"mommy, i look just like you".....

this morning after getting smooshie out of the bath he asks...

smoosh-Can i wear your comfy robe?
me- ofcourse!
smoosh- can you put the towel on my head like you do?
smoosh- mommy, i look just like you!! (with a HUGE smile on his face)

funny.....

last night tj and zas were really into the election. as they were sitting on the couch watching abc 7 about a half hour before the president was announced this is the conversation i overheard........

tj- isaiah what will happen if obama becomes president?
zas- he is going to take all of our troops out of iraq.
tj- what about the germans???

ha ha ha!! i think we have watched one to many world war 2 documentaries in this house.

halloween....

our halloween started on thursday night at 'treats in the streets' the annual halloween party down in the circle. zas was anakin skywalker, tan was batman, and smoosh at the last minute decided to be an super american gladiator..what??? he was supposed to be captain rex the clonetrooper. whatever, i have to choose by battles with him so i let him go with it :)
the dark night batman
the super american gladiator
anakin skywalker

aunt katie and pirate micah
the boys were so excited to see darth vader
more star wars guys. since zas was dressed as anakin these guys started asking him all these questions about star wars. zas did not even miss a beat and got every single question right. i was quite impressed and so were the guys. maybe he's a jedi for real??
tired from too much 'treats in the streets'
on halloween day both zas and tan had 'character day' at school. they were both excited to dress up. both boys also had class parties. smoosh and i were lucky enough to participate in both of them. first we went to tan's party. in kinder they do a bunch of games with all three kinder classes. i worked the "eat the donut off of a string" game. super fun! zas had a class party with lot's of junk food.
tan and his best friend peter both dressed up like batman. so cute!


tan's class
zas and his friend colin also had the same costume
then...we hosted a halloween party at our house! we had friends come over to go trick or treating and then we came back to our house to hang out and eat. everyone was supposed to dress up , adults included! it was fun seeing everyone dressed up :)
seth and i went as orange high cheerleaders.
jeff and jen. ha ha! jeff looke a little too good in the juicy sweat outfit. :)

ben and salley
finally smoosh wore his clone tropper costume
and BEST costume of the night goes to vern and james. aren't they awesome ???
and BEST apple bobber goes to TJ!! he was so good at bobbing for apples. he won every time :)
i think zas went a little crazy bobbing for apples. ha ha ha!

whew!!! that's it and boy are we tired. BUT, we did have a great fun filled halloween :)

i've been tagged.....

i've been tagged by my friend dai, i'm supposed to tell you 7 random things about myself. here it goes...

1. i LOVE reading. i can usually finish off a book in a day or two. with three kids people always ask me how i have time to read. well, usually at night when the kids are in bed. in a hot bath is the best.

2. i love the show "Diner's, Drive-in's, and Dive's " on the food network. it makes me hungry every time i watch it, cause it shows good old comfort food which i love. and i love seeing people succeed that are great cooks but don't have a fancy restaurant or an expensive menu.

3. i am living my dream job. this may sound cliche but it is honestly the truth. when i was little all i ever wanted to be was a wife and a mom. i went to college and studied liberal studies to become a teacher cause I couldn't have 'home-maker' as a major. i know some mom's feel like they had to put their passions on the back burner during this time in their life but i can honestly say that THIS (being a mom and being a wife) is my passion. i love it and am thankful that i am living my dream job.

4. i love sleep. i am not really a night owl or a morning person. i just love to sleep. at night i am super tired and in the morning i hate waking up. it was super rough for me when i had babies up through the night. very hard times!!!

5. when i was little i used to tell my mom that i was NEVER going to have boys. "all boys do is play with cars and mud all day!" i would tell her....she would always say "jenni you are going to have three boys!" .. ha! how did she know??? well, now that i am the mom of three boys i could NEVER imagine it any different. and i feel like i am such a boy mom.

6. i am kind of embarassed of this one since i feel like i am letting out a deep dark secret that nobody else knows except my immediate family but here it goes....i am NOT as patient and mellow as most people think i am. i have a breaking point and it is sad to say that my immediate family are the only one's who have seen it. i can be patient to a point and then i can just blow. i have always been this way and it is something that i wish i could change about myself. it's hard now that i have a family cause when mom blows it usually causes much chaos in the house. why do us moms have so much control of the mood of the house? if mom is happy the house is happy. if mom is mad...the house is not so good.

7. i can burp REALLY loud. when i was little i won a contest at school for this amazing talent. in our house we all have super powers. mine is burping :)


now i am supposed to tag 7 more people........shannon. vern. jenny. katie. dawnielle. juliana. and erin.

gno...

last night i had a gno with my highschool girls. i love these girls so much. we all share a special bond that i don't think i could even explain in words. even if we haven't seen eachother for a long time we are always able to pick up right where we left off. we can laugh for hours and talk about everything. i cherish these women and all of their friendships. thanks girls for being a part of my life :)

star of the week AND student of the month...

that's right! not only is my son STAR OF THE WEEK he is also STUDENT OF THE MONTH! TJ we are so proud of you :)

this is tan with Bernie Bear. as part of 'star of the week' you get to bring home Bernie Bear. he spends the week with our family and tan will write in the class journal about their week together. so cute :)
another special part is the 'all about me poster'. we spent the weekend making this and it was put up in the class on monday and is up all week.
my favorite part of the poster is the I Wish.. tan wrote "I wish i had a giant monster in my backyard" umm okay??? when i asked him why he would want a giant monster in our back yard he said "it would be a nice one." okay, atleast he didn't wish for a mean one. of all the things he could have wished for. ha ha ha!

then to top off his great week ....today he came home with the "student of the month" award. his principal came in his class and presented it to him. he will have his picture taken and he will be on a bulletin board in the front of the school for the whole month. he was the first in his class to get this award. he was SUPER excited! and i got a sticker that says " my child is student of the month at vpe"....tan REALLY wants me to put it on my car. maybe i will put in on the fridge instead. :)

love you tan and we are so proud of you!!

happy 9th birthday isaiah!....

happy birthday isaiah. i can't believe you are 9 years old. i remember the day you were born like it was yesterday. you have grown up into such an amazing boy. you have one of the most amazing hearts i have ever seen. you care about people deeply and you love purely. it's funny cause you are almost an exact mix of your mom and dad. you are outgoing, extroverted, funny, and witty just like your dad. and then you are cautious, rule following, considerate, and you don't like to have your buttons pushed like your mom. it has been such a joy watching you grow. you love your brother's so much and you are such a great big brother. they look up and admire you so much and you are a great leader for them. you still love art, dressing up, acting, and soccer. you are a great reader and a very good student in school. isaiah i love you so much. happy birthday!