Too much TV

leads to scenes like these (the kids were watching Dancing with the Stars).

In our house the boys obviously don't lead.

In our house

you never know what you'll hear. Enjoy the sample of this evening...

The setting - Kaleb is in the kitchen unloading the dishwasher. Scott and Jennifer are in the front room sitting on the floor. Scott offers his pointer finger to Jennifer, but she refuses to pull it, so he pulls his own finger.

Kaleb - "Who tooted?"
Scott - "Me."
Kaleb - "What do you say?"
Scott - "It stinks."
Scott and Jennifer laughing
Kaleb - "Nooo"
Scott - "Excuse me."

One foot after the other

Is how you finish a 5K race. Jennifer just finished her first official 5K race yesterday, came in first in her category and received a gold medal, yeah Jennifer! The funny part was she signed us up for it, then the morning of the run arrives and she was so nervous she didn't want to run...her heart was pounding, stomach was upset, the works.

We made a family affair out of it. I ran along side her (she did sign me up too) and pushed Mia and Brody in the stroller. Emmi and Kaleb rode their bikes with us. It was good family fun. I ended up with a Bronze medal for my category.

Class photo

Here's my winging class from VT-31.

The day has finally arrived...

yesterday was the big day...three years in the making! Jennifer and the kids, along with a few good friends, all came to the ceremony where I received my wings. It was a great and memorable occasion with a very memorable day to start.

Emmi woke up in the morning sick...running a fever, joint aches and nausea. Here she is getting her hair done (notice the puke bucket nearby).

















The family came up to pin my wings on. The girls each got three red roses (Jennifer received her bouquet earlier).















What you don't see is how close Jennifer came to strangling them because they wouldn't listen. Our friends were shocked because they had never seen the defiant and disobedient side. Granted, they were all tired (stupid time change) and two were sick.




These are the wings Jennifer pinned on me---they have a story behind them and I just want to let Jarrett know it really meant a lot. Wish you could have been here for it, thanks.








Brody and Kaleb are wearing my issued wings and my uniform hat. They decided Kaleb will drive the ship and Brody will land the plane on it.

Princess Mia is 4!

Well Mia who thinks she is a princess turned 4 today. I was a little sad and asked if she just wanted to stay 3. She said no that she would stop when she turned 5 because she wants to go to school like her brothers and sister.
She woke up to a decorated kitchen, a present and french toast for breakfast. She opened the present on the table and what could it be but a crown that she wore all day. Scott and I took her to lunch at the "Cow place" as Mia calls it. (It is just a buffet place that has a huge fake cow outside) Yesterday I worked on her princess cake and she loved it! I think it turned out pretty cool.
I painted her finger and toe nails, and she was worn out when it was time to pick the kids up from school and fell asleep until the kids woke her up for dinner at 5:00. At 5:30 we had some friends come over for cake and ice cream and to open her presents. After everyone left I think she was a little sad because she is going to have to wait another year until her next birthday. She was very excited with all the presents she got and since she had a nap who knows when she will go to sleep!















Princess Mia




















Mia at Emmi's School to visit for lunch.




















Getting ready to blow out the candles and eat some cake!




















A Princess pen from our friends the Garcia's















This is the present that the kids got for Mia.
















Her last present. I think she was just ready to start playing with her gifts. She didn't really want to have any more pictures taken.

The new bike

for Kaleb (his was stolen...if you haven't read previous posts) came from a yard sale this weekend. The bike is in pretty decent condition. Unfortunately I had to spend some money on it to get it in working order. See, it didn't have brakes. I mean, really, who needs brakes anyways, they only slow you down!

Anyways, after visiting a bike shop we were able to pick up new V-brakes, cable, lever and tube. With a little work we were able to get his bike running and sized today. I really hope he likes it.

As for Brody, he got new bearings in his steering tube on his old bike. Looks like he'll have this one for a while. I just hope it is easier to ride now, especially since I raised his seat too.

The little things

can sometimes be the most annoying. The strut to hold the hatch up in our van blew a seal a few weeks back. It is amazing how we don't give them a second thought, until their gone and we have to hold the hatch with our head while we grab groceries. Heaven forbid you accidentally let it slip and it slams closed on you, taking your elbow with it.

Broomsticks just don't do justice!

Well, the reason it took so long to replace is our warranty has expired and those little beauties run $182.00 EACH! Of course, if one goes it is best to replace them both.

Long story short, I finally caved and bought a pair online at a discount, total cost $235.00. The new ones are even beefier than the old...hopefully that means they are better. They came today and five minutes later - NO MORE BROOMSTICK!!!

Awesome Neighbor

So the last few weeks of work for Scott has included a lot of night and evening hours. So the kids and I were really needing a break from each other. So who else than our favorite neighbor Drew. He saw them playing outside and wanted to play so they had a tennis ball war. After the girls came in crying, I had to scold the boys for playing so rough. Well I also didn't feel like making dinner. It was just going to be chicken nuggets and fries, so I jokingly asked Drew what he was making us for dinner. Well he came through with fajitas. It was way better than chicken nuggets. After dinner he read the kids 3 books. By the time it was all said and done it was almost bedtime. I love that we have such an awesome neighbor that loves my kids so much. We are really going to be sad when we leave here.

Bad Hair Day

So today Mia decided I was taking to long before I would brush her hair, so she decided to comb her own hair. Usually she does a really good job. Today was not that day. I am not good with untangling things so Scott got the fun job of trying to get the comb out. After about 10 minutes he was able to get it, and he didn't even have to cut her hair!

Exercise and then....

So my friend Erica and I go walking together in the morning and sometimes after we are finished we cool down by playing games. Our favorite is guitar hero. Scott was sneaky and came in and got a really bad picture of us playing. I decided to post it for posterity!

Twins!

So some of you may know that I have always wanted to have twins, and I am jealous that so many of my friends have them and I don't. So I decided to make the best of it and just dress my girls like twins. Emmi didn't like it as much as Mia and I did, but she put up with me! I think they look so cute!

Boat Slide

So last night for Cub scouts we decided to make a boat neckerchief slide for the upcoming rain gutter regatta. I think Scott did a great job on it. ( I am not as creative as he his. I bought the stuff and he made them and hopefully no one finds out that I didn't make it hehehe) I think the Cub Scouts had a good time making them, but I am not sure because I didn't go. I know i'm a slacker! Actually Brody was running a fever and since Scott and I are both in scouts, Scott decided he would go this week since he has missed the last 4 week because of work. I really can't wait to move so that I won't have to be in Cub Scouts anymore, it is not my favorite thing!