For show and tell day, Abigail chose to bring our bearded dragon. I didn't think it through very well... I realized only after the kids had left for school and Ben for work, that I was going to have to be the one to pick Freddie up out of his cage and transport him to school. I was brave, I took a few deep breaths and I touched the lizard for the first time. Since then I have touched him multiple times without cringing. Progress... I am making progress. The kids think this means we'll get a dog someday.
Hailey loves the time after she gets home from school. Ike goes down for his nap and the big kids are still in school. We have a couple of hours for just us. Sometimes we color with special name places... and sometimes she watches t.v. while I clean.
Abigail is not always happy when I ask her to read for her 20 minutes... but if she can read to Isaac or Hailey, she'll do it more cheerfully.
Carly is my little organizer. She asked me to come in the girls room for a big surprise. She had organized their bulletin board and was just so proud. She knew I would appreciate the job well done.
I took Ike and Hailey to the treehouse while the big kids were at school. Ike carried around these foam noodles and ball, and tried his best to play baseball.
He loved the firetruck
As soon as the kids walked in the door from school, she blurted out that we went to the tree house without them. Then I had to hear the older kids talk about how the work so hard at school while we just have fun all day long! So funny.
My matching girls
Abigail is always a fun shopping partner, and likes to take pictures.
Hailey had a field trip to the treehouse and got to play Snow White in the play. She was beaming.
Afterwards, we made wands.
Luke has loved Webelos more than any other den. He was sad to move on, because he loved his leaders so much.
His self portraits
Abi had her 3rd grade talent show, and she chose to do tricks with Lola. Lola is Grandma Sharla and Grandpa Larry's dog. They performed so well, and looked so cute together. It almost makes me wish I liked dogs well enough to get her one.
We went to IHOP... It's a family favorite.
We always have a Holiday party in January with my Dad's side of the family. We ate soup and played some fun games.
Luke and Abi played a game where they had to find the gummi worms in the whipped cream. After Abi was done, she told me that she couldn't breathe and was scared because there was so much whip cream up her nose.
My girls all wanted curlies (that's what they call them) by their ears for church... then they wanted a picture together with their curlies.
Ike was napping one day and I heard him wake up and say, " mommy mom, mommy mom where are you??" over and over. I went in his room to get him and he was so happy, he said, "I found you mommy!"
