Finished Products

Naia

Xavier

nanananana.....Batman!

Pumpkin Carving 2012

Concentrating....

Before carving. Not sure why this is out of order! Out in the garage helping daddy with Christmas projects!

Can't believe my boys are almost the same height....

Look at the concentration on that face! She was determined to carve her pumpkin face herself.  She did one whole eye!

Helping daddy clean out the icky insides!

Watching daddy carve.

 

 

TLC Trike Derby 2012

The racer

Next door neighbor racer

The trike or bike

We're off! I'm gonna win!

 

Winner! We were all winners today!

Hi Momma!

Love this version of Gangnam Style.  Enjoy some Korean pop music with us!

Annual First Day of School: Operation Clean Kids Rooms

This is the before picture of Naia's room.  Pretty sure the Prez should have declared it a national disaster.

This is the other wall.....drawers open; clothes spilled out; art supplies abunduntly out of place.



This is her closet.  Yeah.  No explanation needed.

And this is after at least 2 hours of work.  2 full trash bags later.  A huge pile for goodwill and another huge pile for the consignment store and a mountain of dirty laundry later!

And this is her now neat closet.  With significantly less clothing that before!

I did clean Paxton's room as well. It only took me a little while and sadly I did not even get to Xavier's room!  There's always tomorrow! And neither of their rooms need before and after pics!

First Day of 3rd and 6th Grade

sweet kiddos.  Off to school!  Well except Paxton. He doesn't go until tomorrow.  Then our year really begins! 

It won't be like this for long

We are struggling with our little Naiabean and her sleep again.  As I lay in her bed with her last night just holding her and reassuring her, this song was in my head.  I know it won't be like this forever.  Even though at midnight when your child can't go to sleep, it seems like FOR-EV-ER.  I was telling someone just yesterday that I know they will be gone and out of the house before I know it.  I also keep thinking of Ecclesiates where it says there is a time for rest and a time for work.  There is a time for everything under the sun.  It was a long night, but I did get to sleep in and that made a big difference.  I'm not usually grumpy in the morning but this morning after about 7 hours of sleep(not great sleep) I was a bit grumpy.  God knew I needed a laugh.  Paxton asked if he could change clothes in my bathroom.  I told him just to hurry and I went to find some breakfast.  Then I hear him "Momma.  Momma, I need you."  SO I go that way and expect he needs help in the bathroom. BUT instead I find him completely naked standing in my bathroom sink.  Trying to wash marker off of his legs......All I could do was laugh!  And I tried to take a picture to post but no matter what I did it was inappropriate!