Official 1st Grader

Can you believe what a big boy he is. I can't. It really boggles my mind how quickly these little guys have been growing up. Sniff, sniff.Waiting for the bell to ring.

BIG hug from brother.

All ready to learn.

When Super-E got home from school, he said, "It was SO great!!" Then he told Aunt Jenny on the phone that, "I had more fun than anyone in the whole world!" Now THAT is a lot of fun for one little boy to have. He is in the the G.A.T.E program (gifted and talented... kinda bragging here) and I hope his enthusiasm lasts all year long.

Last Days of Summer 2007

We drove up to the mountain a few days ago to escape from the heat. Sixty degree weather greeted us at the top.

We played in the creek...

Threw many, many rocks...
and built a dam.The water was "cccooold"

Ethan starts school on Tuesday.

My little E-tree

I know, I know. Long time no post.

Ethan did his last play of the year- Goldilocks and the Three Bears. He was a tree with a small narration part. "Goldilocks went into the dining room, where she saw the three bowls of porridge. The porridge smelled good and Goldilocks was hungry after her walk."
Super cute was he- not nervous one bit.

We are very much looking forward to the end of the school year. We are going to have to come up with LOTS of fun things to do to keep the little ones from getting too bored. Moving to a new house will be one of the "fun" things we'll be doing this summer. We are looking for a more central spot. So, if any of you locals (you know who you are) want to pitch in, I'll get the beer and pizza!

Happy Earth Day!!

Day Trip

Last Friday we made a little trip to Patagonia, Az. It's a teeney little town in southern Arizona. We played at the park and went to some of the little shops that are there. Holy cow! They are both looking in my direction and standing still!!

Rosy cheeks from running around and chocolate brownie smudges on his face.

Mr. Handsome.

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Some of the sites in Patagonia.

We had a really nice time. We plan on taking more little day trips like this in the future.

Archiving

Just so I don't forget....
I-guy went for his 2 year wellness check-up and all went well, except for the end part. You do know what happens in the end part dont you? Well, I'll get to that in a moment. Here are his stats for the two year visit:

Weight: 30 lbs 4 oz (50-75th percentile)
Height: 36 7/8 inches (97th percentile)

He's getting so big. It's only a matter of time before my boys are towering over me!

Now, back to the Dr. visit. I-guy did very very well. He even opened his mouth for Ms. Doctor! After she poked and prodded, she confirmed that he is indeed a fine and healthy boy! Of course he is! Then the dreaded shot lady came in all unsuspecting, and BOOM daddy-o, in the leg with a needle! How dare she! She quickly left the room while I calmed my little guy and got him dressed. As we left the room, he spotted her in the back of the office and starting crying and pointing at her in a very accusatory manner! I am sure he told her off in his own little way. Good thing we don't have to go back again for another year (good for her anyway)!

Going for a hike

Don't they look cute sportin' their Arizona hiking wear! Hats and sunscreen are a must!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!!

Sending lots of hugs and kisses.Cool t-shirts courtesy of Memaw.

*Sorry it has been so long since my last post, but I have been having major difficulties with Blogger since it changed from beta. I haven't been able to even log on for the last two weeks. I finally have it figured out, but am probably going to move this blog onto a different service. I will keep you updated.

Snow day!

School was delayed till noon and I had a 8 o'clock 4 hour work meeting cancelled! Wooo-hooo!! We played outside in the cold for a whole 15 minutes! We're not really equipped for the snow, or cold weather for that matter. We had to really scrounge for warm clothing and ended up smothering the kids in many many layers instead.

All the snow melted by 2pm. It was fun while it lasted!

First Hair Cut

We couldn't wait any longer. Originally, we had wanted to wait until I-guy was two before we cut his soft, pretty little tresses. Well, one month early, we just couldn't take the scraggly look any longer. Most of the time he has some type of food bits dangling from the back of his mullet-like hair-do. YUK! So in the chair he was strapped and wrapped up.

He kept wanting to look back at me to see what I was doing.

He was very good sport too, I might add. No crying or screaming. Just a little wiggling.
Ten minutes later we were done. YEAH!!!

My favorites of 2006

Happy New Year!!

To all of our friends and family, we wish you a beautifully blessed, safe and happy new year!

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.