More summer adventures

Today in Preschool, one of my preschool kids asked me if preschool was a BIG adventure. I said "sure buddy". About half way through the day he exclaimed "so when does the fun adventure part start?" Apparently it was not adventure enough. CUTE! Here are some of our fun adventures this summer.

This picture says it best! Popsicles, no shirts, and hair cuts!
Logan loved boating with his aunts and uncles!
On the boat with daddy. Drew kept saying "daddy....I want to go back to the mountains!" He wasn't sure of the water at first, but then he got in and swam before his big brother!
Lagoon. This time the little guy LOVED the boats! It took a year, but he didn't get scared. WAHOO!!! Logan is really growing up and had to go on the bat ride this year! I couldn't believe he was tall enough. Not one of mom's favorite rides.

Fun in the Sun!

I am so behind on my blog, I decided to just post all our fun summer pictures together. The truth is I am canning tomatoes, and needed something to do in the kitchen for 45 minutes to make sure they don't boil over!! Here we go:

Fourth of July FUN!

Water Park
Rodeo (Drew's favorite part was the dirt bikes)
Drive in movie (oh yes, we took five children and lived to tell the tale!)
Zoo

The whole Fam Damily! (minus two)

I love it when my sister is in town, and this picture shows most of us. Logan and Jason are missing because Logan had a soccer game and Jason really wanted to go with him.
Our crowd is almost outdated all ready! In one more month, My little sis will have baby #2.

Soccer

We signed Logan up for soccer for the very first time. He was thrilled! He got to play with his little friend, which made it even better. He did a great job. Here are five things I learned in our first year of soccer.



1. If your child sits for a long time on the field, his head will eventually get smacked with the ball.
2. Five year old boys think that "outhouse" bathrooms are cool and will try to visit during the middle of each soccer game--gross.
3. Spring soccer should come with a disclaimer that the weather can cause damage to your health. "Sign up for Spring soccer! (in no way is the City responsible for frost bite or sever ear infections due to the high speed winds, rain, snow, or hail that can be treacherous in these soccer months. We have a cancel-No-game policy".
4. I was prepared to say "it doesn't matter that your team didn't win a game". I was not prepared to say "it doesn't matter that your team didn't make ONE goal this season."
5. Prepare to be embarrassed at one point during the season. Whether it is because the whole game has stopped so the coach can tie your child's shoes, or because your toddler runs right in the field-so you have to chase them, or because a loved one comes to watch and verbalizes their opinion about some of the team members! Overall, Logan had a great season, was an excellent goalie, and really learned how to be a good sport!

Marshmellows roasting on an open fire!

I promised Logan that as soon as it was warm outside, we would build a fire and make Smores. I bought all of the supplies and planned on making Smores for our Family Home Evening treat. Yet, it rained (again). Turns out that this was just as much fun, and the kids actually did it themselves (no worries about someone falling into the fire!). I was able to keep my promise and we had a very fun Family Night activity!

What a MESS!

What a big boy little Drewie is! I bought the boys some cereal and they were so excited because I rarely buy the sugary stuff. I poured them each one bowl and hopped in the shower. I neglected to put the cereal box away, and apparently Drew wanted seconds so he poured his own! What a mess. Logan was devastated that a whole box of Lucky Charms had to be thrown away.

Time for Hair Cuts!

Poor Drew has had his hair cut before, but did NOT want one this time. He covered his little eyes and cried the WHOLE time! Don't they look SNAZZY?

Easter Eggs

One of Logan's favorite activities is dying Easter Eggs. Logan loves anything hands-on and MESSY!!!


The first year that Andrew dyed Easter eggs, he plopped them in the dye with his hands, and used his fingers to make sure that the egg was covered (needless to say he had yellow hands for a couple days :) This year, he watched his big brother, and did exactly what he did. My little guy is sure growing up.

Little Peter Cotton-Tail

Such a cute little bunny. Drew hopped out of the nursery in Jerome with bunny ears. So adorable!

Easter egg hunt at Grandma's!

5 years!

Logan's birthday!


I can't believe that Logan is five. Where have the years gone. I am dreading the fact that he'll be gone to school next year. It will be hard to get used to not having him home. I know he is excited, and there are days that I am SO ready for him to be gone, but in my heart of hearts I feel like I am losing a friend.



SUPER FUN, Super-hero cake. I made each little super-hero out of fondant! It turned out so cute even if hulk had to sit on the side because he was too big to fit.

Angels

No matter how rough our day has been, I love to peek on the little monsters while they sleep. They look so sweet and innocent (even if they did call me names or spit at me during the day).

Ninja's

The boys got these fun costumes for Valentine's day. They played in them all day long. So cute!

Birthday Boy

Andrew's birthday is two days after Christmas. Bahumbug! I think as he gets older, we will have a half-birthday celebration in June, instead of December.

I forgot the birthday candles-so we had to improvise. Drew loved his cake which was actually SO fun to make!

O Christmas Tree!

This is such a tender picture of Drew and Logan. They have such light in their eyes. I have fond memories of decorating the tree as a child. It was always a great way to start the holiday spirit! Daddy helping Drew reach the high places. By the end, I was pulling my hair out...just a little!
Andrew was not too excited to put the angel on the top.
All finished! Now...how to keep the kids out of it???

Gobble, Gobble Wibble Wobble do a Noodle dance!

Have you ever read that book? It is Hilarious. My boys giggle and giggle, the rhymes are so funny. It is called 10 fat turkeys.

Our Thanksgiving was a little lame this year, because the night before Turkey day, I took Drew to the doctor and he had Bronchitis. He was contagious for 24 hours so we had to stay home. I didn't think I would be able to find (or thaw) a Turkey at 9pm the night before, so we had: Prime Rib, funeral potatoes, jello, homemade rolls, and pie. Not your traditional Thanksgiving dinner, and I was a little ashamed that I didn't tap into the Martha Stewart in me, but I had an ear infection and felt like crap!

If I would have been feeling well (and had more than 10 hours notice we would be eating on our own) I would have made: aunt Glenda's ribbon jell-o, & her mashed potatoes, Grandma's Doris' yams, mom's crock-pot stuffing, Grandma Fae's corn, & her grapefruit cocktail, Susan's (Jason's mom) Frog-eye salad, my pies, and a Turkey. Oh well. At lease the table looked pretty and the two little Indians had fun!

Fall Fun

So...any time my sister comes from Texas, we party! This time, my mom had a Halloween party, Avree turned one-so we had a birthday party, and we went to a fun Witches boutique where they had lots of fun photo opportunities. My silly guys.


Cute little Avree in one of her many darling outfits. I always get sad when they have to go back home.

Halloween Festivities

Carnival. We took the kids to this Halloween carnival at a local rec center. The entire time I was thinking "Look at ALL these people! How are we not going to get swine flu!" But it was lots of fun, and Jason's family actually invited us, so we decided we had better seize the opportunity. We remain swine flu free! Hi batman! So much for the stroller.

They let the kids fish in the actual pool. It was pretty cool. They also had canoe rides in the pool, but the line was WAY to long!

Logan also attended a neighborhood party. During one of the games, they had to pair up with a friend and wrap them up like a mummy before the Ghost-busters song stopped. SO CUTE!

Two little monsters!

Halloween is such a fun holiday for the boys. Logan got to pick out his very own costume. It surprised me that he wanted to be a transformer (I didn't even know he knew what they were). He was the "cool kid" on the block when we went trick-or-treating. All the other kids pointed to him, and he got so excited when he saw kids dressed as Bumblebee. I was just going to put Drew in a Frog costume that we already had, but he was DETERMINED to get this batman costume. He would fly around the house and say "bar none" which interpreted means "batman". Such a cutie.

Fall

Has it really been a month since I last posted on my blog? Where has the time gone. September flew by and October is quickly ending. Life has been busy! School has started, canning season is at it's peak, and life continues to go at a pace that I find hard to keep up with! I was looking at pictures from when Drew was born and can't believe the difference in the boys.

THEN.....
and NOW......

They are the light of my life. Little Drew can a handful, but he always seems so sweet when asleep. He plays with my hair and I love it. Any time that I hold him, he runs those tiny little fingers through my hair which prevents me from ever cutting it short!
Look at that little tummy! He loves it when I tickle his belly. He also loves to have his hair combed (he sits on my lap after every bath and wants me to comb his hair over and over! He also loves to have his back tickled while I sing to him at night.

We call Drew our little cookie monster, because he LOVES cookies! I had to take a picture of these cookies to prove that my little man is silly. Any time I buy these cookies, Drew picks out the m&m's and doesn't finish the rest. I think it is hilarious!

Logan is as silly as ever. He changes his mind daily about what he wants to be for Halloween. He wants to be a superhero when he grows up. I say GO FOR IT buddy! The world could use more superhero's!