SAGE'S SMARTBOARD PICTURE

SAGE BROUGHT THIS PICTURE HOME FROM SCHOOL TODAY. SHE HAD DRAWN IT ON THE SMARTBOARD. SHE SAID IT WAS HER AND 'NANA' (JANA) AT THE WEDDING. SHE TRIED TO SPELL NANA! SHE IS LEARNING SO MUCH AT SCHOOL, AND IS QUITE THE ARTIST!

FALL CARNIVAL

LAST THURSDAY WAS THE FALL CARNIVAL AT SCHOOL. THE KIDS WERE SO EXCITED TO WEAR THEIR COSTUMES AND PLAY GAMES! SAGE WAS TINKERBELL, AND GUS WAS OPTIMUS PRIME (TRANSFORMER.)

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

WELL, I'M A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEHIND, BUT WE HAVE SURVIVED SCHOOL SO FAR. GUS LOVES FIRST GRADE AND IS EXCITED TO GO EVERY DAY. HE IS READING SO WELL AND IS EXCITED TO READ EVERY BOOK IN HIS BACKPACK EVERY DAY. ONE DAY HE BROUGHT HOME SIX BOOKS!! WE HAVE BEEN BUSY GOING TO SOCCER AND FOOTBALL GAMES, SO WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF READING IN THE CAR.

SAGE IS ENJOYING SCHOOL ALSO. SHE WALKS IN THE DOOR EVERY DAY AT NOON AND SAYS, "I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I LEARNED TODAY!" SHE HAS GOTTEN TIRED OF US ASKING, SO SHE JUST TELLS US. THROUGH THE DAY SHE GIVES A FEW HINTS OF WHAT WENT ON, BUT IT USUALLY JUST ENTAILS WHO SHE PLAYED WITH. SHE WILL ALSO SPOUT OFF THINGS THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE, AND IF YOU ASK WHERE SHE LEARNED IT SHE ALWAYS SAYS, "MRS. WILSON TAUGHT ME." SHE LOVES MRS. WILSON!

SCHOOL PARENT FAIR

IT HAS BEEN A BUSY TWO WEEKS AT SCHOOL. LAST THURSDAY WE HAD THE PARENT FAIR. THE PAST TWO YEARS THE KIDS HAVE MADE KITES. LAST YEAR IT WAS WAY TO WINDY TO FLY THEM THAT DAY, BUT THIS YEAR THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT! THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE MORE WIND, BUT THE KIDS DIDN'T MIND RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY TO KEEP THEM IN THE AIR.

ON FRIDAY SAGE HAD PRE-K ROUNDUP. SHE WAS SO EXCITED. THAT MORNING SHE THOUGHT SHE WOULD GET ON THE BUS AND GO JUST LIKE GUS. WHEN WE PULLED UP TO THE SCHOOL, SHE TOLD ME TO STAY IN THE CAR BECAUSE SCHOOL GIRLS GO IN BY THEMSELVES. SHE WAS ALSO CONVINCED THAT MONDAY WOULD BE HER FIRST DAY! IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG SUMMER WAITING, BECAUSE SHE IS STILL ASKING EVERY MORNING WHEN HER SCHOOL IS GOING TO START!

PRE K EASTER EGG HUNT

WE WENT TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY FOR THE EASTER EGG HUNT. IT WAS A NICE MORNING AND THE KIDS HAD FUN. SAGE GOT TO HUNT TOO. SHE IS NOT REALLY AGRESSIVE. IT WAS MORE ABOUT HOW CUTE SHE LOOKED. ENJOY THE PICTURES

MEANIAC

I DON'T KNOW IF I SPELLED THAT RIGHT OR NOT. THAT IS THE WORD OF THE WEEK. SOMETIMES I CALL THE KIDS MANIACS, AND THAT IS THE CHILD TRANSLATION. GUS STARTED CALLING ME ONE THIS WEEKEND, AND KNOW SAGE WILL ONLY ADDRESS HER DAD AS "MEANIAC!" GUS HAS IS 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL TOMORROW AND HE IS SO EXCITED. THEIR CLASS IS HAVING A PARTY. YAYA IS COMING TO STAY WITH ALL 4 KIDS (GUS, SAGE, PRATT, HALLE) WHILE THE PARENTS GO ENJOY THE SNOW IN RED RIVER:) BE PRAYING FOR HER SHE IS GOING TO HAVE HER HANDS FULL. WE WILL BE BACK ON SATURDAY. I SURE BY THEN THE KIDS WILL BE COMPLETELY SPOILED.

COAT VS. SWEATSHIRT

WHEN IT IS 8* OUTSIDE, IS IT OK TO LET YOUR CHILD WERE A SWEATSHIRT ONLY TO SCHOOL? I DIDN'T THINK SO EITHER. GUS AND I HAVE HAD THIS ARGUEMENT ALMOST EVERYDAY THIS MONTH. HE THEN ASKED IF IT WAS COLD BECAUSE GOD WANTED TO BE MEAN TODAY. (AT LEAST HE KNOWS WHO CONTROLS THE WEATHER) HE ALSO SAID THAT HE ONLY LIKED THE COLD WHEN SANTA CLAUSE CAME. ANYWAY HE FINALLY GOT DRESSED CORRECTLY AND SAVED ME FROM BEING TURNED INTO CPS.
POOR SAGE HAS NOT HAD A GOOD NAP IN ALMOST A WEEK AND IT IS SHOWING. THE KIDS HAVE GONE TO BED AT 6:45 THE PAST TWO NIGHTS BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST EXHAUSTED. ANYWAY, SAGE'S FRIEND JAYLEE CAME OVER TO PLAY ON TUESDAY AND SAGE WAS SO EXCITED, BUT BY THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS HOW SHE LOOKED.
SHE WAS REPEATING "I AM SO HAPPY" OVER AND OVER. SHE WANTED TO BELIEVE IT! SHE AND JAYLEE HAD A GREAT DAY PLAYING. BUT AFTER SAGE HAD WHINED ALL DAY AND JAYLEE WAS AN ANGEL, I WAS RELIEVED TO SEE THAT THE MINUTE JAYLEE'S MOM WALKED IN THE DOOR JAYLEE WAS WHINING TOO. WHAT DO MOM'S DO TO THEIR CHILDREN TO GET THAT REACTION? WE HAD FUN AND HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME.

BEST SCHOOLER EVER

IT HAS BEEN SOOO WINDY TODAY, NOT MUCH FUN TO BE OUTSIDE. WE WENT TO DUMAS WITH HOLLY TO RUN ERRANDS. I TOOK GUS, SAGE, AND PRATT TO WALMART ALL BY MYSELF. WOW THAT IS ALOT OF WORK. THANK GOODNESS HOLLY & I DID NOT HAVE LONG LISTS BECAUSE SAGE AND PRATT TOOK UP ALMOST THE ENTIRE CART!! WE MADE IT, AND EVERYONE WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO GET CANDY AT THE END. HALLE SURVIVED THE TRIP TOO. AGAIN, SHE JUST SLEPT. GUS SAID HE COUNTED TO 109 TODAY IN SCHOOL. HE IS HOPING TO COUNT TO 161 NEXT AND THEN HE WILL BE THE "BEST SCHOOLER EVER." WELL OFF TO GIVE TWO MUNCHKINS A BATH.
SAHALA