MATH?

Math these days is a little different from when I was in school. Scott drew this Fred Flinstone in Math class! Yep, MATH not Art ? It was a graph assignment (?). Whatever, it is still a cool piece of art.

Annabelle and Mojo are best buds these days. They are usually together all the time!

Sheltered

My kids are very bright, but at times I realize that I've sheltered them too much. Take today for instance. My kids were taking the ISAT's at school and the school waived the "No gum" policy for these tests. The theory is, that kids concentrate better when taking a test if they are chewing gum. Why they don't let them chew gum for all their learning then is beyond me. Anyway, my kids asked me to buy them some gum before going to school. I decided I would allow it, even though I'm against gum chewing after seeing my sister suffer with TMJ and the surgeries that went along with it. So I picked up a pack of Extra gum for each of them. Mind you, each pack has 15 pieces in it.

Later in the day, I went and picked the kids up from school and guess what I heard on the way home? "Mom, we need some more gum for tomorrow's testing". I was not really surprised, since I assumed they gave some to friends. Well, the some was three pieces and the rest.... well chewed by them. Since my kids have only chewed gum one other time. Yes, I said one other time. They didn't understand the concept of chewing a piece of gum for a fair amount of time before disgarding it. Thankfully they remembered the disgarding part!!!

I guess they really have been sheltered!

weekend

This weekend included a trip to the Bass Pro Shop. Why the children and I went along with Mark is beyond me but it ended up being entertaining. Of course, life with my children always seems to be entertaining these days.

OH NO- A bear!!! Run!! No just stand there and pose for Mom.

Scott was feeling a little love from the boat seats. You know having a camera on your phone is very fun!

Too cute!!!!

I just had to share the cutest 1 year old I've seen for a while.
This is my nephew Seth. He's a blue eyed cutie.

Nephews and Birthdays!

Okay, I have several nieces and nephews. But, only two of my nephews, Randy and Seth, have the same birthday. So we have a lot of party time in February. On Friday, my nephew Randy had a party at Chuck E. Cheese's with all his friends and he invited some cousins too! I couldn't resist a chance to play Skeet Ball so I took off work early to make the festivities with my kids. The party was a blast. Chuck E. Cheese was a great sport and high fived everyone at the table!
Randy 5!!!! The party Group! Scott and Annabelle going for a ride!

Grandma with Seth 1! Chuck E. dances!!!!

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Seth's 1st Birthday Party was on Saturday. This too was a large event. These boys are so loved.

My sister, Paula made and decorated the cakes. The cake was delicious!!! Seth did end up demolishing the cake with his hands. (Sorry no photo of this!) He made us proud!

Steven, my brother, had put together a montage of pictures of Seth's first year. We viewed it while we ate. It was really cool.

Randy turns 5!!!!

My nephew Randy turns 5 on the 20th. His birthday party was this past weekend, since he shares his birthday with his cousin Seth who will be 1 on the 20th. Randy's party was a lot of fun with old fashion games, like musical chairs, pin the tail on the donkey and a pinata!!! The theme was Batman. Randy even ran around the house in a Batman costume for part of the party. The weather was so nice for this party that we stood outside to enjoy the weather for a spell. It's weird having 60 degree weather in February, but oh so refreshing. We all had a wonderful time with great company, food and fun.

Riley, Randy's younger sister, allowed Uncle Mark to hold her!! This is a big step for her. She's always evaded him. Maybe it's because he pokes her??

Happy 10th Annabelle!

Annabelle celebrated her 10th birthday with her dog, Mojo's, first birthday! She wanted to have a party that celebrated both so we did. On her actual birthday we went out for dinner (without the dog). The wait staff even sang happy birthday to her. Saturday, we had the families over and had a great time. I made and decorated the cake Annabelle wanted. We added our homemade sugar cookies to the cake. YUMM!!!

We served tacos for food and it seemed to go over well. We ended the party watching the AKC dog show. What a perfect day to have this party!