June 13

I was going to take the kids to McDonald's for breakfast this morning, I figured it would feed them and also let them play and  get some energy out, just as I was leaving Korie called and asked if we wanted to go there for lunch.  So I came back home and we went for lunch instead, I picked up salads for me and Korie at Café Rio and I got the boys happy meals.  Going out to eat this way is the best way with kids, I get something yummy and the kids are happy and get to play and Korie and I get to have adult conversation while the kids play.  I never got a pic of the boys playing but I did grab one of Caitlin while she was sleeping, oh how I love this little baby girl she is such an awesome baby.

Bumbo time

Caitlin is liking the bumbo a lot more these days, I love how she curls her toes while sitting in it.

a picture a day this summer

So my friend Korie came up with a challenge for the both of us to take a picture a day this summer.  So we will document what is happening this summer.  I thought why not I am going to play along with this, I am pretty good about taking pictures but I think this may help me take more pictures of our day to day lives this summer.  I am going to try to blog the picture every day, but we will see how well I keep up with that!

This is the first time in weeks that the boys have stayed home and haven't been playing all day with all the neighbor kids.  I have to admit as much as I love it that they have so many friends to play with it has been kind of nice just having them home chilling with me.  I did take them to the splash park earlier this morning so they did get to play with Nate and Ben for a while.

Kindergarten graduation

So Ashton had his kindergarten graduation today, my mom was able to come and Jason came from work.  We all met in the auditorium and they said the pledge of allegiance and then recited some poems that they had memorized and we then headed back to their class.  It was kind of short and not much happened, I was a little disappointed but oh well.  Ashton has had so much fun this year with school, and learned a ton.  I am so proud of him and can't wait to have the summer to play and have fun. 


He was part of a huge kindergarten class, they had 107 students in kindergarten this year it is the biggest class size this school has ever had.

Noah of course didn't want to be there so I guess it was a good thing it was short.

I was so happy Jason was able to get away from work and be there for Ashton, but then I also felt a little bad when it was so short, oh well at least Ashton was happy to have daddy there.  (look at those arms!)

 Proud daddy taking a picture, of him by his desk

Ashton and his teacher Mrs Scow, he did not want to have his picture taken he was being really shy.  I made him go and stand by her, but what a good boy he did and even smiled for me.

My mom was able to come and Ashton was thrilled about that, he loves his grandma.  But who wouldn't with an awesome grandma like her.

I can't believe how big Ashton is, it seems like just yesterday I had him and here he is starting 1st grade in the fall.  I am both thrilled and sad about this all at the same time.

Later that afternoon I thought the boys would like it if I blew up the pool for them and all their friends.  Of course they were thrilled with that, all though it didn't take long before they were all starving and needed a snack.  I love our new neighborhood, it is full of so many kids and I love that my boys have so many kids to play with.  It can get a little overwhelming at times (like a few days ago when there were 10 boys inside the house playing)  but I also wouldn't trade it for anything.

16 weeks

New highlights this week:  Not much has changed she is still an amazing baby.  Sleeps all night has one good afternoon nap for any where from 3-4 hours, and morning naps are a little shorter and more sporadic due to us usually running errands.  She is pretty happy most of the time when you lay her on the floor to play on her play mat, she loved to look at all the toys, she has started grabbing for things and tries to get them to her mouth.  She has started to suck on her hands and fingers, and she is drooling some.  So I wonder if she might be cutting teeth? I hope not.  I was able to make her laugh a few times it is pretty fun to listen to.


I couldn't resist the crying picture it was too cute not to use, but no worries she was all smiles a few pictures later.

Noah Pre school graduation

So its that time of the year, school is ending and summer is right around the corner.  Noah has loved going to "brown house" as he has called preschool this year.  It has been good for everyone having him there, I was able to have a couple of hours to myself while both boys were in school.  Once we moved and Ashton switched to afternoon kindergarten Noah's teacher let Ashton come whenever he wanted and she didn't charge me for it.  At first Noah was not having it but he let him come sometimes.  It also helped me out sometimes when I had appointments or whatever, then when Caitlin came it was nice to have a little bit of down time again. 

Things Noah learned in preschool, was writing his name, some sign language, his alphabet and I am sure some more things that I don't know about because he doesn't like to perform on command. 

So for Noah's preschool graduation they had a little program consisting of some poems, some sign language and a few songs.  Of course Noah didn't participate in anything, he did stand with all the kids but stand was all he did.  He does clam up when he is uncomfortable and with all the parents there watching he was totally out of his element.  Ashton on the other hand since he has been going knew all of the songs and poems, and while he wasn't up there with all the kids he was sitting in the front and I could hear him along with all of the other kids which I thought was pretty cute.


Noah on the first day of preschool

Noah on the last day of preschool, I tried to get a picture of him and Mrs Gail but he wasn't having any of that

 

Mrs Gail and most of the class

Noah getting his hat, I actually missed this I was outside with Caitlin, she was super fussy and I didn't want any one to get annoyed with her so I stepped outside.  Another mom took this for me so I was grateful to her for that. 

I love the look on Noah's face

I am so looking forward to the summer, it will be nice to be free from schedules.  I am not sure what we are going to be doing this next year.  There are a few pre schools in our neighborhood that I am going to be looking into. 

15 weeks

I know I keep saying this but Caitlin is such a good baby, we just love her so much.  She is still sleeping through the night, she has been getting up around 6 these last couple of mornings which is a little rough but on the other hand I can't complain she is sleeping through the night I am just not a morning person and don't like waking up so early.  She seems to go in waves of wanting to roll over, she does it a bunch of times in a day, then she doesn't do it again.  Which is fine by me I am not looking forward to all these milestones, that just means she is growing up way to fast.  I have been trying to give her tummy time lately, she doesn't seem to mind it all that much.

 She is talking a ton more, I love listening to her.  She is such a happy baby especially in the morning, when she wakes up she is so happy, most mornings she wakes up talking.  She rarely cries in the morning she just lays there talking.  Some mornings I like to just listen to her from my bed, it doesn't last long because I am excited to see her.  It is still a huge struggle to keep Noah from not smothering her, I can not leave them alone in the same room he is just way to rough with her.