Stud Muffin

disclaimer:

we do not neglect our kids.

well maybe only a little.

when it comes to things like

running along side of them on a bike,

we've left it up to themselves to learn.

with me being prego / nursing constantly

and larry's knee in desperate need of

surgery, there wasn't anyone

able to teach them.

Hence...(drum roll please)

Sydney shows off her bike riding skills!!

Supplies needed:

Helmet, bike and a dress.

Can't forget the need for

"focus"

when it comes to bike riding.

And she's off!

TA-DA!!

All smiles!!

We are so proud of her.

And now to buy her a bike

her size.

THE END

My Gift

 Ever since we originally painted

this room for Keira before she was

born, I meant to paint

some stripes on the walls

to help "lighten" it up.

So finally as my present to her

I finished it...

by her 3rd birthday!

I think I have finally perfected the

art of painting stripes

without the horror

of the paint seeping under

the tape.

And yes,

the little princess has

the largest bed in the house.

But she has the smallest room

and gets kicked out of it

whenever people come 

to visit.

To repeat what Keira says

every night when she lays in bed,

"My K!"

Little Miss Turns 3

This big gift needed

lots of strong arms to carry it

and creative wrapping

to cover it.

The best part was that the kids

randomly started humming

the theme song to Star Wars

while they delivered the present!!

It was hysterical!!

And no, her gift is not the

"Star Command"!

Opening her card!

Surprise!
It's a Polly Pocket

Rockstar House.

She was in heaven!!

Her older sisters were very jealous.

Time for a Birthday Party!

Keira has amazed us with

her skills of learning her

alphabet and numbers these past 4 months.

She can recognize every letter, upper & 

lower case, say their sounds and all her numbers.

Even before she was 3 yrs old.

So adding her favorite letter "K"

to her cupcake was very appropriate.

Singing the birthday

song with friends.

A big breath to blow them out.

The best surprise of all was her

gift from Grandma and Grandpa.

A Minnie Mouse card.

And a.....??

PILLOW PET!!

A rainbow unicorn.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY

KEIRA JANE!!

Field Trip To Dallas Zoo

 Our first field trip of the year

for preschool was

to the zoo.

To reinforce the month theme

of animals.

(marcus, mason, sydney, jackson, keira, hudson,

carly, ben, gracie, emma and madison)

As you can see, we picked up a few other

students with our group besides

the 5 preschoolers.

All of us moms decided to take our

older kids out of school to bring with us.

It turned out to be a great idea.

Weather was nice, animals were entertaining

and there were no other schools there

with field trips!!

We lucked out.

Love watching those penquins swim.

Dan the trooper.

Just supply this boy with

cheerios, goldfish and a water bottle

to keep him happy.

Madison, Carly and Emma

It's a rarity but sometimes

I do get to be in photos.

Me and my kids!!

Surfing the elephant statues!

Sydney enjoys her elephant ride...

wishing it was real.

Ben likes to monkey around.

Speaking of monkey's...

Time for the Gorillas.

And as usual,

Patrick the boy Gorilla

provided us with entertainment.

He always beats his chest

and karate kicks the wall.

Thank you Patrick for cracking me up

and making our kids freak out!!

The chimpanzees were restless too.

We even got to see the newest

baby chimp get a 

piggyback ride!

Thankfully Keira latched on to

her ex-nursery leader

for a buddy.

I couldn't have made it without

you Echo!!

In summary,

we had a BLAST!!

Go Go Gadget Arms

I learned a lesson the hard way

and my favorite serving plate

paid dearly for it.

Dan must have the longest arms

and the stickiest fingers

because he can grab ANYTHING!

Because lets face it.

I am an experienced parent.

It is nothing I haven't had to deal

with before.

But I swear I push everything to the

middle of the table and

I move everything against the

 back of the counter.

Just to avoid walking into my

kitchen and seeing something

like this!

Obviously Dan has begun to be

quiet creative in his search

for a treat.

This time he used the step stool

to reach his destination.

Thankfully the crashing sound of

the dish breaking frozen Dan

on his perch.

Keeping him safely away from the 

wreckage.

I hope the last lemon bar was worth it.

Because after landing in shards of plate,

it got thrown in the trash.

Preschool 2011-2012

Ever since Sydney started preschool, 

every other year I am teaching

the next kid in line to be prepared

for kindergarten.

For my 3rd time and Ben's group 

of friends, this is our largest

group yet.

And a whole new world

trying to teach 3 rambunctious boys.

Thankfully the quiet natured girls

help balance them out. 

Free Play in the backyard.

Learning to write around the table.

Gracie

Marcus

 Ben

Hudson

Carly

And my extra 2 tagalongs...

Keira

and Dan.