Monsters in our storage room!!

It was during the morning of Labor Day 2008. Our family was busy emptying out the storage room, preparing to paint it and go through everything. Suddenly out of the darkness comes a mean green monster with a growl like nothing you've ever heard. We didn't know what to do...until we discovered that he was a nice monster. And why shouldn't he be? Being friends with a shy ladybug should have been our first clue!

Jonah pulls faces

Cute.
























Thrilled.

(He looks a ton like my brother Andy in this one)






















SO Happy.
























Something smells.





















Silly.























Distraught.




















Smug.





















Undecided.

(Rice cereal or Oatmeal?)





















Huh?






















Matter of fact.

This all started when I found him sucking on the couch!!

"There you are...I was looking for something to eat!"

Talent

Yesterday the kids and I were on our way to school when Adam pulled onto our street. He pulled over and parked in front of our neighbors house so that he could walk with us. When we were on our way home Adam jumped in the car and without closing the door drove it down to our house. This was Will's question/comment that he said to me..."He's leaving the door open? You gotta lotta talent, kid!" (One of The King's lines to Lightning McQueen in the movie CARS)

School Bus Stop

Isn't this cute old thing the perfect back-to-school backdrop? I love these.

1st Day of School!

Saratoga Shores here we come!! Our "early birds" were up and ready by 6:30 today!! (I guess we had nothing to worry about with switching to the earlier 8:00 schedule. And what fun to get to come home at 2:15 every day--1:15 on early out). After breakfast we all walked to school together...mmm...it was a beautiful summer morning and the sun was just coming up over the mountains! We dropped Bridget off at Mrs. Diamond's 2nd grade classroom (out in one of the portable trailers) and Luke at Mrs. Zito's 4th grade classroom inside the school. With over 1300 students this year, there were two more trailers brought in to add to the 3 others they already have. This brought two problems to Luke's attention: 1. a higher chance of being in a trailer this year...AGAIN. and 2. They were placed right on top of the tetherball courts---his favorite recess activity! Nevertheless everyone is happy with where they are: Bridget told us that she wanted to be in the trailers this year and Luke was pleasantly surprised when he learned he was not--after 2 years out there he was starting to lose hope of ever being inside the school!! A new school is being built down the road so hopefully next year the trailers will move on to a new location.

Meanwhile, back at the house, Will and Jonah and I will be trying to have some adventures of our own until the kids come home!!

Jonah rolls over!

Yay!! He has been coming very close for a few days now. But today while laying on a blanket and "chatting" with Bridget and I as we organized her room, he just rolled over and had a big smile for us when he lifted up his head! Then tonight while we were talking to Adam on the phone I asked everyone to get ready for prayer and as if on cue Jonah rolled over!! Everybody laughed and cheered for him!! Yay Jonah!

Stella

I just had to share a picture or two of darling Stella, aka Stellar (Uncle Adam's name for her)