Pumpkin Carving

My kids love to carve pumpkins. Over the years it has gotten easier. I remember having to carve whatever they thought of in their heads while they stood there playing with seeds and making a mess. Now they play with seeds and make a mess but they are carving themselves. I love seeing their creativity come out as they realize their pumpkin dreams.

We got our pumpkins at the Walmart "pumpkin patch". They were huge and totally cheap! I had to bribe them with ice cream and a trip to the Halloween store. I think Kylee still likes being a kid because she is the one that wanted the "real thing" the most. Tonight is our "trunk or treat" and we are excited to dress up again. Woohoo!!!!

Ooooh La La!!!

This is Dylan's new favorite saying and I think it applies to my new purchase......red shoes. Not just any pair of red shoes but 3.5 or 4 inch red patent peep toe pumps with a stacked heel. Whew! Boy do they look good too. Well, Taylor likes them;)

So, you are probably wondering where I have been. Well, Brenden started going to a new school and I just never got back into the swing of things. So, here I am now. We have had a busy and sort of not-so-eventful summer. We bought everyone season passes to King's Dominion. Here is a video of our kids doing this crazy ride - the Extreme Skyflyer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A83M0a7MWsg

Our kids are all going to this new school, Richmond Waldorf School. You can check it out if you want:

http://www.richmondwaldorf.com/

It's very different from public schools but so much fun! Well, I am starting to feel very tired and I need to finish up my lesson before I totally crash. Ta ta!!!

Silly us!

My kids are soooo funny! After the little boys go to bed then we can have some fun. Check us out!

MOM'S DAY!!!

I love being a mom!!! I wouldn't have it any other way. Life is crazy, suprising and fun with kids in my house. It's weird to think that I was ever without them. 12 years ago I gave birth to my first baby (my only girl). Most days are fun but some definitely have their challenges.

So, today I want to thank my mom for giving birth to me, raising me and supporting me as an adult. I love that she taught me to have fun and be adventurous. I love that she taught me to be independent. I love that she taught me to listen and make my own choices. She is a fantastic woman for putting up with me and the rest of us girls. Thanks for making the Strawberry Shortcake blanket so I can be warm when I am sick. I love you mom!!!

Thanks to my kids and hubby for getting a bunch of my favorite things for Mother's Day. I love you guys. YOU are my favorite things in the world!!!! XOXO

What a day!

No pic today but I just wanted to say WHEW!! Our Young Women (I mean me) are having a yard sale. It is tomorrow morning and it has been so much work. Hopefully it will go well.

I have also been busy with Brenden and his school. We have embarked on a new adventure! I will have to write a novel about it next time.

He finally lost it!!!

Well, Chay finally lost it - his first tooth!!!! He was so happy! Just about all his friends have mouthfuls of holes. He waited so patiently too.

It is so great to see my kids getting older. I love celebrating their many great moments with them. Being a mom is really about enjoying all the great times and getting through the bad without getting scathed. Let's hope there are more good than bad.

Kylee had a great time taking these photos! What a great big sis!

APRIL FOOL'S!!!

So, today was April Fool's day. Taylor and I had a great time playing a huge joke on our kids. We pretended to send a letter to us (the parents) from the school district. Taylor scanned a letterhead and I wrote this:



Over the past several years our school board has noticed a significant decrease in overall student performance. We feel that our current school schedule is inadequate and is not meeting the current needs of our students. So, in order to fully comply with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, we will be moving our schools to a year-round program. School will not end on June 13 as previously released on the calendar but will continue until July 11 followed by a 3 week break. School will then resume on August 5 preceded by a teacher workday on Monday August 4. Our schools will adjust classes to follow a quarterly schedule.

As always, we are working hard to ensure your child's complete education. Thank you for your continued support of our schools and teachers. We will be releasing more complete information in the following weeks followed by a public board meeting on Monday May 5, 2008 at 7 pm.

Our kids were so mad that they weren't able to have a full summer. The best part of it all is that we were able to get our neighbors in on the joke. Their girls were REALLY mad about it. All the kids started texting their friends to let them know about the stupid decision the schools were making. We finally told them and gave them cookies to ease the humiliation. All the adults had a HUGE laugh! HEEHEEHEEHEE!!! I think we parents are in for some payback next year!

I have just been hanging around. Last week was spring break. Taylor had to go to Chicago on business and I took the kids to Maryland. We played with our good friends, the Frizzell's. We stopped at King's Dominion on the way home. What a gorgeous day we had. We rounded off spring break with a trip to the science museum. It is fun to have fun with my kids. I like it so much better than making kids do homework or handing out consequences. So, who can I hire to take care of the dirty work?????