story teller

Last night Morgan expressed his dissatisfaction about me not posting on this here blog. I expressed my feelings about posting...like my life is boring, no one reads it, and really, who cares? But, to make Morgan happy, I will try to post more often...maybe.

So.....

Laine is a great story teller, and the faces she makes while telling the story are awesome. This is a series of photos taken while telling us about an episode of Goosebumps where the "elephant man plumps allover."

the end

escuela

first day of 1st grade

Excited about the little animal picks I got her for her lunches

It's that time of year again. Today was the first day of FIRST GRADE for Gwen. Is she really that old? She was really excited. Mostly about being able to use her thermos and lunch box for lunch today. She asked me to send dry cold cereal. She'll buy the milk at school. I do think she was a little nervous though, because she said her tummy didn't want breakfast this morning. 

Today Morgan drove Gwen to school. She didn't want him to walk her in, so Morgan dropped her off by the crossing guard. She crossed the street then turned and waved and walked right in the school with no hesitation. I've mentioned before that I don't get emotional about sending my kids off to school. I won't say how Morgan felt this morning though. You can ask him. Let's just say that Morgan has told me on more than one occasion that I have a cold dead heart. Morgan does not. 

This year Gwen is enrolled in the Spanish immersion program, which means half the day will be Spanish, and the other half is English. Her Spanish teacher is from Spain. We're excited about that. The Spanish teacher speaks no English to the kids from day one. She uses lots of pointing, and acting things out to get her point across. I would love to be there today to see the kids staring at her, wondering what the hell she's saying. 

Good luck Gwennie Bug. Hope your day is fabuloso!!!

1,3 and 6

our kids birthdays are within 35 days of each other. 

Pierce turned 1 on January 13th

ate some cake

and soon after started walking 

Laine turned 3 on February 13th

got annoyed at all the pictures being taken

and soon after began wearing makeup 

Gwen turned 6 on February 18th

we had a small movie themed party

complete with a concession stand

and popcorn cupcakes 

and soon after began dressing like she was 100 

a lot can happen within a month

what nationality is your husband?

See that creature attacking Pierce's face? Yeah, that is his eyelash. Seriously. They are freakishly long.

I sometimes wonder if he ever has a clear view, or if those critters are always in the way. I also wonder if I should trim them, curl them or put mascara on them. All those people paying the big bucks for eyelash extensions and prescriptions for Latisse or Revitalash are probably super jealous. Can you sell human eyelashes on the black market?

At Pierce's last doctors appointment, the doctor asked me what nationality Morgan is. He asked because of Pierce's eyelashes. He said people from sandy countries have long eyelashes to protect their eyes from the sand. Nope, don't think that's the reason. Maybe he uses them to catch food that misses his mouth when he is shoveling EVERY scrap of food I put on his tray into his trap? or maybe it's to protect his eyes from the unusually high amounts of dust in our house (would getting our vents cleaned out help with that?). 

stretchy pants

the inevitable halloween post

Gwen looking scary

Laine the cute cheerleader

Pierce had 2 costumes

a pumpkin

and

Nacho Libre