What are they teaching at school?

Is what I ask myself. So yesterday Mia was teaching Brody what she learned at school. (She goes to a Lutheran preschool) She has her hands up in the air saying "crazy Lord" then brings her hands down and says "Hallelujah." After a few times of watching this thinking I need to talk to her teacher, it finally dawned on me that she was supposed to say "Praise the Lord."
Tuesday is cooking day at school for Mia. She came come with a pretzel in the shape of the letter M. She was so excited to try it. After taking one bite she spit it out. I told her she didn't need to eat it if she didn't like it, but she was determined too. After the next bite she said that it didn't taste so bad all she had to do was to pretend it was a smoothie. She didn't end up eating anymore after that, I guess pretending it was a smoothie was only going to last one bite. I thought it was pretty funny and wanted to post it so I wouldn't forget.

Saturday Fun

So yesterday I asked the kids to clean up the toy room. They had a half hour before I set the timer for 20 minutes. After the timer went off, I went in the room with a trash bag to clean up what they hadn't finished. By this time we were all upset. Then the doorbell rings. I am still in my yucky pjs with hair that has not been brushed. Who is at my door? The kids go running to the door, and it is their friend Jacob's mom. (Whom I have never met) Ah crud, I am not in the mood. So I go to the door with the trash bag in front of me, (who wants to see saggy boobs, not me) She had just wanted to introduce herself and see if her son could play, but I think with the screaming kids in the background and me looking wonderful she asked for my phone number so that next time she could call in advance. After closing the door Emmi is yelling at Mia, "Mia you are not a princess, you have to help clean too, we are not your servants!" Mia yelling back "I am a Princess, I am a Princess!" Kaleb whining in the background says "Saturdays are supposed to be fun!" I know Kaleb, I know.

More Virginia

Kaleb and Avery showing their stuff. Are you scared yet?



I can't tell if Mason and Brody are supposed to be mad or tired? I'm sure they were a little bit of both by the end of the day.


Here we have Teri and Jennifer enjoying a good book and some ice cream on the front porch. Don't they look so cozy? All they need are some gray wigs and walkers.


This isn't the trip, but I'll throw it in anyways. Jennifer helped make Sushi for the first time the other day. Here are the kids chowing down. Luckily I had my helping first, otherwise I would have been starving because they ate everything that was left.

Labor Day weekend pictures

For Labor Day we decided it was time to visit some friends, so I took an extra day off work and we drove to Virginia for the weekend.

Here is their son, Jake, showing us the finer tips on handling snakes.

Their daughter Carlie (sorry if I spelled her name wrong!), and Emmi showing off some of the other snakes.

Here are all the children, except Jake, in colonial Williamsburg. We had to do something educational because the kids did miss one day of school.

Jennifer and Teri finally were brought to justice. (un)Fortunately their sentence was reduced and they left with us the same day.

the gift

So Jennifer went and donated blood the other day. The people must have been pretty bored, but they created this cool bow for her to wear.

Mama's boy

So are you a mama's boy if you ask for advice when you get your monthly chat with her in the Philippines?

Another hard day at work

So I had another painfully excruciating day at work again on Tuesday. We flew down to the Florida Keys for some practice. Key west was beautiful.

I love my job!