Thursday, January 29, 2009

100 DAY PARTY


GUS HAD HIS 100 DAY PARTY TODAY IN KINDER. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME GREATING VISITORS AND PASSING OUT TRASH MIX. (THAT THEY MADE.) I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PICTURES, BUT HAVE HIS SCHOOL WORK FROM THE DAY. IT IS AMAZING HOW WELL HE IS WRITING. HE SPELLED ALL OF THESE WORDS ON HIS OWN!! I AM SO PROUD.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

SAGE


SAGE'S IMAGINATION AMAZES ME EVERY DAY. SHE CAN TAKE THE SIMPLEST THING AND MAKE IT INTO A GREAT TOY. I'M SURE IT IS A SIGN OF GENIUS. (I'M HER MOM, I CAN BRAG!!)

TRIP, PLAYING, AND ON AND ON

WELL, THINGS HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN BUSY AROUND HERE, I KNOW THAT IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT BLOGGING IN ALMOST TWO WEEKS, BUT... LANCE AND I WENT ON A TRIP TO PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO FOR 6 DAYS. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT AND WE REALLY ENJOYED IT OTHER THAN MISSING THE KIDS. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME STAYING WITH ANNIE, JANA, HOLLY AND SHANNON. I DON'T THINK SAGE MISSED US A BIT, AND GUS DIDN'T FOR VERY LONG.



WE HAD A FUN WEEKEND, WITH SHANNON AND JAYLEE COMING OVER FOR A LITTLE WHILE ON SATURDAY, AND THE WOMBLES COMING OVER ON SUNDAY. SATURDAY THE KIDS AND I MADE COOKIES, AND THEY GOT TO TRY OUT THEIR NEW APRONS THEY RECEIVED FOR CHRISTMAS. THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH THAT SO SHANNON LET ALL THE KIDS HELP MAKE HAMBURGER PATTIES FOR SUPPER SATURDAY NIGHT. SHANNON HAD COME OVER TO DO LAUNDRY SINCE HER DRYER WAS OUT AND SAGE HAD BLAST RIDING AROUND IN THE LAUNDRY BASKET. JAYLEE AND GUS CARRIED HER ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE.





OF COURSE ON SUNDAY, THE BOYS HAD TO PLAY DRESS UP. THEY TAKE THE BEST PICTURES, YOU CAN TELL THEY WERE HAVING FUN!! I CAUGHT THE GIRLS HAVING A PARTY IN SAGE'S BED. THEY HAD JEWELRY, MUSIC AND A LIFE SIZE DOLL. WHAT MORE COULD A GIRL ASK FOR!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

MRS GIGI

GUS GOT A NEW BOY IN HIS CLASS THIS WEEK. HE WAS SO EXCITED BECAUSE ONE OF THE THREE BOYS IN THE CLASS HAD MOVED THE WEEK BEFORE. I HAVE TO BRAG A LITTLE BECAUSE THEY SAID WHEN THE NEW BOY WALKED IN TO THE CLASSROOM, GUS STOOD UP AND WENT OVER AND SHOOK HIS HAND AND INTRODUCED HIMSELF WITHOUT BEING ASKED. THEY SAID HE WAS VERY NICE AND POLITE. ANYWAY, THE BOY HAPPENED TO HAVE MOVED FROM TEXHOMA AND WAS IN REGINA'S KINDERGARTEN CLASS THERE. I TOLD GUS TO ASK HIM ABOUT MRS GAILLARD AND TELL HIM THAT SHE WAS HIS AUNT. I ASKED IF HE HAD GIGI (REGINA) AT SCHOOL, WHAT HE WOULD CALL HER. HIS ANSWER WAS "MRS GIGI." I DON'T THINK THE NEW BOY WILL KNOW HER BY THAT NAME.

SAGE HAS BEEN SO SWEET LATELY AND HAS BEEN TALKING LIKE AN ADULT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE PICKS UP ON ALL OF THESE WORDS, BUT HER VOCABULARY HAS GROWN SO MUCH AND SHE IS USING THE WORDS CORRECTLY MOST OF THE TIME. YESTERDAY SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS FIXING TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY, AND THAT SHE WOULD BE TURNING SIXTY-ONE. SHE WAS A LITTLE OFF ON THAT ONE.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

THURSDAY FUNNIES

WE WERE DRIVING HOME TODAY WHEN GUS ASKED HOW FAR AWAY THE SUN WAS. I SAID REALLY FAR. HE SAID, "I BET IT'S IN KANSAS."

SAGE WAS DOING SOME "HOMEWORK" THIS AFTERNOON. SHE SAID, "I AM ALWAYS GOING TO DO MY HOMEWORK IN COLLEGE!" SHE'S NOT EVEN IN PRE-K YET!

Monday, January 5, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR



THANK GOODNESS SCHOOL STARTED TODAY!! WE ARE HOPING TO GET BACK IN A ROUTINE THIS WEEK AND GET SOMETHING DONE. WE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND WERE BLESSED TO SPEND LOTS OF TIME WITH WONDERFUL FAMILY. WE STARTED OUT CHRISTMAS WITH A BIRTHDAY PARTY/CHRISTMAS FOR HALLE'S BDAY. SAGE GOT A NEW PINK CAMERA AND HAS TAKEN MANY PICTURES SINCE THEN. SHE THINKS IT IS AWESOME. SHE HAS BEEN SO FUN THIS CHRISTMAS EVERYTHING SHE GOT, SHE SAID, "I HAVE WANTED THIS MY WHOLE LIFE!" HAS RECEIVED SO MANY THINGS, AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY SHE HAS PLAYED WITH OR WORE ALL OF THEM ALREADY.


THE KIDS WENT TO STAY WITH BUD AND ANNETTE FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT. THEY GOT TO SEE CLAY AND HIS NEW FRIEND KIM. LANCE AND I JOINED ON CHRISTMAS EVE. SAGE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT A NEW DRESS THAT REGINA GOT HER FOR CHRISTMAS AND HAD TO PUT IT ON RIGHT AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER I TOLD HER TO FIND SOMETHING CUTE TO WEAR, AND SHE SAID "OH I WANT THE DRESS UNCLE STEVE GOT ME!" I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW HE GOT CREDIT FOR THAT ONE! WE WOKE UP CHRISTMAS MORNING AND SANTA HAD BROUGHT GUS A NEW SADDLE. HE WAS SO EXCITED. HE HAS ALREADY RIDDEN IT AND HAS SORES ON HIS KNEES TO PROVE IT!


CHRISTMAS MORNING WE DROVE TO IRA TO GRANNY AND GRANDADDY'S WE ALL HAD A GOOD TIME THERE GETTING TO SEE OUR NEW COUSIN REBEKAH! GUS TRIED TO PULL A HOLLY AND CUT HIS HEAD OPEN ON THE FIRE PLACE. IT BLED AND BLED, BUT NURSE MOM THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY WITH PRESSURE AND A BANDAID. HE WAS BACK PLAYING IN NO TIME!

FROM THERE WE WENT TO RUIDOSO. AS WE ARRIVED IT STARTED SNOWING. THERE WAS ENOUGH SNOW THE NEXT MORNING FOR THE KIDS TO MAKE SNOW GOLFERS! THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN PLAYING IN THE SNOW. SCHOOL STARTED BACK TODAY, AND GUS WAS EXCITED TO GO. SAGE AND I WENT TO TOM'S (PART STORE) WITH LANCE, AND SAGE HAD FUN TELLING EVERYONE ABOUT HER CHRISTMAS.