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There’s a contest over at 5 Minutes for Mom for a kid’s bedroom set. We love the Summer Breeze set. I’ve always wanted to be all fancy and matching.
Here’s our entries…hoping they look at more than 1 picture!!!!
Sleeping Angel
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Carlos is a Ham
Some funny shots of the boy…Carlos is wearing this “pumpkin” hat all over the place, it’s too small and makes him look like an elf but he likes it. Then there’s the swim goggles, another nice look!
Conferences
There was no school today for the boys, it’s conference time. We had met earlier to chat about Carlos so we only had Levi’s conference. It was all in all good. He’s really come a long way! He did a great drawing of himself that was the first one that actually looks like him (that’s exciting!), his letters are awesome and also did a number dot-to-dot unassisted that was perfect. Levi’s struggled some in school so this was quite the accomplishment and made Dee and my hearts soar.
Also ended up talking a little about Carlos and found out that he had said some truly uncharacteristic and not nice things to his speech teacher. That dampened the elation of Levi’s accomplishments a tad. I talked with Carlos when we got home for quite some time and I had him write her an apology note. We all loaded up in the van and went back up to the school so he could talk to her. He did want to write the note, he was truly sorry but all in all I think that no matter how hard it was, it was the right thing to do. He actually talked with her, gave her the note and a hug and apologized. Hopefully it won’t happen again.
Came home, played out in the yard and the kids helped pick a bunch of apples and made homemade applesauce. Always a treat!
Oh So Exciting
We got the boy’s Halloween costumes ready now, should be another great year with a theme. This year it’s Super Heroes. Levi is going to be Spiderman, Carlos is Batman, Trey is Superman and Alice is Wonder Woman. For the fun part…the grownups are planning on dressing up this year, too. I’m going to be Lex Luther, Dee’s going to be the Joker and Mary’s going to be Catwoman. TOO FUN! Now, where on Earth am I going to find a purple suit for Dee???? Anyone up for a road trip to Value Village?
Have I Told You….
THAT WE’RE GOING TO VEGAS IN 4 DAYS!??!?!?!
Harvest Fair
Started out the day by helping our friend, Carolyn, with her big move. The big boys were with me and did a pretty good job keeping out of the way and even carrying a thing or two. I got to disassemble then reassemble a crib and do a few odds and ends to help out. Dee took Trey to the shop to get some work done while we were helping out.
This afternoon we grabbed a bite to eat, met up with Mary and Alice and went to the Harvest Festival on the island. I think the kids were all a little tired but it was fun to see the animals. Carlos is actually the toughest without a nap and he was fine up until a big kid came up and took his walking stick right out of his hand. I saw it, but couldn’t believe it, then the kid ran away. Carlos totally melted down and it was the beginning of the end of our time out at the farm. Mary, Alice and Levi squeezed in a quick hayride while I hung back to console Carlos and have a heart to heart talk about how sometimes big kids do mean things, but that he should remember that when he’s older.
Came home and mowed the lawn…got some Halloween decorations out…watched Scooby Doo and the Loch Ness Monster. A good day.
Yes, I know…we are bad parents for encouraging this but this is to damn funny.
Shake Your Booty
So Carlos found a new favorite song today, the classic hit “Shake Your Booty” by K.C. and the Sunshine Band. He cracks up every time he thinks about it and grins because of the taboo word “booty” in the song. Here’s our little Solid Gold Dancer, strutting his stuff in his Batman p.j.s!
Campfire Anyone?
We were invited out to Camp Niwana today for a Family Fun Day. It was really cool to go back there, it’s been about 25 years since I was there last. Things haven’t really changed. There were activities set up for the kids, they did a scavenger hunt, charades, fish prints an obstacle course and boating! I think boating was the biggest hit for the kids, Dee, Mary and I got some good laughs playing tether ball.
When I was a kid at went to camp there, we had a horrible camp leader named Blacktop (we got in trouble because we called him “Asphalt” which was scandalous back in the day). He thought that we had ripped a cot and he banned us from swimming for the day and made us repair the cot. Honestly, we didn’t do it. I do remember the “fairies” at camp, who would come while we slept and sprinkle fairy dust (aka glitter) outside the cabins. We made houses for them and thought it was the coolest thing. While we were doing our scavenger hunt we took a detour through the Fairy Forest and saw the little houses the new campers had made, some fairy dust and we even made a couple fairy houses as well. Jessie, who is the camp director and someone we absolutely adore, taught the kids about the fairies and they were sold.
We didn’t get a chance to stay for the skits and campfire, the boys were toast but we made a quick stop on the way home for an early dinner at A&W (rootbeer floats!) which was a treat.
Check This Out
Tonight we had family dinner with Mary and Alice, then headed out to Sunrise Hill Farms to do their corn maze with flashlights in the dark. What fun! They actually had a punch card you took through the maze and found stations with a hole punch. There were times we were really lost in the maze, but all in all the kids had fun and going through it in the dark was the best. They also had a kids maze that our guys cruised through over and over again while we took a break, and ate some popcorn.
What a fun evening for us all…if you get a chance go check it out.
Three Scurvy Dogs a Wee Lass (and their Mamas) 
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