Football {First Game 2012}

Tonight was our first home game of the season. My boys have been stalking the boys at practice for a month. Every day we drive by the field so they can watch. It's kind of cute how much they love it. We had to get all geared up in our purple and gold for the game.

Mom & her football lovin' boys

After the game the boys had to get their picture with their favorite cheerleader. They love Corynie. Eli says she is his girlfriend. Her boyfriend may have things to say about that...

Corn Show {2012}

Corn Show 2012 was filled with rides, food, family, rain & fun. Food: Have I ever talked about how I love food at Corn Show? You walk into the LR City Hall and smell the yummy food. As we walked in, Eli, holding his nose, yelled, "What's that stink?!" Oh, Eli! But the best food is mini doughnuts. Oh heaven in your mouth. Or in this case, my dad's mouth.

It was Eli's turn to do the Tilt-a-Whirl. I was nervous about him doing it, but I need not be. He was super excited and laughed the entire time! I guess there is one more thing the boys can do together.

Soccer Star & His Soccer Mom

It's offical, I have become a soccer mom. I'm not gonna lie and say I'm loving every second of it. Keeping the younger brother occupied while the Soccer Star is playing is not my idea of fun. But, it is lots of fun to watch Leo play with his friends.

He was a little timid the begining of the season, but now he is running after the ball and averages a few goals a game. He called Sabrina after the first game and said, "Well, we won. Buuuut, my mom says we don't keep score, so maybe don't tell her." Gotta love that competitive spirit. Leo is so excited to have Quintin on his team. They are buds, and it works well for me becuase his mom and I are buds. :)

It's been fun watching them play and gain new skills. I will admit I'd rather sit at a soccer game instead of t-ball. (Maybe don't tell Leo!)

Leo thinks he's gonna score "10" goals this season. :) Big dreams!

First Day of School {TK~2012-13}

It's just a blink and my first baby is starting full days of school. Luckily, he doesn't go full days full time yet, or I might lose it! I was NOT going to be "one of those moms" who cried when their child went to school. Crap. That backfired. It was interesting as he left my room to go to his classroom. I got a little choked up. Ahh, well. Gotta go with the emotions. I'm sure it won't be the last time I cry at school!

He picked out his own outfit. I had one of my friends, Lisa, write on the chalkboard that I bought from her. She did an awesome job! She is such a gifted person! Eli had to get in on the action, too! He can't be left out.

Mommy & Leo ready for their first full day together at CL.

My big boy is looking all grown up!

After a little mix-up about after school plans, he made it to my room. When I asked him about his day he summed it up in one word, "Awesome!" I just hope he keeps thinking school is awesome!

Welcome to TK

Today Leo had his TK visit day. He was so excited to see his classroom and meet his teacher. Eli was excited to visit, too! Here is the standard locker picture. He's getting pretty tall - we'll see how long he lets me take this picture.

Leo with his teacher.

And the Lion out in front of the school.

I'm excited to see how the year turns out for him and all the new things he'll learn.

Movie Night

After our day at the Children's Museum, I decided it would be fun to go to the movie. What was I thinking? I was brave...I decided to take Eli! Well, it was E's first movie. He was excited on the way, excited for the popcorn, excited for the BIG screen. Not so excited for the lights to be off or to be quiet. Needless to say, we spent a lot of the movie in the lobby.

Oh well, the kids had fun, and I am a "cool aunt slash mom".

Children's Museum {Take 2}

After sweet talking my parents, and having Karen and Melia help out, I finally got them talked into going to the Children's Museum in the area. My boys were there this winter when we went to visit Brenda & Rob. They loved it and were excited to head back. They found new things that they hadn't done before and shared them with Gav and Katelynn. I think they liked it too.

Sometimes I feel bad when they come to visit because there isn't a lot to do compared to their big city, but we were able to show them some fun!

Water Fight {3 Generations}

My parents have some friends that are actually more like family. We celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas together every year. I see them more than I see my aunts and uncles and cousins. We are really lucky to have them. Greg & Faye's grandson, Lane, stays with them during the summer. Lane is 15 years old and is awesome with our kids. We went to my parents for dinner the other night, and Lane wanted to have a water fight with the kids.

Lane thinks "kids" included G'pa Randy and G'pa Greg. It was so much fun! The kids had a blast, and I think the G'pas did too!

Bathroom Re-Do

Melia put a wild hair in me that I could redo furniture. Granted, I can't do what she does. But I did want to give it a try. This is the before picture. I found this in our store room when we moved into this house. I decided to paint the bathroom to go with my shower curtain, and thought this should be painted as well.

Here's the first little helper I had.

Next came his big brother. They were tons of help...

This is after Eli got varnish all over his face. Note to any parents of sassy boys out there...Goo B Gone gets varnish off of skin.

The finished project in the freshly painted bathroom.

I love how it turned out. I think Jus did too...he asked me to repaint our bathroom!

Fair Days

We have just been hitting the fairs lately. Jus came home from work with the idea that we should drive to a fair that is over an hour away. Well, we did because I knew that I'd be getting my favorite ice cream from "The Ice Cream Capitol of the World". Ahhh, it was heaven. The boys loved the tractors.

This mom loved the cookies and cream.

Cousin Buds

I have a feeling that these two buds are going to give their moms a run for their money when they are a few years older...