Camera Broke

I have to apologize for my lack of updates on the blog. Our digital camera broke. :(

Anyway, we're all doing fine. Jacob has three gaping holes in his mouth from missing teeth (the Tooth Fairy has been very busy at our house this month!). If I had a camera, you would see the pic. Perhaps I'll need to borrow from my neighbor... Jacob has also been named Student of the Month for his class this month. He's the first of the year. YAY Jacob!

Anyway, Kaylee has finally made the adjustment to PreK and I have to say that she is much better behaved at home, as well. THANK YOU, PREK! She comes home everyday and tells me what she did and what she learned. She'll run up to me with random tidbits such as, "Mom! S-U-N-N-Y spells SUNNY" or "Pyramids end a sentence!" *giggle*

Matthew has mostly outgrown the tantrum phase and is now in his everything-I-do-makes-my-Mom-laugh phase. His vocabulary is coming along quite nicely and his facial expressions and such while he's talking are just hilarious. He's been a great help as the newest "oldest kid at home" while the others are at school.

Josh almost has the hands and knees crawl down pat. He still finds that it is faster to get around with the Army crawl, but every once in a while we'll catch him at "real" crawling. He has also learned how to pull himself up to standing in his crib, against the couch, etc. He thinks he's pretty hot stuff. And... I suppose he is!

Jarum is going to be getting a new job at Church here pretty soon. We don't know what it is, but we'll find out on Saturday. It's at the Stake level, or so it seems, seeing as we have to drive up to Savannah and meet with the Stake Pres. to get the call. I have to admit, I'm a wee bit nervous, but mostly excited.

And I had strep. Again. Anybody know how to perform a tonsilectomy out there? I'm not picky! :D

Church Luau

We had an excellent Luau at church last Saturday. We have a lot of Pacific Islanders in our congregation so the thing was done right! We had such a blast! The kids and I made candy leis and the girls were given flours to put in their hair at the door. We had so much food it wasn't even funny, but it was oh, so good! Pit-roasted pig, rolls, veggies, you name it! And a huge cake in the shape of a pig to boot! Kaylee and I got to share the snout. *giggle* There was also a talent show after the eating was over. We left early, though because I wasn't feeling well and because Jarum wanted to watch the BYU football game. :D

Anyway, here are some pics:

Kaylee with a new friend, just her age!
The Young Women dancing to Lilo and Stitch:
Jacob, bein' cute:
Kaylee, bein' cute:
Le Pig. It was SO GOOD!

LOOK! He's sitting up!!!
Oh, and that is the blanket I made for the occasion, seeing as they didn't set up chairs and told us to bring blankets. Plus, we needed a picnic blanket and I was feeling in a bright-colored mood:
The volcano. It seriously spewed steam. It was awesome!
Cowabunga, dude!

Now, for those of you wondering where Jarum and Matthew are, they wouldn't hold still long enough. Sorry!

Going to the Store

Have you ever realized that you needed to go to the store but you most emphatically did not want to go? I am in need of some sewing needles in order to finish my new quilt before it is needed for our church luau tomorrow night. Today, however, I am coming down with the cold that has been making the rounds in our family. And unfortunately even though we live in a very small town, I still have to drive ten minutes just to get to the town Walmart.

(I've noticed that it makes now difference what size town you live in, you always have to drive ten minutes to get to the nearest Walmart! :p )

Anyway, I was just going to stay home and relax so that I don't get too sick too soon, but it looks as though I'm actually going to have to do my hair, put on some makeup, load the kids into the car and go to Walmart. Not very thrilled, but there you go.

Chess

Jarum and I were shopping at Target not too long ago and decided to by a cheapie $5.00 chess set on a whim. We've been playing it every night for the last three weeks. I can't believe how much fun we have playing chess. He's had a lot more practice playing, but I have beat him twice in the last few days! WOOT! It's funny, but he's dead scared of my Queen. I'm dead scared of every one of his pieces. LOL. My Queen is my strength. I protect her as much as my King. But whenever I lose her I know I'm in deep stuff.

Anyway.

It's been so much fun playing this game together. Plus it's so much fun watching the kids watching us play. Whenever one of us captures an opponent's piece the kids play their own "chess game" which pretty much consists of knocking the other players over. Jacob has a real grasp for the game now. Jarum has taught him the basics and has even played a few games with his Dad. Perhaps we'll have a little Bobby Fischer. Then again, maybe not.

P.S. Jacob beat me in our first ever game of chess. I didn't let him win. Just goes to show that I should probably not take for granted his youngness and pay a bit more attention to what I'm doing...

The Mom Opera

A friend of mine shared this on her blog and I would be a horrible person if I didn't pass it along.

Enjoy!!

First Day of School

ETA: Well, the kids have just got home from school. I missed them getting off of the bus because I had fallen asleep with Matt, but oh well! They both came bounding in with much enthusiasm about their first days. Kaylee was especially excited because she had pizza for lunch!. How can life get any better than that? She also took a nap, played in the play house, saw her teacher's new baby (the baby is two weeks older than Josh) and got to ride the bus again!

Jacob had an enjoyable day, as well. One classmate from last year is in his class again this year. Jacob already has homework, but as it is a math review it is "easy." He's even now reading for his daily 20 minutes so that he can run over to next door and play. I love incentives!

I'm glad that they had such a good day. Matt, Josh and I had a great day as well. I think we can all get used to this school thing!
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Today is the first day of school for Jacob (2nd Grade) and Kaylee (PreK). Everyone in the house has been excited for the last week, but I don't think anybody could have been more excited than the Mom! LOL! Although Kaylee did have a hard time getting to sleep last night. Grrrr.... :D I think she was just so excited about riding the bus with Jacob. I mean, who can blame her? Buses are cool!



Matthew wanted in on the action, so there you go. X)

Awwww precious! It was so fun watching them climb onto the bus.

I'm thrilled that I now get some quiet time during the day but I still can't help but wait for the kids to get home to tell me about their days! I was able to meet both of their teachers last Friday and I think that the kids are very lucky to have the teachers they have. I'm just grateful that the kids have this opportunity to go to school and learn all sorts of wonderful things but I'm even more grateful that I don't have to drive them there and pick them up! :D Have I mentioned how much I love busses?

Anyway, that's all for now. I'll update this evening once they get home.

And that is that.

Joshua is now army crawling. The baby is not even SIX MONTHS OLD! I just don't even know what to do. None of the other kids started showing an interest in crawling until they were almost twelve months! My life is over. I haven't begun to baby proof! *sob*

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Pray for me! ;)