Catch-Up

The boys were "fighting" each the other one night at this is how Case ended up. I'm thinking he lost. And we had ANOTHER conversation about why we shouldn't "fight" or wrestle in the house, although I know it won't be the last.Poor kid, we felt bad but it was hard not to laugh every time we looked at him and the horn growing out of his forehead. After a couple days he was left with just a bruise.

Gage finished his first season of AAU basketball. It was his first time for organized basketball. Their was a couple kids who knew what they were doing but most didn't, it was a huge learning experience. And although it was a little hard to watch at times it was still way more fun for Lynn and I to watch than soccer. Gage finished great, he learned so much and he is so excited for next year already.

We took the cub scouts to tour the fire station and even got to see and ambulance leave on a call, which all the boys thought was awesome.

The kids had their school concerts and did great. Gage's grade played the recorders which he thought was so cool.

And Gage and Jett sat on Santa's lap at our ward party. Case would have nothing to do with him but a week later we were in Home Depot and he went over and said hi and shook his hand and when Santa asked if they had been nice Case and Jett both said yes and the n instantlylooked at me a little nervous, like I might tell him something different......nice.

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween, we went to the high school to go trick or treating. It's great the kids see tons of other kids in costumes, they get a lot of candy and we all stay warm. Case and Jett were both wearing different costumes the day before, they are not the most decisive children, but they were happy so all was well. We got to see Aunt Jordyn and lucky us, Grandpa and Grandma got to go with us.

1st Grade Farm Day

I went with Jett's class on their Farm Day field trip, it was cold and rainy but still a lot of fun. The FFA puts it on and they do a great job and the kids love it but I think Jett's favorite part was his first school bus ride. I love helping in both of their classes and I'm so glad that I can.

Protecting our Food Storage

We spent the last couple months canning and freezing, filling our food storage and preparing for winter, trying to teach our kids the importance of it and so naturally this was our next lesson.

Rock Stars

This week was spirit week at school and Tuesday was rock star day. The boys were so excited to have blue hair. Jett wanted to wear his Beatles shirt because "they're cool rock stars", his words not mine but yes I was very proud.

And really what says rock star more than throwing up some metal while holding a baby doll!?

DONE and DONE

The first day

I'm not sure what is worse, your kids crying because they don't want to leave you and go to school (like Gage did in kinder and 1st grade) or them counting the days down weeks before school starts, walking into their classroom and happily waving goodbye and the youngest of the bunch throwing a huge fit because he wants to go to school just like his big brothers and not home with his mom.

Poor Case missed his brothers so much, he must have asked a dozen times when "his boys were going to be home." I'm afraid it might be a long adjustment period for him, and me.