You may have to click on this image to fully read it. A couple of days ago Tristan asked me to take a small tackle box to school (but he wanted to fill it with toys). I told him I didn't think he was allowed to take toys to school and until Mrs. Johnson wrote me a note and told me otherwise, I would not let him take it. So, the note posted here was his solution. If he got Mrs. Johnson to agree, maybe mom would let him bring it :) Notice how the tackle box has now become a crayon box? I thought this was way too cute not to share. I didn't send the note to Mrs. Johnson, but I did let him take the box with some crayons in to school as my compromise. This just reminded me of one of those notes you pass in school "Do you like me, check yes or no." :)
Saturday, May 31, 2008
A cute note
You may have to click on this image to fully read it. A couple of days ago Tristan asked me to take a small tackle box to school (but he wanted to fill it with toys). I told him I didn't think he was allowed to take toys to school and until Mrs. Johnson wrote me a note and told me otherwise, I would not let him take it. So, the note posted here was his solution. If he got Mrs. Johnson to agree, maybe mom would let him bring it :) Notice how the tackle box has now become a crayon box? I thought this was way too cute not to share. I didn't send the note to Mrs. Johnson, but I did let him take the box with some crayons in to school as my compromise. This just reminded me of one of those notes you pass in school "Do you like me, check yes or no." :)
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Memorial Day weekend at Cousins
I'm riding in your car....
You turn on the radio....Anyone remember this catchy little Olivia Newton John tune (at least I think it was her)? If not, you are way too young to be reading this blog (HEE HEE). The rest of that song does not apply, something about kissing and ooooh Fire...not with your cousins anyhow.. But seriously, how cute are these guys in the little Barbie jeep? Do you think their manhood will be threatened when they are teenagers and I pull out this photo of them in the Barbie Jeep? NOT, but wait there are more pictures to come...
Tristan's first Trout
Jim took the kids fishing a few times and they all had a blast. Tristan caught his first trout and was very proud. Daddy let him bring it home and cook it up which they thought was way cool, the boys especially liked preparing him for dinner (I will skip the details, but let's suffice it to say it was like Biology class all over again). Don't you just love how they are all holding up their hands to show their pride in the catch? :) Jim claims this is bigger than my previous trout, but I do not believe so. Of course it has been soooo many years since Mommy went Trout fishing (BK-before Kids), perhaps I will have to find some old fishing shots of myself and post here as proof, HMMM?
Don't hate us because we are beautiful
So, what was I doing when the big ones were off fishing? Having fun with the wee little ones of course. Nathan and Dalton decided baby Abby's hair bows were very fascinating and that it was not fair that she got to wear them:
Doesn't she look so cute? I called her Pebbles.
But then little Bam Bams said, let us join the fun. Of course I had to pull out the camera, what good mom let's a photo op like this pass by? Plus I had to make Jim cringe just a little :)
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Happy Birthday Mrs. Johnson
Today was Tristan's teacher's birthday. Mrs. Johnson is an incredible teacher. She was meant to teach. Her patience, love, and ability to reach the children amaze me. I wish we could bring her along to every future grade. I am sad to see this year end as Tristan and I just love her and will miss her. I wanted to do something special for her, so I baked her this cake for her birthday. She loves gardening and this was my attempt at creating a "cake garden" for her. She cried when she saw it which of course made me cry. We both stood in front of the class crying when she read the card we gave her too. A student brought us a kleenex and I laughed. I told Tristan "Isn't it funny that some girls cry when they are so happy?" He laughed and agreed.
Here is a poem that I found that is very sweet about the bond that teachers and parents share:
Whose Child is This? Author unknown
"Whose child is this?" I asked one day
Seeing a little one out at play
"Mine", said the parent with a tender smile
"Mine to keep a little while
To bathe his hands and comb his hair
To tell him what he is to wear
To prepare him that he may always be good
And each day do the things he should"
"Whose child is this?" I asked again
As the door opened and someone came in
"Mine", said the teacher with the same tender smile
"Mine, to keep just for a little while
To teach him how to be gentle and kind
To train and direct his dear little mind
To help him live by every rule
And get the best he can from school"
"Whose child is this?" I asked once more
Just as the little one entered the door
"Ours" said the parent and the teacher as they smiled
And each took the hand of the little child
"Ours to love and train together
Ours this blessed task forever."
The Baseball Shuffle
Ignore the spot in the middle when you see the ground, Collin was shaking the fence that I had the camera resting on to be funny!Thursday, May 15, 2008
Take time to smell the roses (and the honeysuckle and hay)!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
A Safari Adventure
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Another year....
Saturday, May 3, 2008
A Beautiful Day
After the party, we headed to the park for Family Affair. This is an event sponsored by Parks and Rec where they have fire trucks, animals, a train, inflatables, and various activities for the kids. Collin and I rode the train (i.e. Lawnmower in disguise pulling a few "cars"). However, the train broke down half way around the track. I laughed and told Collin mommy must have been too big. Once we had to get out and walk, he looked at me and said "Mommy, you were too big for that train!" After much fun at the park, we headed home and got into our strawberry picking clothes. We went to Fifth Row Farms. They have some amazing strawberries! They were so big and sweet, Caylee, Tristan & Collin had a great time picking them. Collin had to go to the bathroom and we ended up riding a gator down to one of their barns to use the bathroom. He loved that more than picking berries, he grinned from ear to ear.
Just watching the kids laugh and have such a good time made my day. Children keep you young and remembering how fun life can be. I feel so blessed to have such healthy, beautiful children. Thank you God for these four beautiful boys to love!