09
Sep
These two are so excited to have Gram in town.
09
Sep
This boy and his iPad…
08
Sep
I love when Alex offers to cook.
08
Sep
Typical enthusiasm for a school morning.
08
Sep
S’more pie coming right up.
08
Sep
I knew Ben had been a little too quiet for a little too long. Then he appeared with a green finger and was so proud of himself!
07
Sep
Alex almost never has breakfast, but today he had extra time and the cinnamon swirl toast smelled good to him. I was quite shocked when he fixed himself two pieces to eat on his walk.
07
Sep
Teague evidently wanted to make sure he didn’t forget what he looked like. I got quite a kick of it.
07
Sep
The scribble scrubbies came out to play.
07
Sep
First day of preschool for Ben.
06
Sep
Tonight we practiced hidden talents.
06
Sep
Tonight we practiced hidden talents.
06
Sep
Kaitlyn couldn’t wait to perform a song before cheer practice tonight.
06
Sep
Tonight we practiced hidden talents.
05
Sep
Alex isn’t so happy about needing a raincoat in this weather, but he is determined to protect his electronics.
05
Sep
Kaitlyn and Teague decided to cook donuts for breakfast. Ben was offering his help but nobody took him up on it.
04
Sep
Sunday roundup.
03
Sep
Wade asked Alex to help clean up the yard for mowing. Although it’s funny to see Alex in the jeep, the jeep doesn’t always handle excess weight well. Wade has had to replace the motors before when adults have ridden in it before. Fingers crossed that Alex didn’t do any damaged. He knows better! (I told him I was taking a picture because he knew better and shouldn’t be riding it. He of course didn’t listen to me.)
03
Sep
Late afternoon naps for everyone!
03
Sep
Kaitlyn cooked dinner tonight but was not excited about the process for the green beans. She does not like getting her hands dirty.
03
Sep
Ben has become Wade’s little buddy and they often run errands together on Saturdays.
02
Sep
Alex stepped up and cooked dinner tonight – Stuffed crust pizza.
02
Sep
These two decided to cook breakfast on their day off.
02
Sep
Soccer practice started tonight. The girls’ coach has four medals that he uses to motivate the girls. He hands them out at the end of each practice and they have to be returned at the next game. Kaitlyn got the unicorn medal for showing the most improvement.
02
Sep
Morning on the couch.
01
Sep
Sometimes the boys actually have a little fun with unloading the dishwasher.
01
Sep
Movie night.
01
Sep
Movie night.
01
Sep
Movie night made more special by a parenting first – Ben but not one, but two popcorn kernels up his nose. Who knew age four was going to be so much more challenging than age two?
31
Aug
Alex has discovered numerous free apps that have huge databases of comics. He reads them all the time. The best is when I hear insane laughing from another room and now exactly why.
31
Aug
Enjoying the day…
31
Aug
When Kaitlyn got home from school, she joined Ben and they played babies for over two hours. (She hasn’t touched a doll on her own in years.)
31
Aug
We have had a lot of trouble with Ben taking things from Kaitlyn’s room. One of the items that he keeps taking is babies and baby items. Kaitlyn agreed to let Ben have her babies in the hopes of keeping him out of her room. Today we went and bought this bunk bed to help store the babies in his room.
30
Aug
First day of 8th grade!
30
Aug
First day of 6th grade!
30
Aug
First day of 2nd grade!
30
Aug
He always puts his own tweak on everything – even bedtime attire.
29
Aug
One last movie night before school starts tomorrow.
29
Aug
School starts tomorrow so today the elementary kids got to meet their teachers. Funny enough, Alex was bemoaning the fact that he didn’t get to visit his school and get a head start on finding his classrooms.
28
Aug
The constant battle with Alex – towel on the bedroom floor vs. towel on the towel rack in the bathroom.
28
Aug
Teague made sushi for dinner.
28
Aug
Kaitlyn made dumplings for dinner.
28
Aug
Sunday afternoon snuggles.
28
Aug
Everyone had a free night so Kaitlyn and Teague decided to cook. Teague was in charge of sushi and Kaitlyn decided on dumplings. Those are both family favorites and they did a great job!
27
Aug
Popcorn got left off of my grocery list so Alex experimented with old-school.
27
Aug
Saturday morning cartoons.
26
Aug
The first step to taking over cat litter duty.
26
Aug
I recently bought Kaitlyn a transfer book. She loves it.
26
Aug
Ben has been begging Alex to draw him a pirate ship. Alex finally gave in today.
25
Aug
Alex has been working on his drawing faces recently.