Goodbye Grandma

My mom just left this morning and we are all a little sad. She came down after Thanksgiving to help with some of that "frosting" stuff I mentioned before, like deep cleaning and Christmas decorations. It was wonderful having her here and I am thoroughly enjoying my sparkling clean house and Christmas decorations. We also got our new bookshelves put together and organized and even had time to make graham cracker houses with the kids. Have I ever told you how awesome my mom is?  I have? Well... I'll say it again anyway. My mom is AWESOME! I love her so much!

just a little whining

This kid is gosh darn cute, I know, but keeping up with his eye needs (among everything else) is giving me a headache...a really big headache. Oh how I miss the solobambinis! They made my life so much easier. I don't even care how expensive they were. If it were an option I would by them again in a heartbeat but since it's not maybe it's time for some really sturdy sports frames, with like 5 back-up pair. Okay, maybe that would be a little excessive, but I am really tired of this. Until then though I have got to get these ones fixed...this is NOT the way bifocals for kids should be done. 

new to us couch and loveseat

We finally had enough of our old, holey, squashed, and beaten up couches and started looking on craigslist for some "new" ones.

 

I love them, but I'm not sure how practical they really are. I have to admit I am a little scared to see what they look like in a couple of years...or maybe months. 

Scooby-Doo Soccer Crew ends on a high!

Robert had his last soccer game and team party. He played better in this game than he did all season. He actually ran for the ball and kicked it a few times rather than tickling the other team or running off the field to chase a bird! Oh, the laughs we had!

We will enjoy having our Saturday's back, but Robert will really miss his soccer friends! He is already talking about next season!

Look who's a big boy!

I am so excited to say that we are completely DONE with diapers!!! And just as excited that William was a breeze to potty train. You could hardly even call it potty training, which is really good because after Robert I needed an easy one.

 With all of our kids before we begin potty training we take them to the store to pick out their first package of underwear, some potty treats, and a grand prize (under $15 that is)! This is what William picked out and after a week with no accidents and a completed sticker chart he claimed his prize! Doesn't he look proud!

Random school stuff

 Robert did our Calendar for November all by himself!

Anna and Alahna made a poster map of Ancient Greece!

and I think I'm all caught up...just in time for the Holidays!

Mt. Vesuvius

We learned about Pompeii and then built our own Mt. Vesuvius to erupt.  Everyone had fun with the eruption but William. It may have had something to do with his mickey mouse figure being in the lava path! (not pictured!)