Sorry, it's been a while

We're just busy getting ready for Santa!

This little pilgrim

This little pilgrim went to school today and did a special Thanksgiving Program for all the moms & dads. Unfortunately litte E has been under the weather with a cold which he gave to mommy, who gave it to I-guy, who finally gave it to daddy (Yep, it's been one of those long sleepless weeks). Anyway, because of his cold, he was looking a little uninterested in the whole thing. It was still very cute.

E brought home some school stuff home today: a turkey that says, "All I want for Thanksgiving is a little bit of mashed potatoes and some apple cider" and a pumpkin that says, "I am thankful for my car." Hmmm. Ry-daddy thought that was perfect. Men and their cars, I guess.

Anyway, it'll be just the four of us tomorrow eating our very yummy veggie dinner with some apple cider. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

My I-guy

T.h.e.r.e.....h...e..............g....o.....e.......s...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Love, hugs, kisses and snuggles

Doctor Visits Today

The boys both had wellness check-ups today. Thanks goodness Ry-daddy came along to help. It was pure chaos! Hopefully we didn't overwhelm the poor doctor- whom I love by the way. She didn't lecture us about being vegetarian, or still breast feeding or not wanting to give the kids flu shots. She was cool and said my babies were very healthy and didn't need flu shots anyway!!! HA!!! I couldn't believe it! Finally a doctor on the same page as me!! She's a keeper!

The boys were actually very good. It just got a little crazy with 5 people in a very small examining room. There was toy noise along with the constant chattering of E and the squeaking shrills of I-guy. Ethan was asked what kinds of foods we eat and he said, "We eat A LOT of beans and do you know what my dad says? He says they are the magical fruit, but they're not really a fruit." Fortunately, she knew all about the bean song. You don't know it? Here it is:

Beans, beans the magical fruit,
the more you eat the more you toot.
The more you toot the better you feel,
so eat beans with every meal!

Anyway, we finally were able to see how much they have grown. Our scale is broken and we haven't put up E's height chart, so we have been dying to know. I just have to say were are going to have tall boys. Here are the stats:

Super-E
ht: 3feet 9.25inches (80th percentile)
wt: 50lbs (75th percentile)
I-guy
ht: 3 feet (100th percentile)
wt: 27 lbs 12 oz (50th percentile)

* the percentile is a comparison to other children of the same age. 80th percentile (for example) means that child is taller(bigger) than 80% of the children his age.

Then the shots came. Super-E was very brave, took it in the arm, and did not cry at all. I-guy on the other hand got very upset. And for the rest of the day, every time he saw his bandaids, he'd cry "Owwww!" and point at his legs in a very sad way. He also was very cranky- do you blame him! One shot in each leg- poor little guy!

Myster-E & Baby bat

In case you couldn't see the pictures on flickr, her are a couple of my favorites.
Look at those faces!! dont you just love 'em!!

Sorry- no pictures

I've been unable to load up pictures on this site. I've been trying all day! I will try again soon. For now you can see more pictures HERE.

Happy Halloween

We had a great day. Spent the morning at Super E's school watching the kindergarten kids sing Halloween songs. Lots of fun! More pics tomorrow.

Food Fund

The first thing E does when he gets home from school is have a snack (or two) and a big cup of water. Today he had half a sandwich, a granola bar, some fruit and a few gummy worms. Yet, only an hour later, he'll do his little whiney song about being hungry. It doesn't stop until we sit down for dinner.The other little guy, he eats all day. One thing right after another. The only time he stops is when he naps. When he wakes up, there better be something for him to eat or he is NOT happy!!!
The eating NEVER stops around here. It's a constant. So forget the college fund. We need money for food- because if they're eating this much now, I can't even imagine what it will be like in 10 years!! So go ahead and click on the "E&I Food Button" to donate now.

Just kidding. Nothing happens when you click the button. I just thought it would be funny. har har har!

Luke Skywalker

When Super-E tells you that daddy looks like Luke Skywalker, then you know it's time for RY-daddy to get a hair cut.Here is Ry-daddy sportin' his new hair-do.

May the force be with you!

Going outside

It's finally been nice enough to go outside and enjoy the wonderful cool weather. Mosquitoes are almost gone and the ants are heading home to hibernate. Thank goodness!
Sorry that I have been such a slacker. With the holidays coming up, you can be sure that I'll be posting more about the boys in the future.

Happy Birthday Aunt Jenny and Uncle Chris

Today is my precious little sis's B-day and last Friday was her handsome hubby Chris's B-day (I did not forget btw, just had to work 3 in a row which is almost like falling off the face of the earth for 3 days).

So over here at chaos central, we pulled our energy together (if only for a moment) and created some art work for the birthday couple. At first glance, try to guess which ones the kiddos did and which one the adult did. hmmm.

Cupcake with Flower and Tree

by Super-E

Birthday Abstract
by I-guy
Apple tree and "hi" guy
by Ry-daddy

These fabulous pieces of artwork will be hand delivered this weekend along with lots of hugs, kisses and treats. Oh, and mommy's artwork is a little more, shall we say, "intricate" and is currently still a work in progress.Happy Birthday Aunt Jenny and Uncle Chris. We hope you had a fantastic day. We love you muchly and will see you soon!

Chewy Energy Circles

After a little hike in the woods,Super-E decided we needed more energy.So, he made us some Chewy Energy Circles from Mollie Katzen's Salad People Cookbook... with a little supervision from I-guy.Then I-guy licked the spoon
and stirred up some imaginary cookie dough. Then the best part came when they got to gobble up the yummy cookies.

Delicious!

Salad People

We found this book at the public library. It is so refreshing to be able to go the library and find more than 5 vegetarian/vegan cookbooks that weren't written in the early 1970's. This book is so wonderful. It's written and illustrated by one of my favorite vegetarian cookbook writers Mollie Katzen. She also wrote The Enchanted Broccoli Forest and Moosewood Cookbook which are two of my all time favorite cookbooks. The reason this book is so great is that it is geared towards kids 4 years and up. It has 20 fabulous kid friendly recipes with illustrated instructions for the kiddos. Super E has been looking through it for the last couple of days, all ready to make something yummy. The book also has detailed instructions for the parents to make it an easy and pleasurable kid cooking experience. It's defintiely a book I'd like to add to my collection someday.

I'm sure I'll be posting cooking pictures soon.

Boys in a box

I really don't know what to say about this......

I guess, boys will be boys.

My little Hikers

We went on a nice hike on Mt. Lemon with the boys yesterday. Ry-daddy and Uncle T took turns carrying I-guy in the carrier and Super-E hiked the 3 miles with very little assistance. The mountain is only a 30 minute drive from our place to get to 7000 feet with 75 degree temperatures. A perfect escape from 95 degree heat in Tucson. The view from the mountain side over-looking Tucson

School Update & Flickr

School update: Ethan did great at school yesterday. A couple of mishaps, but he was all ready to go to school again this morning. He's just not used to the regimented routine of school being that he never went to preschool. This picture was taken when we picked him up from school yesterday. TODAY: He announced that he has a new friend named Maggy. He saved a seat for her at lunchtime and she sat with him. He also has a buddy named Shane who he has already invited over to play. He's so cute!

Flickr: If you have signed up for an account on flickr, but still cannot see my family photos, here is what you need to do:

1) Make sure that I know you have signed up so I can add you to my list of family/friends. So far grandma Cindy, memaw, aunt Jo, aunt Jen, uncles Chris, Tim & J have been added.
2) Log onto flickr
3) Find my account (creative kismet). You can do this by either searching for me in Flickr, or you can go to creative kismet blog and click on my photo gallery(up top) or my flickr box(on side bar).
4) Add me as a contact (click on my photo icon and there will be the option to add me as a contact)

Then you should be able to see all 30 of my family photos instead of just 6. There are also more photos in the E & I photo set. Let me know if you have any problems.

Sure is quiet around here

All ready for the first day!First day of school has begun for my little Super E. He woke up this morning bright & cheery ready to go to school. We were worried last night because he seemed a bit more clingy than usual and had a major break down for what seemed like no reason at all. We thought that maybe all this change and excitement was getting to be too much. But, we were very happy to see him smiley and excited this morning.

I packed his lunch(inspired by the vegan lunchbox) with veggie rolls (tortilla, tofurkey slice, soy cheese, lettuce and dressing), organic strawberries, carrots with ranch dressing, 2 peanutty cookies and a juice box. I've never been a big fan of juice- especially in a box, but he's in school now and will be surrounded with these type of things whether I like it or not. I'll just have to do what I can on our end at home to keep it all balanced. He's very excited about his lunch. I imagine he'll be starving by the time lunch time comes around because he usually eats all day long at home.

In front of the school door- ready to conquer the world!

Me and my baby.

Am I ready for this? Can you see the tears starting to well up in my eyes and the huge lump in my throat? It's really hard to put your child's life in someone else's hands for 6 hours a day -5 days a week. Especially when he's been with us his whole life
(except for day care a couple of days a week for a very short time). And it's so quiet without him around. Usually it's non-stop talking and singing all-day-long! I miss it already. I-guy has taken over as the non-stop eater though. He's been standing in the kitchen or in front of the pantry door all morning long. I guess we are just not used to giving I-guy snacks. Usually Super-E shares his.

Tomorrow I'll report on his first day. I hope he loves his teacher, makes lots of friends and has a blast at school.

Last days of summer vacation

Havin' fun in the sun. Super E starts kindergarten on Tuesday. He seems pretty excited, but doesn't really understand that he'll be going all day- 5 days a week. I think he'll love it anyway. He's got his lead-free lunch box, backpack and new socks and undies- He's all ready to go. We decided to not get him any new clothes since Miss Sarah (his new teacher) says they'll be getting quite messy throughout the day. He's already got plenty of clothes perfect for getting messy. Poor little I-guy won't know what to do without his big brother around torturing him all day- poor thing.