Archery

My Little Robin Hoods absolutely love archery - with their sharp tips of course. They love to go meet their friends and try to pop all of the balloons that are their targets. It always makes me smile when they finally do pop a balloon. What a great time we have, and each week they are improving and popping more and more balloons. We better get some stock in balloons!

Finally Friday!

O.K. - I definitely know why I got married - so someone else will take care of the lawn! Honestly. It really does not seem that it is too difficult. I did it growing up quite a lot. Two weeks ago, I mowed - no problem - but the stupid, terrible weed whacker! I tried, and tried, and tried, and tried....you get the idea. Put it down came back 15 minutes later and I tried, and tried, and tried, and tried....again, no go. After an hour, I hurled, not threw, but hurled the weed whacker across the lawn (well actually it only went out a foot or so since it weighs over 1000 pounds!) Feeling bad, I went and picked it up to try again, and like magic it started. WOO HOO. I whacked everything, my leg, my foot, mulch (which went flying into my leg). So much fun. So, last week I decided not to whack after I mowed the lawn, does it really matter? Now a week later, I mowed and yes it does matter since the edges are super long. I decided that I would once again try to weed whack the edges. Same, only this time it did not start, but on a positive note, I did get a tad more distance on my throw!

P.S. Why is it spelled whacker not wacker?

Alex's First Play Day!

Alex was invited to her first playday. Kylie Shalom, a girl from her class, had Alex come over after school to play today. This was huge since usually Ben and I go too. But not today. It was just Alex and she was thrilled. She kept saying she was having, "My Big Girl Playday!" The entire way home we heard about what she did on, "My Big Girl Playday!"

Ben and I went to McDonalds and enjoyed a Happy Meal with a Luke Skywalker toy. He was so excited to be the only person in the play tunnels. It was such a fun day for both of them!

Day TWO!

Day TWO!

Today was much better. We had delicious oatmeal with bananas and strawberries on top - yummy! Brushed our teeth, washed our faces, got dressed and brushed the oatmeal out of our hair. It truly amazes me how they manage to get oatmeal in their hair! Ben continued to plead his case that he really does not need to go to school, because he can already read. I informed him there was so much he can learn in school and how very exciting that everyday he goes to school he can learn something new. He thought for a minute and replied, "Mommy, I didn't learn anything yesterday, I already knew it all, so I don't need to go!" As I walked away trying not to laugh at his brilliant reasoning, he leaned over to Alex and questioned her, "Alex did you learn anything yesterday? Or do you know it all too?"

He continued to try his case until we walked in their room. We put our newly decorated lunch bags (designed by Alex and Ben of course) and folders into our cubbies. Said our good byes - Alex anxious to join the group singing ran up and sat down, Ben huge brown eyes, filled with crocodile tears, gave me a big hug and said, "But Mommy, I might miss you, !" I replied, "I might miss you too!" and with that he sat down next to Alex and his day began!

Our First Day of Kindergarten!

Our First Day of Kindergarten!

We never sleep in ~ I can always count on Ben to be up by 6:30, but not today! I needed to wake both Alex and Ben up from their slumber to come downstairs for breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast ~ Alex's with grape jelly and Ben's with honey of course...and balloons! Balloons always make things more cheerful and exciting! We brushed our teeth (before we got dressed, otherwise we would be covered in toothpaste all day), washed our faces, got on our spiffy new clothes, and brushed our newly cut hair. We looked like Kindergartners! Mommy made us take 1000 pictures outside with a BIG sign that said, "Our First Day of Kindergarten". We had our decorated lunch bags, our lunch boxes (Tinkerbell and Star Wars) are ordered, but they have not come yet, our cool folder with our name on it, and our Kindergarten badge pinned - not taped, on our shirts. We were off. We had to park way down the street past Ralph's and hike our way to our classroom. We arrived - more pictures -only 100 this time! Into our classroom we trotted, found our cubbies, placed our snack and folder into it and put on our cool new name tags. We sat down with 32 other children to listen to a fabulous Kindergarten story. A few more hundred pictures and it was time to wave good-bye! Reminding them I would be back and we would go celebrate famously - Chick-fil-A of course! I was amazed! Out of 32 children, there was only one who cried - of course that child bellowed like he had lost an arm. Fortunately his twin sister was there and gently placed him on her lap, patted his back and told him, "That's O.K. Baby, I will take care of you!" Yes, she is quite amazing! I of course did not want the other parents to realize that it was my child, and only my child, flooding the room with tears, so I waved one more time - told him I would be back and we would go celebrate and left with the echoing cries of Benjamin wailing, "But I want my Mommy!"