Girly Do's

I've been having lots of fun doing Lexi's hair. Some of the styles take a little longer than she would like, but as long as I turn on a movie she does pretty good. Here are a few of her latest do's. . .


Simple braid around a pony tail


Criss Cross French Braids

Twisty Braids- this one takes too long. I wouldn't recommend it!

This one is my favorite. I can do it in about 20 minutes and

I leave it in for a few days.

Having a girl is so much fun!

Two Students. . .

I've been meaning to put these pictures up for a while. Lexi and I both started school the same day. . . preschool and nursing school, that is. I'm actually going year round, but I had 2 weeks off in between summer and fall semester. Any way, my fall classes started the same day she started preschool. Of course we took pictures :)







I was looking at the calendar today and realized I graduate in less than 3 months! This is my 8th semester in a row (I've been going year round) and I'm tired of school! I can't wait to be done!

Boxes

Brandon played in this cardboard box all day today. It was fun to watch him play in it. He's got such a good imagination (for a 2 year old :) ) Any way, after I took these pictures I remembered that my mom wrote a poem (one of her many hidden talents) about boxes. She wrote one for each of her kids, added pictures and put them in a book for us. I'll have to scan in some of the pages some time. The boxes page has pictures of Johnathan (my brother) in a CLOTH diaper crawling in and out of a big box. Pretty cute. Any way, here's the poem. . .

Boxes

My grandma got a brand new toy,
I think it is a dryer.
I got the BOX,
oh what a joy.
I quickly climbed insider her.

First it was an army tank, next a rocket to the moon.
Then it was a pirate ship in a blue lagoon.
A big jet plane, a submarine crusin' in the deep.
A fire engine and a train, or a cave in which to sleep.

When mama came to take me home,
I hid just like a fox.
Oh what a joy for a little boy
is a great big cardboard box.

By: Laura Lee 1998

I gave him construction paper and glue to decorate his "rocket ship"

He loved it!

All boy. . .

While Lexi was at school this morning, I snapped a few pictures of Brandon playing in his room. Eric used to worry that his boy was going to be a little too girly (he loves to dress up and play with dolls). He is now realizing that guns, swords, bow and arrows, four wheelers, fire fighters and dump trucks are better than princesses any day.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

We made cookies this afternoon. We have new neighbors and I've been meaning to take something to them. The kids love to help me bake. Today was Lexi's first try at cracking the eggs- she did a pretty good job. They are both always so eager to help, the mixing is their favorite. Any way, I will have to make this entry short- we're showing the house again tonight, and the kitchen is a mess. I love baking, but I hate cleaning up after wards!

Brandon's First Fish. . .

Here is the video of Brandon catching his first fish. I'm not sure who was more excited, the kids or Eric! At first Brandon wasn't so sure, but Lexi assured him they don't bite. With a little help from daddy he caught 3 more. . . boy was he a happy kid. Ahh, what a cutie.

Fishing Trip

Eric was home for 4 days! He's started his new schedule (4 on 4 off) and it's working out great. We see him more now, than we ever did when he worked here in Wyoming! While he was home we went fishing. We've gone several times but never caught anything. We were prepared with marshmallows and worms, and that did the trick. Even with a spider man and barbie princess fishing pole we caught some fish! The kids were in heaven! Here are some of the pictures from our day at the lake.

First Day of Preschool. . . .

Lexi's first day of preschool was last week. . . but I haven't had any time to post pictures. She goes Monday thru Thursday, and every other Friday for 4 hours. At first I was worried about how she would handle being gone so long. So far, she's doing really well. She was really excited to ride the bus. I asked her if she wanted me to ride with her the first day and she said "no way, you're too old to ride my bus". So, I stood on the side walk and she got on all by herself. After she got on the bus, Brandon had speech therapy, and then we went to the library for story time. It was fun spending the morning with just him.

Waiting for the bus