Slack...

Yes, I am talking about myself. I haven't posted for a very long time now and I will tell you why--ebay! I've discovered I can really only do one extra thing at a time. It can be reading a book, selling on ebay, blogging or something else, but if I do more than one thing my house would fall apart and my kids would be neglected. So lately I have been selling baby stuff on ebay. After four boys I have quite the collection. I have many things to post, so I will work on that tonight, and see if I can get that done before I leave on a Girl's Weekend!!!! Oh, I can't wait....

Little b & Little d

Tyler was reading a book this afternoon, and he has been doing a great job, but sometimes he still confuses lowercase b and d. Well, usually it is not a big deal, I just correct him and we move on. However, today it created a slight problem. This is what was written in the book:

Sam ran to catch the ball.
But he fell into a big ditch. (he put a b on this last word--it was not good)

So it begins...

Well, today I found this sign posted on Tyler's door. This is one of the problems when kids learn how to start writing. I'm wondering what is coming next....probably a hate note to me. And notice that since Parker can't read, he also included an illustration of Parker and a big X over him. Poor Parker.

1st Day in 1st Grade

Well, we made it through the summer and Tyler started school this morning! He was so excited, (as was I). We bought him an alarm clock so that he could wake up on his own and get ready. I can't believe he is going to be going to school for the whole day now. Last year it was just until 11:45, so it seemed more like glorified preschool. And this year he even has his own desk!! Things are going well with only three kids at home, however, Parker does seem a little bored and lonely without his older brother to turn on the Wii, computer games and TV for him. I guess Parker will be forced to bond with his younger brother Hunter, who likes to bite him....

WOW--A lot of candles!

We celebrated Brock's 31st Birthday yesterday and today. It has basically been Brock's birthday weekend. His actual birthday was yesterday, so him and I went out to dinner to a restaurant called Love Sushi. Unfortunately, I do not love sushi, but he does and since it was HIS birthday, I went with him. Then today we had cake and ice cream with the kids and they helped me put on all of his candles. Parker asked me if his dad was "really this many" as he kept putting more and more candles on. So I have made the executive decision that we will no longer be putting on candles for anyone over 20 years old at our house. I seriously thought it was going to set off the fire alarm. We are grateful for him in our family and for everything he does--we love him!

Our First Casualty of the Summer

To preface this story I must say that the snake pictured has caused more fights and headaches this summer than any other toy in our house. Parker has wrapped it around his throat, (and his brother's throats), more times than I can count and the kids constantly fight over this D-U-M-B toy. So why you may ask, haven't I thrown the thing away? Well, Tyler bought it at his school for Hunter last year for his Christmas present, and everytime I bring up the snake and the garbage he gets very upset. The other day the kids were once again fighting over it and so Brock took a pair of scissors and cut the thing in half. (See picture #1). After a while the kids decided it wasn't so fun playing with half of a snake, so they worked together to tape the snake back up. (Picture #2). But alas, that collective effort has since been undone, as they once again argued over it, but this time, Tyler cut it apart himself. All over a $2.00 snake...

A Weekend at the Beach!

Well, we finally did it--we went on vacation!! On the way down Tyler said, "Good we are finally going on vacation. I have been soooooo bored all summer." Our friends Brian and Alicia flew out from Texas with their two kids, so we went to the beach AND Disneyland. So for Disneyland being "the happiest place on earth, my kids were quite grouchy." But overall we had a great time and we are glad we could go.

Hunter....

A very intense sand fight ensued between the boys and Brock. Parker was very mad--also notice the trail of spit coming out of his mouth because he got a big glob of sand thrown in his very large mouth.
The water was freezing--Parker didn't care and Tyler and Hunter kept their distance.
Sawyer hanging out in his carseat.