It must be fall...

Hooray for some new shows!!

Our new bedtime routine

On Sunday while the girls were taking a nap, Cameron and Dad were flipping through the channels on the TV and came across the movie Tommy Boy. They watched the scene where Chris Farley tries on the coat that is too small and sings 'Fat guy in a little coat" Cameron thought that it was hilarious! Since then before the kids go to bed part of the bedtime routine is to go into the office and Mitch pulls up the scene on YouTube for them to watch. Natalie loves it too.... I think we are all sick.

3 GOALS!

Team: The Yellow Jackets
Number: 1 (He was a little worried at first because he isn't 1 years old, that is just his number!)



It's that time of year, soccer season! Cam is in a new league this year with just boys his age. They play 3 on 3 with no goalie. I am not even sure why that is. (Can you tell I am the super soccer mom?) They are learning more techniques of the game and trying to "stay in the triangle"(If you know what that is, your doing better than me), pass, and call for the ball. Cameron loves the running around part but has been a little lost in the whole concept. This last Saturday things started to finally click. He made 3 goals! He still has a ways to go though- when the game was over he ran over to me very excited and said "Mom, I got three strikes!" He enjoys it and I am learning to enjoy it while dealing with the girls.

Puyallup Fair

We did the Puyallup!
We weren't planning on going to the fair this year but Cameron got a free ticket from school to go and EVERY day for two weeks the first thing he asked when he got off the bus is if we could go to the fair and when. After talking it over with Mitch, we decided that we better go. We went Friday, it was the last weekend of the fair. We had a fun time and enjoyed the nice weather. We saw the animals, rode on the rides, ate way too much and spent even more!



They had an exhibit of animals from around the world. This guy was huge and grumpy. They had some pretty cute baby donkeys and even a Zedonk. That is a half zebra/half donkey. Poor guy.



The rides were a hit. Cameron is so much fun watching when he gets excited. It is worth every penny. Natalie was such a good girl and didn't cry that she wasn't big enough to go on anything. In the end she rode the carousel and didn't want to get off when it was over.

Cameron has become quite the dare devil. This was his first fast ride and after the first loop he looked scared to death but after that he was laughing. He decided that he wanted to go on the mixer ride. It is fast and not what I would call a little kid ride at all. I thought he would be bawling once it started. He and another little boy sat together and laughed the whole time.

I even convinced Mitch to go on the "Mouse" roller coaster with me. I haven't been on a roller coaster in a long time. I was dizzy for 10 minutes after the ride was over but it was fun. The kids can't wait to go back next year.

A Star Bellied Sneech

Dr. Seuss's Sneech


My Sneech



On another note:
I am in BIG trouble......


Miss 4 going on 14 told me today that she wanted to wear a headband in her hair for school today because her friend Megan wears a headband in her hair. I am not sure I am ready for this.

Darling

Okay, I know I am bias but she is so cute!

Good News

Natalie's arm is feeling better!

I won mother of the year!

This afternoon after Natalie's nap I was taking her downstairs via piggyback. At the bottom of the stairs I swung her off my back by holding her hands. Her wrist made a popping sound and I knew that it had come out of the socket. She was crying and I felt bad that I hurt her. After 30 minutes of crying I knew something was really wrong. I was able to take the two older kids to our friends down the next street and they were so nice to watch them the 2 1/2 hours that I was at the Urgent Care. I love going to that place! Catch my sarcastic tone....
I do appreciate being able to go somewhere that is able to treat us and not have to pay the ER co-pay but wow they can be cranky in that place and I love the looks when you have to explain what happened to your child. ("uh-huh...sure we believe you...an accident").



After what was a very long time in the waiting room (As soon as I checked in the sign reading "It is 1-2 hour wait to be seen" appeared) they checked Nat out and had x-rays done on her hand. She was not a happy camper when anyone came near her arm. They couldn't find any fractures so they put it in a splint, bandaged it up calling it a sprain. They told me that if it isn't any better in 3 days to bring her back and they would check it out again.
She is so cute. She keeps looking at her arm and saying "oh no owie" It is still really hurting her and she can't move it much. She won't even stuck her thumb, so I know that it must really hurt. Makes me sad to see and in the process allows me to win mother of the year. Yay for me!



Trying to eat with her left hand. Poor girl was starving by the time we got home (7:00 pm)

You got to love those chunky little legs!

Spilled milk

I blissfully went grocery shopping with just Natalie after dropping off Julia at preschool. What a treat!! I have been holding out for this day to arrive. Good thing it finally came because the house didn't have much food left! When I got home I lugged in my enormous amounts of groceries and then promptly dropped a gallon of milk on the floor. It broke and I had a huge mess to clean up. A gallon of milk on the floor is A LOT of milk. Good thing it was just spilled milk.

Preschooler!

How can it be? Julia is going to preschool!

Julia has patiently waited for her turn to be a big girl. Today was her big day. She was so excited to go to school. She was hoping to eat lunch there and stay all day. It was a disappointment to tell her that she would be eating lunch with mom and Natalie. On the way to school she asked me if her teacher was going to blow a whistle when recess was over. I had to laugh since her preschool is by a member of our ward in her house. When I dropped her off she gave me a big hug and ran inside. She is definitely a different sibling than her brother. I am not worried at all how she will do. She will be great. Julia is 4 going on 14....

She made sure I took a picture by this tree because on Cameron's first day of preschool he had his taken in the same spot.

Last night Cameron wrote Julia a note for her first day of school. They can be so cute to each other. He had Mitch tell him how to spell the things he didn't know how to.

This morning he went into the office and wrote this note all by himself and gave it to her.

Ruff Ruffman

There have been a few people asking me what the deal is with Ruff Ruffman and who he is. Here is the low down:

"Part game show, part reality TV, FETCH! features real kids, real challenges, real science, and an unreal host named Ruff Ruffman."

This is hands down my kids favorite show at the moment. It is on PBS at 5:30 Monday-Thursday each week. It is of the utmost importance that we watch it. I haven't met anyone except Kierstin who has even heard of the show. All my kids love the theme song and as soon as it comes on they start dancing and going crazy. Cameron must wear his Hawaiian shirt and shorts to watch the show every night, he pretends to be Ruff and Julia is Blossom (Ruff's friend that is a cat). In one of the episodes the contestants wear "Ruff" costumes and ever since then Cameron has told me he wants to be Ruff Ruffman for Halloween. I have looked online for costumes but haven't found a thing. Any ideas would be welcome.

Art Kits

They did it! Cameron and Julia finished their summer reading charts from the library and got the finisher prize of an art kit!



Cameron had to read 1,000 minutes and Julia had to read and do fun projects. We worked on it all summer and were so excited that we finished Saturday.

FIRST GRADER!

Cameron was very excited and little nervous this morning. He changed his clothes three times, he was afraid he was going to get too hot (the boy is just like his dad). At the bus stop he gave one big hug and was smiling from ear to ear. He sat in the very front of the bus and every other kid was in the way back. He is so cute. I was going to meet him at the school to see him off to his classroom but the traffic and parking were a joke. By the time I got to his door he was already in the classroom. We practiced a few times last week so it was no big deal. What am I going to do with my boy gone all day?

Lunch!

Right before he left for the bus Cameron gave Julia a big hug and said "Julia, I am sure going to miss you when I am at school today." They are best friends (and enemies at times).