First Day of School!

The first day of school finally arrived! They have been so excited for Monday to come. T Jay is in Kindergarten, and Summer is going to pre-school in the mornings! They both had a great day and talked non-stop about all that they did at school when I picked them up. Summer's favorite part of her first day was coloring. T. Jay's favorite part was math time because they did the chicken count, which is apparently some kind of counting play off of the chicken dance. I don't know. But he loved it! They cancelled school today due to tropical storm Fay, so they were a little bummed. I was glad to sleep in a little and take it easy. Back to school tomorrow, though

T Jay's Sixth Birthday Party

We had a pool party at our community pool. The kids had a great time swimming. T. Jay is being Micheal Phelps at his party. Do you think I have been watching too much of the Olympics coverage? Nah!

Grammy flew in from Colorado for T Jay's birthday! The kids loved having her here.
We came back to our house for the snack, cupcakes and pinata. That fish was unbreakable! It's a good thing I didn't plan any other games, because the pinata took forever! They loved it!!
T. Jay just asked me why he didn't get 50 100 swings at the pinata. I don't think he realized that he almost did!
Aidan, Summer, T. Jay and Dallin
T. Jay told me months ago that he wanted a pogo stick for his birthday. I have know idea where he even learned that they existed, but after being told weekly for three months that he wanted one, I found this great beginner one from Fisher Price. He is up to about 12 bounces at a time now! I am so glad it didn't turn out to be one of those toys that he asked for and then never played with like his roller skates from last year!

On this date in history...

We welcomed our first little angel! T Jay was the sweetest baby. He is a sweet boy, too.
Then... and now! Wow! It goes by fast!
He told me this morning, "Mom! I just can't believe that I'm six!" I can't believe it either, punkin!! Happy Birthday!

Life with our Monkey...

Climbing on the shelf in the toy closet.
Wearing T Jay's shorts and tennis shoes. He loves wearing other peoples things.
Matthew's art work. There are probably 7 different places that he could have posed. We are going to have to paint over it because despite the fact that they are supposed to be washable, I can't get it off!
Do you think that I am giving him the okay for coloring on the walls by having him pose in front of his work?
Matthew and 1 tube of lip gloss. I think he missed a spot, yeah, the spot called his lips! Teach or not to teach, that is the question!
I promise I do watch my child, he is just really fast. Once I figure out and neutralize one set of tricks, he's on to something new! What a ride...

I am so excited!!!

I am getting so excited for the Olympics to begin! I have been counting down (thanks for your countdown widget, Maria) and it's almost here. I have gone through my TIVO and set it to record as much of the games as I could find. My favorite events are: Gymnastics (of course), swimming and diving, Kayaking, track and field and well, EVERYTHING!!
I get so excited, my heart pounds and I get nervous as the different events start, almost as if I am the one participating! Funny, huh? I even noticed my self kind of swaying in my seat in '04 as the swimmers rotated in their strokes! How would they compete with out me?! On Sunday I was showing my kids what the diving approach looks like. It was fun to watch them try it out. It turned into a "is this how they look when they are spinning" game though. I even had a dream where I was down on the field during the track events.
I hope I don't rot my eyes out from all of the TV watching! I guess it's only every 2 years that an Olympics is on though, right!
One of my biggest dreams is to attend an Olympic games. Does anyone else feel overly motivated to be athletic during the games? I never run better!! Ha! Ha!

I think it's time...

For the past month or so, Matthew has been climbing out of his crib. At first it was only during nap times, and I would go and put him back in his bed once he fell asleep. Yes, I lock his door until he is asleep-gasp! I think the dark deterred him at night time, but he has since overcome this and has started climbing into bed with T. Jay after he's done playing around and decides that he is tired after all. Sometimes he will even swipe T. Jay's blanket and cover himself up. I guess it's time for a big boy bed.

Visit from Chris and Fam!

My brother Chris came to visit with his wife and baby Caevin. We had a ton of fun with them. This is Matthew and Caevin at the community pool. Cute boys, huh?!
All of the kids, especially Summer had a great time holding Caevin and playing with him.
We went to the beach A LOT while they were here. We have scoped out even more fun beaches now.
Chris, Brittany and sleeping Caevin on the sidewalk dock by the historic downtown.
Doesn't that look yummy? We went out for seafood, and this was our appetizer. It was so good. Mostly it's smoked salmon with other goodies.

On the sidewalk dock.
We played Putt Putt. The boys are trying to figure out the best way to look good in front of us girls!
More swimming on the patio.
Summer enjoyed so much water that we are now treating a severe case of swimmer's ear. She has been up at least 5 times two nights in a row now. Yes, I'm tired! No swimming for a week-geez, what are we going to do in this heat?
For their last night here, we grilled fish, had scallops and made pina colodas. It was a great way to end a great trip! Thanks for coming guys!