Our Family 2012

Posers!

 Mama and her baby boy!

 What a monkey!

 Airplane!

 Heavy Load.

 5 tv watchers!

 Good morning everyone!

 Sunshine!

Not a thumb sucker or a soother boy but definitely a index finger sucker and blankey boy! Pretty gifted he can smile too!



Crafting Zone

 Hard at work while Emma and Isaac nap.

 In case you can't tell it's a owl sitting on a branch with leaves and a yellow moon in the background.

 After I let go of my controlling, micro managing approach I let the kids pick the colors they wanted as well as leaf shapes.

 It's neat to see their different ideas and I need to embrace that more when crafting with them.

 This craft was a bit more challenging but Luke kept up no problem. These are trees with Fall leaves on them and in front of the blue is a clear sandwich bag with more cut out leaves in it. When they shake it, leaves fall from the tree to the ground.

Next up is our Fall tree on the window. The leaves were cut out of coffee filters and colored, then they sprayed the leaves with a spray bottle so the color would run. Ta Da.

This is my door wreath I designed, which is currently getting soaked in the rain. It's all fabric scraps that I had, and the wreath I had from Christmas a few years back. I purchased it at the thrift store. All I had to do was buy the letter L and paint it. 

I am not so creative that I came up with all this stuff on my own. Thanks and credit goes to Pinterest for great ideas that you can revamp and make your own with what you have in your house.

I think we spent about 6 hours in total crafting while Ken was at the teachers convention for 3 days.



VIP Guest

Uncle Kevin had some cuddles.

 Had some naps.

Had some beers/ peanuts. 

 Had some Isaac time.

and had some Luke time.

 

 

Uncle Kevin was in BC doing some training and hopped on a plane to visit us for a few days. It was busy but fun hanging out. The kids loved having Uncle Kevin around to buy them stickers and stuff at the dollar store, to share pizza dough recipes, go for bike rides and walks to the bus stop, help grocery shop and to share his peanuts with them. He also downloaded the new Muppet movie. Thanks for the visit Uncle Kevin, next time make sure you bring Meisha along. Oh and I just had to add that while he was here he got a haircut...$18 at the Barber shop in town. Can you believe it?

Busy Busy.

 Baby Doll playing in the hamper.

 Guess who started rice cereal this week.

Isaac playing on the floor with the bus. He loves using the word bus.

 

 

So things have been very busy here and you know how I can tell? I have only taken, maybe, 30 pictures this whole month. Each and every one of us has been busy. Sam and Andrew both in school full time, along with Daddy at work. Luke in preschool two mornings a week and Bible Study started again. I'm back to using my oven again which means baking bread and cookies every week. Meal planning, grocery shopping, making lunches, homework...it's all back. Along with appointments for Isaac and his speech delay and Emma starting rice cereal. Soon potty training and on top of all of that I have been really focusing on getting back in shape. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in a day. I must say even though I miss my hubby and two oldest being around I'm really enjoying hanging out with the youngest three. Luke has become a huge helper to me after a few days of whining and adjusting to the loss of his big brothers. Emma and Isaac kinda just go with the flow and they both sleep all afternoon which gives me some time to get organized for dinner and do some housework.

 

 

This is what we've been up to. Not every day runs smoothly but each day is a new day.

Look Alike?

 Me up above and Emma below.

The Boys Are Back In School!

Andrew and Sam headed back to school last week. Andrew grade 2 and Sam grade 1. They are in the same classroom since it's a split class which is kind of exciting. Every time we talked about school prior to it starting they said they weren't that excited but the morning of they were of the walls. Sporting their new runners they were all smiles. 

Group shot. Isaac being cooperative as usual.

 Luke headed back to Jenny Emery for preschool a few days later. He was quite excited.

Looks so little.

 It was recommended by a speech pathologist that Luke attend preschool with peers the same age to help with his speech. He also gets pulled out of class to work one on one with an expert. He goes Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

This was him at the end of his preschool day. Can you say "exhausted"? As I write he just finished his third preschool morning and he is very miserable when I pick him up. He uses all his well behaved niceness at school I think/hope.