B's first school pictures

Aw!  The first one!  He is so cute.  :)

October

We picked apples and made sauce in October.  One of our favorite things to do together as a family.  :)

October was so beautiful we still had cucumbers and zucchini coming in with our apples!

And this little pumpkin,

well, 

she just couldn't get any cuter.

We also tried to foster some kittens.

Even with round the clock feedings, they didn't do very well.

We ended up taking Ginger to the Humane Society.  

But Ranger took them in like they were his own puppies.  

There was also a lot of baseball and leaves.  

Baseball, super heroes, and very well loved little sisters.  :)

For the "memories" file

The other day I was thinking , "Gosh, I am surprised we haven't had a broken bone yet.  We sure are doing well!"

Less than 24 hours later, Miss Charlotte is in a sling with a broken arm.  BOO.

And we got this note from Brayden's teacher this weekend:

"Jeremiah and Kelley,

I just wanted to check in with you regarding Brayden and how he has been doing in kindergarten. 

He walks in with a smile each and every day, he is a hard worker, kind and helpful to his peers and an all around great kid. Each day I enjoy getting to know him a little more. Some things we are working on are writing his name the 'Kindergarten Way' which is using one upper case letter at the beginning and the rest lower case. 

I hope Brayden is enjoying kindergarten. Have a wonderful weekend."

Ah, kindergarten.  :)

Potty training

The First Day.

Brayden had his very first day of kindergarten this year.

He was very, very excited.

When I woke him up, he was asleep with a smile on his face and then awake with a smile on his face.

We had him all prepared.  We read the Kissing Hand (and he thought it was so sweet of auntie deandra to send him a book and how much she must love him to give him a kissing hand...sheesh!), and his lunch was ready, his bag was packed.

He asked me to send his Daddy a message of his kissing hand.

Then it was time to say good bye (WAHHHHHH!).

Bye Jack!

By Charlotte!  Open your hand, so you can have a kissing hand, too!

Then it was time for the bus!

Come on bus!

And off he went.

I did follow the bus, and make sure he got in okay, and found his teacher.

He looked so small sitting against the wall with the other kindergartners, waiting to head to class.

But he saw me, and I kissed my hand, and he was immediately better.  Reassured.  Then I tickled his cheek and went to wait at home with my lost little Jack William (who did better than I thought he would, but still wasn't hungry for lunch, even).   

Training Wheels

Earlier this summer, Brayden learned to ride his bike without training wheels!

Tonight,  Jack took off without them, too!

I'm gonna be a fadder

When we were in the car today Jack told me "Charlotte is going to be a mommy!".
Me:  "Yup, some day, if she wants to be, she can be a mommy."
Brayden: "Someday, I am going to be a father.  When I have hair all over my tummy!"


We almost hit another car I was trying so hard not to bust a gut laughing.

Yesterday, Jack poked me in the armpit with his finger while we were eating dinner.  I asked him not to do that as I licked my finger and used it to wipe some of his dinner off of his face.  Then he said "Put your slime in MY armpit!!"

Oh my gosh Jack.  You make me smile, kiddo!