Pinewood Derby 2010

Ben participated in the Pinewood Derby last night with his scout troop. He did really well. He is very proud of his car. He won one heat but lost 2. He had fun and so did everyone else that was there last night. Yeah, BEN!!

KayLeigh's Haircut

Last night as the kids were getting ready for bed and finishing watching their movie they started, McKayLeigh apparently found the scissors and started cutting off chunks of her hair. Ben calmly came into the office where I was checking my email one last time for the night and told me, "KayLeigh cut her hair." I immediately went and found her and asked her what happened. She said, "Nothing." But a mound of locks from her head proved her wrong. I then went and got out the haircutting stuff and started fixing it. The poor thing...it was about 9 pm and she was falling asleep during her haircut. It looks choppy, but cute and the most important thing...It will grow. It's just hair!!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I have been meaning to post something for a while, but working on my blog just seems to keep getting pushed further and further back to the back burner. But I found some time now and just did it. To recap...we had a great Thanksgiving here in Florida. We stayed here for Christmas as well. We had a few friends over for dinner and Christmas Bingo on Christmas Eve. It was so much fun. Then we went up to Atlanta for New Years. On New Year's Eve, my Uncle Scott was a DJ at a dance they had for their stake. They wanted all the families to celebrate together. So there was music from the 50s through the 2000s. It was fun to hear all the mix. Our kids had a blast dancing and running around. They had some refreshments and we thought KayLeigh would never stop eating the grapes. She loves them!! Zack discovered he likes the little cheesecake bites they had there. Ben thought he was TOO cool for any of that. We did ask Ben to dance with KayLeigh and he said No, he didn't want to. So we told them that he HAD to, or he would sit right by Adam and I. He then asked, "For how long?" Meaning he would much rather have the punishment. It made us laugh so hard. KayLeigh kept dragging Adam to the dance floor and DEMANDING that he dance with her. It was so cute. I didn't mind sharing. We are now preparing ourselves for Adam's deployment. He leaves on Wednesday for Iraq. He will be there 4 months. I am fine with it, because it is NOT 6 months. Meaning 4 months gone now trumps 6 months being gone later. But the extra money we get from him being gone will be nice no matter what. I am looking at 2010 one bit at a time. This first few months will be hard, but by the time Adam gets back it will be close to summer and the end of the school year. Time keeps running on.

First Day of School 2009

Well, we made it through the first week of school. I REALLY like Ben's 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Triplett. She is really fun and exciting. She has been teaching awile and has been doing Gifted and Talented stuff before. GREAT!! That is just what Ben needs. Zack's teacher is Mrs. Coogle. She also has been teaching awhile, but I'm just not sure yet how I feel about her. But, Zack seems to be liking school. He always comes home happy like he's had a good day. I think this will be a great year for both of them. McKayLeigh on the other hand...she is potty trained now and she keeps saying she is a big girl and keeps asking why she can't go to school. She wants to ride the bus, too, with her brothers and be big. She will go to Preschool next fall and Kindergarten the fall after that. But for now, we are enjoying being together and doing GIRL things...like we get to watch all the GIRLY movies we want. And we get to go shopping together. She doesn't get tired of shopping like her brothers (AND FATHER) do. We are all doing well in this new year of adventure!!

Summer Haircuts

Today I gave the kids a haircut for summer. They look so nice now. I convinced Ben to go short again. And, I used some of my Sunglitz haircolor stuff I still have and we got rid of most of the dark black color from when we did his hair in December. He really likes the change up. I'm glad. I can really see his face again and he looks so nice. Zack is proud of his haircut, too. He got really upset when McKayLeigh messed it up. He wanted it 'JUST SO!' And KayLeigh got hers a little chopped, too. It has a good shape to it now. I am so glad that I can do that for my kids. Now...I need to make an appointment to get mine done. YEAH!!

Joyride...from YOU KNOW WHERE!!

This photo is on one of my new favorite websites: www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com I can't stop seeing this girl's face in my mind and laughing. I love it!!

Free Sonic Float Night

We went to Sonic for their Free Root Beer Floats last night. We had fun. Ben tried them and didn't like them. KayLeigh liked it all. Zack drank his root beer and then ate his icecream without mixing them up....sounds like my son. Anyway...we had fun and tried something new. Yeah!