Lazy Sunday

Today has been a "Lazy Sunday." We started the day when Jacob reminded his daddy that he PROMISED they could ride their bikes to church this morning. So, they all hopped on and took off. I ended up driving with Lizzie because we didn't have time to hook up the carrier. They had a good time and since it is a short distance to church, they weren't even out of breath or sweaty.



We attempted to teach Jake how to ride without training wheels this afternoon. I have no pictures because when Brian was beginning to lose his patience (which didn't take too long), I took over. I ended up in the grass on my back. Don't ask.I am not sure how it happened, but my knee hurt for quite a while. That ended that lesson. It's ok. . .by that time Jake was crying and begging for us to put the training wheels back on!

We decided to have Zach finish all his homework tonight so we wouldn't have to do it tomorrow. Fifth grade homework - what can I say. Hmmm... let's just say that 5th grade is notorious for giving lots of homework. It really wasn't a lot, but it was pretty time consuming.

Brian and Zach did take some time out to goof off for the camera.


Can you tell by Brian's expression that he is loving 5th grade math homework?

Date Night

Brian and I hit the town for a date tonight. As you can tell, the kids were happy to stay home with one of their favorite babysitters.

We were reminiscing tonight about how 20 years ago Brian was starting college and I wasn't even a thought in his brain. Better yet, I was still in high school and enjoying my senior year. We often joke that if we would have known each other in high school, we probably never would have dated. He would have thought me a snob and I would have thought him freaky. Actually, he was still a little freaky looking when I met him. But here we are many years later - 19 since we met to be exact.

We enjoyed a great Mexican meal followed by some quality time together and ended the night on campus at Coldstone for some yummy cake batter ice cream!

Dawgapalooza 2008

The local high school athletic and band boosters sponsor a "block party" called Dawgapalooza before the first home football game of the season. They have inflatables, face painting, music, cheerleaders, food, and lots more. This year they even had Dippin' Dots!

So, we all headed out tonight to the party and had a great time. The best part? Brian was home early enough to join us for the fun!

From the time we got from school until the time we left for the game, Elizabeth was walking around with her "Bulldog" pom-poms saying "Go Cheerleaders!"


She loved jumping in the inflatables too.


If you look real close at this picture you will see Jacob and his best buddy, Reid boxing with giant boxing gloves! It was hilarious! The gloves were almost bigger than them!

Of course, Jacob can't just settle for going down like everyone else. He has to be different.


And no Dawgapalooza party would be complete without the hotdog, chips and Pepsi meal!

So, where was Zach during all this fun? Well he is at the age where hanging with friends is so much more cool than going on the inflatables with his family. But, I did sneak a quick shot of his back as he watched pre-game warm-ups and waited on friends.

Whose Kid Is This?

Since Brian is working such long hours, dinner time around here is a little loose. You know , grilled cheese, french fries, mac and cheese, tacos - All those easy meals. Tonight we ordered pizza and had a picnic in the living room. We all love pizza. Most of us love the warm, gooey cheese. Zach, on the other hand, does NOT like cheese on his pizza. Can you believe that? Brian makes fun of him and tells him it is unAmerican not to like cheese on his pizza! Where did this kid come from?

Check him out enjoying his pepperoni with mushroom and no cheese pizza.

OH NO!

Can you believe that I took Jacob and Elizabeth to a parade here in our town, took the camera, made sure we had fresh batteries, but FORGOT the memory stick?!!? I can't believe I did that. So, I have no pictures to show of our adventure. Oh well, Jacob had a great time collecting a bunch of candy. Lizzie spent a lot of time covering her ears. She does not like loud noise. Which is ironic since her vocal volume is always set on TEN!!!!

Everyone is adjusting well to school. We haven't seen much of Brian since he is working 14 hour days this week as students swarm the store looking for books. Hopefully we will have some fun updates and pictures coming up soon!

Yummy Cake

When Zach started kindergarten, we started a tradition in our house. The "back to school child/children" get to pick a special meal to eat the first full day of school. I also make a VERY simple back to school cake every year.

This year the boys chose spaghetti and garlic bread for their meal. I was surprised they could agree on something and we didn't have to have TWO special meal nights! Here they are ready to dig into their cake...

Lizzie was glad the boys were going to share with her!

First Day of School

Today was the first day of school. We all had short days and were done by 10:30. It seemed to be a good day for everyone and we're all ready to go all day tomorrow. Here are some pictures from this morning.

I love this one of Brian and the boys messing around.

Here they are all loaded down with backpacks and ready to roll. I think their backpacks weighed more than they do!!



What did Lizzie do while we were gone? She stayed home with Dodo and had all kinds of fun. They played baby dolls, colored, read, washed her blankets, and check out this fun arts and crafts project . . .