Are You Ready For Some Football?

This time I remembered to change my lens.  Now I just need to keep practicing taking photos so I can get better.  Woo hoo for the digital age!

Chief here, just waiting for his flags.  Poor guy was doing some tricks before the game started and whacked his head.  I didn't see it, but the lady next to me, who is a friend said, "Where's that kids Momma?  He just fell on his head."  I felt so bad for him.

 Noodle warming up his kicking skills.  He is the tallest one on the team by at least 5 inches.

 Staring down the competition.  Oh wait.  That kid is on his team.  The little boy kept tackling his own team members, and the boys were scared of him.  Heck, I was scared of him and I was on the sidelines.

The huddle.

Taking a moment to smile at mom!

Go Brothers!  Their favorite little cheerleader.

I don't know what these two were doing, but I love this photo.  I tried to crop it, but it wouldn't let me upload it for some reason, so you get the original version.  I don't know how these two ended up in the same family.  They look nothing alike.  Oh wait, that is how my sisters and I look.  I just love these boys.

It was so much harder to cheer for them this game.  They were on different teams.  I am hoping this is the only time it happens.  I love to watch them play.

Smiles!!!

Now that I am a month old, I have decided that it is okay to smile.  My favorite is mom, but my brothers and sister can get one out of me when I am in the mood.

 So, Mom thinks that I am going to smile at her with this big black thing in front of her face.  I believe 

she is mistaken.  She was much more amusing when I could see her giving me silly looks.

Well, maybe I will think about it. 

Okay Mom, but just this once.

T-Bug has such big blue eyes.  He likes to look at everything that is going on.  He opens his eyes so wide.  I wonder if he thinks he needs to open them up so doesn't miss anything.  This face is what the other kids like to call 'Bugsy.'  I just think he is cute!

Tumbling, Football, and Haircuts

Life is so fun and busy at our house.  I am loving it.  Homeschool is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Now I know not everyone can say that, but for me;  it's awesome.  I love not having to wake the kids up early.  I love that we can be done with the structured part of school by lunch.  So great.  We are involved in a couple of sports this season.  All three kids are in tumbling.  I forgot my camera for the boys, but here is the Diva.

She is supposed to be doing what the teacher is doing.  I think she's completely turned around.  Silly girl.

She looks forward to Monday afternoons all week.  I enjoy watching her.

 T-Bug is just becoming so much fun.  He enjoys tummy time for about 2 minutes and then he is done.

His reverent pose.

 He went to the doc. for his 1 month check up.  It's crazy how quickly time flies.  He is starting to smile, and not just the talking with angels smile.  The look and mom and grin smile.  I love it.

 He is now 8 lb. 14 oz.  (22%)  21 inches long (24%) and he has a big cranium.  15 inches! (42%)

Love this girlie girl!

 The boys are also signed up for flag football.  It is so much fun to watch.  They have a practice during the week, and a game on Saturday.  The ages range from 4 to 8.  Jaxon is the oldest.  I was so bummed when I forgot to change my camera lens, so the photos aren't as close as I wanted.  It was so fun to watch the game.  Kids were running the wrong way, facing backward when they were at the line.  I loved every minute of it.

The Diva got to play on a jungle gym most of the time.  That was so nice.

Running around the field.  Noodle is in the blue hat.  Look at those long legs!

The Chief heading toward his team.  Ready to play.

I can't wait for the next game.

Most people find this next thing unconventional, but it is a tradition in our home.  The boys at 1 month old get their head shaved.  It makes their hair grow in so much nicer.  T-Bug had about a two inch growth of hair in the back, and almost nothing on the top.  I like to say that he was pulling an old man.

Before

During

After.

Not the best photo of this little man.  He had just had a bath and I gave him a big scrub, so his face is a little red.  Nothing like trying to get the dead skin off a baby.

We do know who he looks like now.  Just like his Dad.  Bald and all.

Solar System

This year for science we are learning about astronomy.  We have had a lot of fun learning about the solar system, as well as constellations, and other things.  Our first project was to make a solar system out of balloons.  We had so much fun.  The balloons are are about the real size they would be if we shrunk the solar system.  Except for the sun.  We couldn't fit the sun in the classroom, so we just blew the yellow balloon up as big as we could.

 Noodle hanging up Mercury.

 Chief and Venus

 Jupiter

 Saturn

 Pluto

Here is what it looks like.  My favorite was Saturn.  Nothing finer than a pink planet with pink rings.
We got to come up with our own mneumonic sentence to help us remember the planets.

Moose's Very Excited Muffin Just Spanked Uncle's New Puppy

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

Can't wait for our next project!

T-Bug and The Diva

I found the duck and T-Bug got his bath.  It was so much easier than the tub.  Other than this time I had some extra help.  The other mother of the house was so excited when she saw the duck she couldn't stay away.

 A little excited!

 Watching the Diva to see what is next.

 Help!!!!

We have been enjoying our nice mild weather.  The Diva has been painting the front sidewalk.  Among other things.

Nothing finer than water color makeup!

Overjoyed and Overwhelmed

Supremo discovered the other day that if he iced his face, that the swelling in his sinuses goes down.  He was using just the baby ice packs, but convinced me that it helped so much that he needed something more.  While browsing at the local KMart we found 'the mask', so for $ 2.99 I became the wife of the Blue Bandit.  He was so gracious to pose for me.

 Graham has been a really good dog, especially with T-Bug.  He pretty much leaves him alone, so as a reward we got him the biggest bone we could find.  It has been almost two weeks since we gave it to him and he is still working on it.  It was hilarious to see him haul it around the first couple of days.

Just growing up.  Way too fast.  He looks so much older now.  Still don't know who he looks like.

First bath.  Not his favorite.  Usually I give them a bath in the duck, that has been passed down, since I think I was a little feffler.  I couldn't find it, and boy did this boy stink.  I did find the duck later though, and the bath was so much easier.  Photos on that later.

The day I was waiting for.  My kiddos got to come home.  Let me be the first to say...  If you can have a chance to send your kids to grandma's house for two weeks after having a baby.  DO IT!  I missed the kids, but I recovered so much faster.  It was such a blessing.  Thanks Mom, Dad, and the Grels!

We went to Denver to pick them up and got to spend the day with Supremo's sister.  She has such a beautiful house, and she lives in the most amazing area.  We will be visiting her more often. It was so much fun to spend time with her. Thanks Sarah!!!!

We got home and the Diva just had to have some photos with her little brother.  She is so good to him.

It is so great to have all my kids with me.  I just love it.  At the same time, I am feeling so overwhelmed.  Not with homeschool or having more kids.  It's the dishes, laundry, and cooking.  I sure wish I could pull a Mary Poppins now days.  Things would be a SNAP!  I sometimes wonder if I am going to make it with 4 kids.  Thank goodness I am the not the first woman in the world to have to do so.  I have seen lots of women survive, and do amazing jobs.  Maybe one day I'll have it figured out.  Until then, I will just continue to have green days.