School Days

Alec is sure excited about going to school. He gets up with the bigger kids and struggles to find things to do from the time Lily gets on the bus and his bus comes. His little legs manuover right onto the bus and he doesn't look back.

Alec's backpack is almost as big as he is. He is our little tazmanian devil.

The other day I had ward council and Joseph got the kids ready for church. They looked lovely. They sure clean up well.

These two just need a monkey and tin cup and maybe some music and they could make some money.

We went to Niagara Falls a few weeks ago. The day was lots of fun. We had Tyler and Ashley with us from Utah. The kids loved the day and Benjamin was spellbound with his trip on the Maid of the Midst. He renamed it the Minow and wanted to meet the Captain. He's such a cutie.

I can't believe I haven't posted all summer long. Stay tuned, as I'm going to try to do a catchup post of the summers adventures.

Kindergarten Kid

I think this is the cutest Kindergarten Kid I have ever seen!  Thankfully, Benjamin likes school and getting up to meet the 7:02 a.m. bus hasn't been as hard as I thought it might be.  When I took this picture he had just assured me that he needed to go to school and continue to grow up.  His current plan is to marry Sara (our 18 year old neighbor) and build a house in the back yard.  He wants to be a policeman and catch bad guys.  How I love this little guy!

Minions

It's Alec's Birthday. We celebrated with Minions. Santa brought him Despicable Me for Christmas and we fell in love with the little guys.

This was his birthday present from us.  He needed a new bike that he could troll around on.  He was in love at first sight.

We had Conner and Andrew and Ella and Addy join the birthday party.

This past weekend we went to Niagara Falls. We had a grand time. Tyler and Ashley loved the time spent there too. We were so happy to have them join us for the last week.

I had a great mother's day.  Part of the festivities included this Menu prepared by my husband.  (Have I mentioned he's the best?  He certainly cracks me up.)


Mother’s Menu

It’s your day to choose from these delightful treats!
Please notify your server of your wake-up time. He’ll be glad to bring these to your bedside with children in tow.

⇨ Three Oranges Peeled on a Platter

⇨ Cereal Served with 2% Milk. Choose from a variety of flavors.

⇨ Toast, Banana, Milk, and One Orange; A little of everything!

⇨ Waffles a la Bisquick; Served with Maple Syrup, Powdered Sugar or Both

⇨ Pancakes a la Bisquick;   With Real or Fake Maple Syrup. Kiss the Cook for Bacon on the Side.

⇨ Oatmeal;  With Honey for My Honey

⇨ Pop Tarts; Both of them!!

⇨ No, Thanks. It scares me when you’re in my Kitchen.

Ouch!

Poor Alec .... he has a hard time walking because he is always looking backwards.  He took a tumble yesterday that looks terrible.  He's being a good sport and I'm trying to keep it moist and clean.  It's a good think that these kiddos heal quickly.

Ben's poster

Ben made this collage in school and wanted to post it on the fridge.  He got his own magnet out and placed it on there himself.  He has grown so much.  We are sure proud of our handsome man!

Ben wants to take a scuba diving class.  (He really wants to go on a Disney cruise.)  We'll see what the next few months of swimming brings.

Rollerskating Party

We finally decided to finish the basement and install carpet.  We removed everything that was in the room and laid down a moisture barrier and then had the carpet guys come.  The weekend that the furniture was removed we decided to have a skating party.  John Michael  came over and the kids rode round and round. In hindsight we probably should have just padded the floor and walls and made a jungle gym down there -- through in a zipline and the kids would have been in heaven. 

 

We put the furniture back and now are enjoying our playroom/media center.  Joseph still has to put the doors back on, but we are nonetheless loving our basement retreat.