WE LOVE SCHOOL/PLAY!!!

A few weeks ago four other gals and myself started a little play school. We meet every Thursday for a couple hours and take turns each week teaching at our homes. It has been so fun to have something scheduled each week and spend time with friends and other "big girls"! This week was at our house and we learned about elephants.

Ethan and Kalin

Jonas

Mary and Emma

We have six kids altogether that come to school. Mary was just visiting with us today. And Elijah, Ethans big brother, did not want to wear elephant ears with us or he would have been in the picture as well.

CAN DIRT BE A CHILDS FAVORITE INVENTION?

My friend Katie gave us this turtle sandbox. Kalin was very persistent in asking to play in the sandbox. So, one day...we went to Walmart and picked up two bags of sand. Kalin REALLY wanted pink sand (which really seems to be her most favorite color). I wasn't sure about the colored sand thing so we compromised and got one regular sand and one pink.

Kalin and Porter just sat in the same spot inside the sandbox for over an hour! I couldn't believe they were sitting in once place that long!

Porter loves his shovels and Kalin loves making her cakes with candles (sticks) on top! Just watch out Kalin, Porter wants ALL of the shovels!

OUR FALL KICKOFF

Mr Pumpkin Head! This was an idea I found online and it sounded fun, at least something different for Kalin to do. She was so excited to do this and we had fun making funny faces on our pumpkins!

THE BLOGGING WORLD!!!

So, I don't know how many of you have spent some time surfing blogs for ideas, but I'm blown away with the "blogging world" out there. Wow!!! I really can't believe the things I can learn from other peeps blogs and the ideas they give for FREE!!! Who need's books or classes anymore?!!! One of my favorite sites to visit for ideas is SugarDoodle.net (I think it's net). There are so many helps on there for church stuff. And under the POPULAR tab there are links to other websites. One I like is THE CHILDRENS NEST. From there you can go to other blogs for more ideas. Its endless and I love it and I don't love it! It sucks me in and I realize that I've spent all my time just looking but never doing. So, did I waste my time? Maybe, but it's sure cool!!!

Here is one idea from THE CHILDRENS NEST I'm going to do just for fun! Check it out!

Porter is ONE!!!

Happy birthday to Porter!

Porters birthday is July 26th and the day before we were flying back home to Georgia, so we decided to celebrate it with family and friends before we left. It was quite laid back as you can see by the pics. Alan won our little birthday cake discussion. I really wanted to make a cool cake just for porter and Alan was all about something simple like icecream sandwiches and popcicles. Who uses icecream sandwiches for a birthday cake, especially for your first birthday. Well, apparently we do! I gave in!! Sorry Porter!! Hope you don't think we are too lame when you grow up!


It was funny/sad/embarrassing because Porter wanted to just stuff it all in his mouth, but it was so cold that he started crying!

As for opening presents porter was happy playing with a package of course so it was Kalin and I who got to open the presents. Aren't birthdays fun?!

Utah vacation

We spent three weeks in July visiting family and friends in Utah. I really love Utah and miss it there. The kids and I stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Tubbs while Alan lived it up in his executive suite at the Marriott with no kids!! I think g-ma and g-pa are still recovering, right?!! It was fun and I really appreciate all that you guys did for us. Thanks ya'll (family and friends) for spending time with us and wanting to hang out. We had a great time because of you!

Utah Trip and the Childrens Treehouse in Ogden

This was probably the best place I could ever take Kalin. Great idea Grandma and Grandpa! There was so much to do at the treehouse it was amazing! We climbed the big tree which has a slide at the top (Kalin was just too nervous to try it out), we saw how indians lived in teepee's, we made necklaces with feathers, we made tissue paper flowers, then played in a music room and made cards with scissors and a glue stick. There was so much to do. We stayed for two hours and still didn't get to do everything! I never even got bored!!! I can't say for sure about Grandma and Grandpa, but at least they do love their grandkids! Thanks for taking us Grandma and Grandpa!