Our Kindergarten Graduate!

Singing his song about Kindergarten.

Hugging Mrs. Kiefer when she gave him the Teddy Graham Award.

Eli with his Top Reader Medal.

Eli Loves Mrs. Kiefer and Mrs. Volkert!!!

Eli finished Kindergarten last week. He has grown up so much in the last year and I don't like it!! He is reading and writing up a storm and working really hard at adding and subtracting. He had such a great experience with Mrs. Kiefer and Mrs. Volkert this year. He will miss them very much and so will I. He won a medal for being the top boy reader in his class. He was also given the "Teddy Graham" award from his teachers for giving the best hugs in class!

Soccer!!!

Soccer is in full swing and the boys are having a ball!! Eli really understands this year and loves games....practice he is not to fond of but he loves a real game! I found out from the coaches wife that he was actually ranked the highest player on the team. (They do evaluations before the season to make sure the teams are as even as possible so that one team doesn't get all the good players.) I was shocked to find that out but was very proud of him at the same time. Heath is full force as always and his coach is trying to teach him to control himself so that he can control the ball. This will be a good lesson for him to learn because when they have the opening kick-off he goes as hard and fast as he can and sometimes misses good opportunities because he is trying so hard. So if it is Saturday morning or Monday evening you will find us at the soccer fields!!!

Eli Turns Six!

I can't believe that my baby boy turned six! He is growing up so much and becoming such a big boy. He had his birthday during spring break so he got to celebrate at school the Friday before, then got to open some presents on his actual birthday, and then have cake and ice cream and open the rest on Saturday. He was so excited about his birthday and kept asking me, "Am I six yet?" When I put his to bed on the his birthday night he asked me, "if I go to sleep will I still be six tomorrow?" Happy Birthday Eli....we love you!!

Random Pictures February 2010

Heath out in the backyard!
Chloe and Caroline Valentine's Day!

Front of our house the day after the snow in GA.

Ashes in the snow. He hates rain but loved the snow!

Eli eating breakfast. Isn't he cute!!

Derby Car Race 2010

All of the kids watching the races.
Heath watching his car race.

Heath's car is on the left.

Eli watching his race.

Eli getting his ribbon.

Heath's RA group had Derby Car races recently. They spent several weeks getting them built and painted and then they had the races. Heath was very disappointed because he didn't win. He had several races and won a few but didn't place. After his age group was over they said they were going to race the pre-k/kdg age group. This group is siblings of other RA boys but I didn't let Eli make his own car because I wanted this to be something special for Heath. While we were standing there watching the races Bobby asked Heath is Eli could use his car and race. Surprisingly, Heath said yes and off Eli went to race. He actually did really well and I think came in about 4th but they gave all the participants a ribbon just for participating. Heath was really cheering Eli on because he knew that if Eli did good it was because he was racing his car!!

Christmas Parties

Just some pics of the boys at their school Christmas parties. Eli had a ball making a Christmas tree from an ice cream cone (he ate icing by the spoon fulls!). Heath made a gingerbread house and did a great job! I forgot my camera at the girls. I am going to get some pics from their teacher and edit this post then!

Turkey Day School Parties

Thanksgiving brought about two different feasts to attend. The girls had a feast at preschool. They had make Indian costumes and headbands and sang a few songs before they sat down to eat. You can see a video of them singing below. Eli's class had a Thankful Thinking Feast. They had to make a list of everything they were thankful for and then they got to sample a few foods traditional to Thanksgiving. He also was chosen to be an Indian and had made his costume, necklace, and headband.

Eli's Big Week!!!

Eli has had one exciting week! First he sang in "Big Church" on Sunday evening with his choir group. The video is below. Then on Tuesday he came home with Star Student stuff. He told me he got it in PE so I emailed his teacher and asked if he was supposed to have the stuff. She said that he indeed was the Star Student and that the pass out their rewards in PE so she never knows when they will find out so that is why she hadn't let me know yet. We are so proud of him for being such a good boy at school! On Thursday evening while I was working on homework with him while his sisters where at ballet, I saw his tooth looked funny. I told him to open his mouth and let me look at it and when he did I could tell it was loose. We wiggled it a lot and tried to get it out on Thursday evening because his "Big Boy" tooth had already popped through behind it and it wouldn't come out. But on Friday, I was looking at it and pulled it forward and when I pushed it back it popped right out! He got a silver dollar from the tooth fairy and he is so excited to have lost a tooth! Eli is growing up too fast!!!

Eli's Community Helper Day

Eli has been studying community helpers at school and on Thursday got to dress-up as his favorite community helper. I went threw out a list of all the helpers I could think of and he decided on being a "Cooker Man." He loves to help me with a recipe in the kitchen so he already had his own special spatula. We borrowed an apron from Grandpa and I found a hat at Michael's. He was so excited to get to wear all of his stuff to school. He asked every morning for a week if it was Community Helper day yet.

50's Day/Football Day

The kids both had special dress up days on the same day. First the boys had 50's day to celebrate the 50th day of school. The dressed in their best 50's attire and learned a little of what it was like in the 50's. They listened to 50's music, ate french fries, had coke floats, had a visit from Zero the Hero, and hula-hooped. They really had a good time and looked cute too! The girls were having Football Day at school. They had been studying the letter Ff and so they all had to dress up in their favorite football team. It was very hard for me to let both of the girls go in Georgia Bulldog attire but it was late notice and too hard to get something OU for them. They know Boomer Sooner when they hear it and even tell people we know that are Sooner fans, "Boomer" on a regular basis.

Big Boy Weekend

I had a weekend planned just for the boys but the weather didn't cooperate.  I think they had fun anyways.  On Saturday, after Heath's football game, we went to Atlanta with the intentions of going to Six Flags.  They were having Air Force Day and I thought the boys would like to go and ride some of the rides.  We left home and the weather was great but the closer we got to Atlanta the darker it got and when we got on the outskirts of Atlanta it started raining.  I had anticipated the rain and had a "plan b" in my back pocket just in case.  I explained to the boys that with the weather the way it was we wouldn't have any fun at Six Flags and would be soaking wet so we were going to go the Children's Museum.  At first they weren't thrilled but when we got inside they loved every minute of it.  On the Museum website it says most people stay around 2 hours well, we were there 3 and they would have stayed longer if it wasn't closing!  On the way home, after sitting in classic Atlanta traffic for 2 hours, Heath said, "Thanks Mom for plan b, it was fun!"

First Day of School 2009

The first day of school has arrived!  In a way I was glad because we get back on a more predictable schedule but in another way I was sad.  I have enjoyed spending more time with the boys this summer and I have loved them sleeping later in the morning!  But with all of that said the first day of school has arrived!  

The first day of school!

Mrs. Comeau Heath's 2nd Grade Teacher

Mrs. Kiefer Eli's Kindergarten Teacher

 I can't believe that Heath is old enough to be in 2nd Grade.  It was so great to see him happy to see his teachers from last year.  This is the first time he is going back to a school that he has attended before.  He didn't seem nervous at all and he even told me "Mom I know where everything is at this year!".   Even though I can't believe Heath is old enough to be in the second grade it blows me away that Eli is starting Kindergarten.  I was the crying mom this morning because I know that this is going to be a huge adjustment for him.  He is not used to going to school all day and I am not used to him being gone all day.  He will do great and I know they both are going to have a great day!

Swim Lessons 2009

We just finished swim lessons with the swim team.  The boys really enjoyed lessons and they really learned a lot this year.  We were very impressed with the amount of actual swimming instruction that the boys received.  Heath can swim the freestyle and backstroke(with a little assistance). He is diving off the starting block and can swim about 10-15ft. unassisted! Eli is much more confident in the water and is not scared of going under or getting his face wet.  He is really good at kicking!  He forgets to kick when he puts his face in.....it is hard to coordinate all of that but he is getting there.  They are already wanting to go back and the swim team does swim lessons year round here(the put a bubble up over the pool so they can swim year round).  So we may try to slip some lessons in sometime during the school year to keep their skills up!

Heath off the starting block.

Eli swimming.

He is proud of himself!

Heath swimming freestyle back to the wall.

Getting that all important certificate and lollipop on the last day!