kids and family keeping us busy!!  I have lots to show you pic wise but for now I will leave you with just one that I took yesterday!  Today is another busy day and if I don't get started I will feel behind all day!  Truth be told it started at 6 a.m. but I haven't made breakfast yet, then after lunch we will take sister K to the middle school to pick up her scedule and walk her classes a few times, then to sister E's school to get her teacher assignment.  Then back home to make supper (hopefully before sissy has to get to work :), baths and bed!!  If I get a chance tonight before I pass out I'll post pics of our sidewalk art!

The Great Gatsby!!  She said it was a good book!  Based on brother J's response, I am beginning to doubt :)

Talk to ya soon...

What's Making Him Laugh?...

Can you guess?

It's this beautiful moth!! �Daddy was holding it and letting it's wiggly legs tickle the boy's ears :)

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CAUTION!! Imaginations at work...

Frequently in our home you will find Mom or Dad turning off the t.v.� It's not that we don't like it (although if it weren't for sports we probably wouldn't have one!), we just feel there are better things to do with your brain cells!� The two t.v. lovers in our home are getting used to not watching it and have actually been having a GREAT TIME TOGETHER!� Check this out...

ANIMAL POLICE ON DUTY :)

Two safe little birdies in their nests!

This poor pup is stuck in this tree :(

(One of my favorites!)� This poor silly owl got his bum stuck in the light bulb while trying to watch all the action!!

A jaguar�attacking a dog on the grass!!

A monkey with his leg stuck in the branches of this tree!

(My absolute favorite :)� A dog with his head stuck in a pipe!!� HA HA HA

These two silly sheep got stuck in the fireplace!

And this sweet officer, Officer E, made this awesome bird cage, with swing and all, for the birds they found!!

How FUN!!!

Talk to ya soon...

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Softball...

Sister K's feelings about the last game (Wednesday):

The last game was by far the most exciting and intense game of the season!!  The girls won by 1 run!  Trust me when I tell you there is nothing like hearing an entire softball team of girls screaming in delight as the winning run comes in over homeplate :)  AWESOME!

Talk to ya soon...

Tractor Barn...

Brother S and Brother J are really into tractors.  They see Daddy riding on his tractor and when he is done he puts it away in the "tractor barn" (a term they came up with on their own :)!  Every barn they see is a "tractor barn"!!  We have MANY tractors in our home.  Of course they need a place to park when being played with so we build them "tractor barn's".  This is our Monday morning "tractor barn"!

Brother J is just devastated by the destruction of his side of the tractor barn :(

They are trying to put it back together!!  Brother J is trying to look sad and pout while building it back up!

Talk to ya soon...

Cobbler...

Today has been wet, wet, wet!!  We are supposed to get rain and thundershowers through Tuesday!  This morning was dry so Daddy got some work done outside. 

Last week my wonderful FIL drove all of the way out here with his 5th wheel to help take down our swimming pool.  He actually did most of it by himself while Daddy was at work!!  He stayed in his 5th wheel that night and then mowed our lawn the next day!  Woohoo what an awesome thing to do!!  We GREATLY appreciated it. 

This morning Daddy cut up the liner and rolled it up in order to take it to the dump.  The neighbor came over and hauled away the deck with his flat bed trailer and then Daddy pulled out the concrete where the deck had been!!  Now all that is left is to bring in some dirt and level it out!!  Yaaaaa!! 

After Daddy came in Sister K and I left to take her to a birthday party.  Then I went SHOPPING!!!  I purchased materials to make the littles some sandpaper letters.  We are going to begin working on the alphabet shortly.  To purchase sandpaper letters would cost a minimum of $60 - $70.  More than I wanted to spend!  I've already started them and so far I'm pretty happy with how they are turning out.  I'll show you the finished product when they are completed. 

Brother J and Brother S helped make fruit cobbler for dessert tonight!!  Lots of learning going on :)  They helped measure, pour and stir.  They helped put the solid butter in the microwave and were surprised by what it looked like when it came out :)  When I brought out the egg, both of them started saying egg and then Brother S said "chicken egg".  We laughed.  As Brother J was stirring the batter they were both saying "bye bye chicken egg" :)  Kids are so funny!  We used raspberries (Brother J likes them) and blueberries (Brother S like those).  The cobbler was YUMMY!! We enjoyed it with some vanilla ice cream!

The finished (and already dug into) product.

Brother S (yes, that's a turtle neck he is wearing in 80 degree weather.  He saw it in his closet and just had to wear it because it had all of those balls on it!!  This is his second day wearing it!  Thankfully I was able to get it off of him tonight at bedtime :)

Brother J

Talk to ya soon...