Little M started preschool. He got into the free preschool that is at the twins school. That kid is just so ready for this. He is so excited about school, and I think he'll be good and ready for Kindergarten next year.
We celebrated M's birthday on September 1st, and then we had a big party for M and S on the September 10th. The 10th is S's birthday. Even though I had a party planned, and even though I remembered it was his birthday the night before, it totally did not cross my mind when I woke him up that morning. I didn't even say "Happy Birthday". I'm totally setting that boy up to become a character in a John Hughes Movie. Of course, the fact that John Hughes has passed away makes that a little less likely I'm sure. Either way, I felt bad.
But we did have fun celebrating that night. We had a superhero party. A lot of people showed up, even though it was at an awkward time-- 5:00. I was so grateful, and I hope they didn't mind being cramped in the house. I had so many people help me out that I just am so thankful. My neighbor baked the cookies and the pizza because one of the storms knocked out my oven. My mom bought supplies and put together party favors among all the craziness. Craig hooked up a TV so we could watch the new Spiderman movie-- this was M's request for the party. And so many friends showed up to support us even though it was crowded and crazy.
I let them wear their Halloween costumes to the party. They were so excited!
Cousin Little P decorating cookies. He is such a sweet kid and such a good helper.
M loves the music from Rio 2. I was so excited to get him CD. I can't wait to have a dance party with him
We have a pass to the Alpine Loop, and we have a pass to Thanksgiving Point. Twice a week I have a job where I make deliveries to American Fork's Good Earth, so when I do deliveries I try to plan to use one of these passes.
Last Saturday I took the boys up AF canyon to go hiking. We just drove till we saw a trail to hike on. The first one we came to was Pineview.
This picture just cracks me up! They are doing their superhero poses. Oh man! I love those boys!
Before we arrived the boys were getting super crazy in the car. I talked to them very nicely about not acting like that in the car, and that I know it takes patience while I do the deliveries but I needed them to behave and save their energy for the hike. Well we got on the hike and:
- "I'm tired!"
- "Can we go back to the van?"
- "I don't want to walk anymore."
- "Hiking is too hard!
Any guesses on how they acted once we did get back to the van? Oh yeah, they acted like they were going to tear the back seat apart. But the hike was pretty and I'm glad we stuck it out.
The boys love rocks! And each picked some up as souvenirs. My nephew grabbed I don't know how many.
This rock kind of looked like a bat-a-rang. Kind of. . .you can't see it because of where his fingers are, but it really did look like it, kind of. . . :)
My nephew was so proud of this big rock. He tried to roll it all the way back to the car, but he eventually lost it.
We also found this plant that had fuzzy leaves. My nephew loved it. He even discovered a different plant with fuzzy leaves. He picked one of the leaves and gave it to me and said, "Here I got you this as a souvenir."
Then I decided to try and get to Cascade Springs before dark-- I love Cascade Springs, especially in the fall. Now, I was a little, kind of a lot, frustrated when we pulled into the parking lot. I had just gone on a hike where everyone complained about being tired. And then spent a car ride where everyone acted incredibly hyper. So I was not too happy when I got them out of the car. We had a good long talk about how it was not OK, and we would not go places if this is how it was going to be. Well, the kids were really good to run around and use up their energy at Cascade Springs, and they were very respectful on the ride home.
"Mom, look at the cute leaves!"
These are some pics of one of our trips to the Dino Museum. The boys are having fun going to Thanksgiving Point all the time.
The boys had a Reading Frenzy party at school They got to see a puppeteer, Elsa from Frozen and they picked out a free book.
They have had fun with their ponies too. They like to brush and style their hair, and they also like to have me brush and style their hair. They take them everywhere too. They have even taken them to school. I really hope they don't ever get bullied over it. I would hate for them to have to deal with that. I think its just fine that they like Ponies. Especially considering that there are 30 year old men who are into this cartoon. And especially since their mom is a fan too-- I seriously look forward to new episodes of Ponies more than anything else.
I sold M's big queen bed, and the kids love having the extra room to play in. M requested I take this photo. Too many crime scene show I guess.
I mentioned the oven died. Well some neighbors had an extra one for me to use. They also fixed up the chicken coop so that the birds have a a decent way to eat and drink. And they helped to get the scouts over here to do some yard work. I am so grateful to them. They are simply amazing! I mentioned their daughter before. She was the boys primary teacher and left on a mission. She is amazing too! They are just an amazing family!
This little boy had a weekend with Mom all to himself-- except that mom still had to do homework and such. We had fun together though. His brothers went with their Dad on a trip to see family.
A neighbor watched him for me today so I could go to the Ogden Temple Rededication. He was so cute! I put together a diaper bag, and he went around packing stuff in it. He knew it was his. He carried it to the car, up to the neighbors apartment and then all the way home. Such a cutie! And such an observer! He catches on to so much. I love it!
Stay tuned for more adventures. I'm sure we'll be having some. We're always doing something.
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