Funsies

I had forgotten about Cade's special talent untill today. Let me ask you- can you sing all of "Jingle Bells" in Pig Latin? Oh yeah. That's my husband!

Big Boy!

So ever since Taylor has become a "soccer player" (her big move in the last game was to kick the ball really hard away from the goal,and then celebrate by throwing both fists in the air and doing some kind of victory dance that involved lots of twirling and jumping) Cooper has wanted to play, too. And now that her season is over, it's great! It no longer means that we are chasing him off of the field during her practices and games, but rather that the feilds are empty and he can have at it.

Well, thanks to a good friend he now has his very own official soccer uniform, and every day that it's "clean" enough to wear is like the greatest day in his life! It's so cute sometimes I can hardly stand it.

Now let me preface this next comment with something-- I do NOT have the baby fever! ........but he is only two and he looks like such a little BIG BOY and it's not fair and I don't like it!

Candy + Candy + Candy + Candy + More Candy

Trick-or Treat!! We had such a great Halloween! The kids (especially the biggest- Cade) had so much fun trapsing throught the neighborhood looking for the loot. We could barely keep up with Taylor, and Cooper insisted on carrying his "busket" in one hand and sword in the other. (so adorable) By the third house Lincoln was covered in what I can only assume was a mixture of blue tootsie pop, twix, and nerds. Yummy!

I learned 3 things that night- #1. Cooper is not as shy as he lets on to be. He ran right up to door after door and gave the cutest "twick-or-tweat" and "happy hoween!" I have ever heard. #2. I'm not as hard-core as I thought. I was scared by this giant Knome. Long story- ending with me losing a little bit of pee. #3. Carving pumpkins with Jason is always more fun!

BOO! We love Halloween! I guess there are the obvious reasons- candy corn, pumpkin guts, Cade having a valid reason to scare the crap out of the kids, you know. So we added a new one this year- the white trash Halloween blow-up in front of the house! The kids go CRAZY over it! We took the munchkins to BOO at the Zoo and they were hilarious.

Taylor just kept saying, "This is the best day of my life!" (Which she also said last Wednesday because I let her take Mac and Cheese to school for lunch, and two nights ago when I let her sleep with the super ultra mega bright night light.) Cooper spent the evening protecting his plastic pumpkin and looking for the tiger, and Lincoln spent the whole time sneaking anything chocolate into his cheeks. (Subsequently, Cade spent the evening fishing foil wrappers out of his chompers.) It was a blast! And the kids fell asleep on the way home so Cade and I got to eat the "good" candy out of their loot! What more can you ask for?

BFF Here I come!

Yes, yes, yes- we have been very busy lately (soccer games, the primary program, school issues-for Cade and Taylor- emergency tooth extractions- poor Lincoln!) and and here are a couple of cute pics, but the REAL news is that I AM GOING ON A TRIP! (And no, not to the looney bin or fat camp.) Cade has suprised me with a trip to see my BFF!! I am soooooo excited I just might puke! The question is, how many suitcases does a girl need for one week...?

Much Better...

So Friday afternoon the phone rang, and it was Taylor's teacher letting me know that she would be coming home with yet another conduct slip... but she explained a lot of things to me and I was able to tell her my frustrations, and all in all I feel much better! Thanks for all of your wonderful advice- you guys are the best! Here is Taylor with her new favorite thing- her soccer ball. And the next pic is Cooper in his new big boy bed. At first he was kinda scared of it, but now he loves it! (His room seems so tiny now!!) And he seems so big! I'm not sure how I feel about that...
Well, Ike blew through and it wasn't as bad as some had speculated. But I did get to see something pretty cool- I was sitting in the family room and I saw this HUGE gust of wind just pick up the BBQ and flip it around the backyard!! It was awesome! Our power went out for a "couple or few" hours and that wasn't too much fun. (Think changing diapers with a flashlight...) And the filter in the fish tank (obviously) wasn't working during that time so we had to have a fish funeral when it was all said and done. Poor Cade had to leave right in the middle of it to drive to work- I felt so bad for him! So for those who were so sweet to worry about us, WE ARE ALL GOOD!!

Love Hate

So the first several days of school were pure bliss for Taylor. Now every morning it is like pulling teeth just to get her out of bed!! She used to get in the car after school (with energy and zest that I can only dream of) and tell me all about how "magnificent" her day was- down to what everyone at the lunch table ate that day. Now she gets in the car and I ask her how her wonderful day was, and all she will say is, "I don't know. I forgot." HELP!!!! We have had a few incidents- a certain girl in her class spat on her one day, then the next day bit her, and pretty much every day inbetween calls her names and stuff. Of course I have talked to the teacher about it and she wasn't aware of any problems. So we try to tell Taylor how to deal with deamons (I mean, kids) like that, and we feel better. But then 2 days ago she came home with a "conduct" sheet saying she was playing in the water in the bathroom sink during potty break and she has to miss half of recess. Ok- I can handle that. Then the next day she came home with another conduct sheet saying that she hit a kid in class, and that she didn't sit right in her chair after lunch. She now has to miss all of recess and sit alone at lunch. Of course I don't think hitting is ok, but the other stuff seems like such typical 5 year old behaviors.... I don't know how to deal with this!!! To me, it seems as though the biting, spitting kid should be in trouble! But now I feel as though the teacher is trying to teach ME a lesson that my child isn't a perfect angel, since I took her time to complain about the spiting and biting girl. I KNOW SHE'S NOT!! But for crying out loud she's only 5!! HELP!!!