SOME PIG

The other day we were sitting at the table eating dinner and saw this lovely spider web under the counter. Yuck! Then we started laughing because it must have been there for SO long because it had dust on it. Then I was disgusted when I realized how many people have sat at my dinner table and have probably seen our unwanted guest. Gross! Sorry. Then we had a good laugh when I turned and said to Greg..."gees, I'm surprised Charlotte has written "SOME PIG" in the web yet...or even better "DIRTY HOUSE"." Ha. Guess you had to be there...

Firsts...

Kyla started rice cereal...not a big fan.

Can you see the door open in the background?

Wish I could say that is a first.

Gees, our house is being taken over by flies thanks to the boys:)

Jett started Kindergarten...This is the day before school. The kids got to go in and see their desk and locker. Meet the other kids, drop off his supplies and get familiar with the room before the big day!

This is the offical first day of school picture...which was yesterday - at this point, I'm proud I even remembered to take a picture - posting only a day later...impressive. What a BIG boy! Greg took him to school the first day, so I was able to stay strong emotionally (can you see my fist pumping in the air?) However, I took him today and left with tears in my eyes as my sweet small framed boy walked into the great big school with his head held high and a smile on his face.

Everybody loves a parade...

First parade in my backyard.

Yep, those are NIPSCO flags...Papa Denny would be proud:)

It's a big day!

Kyla is 4 months old today!!!!

Things that our incredible blue-eyed beauty is doing...

Continually has an open mouth smile on her face.
Close to laughing.
Content and happy.
Rolling over.

Loves people.

Loves standing up.

Loves her swing.

Loves her brothers.

Loves playing with her toys.

Loves her passy and whole hand if needed.

She's a mama's girl, but daddy is pretty cool too.

Sleeps...horrible.

We think she is teething...for the last month...come on tooth...wherever you are show your pesky head!

Making us fall in love with her more and more every day...as if that were possible:)

Blinded by the color Red!

I took Jett school shopping this week! I can't believe he starts Kindergarten in a little over a week! Wow! I decided to have a little Jett and mommy time, so it was just us off to the store. I would tell him what item he needed and then he got to pick the color. By the fifth item I just started to laugh because everything was RED! It's his favortie color...and hair color...so of course everything needed to be RED! Yesterday I let him pick out his clothes, giving him a little more independence. He picked RED shorts...and a RED shirt. They were two different shades of red and he just didn't understand why they didn't match...they were RED! He has so much to learn in fashion...but I guess we'll start with reading...seems a little more important!

A long and painful glance...

A long and painful glance at what you ask?

A painful root canal?

No. That doesn't hold a candle.

A long 12 hour road trip?

Ha! Don't make me laugh!

Running a marathon?

Please, you're not even trying.

A vasectomy gone wrong?

Well, yes, but not what I am talking about!

Going to the Elkhart County Fair with 3 children?

Ding. Ding. Ding. You win!

Three times...
You'd think we would have learned the first time...nope...the second time...my head is shaking...the third...yes, we got smart.

The review...

Free tickets.

Rides.

Crying.

Ice Cream.

Sweating.

More Crying.

Donuts.

Elephants.

Screaming.

More sweating.

Meltdowns (yes that is plural).

Animals.

Tractor Pull.

and
A Child without shoes.

Yep, we got to the fair and Greg pulled Jett out of the car and asked, "where are Jett's shoes."

I respond my slapping my forehead and shouting "AHHHHH!"

So we check everywhere in the van and found a pair of Brayden's dress shoes under the seats. "Stuff his feet in them!"

Poor Jett.

We did.

He wears size 12-13 and Brayden's shoes were a 10.

I'm horrible!

Greg put the tractor he inherited in the fair this year. A Ford Jubilee. Our diamond in the ruff.



We dropped Kyla off at Aunt Darcy's so she didn't have to endure the loud tractor pull. The Cripe pulling team did great! We had awesome V.I.P seats this year which made it so much fun...and interesting when the tractors lauched towards us. Ahh, living the life:)

Now we just have 355 days to prepare ourselves for next year...