William making butter.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Visit to Santa
As you can see, I have not blogged lately. I can't seem to keep up with the pace of life plus the holidays. It seems too busy so today I simplified things a little. We decided that instead of doing the mall "Santa", we would just go to the Publix across the street from our subdivision & see the Santa that was there instead. It ended up being a great decision because it wasn't crowded at all and Santa sat and talked with both the boys a good while. There was no crying kids, no line, no patience lost, and no wait. The Santa even had a really nice velvet suit on & he was really sweet to the boys. I got a really good picture that I am going to send in a Christmas card...I know...I didn't think I could get a good picture at a grocery store, but I did!! I took more pictures at home, but none of them seemed better than the great smiles santa got from them. This holiday season, my goal is to simplify my life and just focus on what is important. Kids don't really care where they see santa. Only we do.
Karate Kids (Tournament)
The boys had a belt testing at the end of November and they both got trophies.
Holiday Dance November
The boys had a dance at their school and it was pretty cute. It was really funny to see them trying to dance at this age. It was more like just running around & jumping.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Grandma & Grandpa
The boys also got to visit Grandma & Grandpa while there & they were sad to leave them. The boys are so lucky to have such wonderful, caring, and involved grandparents on both sides of the family. We are so truly blessed in that area. Andrew told me he liked staying with Grandma and Grandpa without "Daddy & Mommy" there. Guess he has it figured out!!!
My other niece is 6 weeks old!
We also got to see Evelyn Grace on our quick visit to Birmingham. She is the cutest little peanut!!
Michelle's 2nd Birthday!!
My niece turned 2 last weekend & the boys were happy to join her at her Birthday party. She had a Dora party & she was adorable. They all had so much fun together and the boys loved helping her blow out candles & open presents! Who wouldn't?
Halloween
This Halloween was really a lot of fun for the boys. I think they REALLY get the idea now and they had so much fun trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. At the end of the night, Andrew had said that this was the best night ever. I think it had more to do with all the candy that they received.:) A neighbor on the other street gave them giant pixie sticks that I will post pictures of...just think of all that sugar!! I think that was the favorite though as you can see.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Today we went to the zoo with some really good friends of ours...Teri, Sofi, and Nate. The boys had not seen their friend in a long time, so it was good for them to have some time together. We saw all the animals but the boys seemed most impressed with the reptile exibit of snakes, lizzards, eels, iguanas, snapping turtles, etc. It was so...well...boy! When we went to the gorilla exibit, there were 3 babies and two of them were fighting over a dead branch. The mom jumped up on the rock and calmly took away the branch & jumped back down with it to solve the argument. My friend Teri & I looked at each other & said, "Some things are the same." I feel like I'm always solving a dispute around here. I think I could learn something from the gorilla....just take the branch calmly away & walk off & go to another "place."
Washington Farms Pumpkin Patch
Two weeks ago, we took a trip to a nearby pumkin patch, Washington Farms. The farm had hayrides, a cow train, and a corn maize. The boys were really excited to go and we ended up having fun even though we had some "National Lampoon's vacation" moments. The boys got a pumpkin, went on a hayride, and did part of the corn maize.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Andrew out for the count!
When the boys got home from school today, we gave them a Webkin that is a bat. It is a Halloween webkin and it was a huge hit! They got to decorate their pet's room on the computer with haunted house stuff. I gave them a clue each morning to what the suprise was and I think they had almost figured it out by Friday. As you can see, they passed out after an exciting day :)
William after a hard week at school
Isn't he cute!? This is a nice part of the day...seeing them asleep. It makes your hard day worth it!
Visit with cousin Michelle
On the way home from the birth of Evelyn Grace, we stopped by Granny B's house to visit everyone. The boys got to spend time with their cousin Michelle and they had so much fun playing with her. Andrew is especially sweet with her and said to her, "Aren't you glad I came to see you?" He is really gentle with her and loves her. William does too but he got a little upset when she tore down his "Zoo" he made with blocks. He has his way of doing things & you better not deviate from that or ELSE!
Day on the Lake
After the baby was born, the boys got to spend the night at Grandpa's lake house. They had a lot of fun fishing (no hooks!) and catching frogs & lizzards. It was a very nice day there and very pretty weather.
The Boys with their new cousin
The boys got to see their new cousin the next day and had a great time seeing her and playing at Uncle Randy's house.
Evelyn Grace Quinn...my niece was born!!
On September 25th, I got a phone call from my dad saying that my sister-in-law's water was being broken and the baby was on her way. So, I frantically packed up myself & the boys within about an hour or two and checked them out of school & sped to Birmingham. It was all worth it because I was there when she was born. She was 7 pounds 3 oz. and absolutely beautiful. There is nothing like holding a newborn baby in your arms. It is the best feeling in the world. I was so glad I was there!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
A start of a new era
The past month marked some significant milestones for our family. The boys began kindergarten...boy time flies. Andrew has lost two teeth and is so cute with his "sylvester" accent. They are adjusting well to the new elementary school and seem to enjoy it. By then end of the week though, they are exhausted and need some rest. They usually do a good bit of arguing on the weekend. Also, they have already decided what to be on Halloween and we have already gotten costumes. Andrew is Bobo Fett (from Star Wars) and William is none other than Darth Vader. Hopefully, the costumes will make it until October 31st. They are wearing them every day and even to the grocery store. It must be the coolest thing to a little boy to be dressed like a Star Wars character.
While my new found freedom is nice, I realize that they are growing up so fast and it makes me sad to let go a little. It seems just like yesterday that I was trying to feed them both bottles at the same time...I got pretty good at that. On another topic, can you believe kindergarten gives homework?? I would expect to work on some things, but you wouldn't believe what they are learning....I have flash cards for words now, simple math problems, and now a website to keep up with other math projects as well as writing their letters every night. What happened to finger painting and playdough?
I decided to try to see if I can blog some for those friends & family who I need to keep up with and this seems like a good way. Hopefully, I will be able to keep it up between me working and all the homework!
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