Lucas's Music Program

Lucas had a music program a few weeks ago. He did a really good job. He knew all the words. He said that if he didn't-he said that he just made them up! LOL!

And watch it erupt . . . . .

The coolest thing about his project was his erupting volcano!

Mount Vesuvius

Noah's newest project was on volcanoes. So, he chose Mt Vesuvius. He thought it was cool that I had been there when I was a kid. Unfortunately, he thought I had been there when it was erupting. LOL! But I am thankful 1.) that I am not that old and 2.) that I wasn't there when it was erupting. Noah worked very hard on his diorama, but it was knocked over after his presentation-so it wasn't salvageable. :(

Thanks!

Thank you to my sis, Jules for my blog make over. I have had a busy week up at the school. Between the bookfair and body venture (pics to come), I have been up at the school every day. So, I plan to post some updates soon! But I wanted to say thanks to Jules- and if anyone needs a blog make over- she is your gal! Check her out.

Live, Love, and Laugh

Well, w/vday this weekend-we had some vday gifts for teachers to make. So, while we were living this week, we were also loving and laughing.
Lucas is always good for a laugh. Even on laundry day!

Eli made some sugar cookies for their teachers gifts.

And everyone decorated their teacher's cookies!

My Bff Jules had surgery this week. So, the girls from work and I got a care package together for her. But she isn't gonna be off for too long-because we need her back! LOL! Hear that Jules! Seriously, we hope she has a speedy recovery! Although, I forgot to put a few things in her basket- she really appreciated it!

This Vday weekend, is a girl's weekend to the lake to get some great deals for President's day! I am so excited, because my mom is coming. My mom is so AWESOME and I am looking forward to hanging out w/her! I will fill you in on our great deals when we get back. I have my fingers crossed for another sale at Coach!

A sad day in our house. . . .

Last year, we assumed care of my brother's gerbils, Phantom and Brownie. Unfortunately, 2 weeks ago- Phantom (the nicer of the two) met his maker. Eli was pretty upset. And Brownie is missing his brother. May he rest in peace!

Who is Jonas Salk?

Noah has been working for 2 months on studying a "Hero". His hero is Jonas Salk. He wrote an essay for his english class (which his essay was the one choosen from his class to compete in the district competition. WOOHOO!). Next time you see him, ask him what he knows about Jonas.

Happy Birthday!

I am wishing my eldest brother Andrew- Happy Birthday! He has tortured, pestered, annoyed, protected, encouraged, uplifted, loved and strengthen me my entire life. He the center of a number of hilarious stories from my childhood. And I will be a wiser mother of 3 boys because of it. LOL! I know that I can depend on him for any and everything! Andrew, I love you and I am proud to call you friend/brother!

Open House

Tonight was Open House at the boys' school. So here are some pics of their great stuff. I am so proud of the boys and all their hard work.
Here is Lucas w/his pic Molly Lou Melon. A character from a book that his teacher read.

Here is his nutcracker. And you can also see his Kansas book on the left.

Here is Eli w/one of his many stories.

Here is the story.

Eli loving his dog.

Noah's classroom had some activities that his class has been doing. Fractions, looking at rocks under microscopes, maps of Hawaii, etc. Noah has some future projects, so come back to check them out.

Snow Days . . .

So, last week the boys had 3 snow days. There was no snow but there was incredibly cold wind chills. So, since the boys couldn't enjoy the snow-we decided to enjoy one of their christmas presents. They got McDonald's gift cards, so they enjoyed milkshakes and time in the play place. We brought Lucas's friend to enjoy in the fun!

And I will leave you w/a writing assignment from Lucas.

I made a snowman.

Lucas threw a snowball at Dominic.

I catcht a snow forte.

My snow suit is black and red.

My snow shoes are black.

I have a snow house.

I think I have a snow plow.

The End

Babysitting the cousins!

On Saturday, the boys and I went to my brother's house and babysat my nephews/their cousins. They did a GREAT job! The only problem is that Lucas decided that there were not enough little cousins-since Noah was playing w/Trevor and Eli w/Ty-he thought that there should be just 1more little cousin for him to take care of. And it can't be Andrew and Jen's upcoming arrival-since she will have 2 older brothers to take care of her. So, I passed that message to Aunt Jules and Uncle Fred. We will see if they will make that happen for Lucas.

After completely trashing the playroom, eating, playing, and more playing. We cleaned up the playroom and the boys were ready to sleep. Ty fell asleep while Lucas and Eli took turns rocking him. And then Eli and Lucas put him to bed. Trevor layed down w/Noah and watched some TV and then as soon as I was sure that Ty was asleep. Noah layed him down. And from what I understand-they both slept well that night! The boys and I were glad to be able to help my brother/sis-in-law out. I am not sure if I should tell them-that most babysitters get paid!

Roller Skating . . . well,not really!

So, for New Years we went to the school skate day but Eli and Lucas didn't really skate. They played games and got vampire teeth! I tried several times to get a pic of Noah-but he just moves too fast around the rink!

How far can you go . . . .?

Here are some videos from our sledding day on "The Beast". I took my turn 1 time and I am still hurting! I am sure glad there is no video of that! Scott and Lucas decided it was too steep. So, they headed further down to a part that wasn't so steep or high. They called it "The Monster". We had such a good time and w/the exception of me - no one was hurt! Yeah! Then we spent the rest of New Year's Eve eating pizza and watching movies. Unfortunately, when we got home-we found a sick Tovi-so a low key New Year's Eve was the best thing!

Go Baby Go!

WWWOOOOOHOOOO!

Christmas Eve, Christmas-sledding, movies, and loads of FUN!

The boys came home on Monday-so that was our Christmas Eve! We still had a ton of snow from the "blizzard" on Dec 24th and the weather was perfect for sledding, snow ball fights, and more.
Noah trying to see how far he can go down standing up!

Eli up next.

Lucas bringing up the rear!

I buried Noah in the snow. We headed indoors to warm up with some hot cider. Then headed to the movies to see Alvin and the Chipmunks- The Squeakquel. Funny and cute! We came home to a crock pot of homemade chicken noodle soup. Yummy!

Cookies for Santa.

Santa Paws. Tovi didn't really like his Santa outfit. But he at least posed for his pic.

Presents!

Tovi took right to all his new toys!

I didn't take a lot of pics, just tried to enjoy the day. Santa was good to us this year, a new computer for the boys and a 14games in 1 table. Noah and Eli got solar powered building set and Lucas got a building set. Scooters for Noah and Eli and a skateboard for Lucas. Family games for everyone and of course more video games. My brother and his boys came up and we played w/all our new toys and of course went . . . . sledding! When my sis in law was done w/work we had a yummy dinner of roast chicken, loaded potatoes, veggies, salad and biscuits.

And peanut butter pie for dessert. YUM YUM! Then we head to my mom's so we could do christmas on Wed w/my family. I am so thankful that we all live close and everyone is so flexible about moving holidays-so we can all celebrate together.

Autumn was able to join us and we spent the day, enjoying each other's company and eating!

After presents, my sis in laws and I took Autumn shopping to spend one of her presents a gift card! It was fun girl time. The boys were at home playing wii sports resort or sledding.

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy your time together and remember the things that matter most! God Bless!

Check. . . .check. . . .check. . . . . .

So, I am checking off things on my To Do List. Christmas cards-check, christmas shopping - check, baking- check, and gifts for the neighbors- check! Started wrapping christmas presents last night. Here are some pics from last week.
Eli was a big help w/the english muffins for the neighbors.

Eli wrapping the muffins. All the boys delivered the muffins. I am so glad that they love giving at this time of year. They just LOVE going up and down the street being little Santa's!

Here are the sugar cookies that I made for the Bff's. Eli made peanut butter blossoms and Noah made praline bars. I also made some pfeffernusse cookies. They were a big hit especially Noah and Eli's cookies! They were calling me Martha Stewart. Hardly. LOL! If they saw my mom's cookie trays- I would have been put to shame! But I am glad they enjoyed the cookies. Well, the house is too quiet these days. No boys or Tovi. I have to work the next 4 nights and I will be glad when this week is over. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! God Bless!