Sister Snuggles

Is there anyway that we can get CLOSER to Daisy? We just love her so much.

XOXO 

Kaia & Ashlyn

Preschool Field Trip Day!

The night before the big field trip to the pumpkin farm, Connor got out his class pictures (a sheet with every child's picture & name, so we can learn his classmates) and proceeded to show me who would be going to the farm in the morning. Then he guessed what kind of pumpkin each would pick out. "Adrian will pick a BIG one & so will Braden. I think Kylee will just get a little teeny tiny one. I'm going to get one that is THIS big (shows me)." Etc, etc. 

(His ideas were a bit sexist I think, but I let it go. For now. )

 Here's our pictures at the Farm:

Digging for potatoes

Just running around with the buds!

Hay bail maze

Uh-Oh! The kids are cheating the maze...

We took a hay ride (Connor's favorite part) out to the pumpkin patch 

& picked out a favorite pumpkin.

So lucky to get to go on a beautiful Fall day!

Happy harvest time Blog-o-sphere!

Back to School

 One month ago was actually "Back to School" for little C (but his mama is just now getting around to writing about it). Although always a bit shy for the first day photos, Connor was excited to hit the books (well, or the toys, puzzles, games):

Shortly after school began, we got Connor all dressed for picture day. We leave for school at 8:35am. The kids usually are all up around 5:30 or 6:00. You'd think this would provide enough time for everyone in the household to get fed, dressed, packed, and in the car for school. Well, its not. Apparently 3 hours just flies by when you are trying to get one child ready for a school picture.

 

One of the most fun things about school this year is  carpooling. Well, actually it is eves dropping on 4-year old car conversations. Here's a few examples:

Connor: Jake, guess what? Last night my dad was watching football and it was time for me to watch MY show. He had to turn the football off. 

Jake: I only like Sesame Street. 

Connor: Not me. I like a LOT of shows like Mickey Mouse, Octonauts, Doc McStuffins...(rambles off a list of every show he has ever watched).

Connor (another day): Jake! Guess what we did last night? We visited Hudson at the hospital where he lives!

Jake: Who's that?

Connor: Well, he just my new cousin. 

Jake: Oh. Cool.

Today's Conversation

Me: Connor you only rested for 17 minutes today (and got up 5x to ask me what time is was, even though you can read a clock). I'm going to let you get up now because you are obviously not that tired, but in the future I want you to rest for 30 minutes & stay in your room until I come get you. Okay?
Connor: Okay. Will you tell me when the future is here and I will do that then?
Me: Well played, my son.

The Zoo

We love the Zoo. And, seriously...what's not to love? The animals are loved by all the children...

Connor by his favorite animal. (Not sure why he looks grumpy...maybe the glare of the sun?)

All kinds of fun things to climb on and ride...

 A great green lawn to stretch our legs...

 And play a little game of "tag"...

 Oh, yea there's the steep and long hill at the end. Shockingly, by this point Connor is "really, really, really, really, really tired of walking" and insists on hitching a ride up. Perfect. I totally wanted to get in my workout before lunch in my regular street clothes. Later as I am trying to log this "workout" in my handy iphone calorie/exercise log app, I find no such exercise that remotely resembles "pushing 3 children up a hill in a stroller." What? They don't make an app for that? It is not a common exercise routine??? I can NOT imagine why not.

It was a great day to be a Beav!

Opening game was last weekend, and you couldn't keep these Beaver fans away if you tried! 

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO   SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS  UUUUUUUUUUUUU  !!!!!!!!!

 Before the game began we took little C to the Beavers fun zone. No fun zone would be complete without an inflatable Orange & Black obstacle course:

 Well, the tiniest fans had to  watch the game from home (...because we are not crazy parents. We know our limits). However, they cheered the Beavs on to beat number #13 rated Wisconsin...our good luck charms! It was a great day to be a Beav, indeed!

Day-yea!

As you may remember, Connor's first word was "Day-de" our beloved sixth family member. Although not the "Sweets" first word, it was definitely one of the first five. They have given it their own pronunciation twist, "Day-yea" usually sort of screamed in a high pitch manner like they are calling her to come pronto. Now they also will bark to her, which she does not seem to appreciate, but tolerates (because she has no choice, really).

This past weekend, on our way home from a family picnic at a park, Ashlyn started crying. Now, we are no strangers to some car-ride crying, but Casey (in the passenger seat) turned around and asked Ashlyn, "What is wrong? What do you want?" Ashlyn's reply, "Day-yea! Day-yea!" Then both of the Sweets start barking in unison. ALL. THE. WAY. HOME. I mean..when you know what you want, you know what you want, and the girl wanted her dog.