Kid Comedy - kind of....

Honey Bunch has had a "loose tooth" for over 2 years now.  Really it was just wishful thinking on her part, so when we went to the dentist in September and he said that she really did have a "barely loose" tooth we were so happy for her! She got right to work wiggling and wiggling.  She got it to the point yesterday morning that it would have fallen out with the slightest touch.  Then she refused to touch it.  Why? Because she had to make sure that it fell out at school for everyone to see.  She waited until her class was all gathered together at carpet time and then popped it out.  She loves attention, silly girl!  She got a tooth necklace from the nurse and she is one happy chica!

Dude was playing with some friends in the neighborhood on Friday afternoon.  I was playing with Megaman in the basement when I heard Dude come in and holler for me.  When I told him where I was he said, very calmly, as he came down the stairs, "Mom, before you see me, I just have to tell you it was an accident.  He didn't mean to throw it at me."  Oh boy.  Then I see this.

He was ok, heads bleed a lot, but I find it hilarious that he was so concerned not with his head, but in making sure that I knew it was an accident! Oh, and I took the picture to text his Dad, I wasn't saying, "Hey, here is a kodak moment, hold that thought while I get the camera!" ;-)

Halloween 2012

The week before and the week after Halloween we all took turns being sick. I was the unfortunate victim on Halloween. Doctor was so great and took the kids to the trunk-or-treat at the church by himself, and he took them trick-or-treating around the neighborhood while I slept. He was so kind and sweet. We had an angry bird, vampire(ess), pretty witch, and a knight.

We had a our traditional "carving of the pumpkins" family home evening the Monday before Halloween. The kids draw on paper what they want, gut the pumpkins out, and then the surgeon gets to work.

Dude has earned his Webelos!

Dude worked hard this summer and earned his Webelos in cub scouts.  He received his award this last pack meeting.  Good job, Dude!

Grandparents Day

The girls had Grandparents Day at their school a couple of weeks ago. Since all of our grandparents live so far a way, I was a pretend grandma for the day.
In Princess' classroom, we did a crossword puzzle and she interviewed me.  Her friend's grandma couldn't make it, so I was her pretend grandma, too.

In Honey Bunch's classroom, we did a craft, sang songs and looked around the classroom.

This is what she will look like when she is a grandma.

And what she will do....

Pumpkin Patch Fun

I went with Megaman on his field trip to a Pumpkin Patch, and we had a great time.  We went on a hayride, a cow barrel ride, jumped in a bounce house, jumped in haystack, walked a little maze, and lots of other fun things.  We had such a good time, I took the other kids another day.  They even did a zip-line.  Dude did the adult one, and the other three did the kid one.  Here are some pictures of our fun time.

And a video of Dude's zip-line

Princess is 9!!!

Princess turned 9 a few weeks ago. We asked her if she would rather have a party with friends, or spend the day at the closest mall (an hour away) with me. She chose the mall, so away we went. She was adorable all day. She shops like her dad, though. Extremely picky and slow. We had fun, and she kept saying, "I am in heaven! This is paradise!" Her birthday was on a Wednesday, aka busiest day of the week. We had to do presents in the morning before Doctor and Dude had to leave. Then we went out to eat (birthday girl chose Golden Corral), then Doctor and Princess headed off to a Father/Daughter hoe-down. It was a busy day, but she was one happy girl. Happy birthday, girlie, we love you!

Megaman The Soccer All-Star

Megaman played soccer this fall and he scored 5 goals in his first real game! (Two were for the other team, but hey, they were goals, right?) I wish I had video of it, he was a great player and picked up some tips watching his big sister elbowing people when he plays. ;-)

Our new attraction.....

This is our new friend. He likes to watch the progress of our house with us. The kids love this owl, and we see him often.

Hard at Work

Back in the beginning of October, Doctor decided it would be easier to put in all the electric boxes than telling the electrician where he would like them. So we went to Menard's and bought a box of 100. The clerk said, "Wow, those boxes will last a while!" Well, not really, he and Dude used every last one. Here they are hard at work.

Kid Comedy - Megaman

Yes, we are still alive, but our computer wasn't.  We had it repaired and so now we are back up and running.  We had a SUPER busy October and I will be posting all about it in the coming days.  For now though, a bit of comedy courtesy of Megaman.

I took him with me to vote on Tuesday.  We sat down at the table and he leaned in looked me right in the eye and very seriously whispered, "Make good choices!"  Then he began whispering all the things he thought I should vote for. I was concentrating on the task at hand, so I didn't hear all that he said but I did hear that I should vote that "people who break their lungs should be able to get them fixed by a doctor." Adorable. And yes, Dad, I made good choices :)