An Awkward Moment

Andrew isn't all that shy. And he is really good at pointing out letters wherever he goes. While we were at my sister's house this week, her sweet 12-yr old daughter was just standing there minding her own business, when Andrew walked up & started pointing at her behind & saying the letters there. She was a lot bit surprised. We all laughed & Andrew was so proud that he spelled out the letters on the seat of her pants. So, you've all been warned, think carefully about what you wear in front of Andrew or he may just poke you in the behind.

An Apple a Day-Or More

It cracks me up to watch my kids eat apples. They seem to eat them non-stop! They will eat until they think they've eaten enough to be done. And then ask to see if it was enough. What I don't love...finding half eaten apples on the counter. We're still working on teaching Andrew that the other half can be eaten, too.

Tooth Number 3

Today we heard the kids happily playing & laughing together. Then we heard, "Oh no...um, uh, oh no!" Then Lexie ran in & said, "I was jumping & my knee hit my mouth & my tooth fell out!" I guess that is one way of doing it.

Awards Assembly

Lexie's teacher called the other night to tell us Lexie was getting the "Good Citizen" award & to invite us to the Award's Assembly.

We are glad Lexie is such a sweet girl & such a good helper in her class. We hope that never changes.

Really, Andrew?

How can someone so small be so destructive?

Play Hard?

Remember at the beginning of the school year how we had to buy Lexie new shoes? Well, here we are 6 months later & we had to buy her new shoes...again. (Only this time it wasn't because she out grew them!)

Maybe now she won't come home with wet feet or a billion rocks in her shoes, maybe...

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love how excited our kids get about every holiday! It makes me smile.

Lexie's Valentine Box she made at school.

We made yummy heart pancakes for breakfast-always a winner!

The purple heart cake we made.

Imitation is...

Rick had a meeting tonight for which he dressed in a suit & tie. Once Andrew saw him, he started yelling, "Tie! Tie! Tie!" & quickly grabbed his Sunday clothes, insisting I put them on him.

This was 15 minutes before bedtime & after a long day, he just plopped down & fell asleep. He wants to be just like his Dad.

Past His Bedtime...

The kids got to stay up late playing with some fun friends. I guess Joseph wore himself out playing so hard because he didn't get up after bedtime prayers.

Slow Down Already!

Today was a sad reminder of how quickly the kids grow up.

We registered Joseph for Kindergarten! He is so excited & ready. (I'm not so sure I'm ready though.) I keep telling him to stop growing up so quickly & he says, "I can't. I just keep growing more & more every day."

And Lexie celebrated the 100th day of school. She made a fun poster with 100 hearts on it that she had cut out & did lots of fun "one hundred" activities during a party at school.

The Boys' Favorite Toys

Lately I've been very grateful for Hot Wheels. Joseph & Andrew can spend hours at a time playing with their cars without getting bored (& mostly without fighting).

The only downside, the mess they leave behind. One of these days they will learn to put toys away when they are done playing with them. One day... I hope.

Learning Letters

Andrew surprised us last night (so I recorded him today) by picking up one of Joseph's books & sounding out the letters. It's fun to watch him learn new things & try to be like his big brother & sister.