Beauty

This was a few months ago, but I had to post it!  Ryleigh loves to watch me put on my makeup and I was prepared for this day, just not so soon.  I was quite impressed how well she did though. 

Cheese

Ryleigh loves cheese!  She is often found with a big hunk of cheese now that she can open the refrigerator.  At least it is just cheese, the other day she carried an entire pitcher of lemonade up the stairs asking "me mink (drink) this!"

Losing it!

Brennan finally lost a tooth on his own!  After having the dentist pull 4 teeth he had gotten spoiled.  He had yet to experience the thrill of pulling your own tooth.  Brennan babied the tooth for quite awhile.  We tried tying dental floss around it, I tried pulling it but it was just so small.  So Brennan was used to me trying to pull it, but he was quite surprised when I got it!  As you tell we will be spend time and money at the orthodontist office.

Canning 101

Thanks to my Mom I have learned a few domestic things while Kyle has been deployed. We started out with strawberry jelly in May and just did peaches and salsa this week. I never thought I would enjoy the "fruits of my labor"so much. Thanks Mom!

Connor's First Day of Preschool

How has he grown up so fast? Connor is such a joy. He lights up a room with his enthusiasm for life. He has an imagination that can keep you laughing and a stubborn streak that will work for his benefit someday! He was so proud of himself today and I couldn't be prouder either.

Here is one of Connor's funny stories. Today, Connor said, I have to tell my friends what to do because they don't have an imagination." I tried to explain that his friends also have their own imagination and he should listen to their ideas too. But that didn't work. He is dead set that he is the only one with an imagination!
Another funny story about Connor is, he speaks spanish and has been teaching his friend. Apparently, Connor is the expert on all spanish words because his dad taught him! Some of them are actually correct thanks to Dora (sorry daddy). But most of his words are made up with that great imagination he has. Today, he told me his dad also taught him Chinese! And llama in chinese was "wachama" This all came about because I was trying to correct his pronunciation of llama, from wama to llama, but Connor is not easily corrected.

I love this picture! It was one of those moments I was so proud of my children. You can see the love they have for one another. I wish I could bottle that up and show it too them when they are fighting! Ha Ha!

Lava Caves

Our last hoorah of the summer was going to a cabin with Papa. Of course, we had as many cousins there that we could get too. These pictures are taken inside a lava tube. It was really neat, and the kids loved it. They were not as adventurous as I thought they would be though. The caves got quite small and at some points you had to scoot on your rear end or even shimmy through on your tummy. Connor was the only one to go into the small tight spaces. Way to go Connor!

Back to school for Brennan

I love the first day of school. The excitement of the unknown, the thrill of starting fresh. Despite Brennan's adamant refusal to like school, I think I got him excited! He was up early and getting dressed without being asked. Wow! Go Brennan!





We sure did miss him though! So we spent our morning making him a welcome home sign. Connor was so proud of his glitter decoration and Ryleigh had fun getting the glitter all over herself. We were excited to have Brennan back and hear about his day!