Picture of the week

                                             Two bottom teeth gone......next are the top!

A great soccer season..........

 Julia had a great soccer season. She LOVED it. She was always excited to play and she was one of the best defensive players. After her last game she got a bracelet from the coach and her medal and certificate. She loves to wear it around and show everyone. It was a great season....I can't wait for the next one. WAY TO GO JULIA!

Curtains.......

I had picked out fabric for curtains in my bathroom so long ago that I actually forgot about them. So once I found the fabric I made a call to my sister(who sews) and asked if she could come help me. She agreed and I was glad. It was our first attempt at making some curtains from scratch. The process was long and took a lot longer than anticipated but they turned out great! My sister even made me sew a little to say that I had actually helped. Its only a straight line, right?! Anyway, a big thanks to Amy for all her help!

 As soon as we pulled out the sewing machine we had the kids attention. They were both fascinated with the process. Christian even found out what the little pedal does on the floor.

The finished look

Fall Break.........

It's always a struggle to have things to do for the kids on any type of break they have from school. We always try and find fun things to do with them. Whether its a movie day, swim day, or a craft day.

So my sister volunteered her house this year to do some Halloween crafts and for the kids to play outside in a gated backyard. It was perfect weather and it gave them the opportunity to wear themselves out and to give the adults some sanity.

The first thing we made were Halloween Monsters. We took a piece of paper and dropped paint in spots on the paper and then folded it in half. Open it up and then decorate your masterpiece. It was fun and the kids got messy. We had some very unique monsters.

We also made spider webs by rolling a marble around in paint and then rolling it all around a piece of paper. It was super easy and all the kids could roll around the marble in the pie tin all by themselves. Once done we had to get a few pictures to document the occasion!

                                                            Making scary monsters

 

So the last day of fall break we decided to get out of the house. We took a little drive in the van because the kids love to watch a movie and jam to the music. We went to Toys-r-Us to create a little Christmas list for each kid. Well, with 5 kids that's not so easy. We knew it would be chaotic but all in all it wasn't to bad. They went from one section to another very quickly and lists became longer and longer. After looking at toys forever we decided to spoil our dinner and go to Krispie Kream and see how they make the donuts. We got there just in time to see them finish a batch of chocolate glazed donuts. The kids loved to see each step in the process, it's pretty cool. Finally, we got to pick out a donut and some milk. They each put on a hat and sat down to eat. It was a hectic day but by the end of it all we had accomplished exhaustion! Back to the normal routine tomorrow!

 

Kids Yearly Photo Shoot............

We did it again, our yearly photo shoot for the kids to get their updated, yearly picture. My sister does such an awesome job and she can capture great moments and just the right smile. Thanks to her for taking them!

There are so many good ones but these are just some of my favorites!

Brother and Sister 

 

 



Mommy and me

Such great smiles

I LOVED how all these turned out!

Soccer

Layne saw the potential and the talent so he signed Julia up for soccer. Turns out he was right, Julia is really good! And I am not just saying that because I'm her mom. She really does have potential and displays great defense and she is fast, she can keep up with all the boys(just like her mom)! I love to watch her play.

 Go Julia!

 Out in front, headed toward the goal

 Stopping the ball and kicking it away from the other team

The Team

1st Tooth......

 
 
 


Julia lost her 1st tooth today and boy was she excited!! She had been working on it trying to get it loose all weekend. She always had her hand in her mouth wiggling it. It was almost out this morning but she lost it at school. She got to go to the office and pick out a little treasure box to carry her tooth around in and keep it safe. She came out after school and had to show everyone. Christian was fascinated by it and kept asking Julia to see her tooth. And then he kept saying he lost a tooth too.

She was excited to put it under her pillow and she if she could see the tooth fairy. But she fell asleep but first thing in the morning she came in to show me that the tooth fairy left her a little note and 50 cents. She was so excited to say the least. She now has to more teeth she is working on. My little girl is getting so big and growing up too fast.