We're BAAAACCKKKK!!!!

WOW - time flies and as you can see we lost our way for a while and have not posted in YEARS!!!  Going to start up again as we've realized much is being forgotten...  So here we go, will be a year in review to start out then will promise to try and keep this up!

Folding socks....

I enlisted the kids to help with laundry today, their task, to match up their socks & toss them in their baskets which would later be carried to their rooms & put away. Conner's first attempt was interesting but he quickly got the hang of it with Brie's help. Halfway through we hear from Conner, "Uhhhhhh Mom, what happened to this sock?" I turn expecting to see him holding up one with a hole in it. Not so much, he had in one hand, a very large sock and in the other a tiny one. Both had the same "Gap" stamp on the bottom but one was a newer larger size and the other an older smaller one. He had utter amazement stamped on his face & in his voice as his mind couldn't believe what I could have possibly done to shrink his sock... It was adorable to see his mind jump to conclusions about Mommy having magic abilities to shrink socks or rather that the washer & dryer could be the culprits! We all shared a long breathless bought of laughter together, who knew having the kids help fold laundry would be so fun......

Have we created a monster?????

Prior to our arrivals home from work Friday, our darling daughter decided to take it upon herself to empty the dry goods closet, organize, toss or combine where necessary, wipe it clean, and then restock it in a way that made more sense to her............ Um..... while that makes us extremely proud that she did it without expecting anything in return, we have to wonder if her excitement to organize might just be a bad thing? First we thought it was awesome she keeps our "junk" drawer neatly organized but now it's spilling forth in other areas. Is this normal for a preteen 11 year old to choose such a project to tackle on a Friday night instead of plopping herself down in front of the TV while she awaits our return? In the end we feel it'll be one of her enormously endearing amazing qualities that we'll cherish and just enjoy having the help! She's pretty amazing, just saying....

Star Student

For the month of January Conner was chosen as the Star Student, he just couldn't wait for it to be his turn and spent much of the winter break pondering how much fun it was going to be. He was honored on the first day back from Christmas break, got to wear his crown all day, was able to have Daddy come & read with him his favorite book to the class, and best of all show the class some of his favorite things....

Conner talking about his Arc (Transformer) and Mikey Mouse!

Going over his "All About Me" poster...

Reading to the class... (with Daddy's help of course!)

What a special day!!!!

You're our Star Student Buddy, we love you so much & hope this love you have for school only continues.....

Homecoming Week Formal Day Winners 2011

Finally have a clip of the "Formal Day" winners from this year's Homecoming Week, Brienna and the nicely dressed gentleman next to her represented the 6th grade class. No surprise Brie loves to dress up and having won a second year in a row wasn't a shocker either. However, I think her reign might end next year as we've already heard "see Mommy, some girls even wear wedding dresses" and this Mommy is drawing the line there.

How Does Your Mommy Make a Turkey?

That's the question that was posed to Conner's class, our Kindergartner's reply was:

"Oven, she turns the burner to 5 degrees for 5 to 10 seconds and then she takes it out and puts it on the table and we eat it!"

He's all business!

Will never get old watching this little guy, although several Moms have warned me that the first time you see your little guy twisted like a pretzel in pain, you won't think it's fun anymore! Until then here is Conner at his second night still loving every second of it!

Here is a little clip too!