Tooth Fairy Visit ...

The tooth fairy has visited again!!!

Hannah lost her right side front tooth.

The tooth fairy left her $5 for her shiny white tooth.

Back to School 2009 ...

This past week was back to school.
Jeremy started 6th grade ... OMG ... how did that happen ... he just went to kindergarten!!!
His teacher is Mr Marvin.
Mr Marvin is a very laid back, easy going teacher. He is deaf in one ear (but wouldn't you want to be if you were teaching 6th graders!!!)
I was instructed the morning of the first day that a picture could be taken in front of the house but then I had to put the camera away.
I couldn't even hug good-bye.
So...a pat on the back with have a great day was my send off.

He didn't know I snapped this picture of him walking to his classroom!!!

Hannah was sooooo excited for the start of her 2nd grade year. Again ... where did the time go.

Her teacher is Mrs Howard.

Mrs Howard is a very energetic, loving teacher. We are all very excited to have her.

As you can see her book bag is as big as she is.

We are going to have a great 2009-2010 school year!!!

Smoke Detector ...

Ok .. so why is that while u have the ladder out .. do u not replace all the batteries in the smoke alarms???

Not even two days ago the smoke alarm in Hannah's room was sounding off that it needed a new battery and now -- the hallway is sounding off.

Of course I can't reach them and hate climbing the ladder. I am thinking of getting the broom and beating it down!!!

Ugggghhhhh.

I Am Determined ...

This year I have decided that we are having a handmade Christmas.

If I give a gift it has to be something that I have made and comes from my heart.

Every year I preach about how we are losing the whole context of Christmas and we shouldn't be buying a gift just to buy but instead we should give from our hearts.

So this year, I am determined.

I have already started and have lots of ideas!!!

I better get to work ... the clock is ticking.

Twinkle Toes ...

Today we adventured into the big world of school shopping.

Hannah had to have a pair of Skechers Twinkle Toes. I think so did every little girl in the the Central Valley. After our fourth store, which was the Skechers store itself, I just about gave up. But how do you tell an insistant 7-year old that we can't find them.

You don't!!!

So on the my phone I searched every store I could think of that would carry them and started calling.

Guess where we found the very last pair of 12.5's ... JCPenney.

She better love those shoes!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Friends ...

The Kayl's stopped by for a short visit this past weekend.

It was so great to see them. The kids got along great and had lots of fun swimming, bike riding and playing video games.

Hope to see them again soon.

Introducing .. JJ the Bearded Dragon ..

Leapin Lizards
Introducing
JJ the Bearded Dragon
6-weeks old

(so far we had an escape from the cricket box of who knows how many crickets!!!)