Kids are Freaking Hilarious!

 

I'm afraid things like this are going to come out of my children's mouths sooner than I'd like!  And I'm pretty sure I won't be able to keep myself from laughing, they should get points for being clever! :)

September 15th:

The other day my boys where supposed to be cleaning their room and when I went in, nothing was done. So I picked up one of their stuff animals and threw it to Harrison. He missed it and it hit him right in the face. Super serious he looks at me and says "You broke my smolder!" Then everyone was laughing, him the hardest! LOL!

 

Grant's Blessing Pics

Love this cute boy!!  He has the best smile and giggle ever!  :) 
August 14th: 

I took these, so they aren't the best, which makes me sad!  But what can you do?!  He is still the cutest boy ever!  :)

And the winner is...

We are kinda wild at our house sometimes!  We are known for getting carried away with light-saber battles, nerf gun wars and a mean game of dodge ball... all indoors, of course!  ;)  But our most recent competition was.... hand stands!  I don't remember who's idea it was... (I think it was Harrison that started it, he has been trying to master it for awhile.)  :)  But when Patrick and I agreed to jump in we had forgotten a few very important things: 

#1 - How hard it is to succeed at standing on your hands!
#2 - How many muscles it take to do a hand stand! (Muscles I do not use on a daily basis!) 
and most importantly,
#3 - How old we are! Hahaha.

August 30th:
We both walked around a little stiff for a few days afterwards, but it was a lot of good fun!  :)
Me:

 Harrison:

 Patrick:

 Jackson:  :)

Um, I think we all know who won!  ...Not that it matters... ;) 

FiRsT DaY of PrEScHOol 2013

August 15th:
How is this girl so BIG?! (There's a lot of pictures, she is just really cute, it's hard not to!) First day of preschool today! She was SO excited! But I think I had a harder time leaving her today than when she started last year. Maybe it's because she's going to ride the BUS home! Holy cow! My kids are getting too big, too fast!

And she really does ride the bus home all by her big self!  And the biggest surprise of all.... She LOVES the bus!  haha.

And the best part about her riding the bus... the AWESOME hugs I get when she gets off!  :)

I miss her so much when she's gone!  She is sunshine and giggles... and a hooligan!  :)  Sweet girl!

FiRsT DaY of ScHOoL 2013

Holy cow, I don't know how this day snuck up on me so fast, but it did!  This year we have a 3rd Grader and a Kindergartener... and a cute little Preschooler!  How did that happen?  3 kids in 3 different schools!  It's going to be crazy! 

August 5th:
First day of school for the boys! Some mixed feelings for sure! Jackson was SO excited! And Harrison was SO nervous! (There were even some tears, he panicked a little right before pictures.) I love these boys more than words can say and am so proud to be their mom! I hope they have an amazing first day! I miss them already!

 And their off!  :(

This is Harrison getting off the bus at school! (I was so nervous for him I went with a couple of other moms and made sure he was ok. Of course, he was!) 

Their triumphant return!  :)  They LOVED it!  Neither one of them could contain their excitement about all the fun they had! 

And a sweet treat for their bravery!  And because they really do ROCK!  :)

My boys are SO BIG! 

Patrick's Born Day!

Patrick seems to always have to work on his birthday.  But this year, I was really lucky he did!  Because after searching and searching online for the gift I wanted to get him, I epically failed to do find it in time!  SO, it meant 4 kiddos and I would be making a trip to the mall!  (That's true love right there!)  ;)  And it ended up being totally worth the sweat and tears!  ;) 
 
August 1st:
He is always so grateful for anything we get him!  But sometimes I wish I could really spoil him the way I want to.  Someday.  :)  We got him new flip flops, a leather cuff and a fancy new briefcase.  He was happy!  (Shocker!) 

And the kids helped me make his favorite cake, strawberry cream.  Mmmm.  It is so good! 

That is Reagan's version of begging!  She was signing "more" from the moment we started singing.  hahaha.  She is definitely her dad's girl!

Love this man with all my heart!!  I can't believe I've gotten to have him for a whole decade already!  :)  He makes life so much fun... he is the funniest person I know!  He works SO hard... harder than I ever could!  He makes me feel special and beautiful... even when I'm irrational and crazy and just had a baby!  ;)  And it all only makes me love him more!  I can't believe I was lucky enough to trap him!  ;)  And I'm grateful for him everyday!  Forever and Ever! 

Happy Born Day Patrick!
 

Mini Miracle...

July 18th:

3 years ago, almost to the day, we were told our sweet baby girl had a syndrome (Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome). As her mom, my greatest heartache came from not knowing if she would be able to communicate. Would she know how very loved she is? ...Would she ever be able to show us she loves us back? Then there were the smiles, and then hands on our faces, and then Reagan kisses, and then REAL hugs! If you've ever met her, you know! :)  She LOVES so much! And then tonight, she SAID IT! She kissed her dad goodnight and said "I love you"!!! I think my heart might have actually stopped! :) 

...And then miracle of miracles... she said it again!  :)

 

The Greatest Show on Earth!

We thought since we weren't going anywhere all summer, we would do something kind of special and fun with the boys here in Tucson.  And it just so happened that the circus rolled into town. :)

They were not so sure about it before it started, but they ended up really liking it. 

Jackson said his favorite thing was the tigers (one of which really wanted to eat his trainer!) and the human cannon ball.
Harrison's favorite was also the cannon ball and the elephants.  (The elephants were my favorite too ;))

It was really fun to get to take them, just the big boys and mom and dad.  I loved that they are so much fun to do things like this with!  :)