It’s GREAT to be 8!!

 

Preschool Graduation… finally!

Since he was 18 months old, he has been in & out of preschool classes. Finally the day has come where he can finally move on to Kindergarten! Hooray!

 

So proud of you little man! You have done an amazing job in preschool & those Kindergarten teachers will be lucky to have a kid as smart as you!

Summer Fun

Cherry Days Parade on the 4th of July.             

The Splash Pad at the Gateway.         

1st trip to Lagoon, FINALLY!    

Simple Pleasures

Ritz crackers & peanut butter. Yumm!

It's Great To Be Eight!

His Baptism Announcement

He shared this special with some great friends!

The "crew" coming to celebrate afterward.

Going to his 1st Pack Meeting.

Big Firsts!

1st day of 2nd grade

1st day of kindergarten

1st day of preschool

1st soccer game of the fall season.

Sports Camp 2009

KB participated in Sports Camp for the 1st time. I wish I could say that he loved it but... I can't. He didn't care to wake up early (9am) & he didn't like waiting his turn. Brother! Hopefully he'll like soccer camp better.

British Soccer Camp 2009

They had another wonderful week at soccer camp this year, despite all the rain.

Combi scored 2 goals during his final game & Ja-Ja scored 5 goals during his championship game.

We have loved being a part of the British Soccer Camp for the last 4 yrs & look forward to next year when KB gets to play!

We Love Ms. Bailey!

For the last 2 years, our little Combi has been going to Speech Therapy. Last Friday was his very last day. It was definitely bitter-sweet. We're sad to not work with Ms. Bailey anymore but we're happy for all the progress he's made. He's come such a long way!

Basketball Ends!

The basketball season is over! After having 4 hrs a week of practice & 2 games on Saturdays, we're looking forward to the break. At least until soccer starts this month. Yikes!

Season Highlights:

Combi: scored his only shot when my family came to visit.

KB: we're just glad he didn't hurt himself or anyone else.

Ja-Ja: blocked a shot, dribbled the ball to the other end of the court, & took a hit in the nose while making a shot. Nice...

Science Geeks

This weekend Tia Nelly, the science teacher, came for a visit.
She came well equipped with science experiments & the boys had a blast!

Thanks Tia Nelly, we love you!

Basketball All-Star

Here's my basketball MVP! Don't let the dress fool you. He's a maniac on the court! He can shoot, he can dribble & if he gets really lucky, he can walk and dribble!

Walking With Dinosaurs!

Tonight I took Ja-Ja & Combi to see "Walking With Dinosaurs- the Live Experience". For any of you that have dinosaur loving boys, this was a must-see! We loved it! It was a little pricey but worth every penny.


Culligula, thanks for my nice camera. Without it my pics would not have been possible since they didn't allow any flash photography.

Basketball Begins!

Ja-Ja & Combi had their 1st game today. They're on seperate teams but just so happen to have the same team name. The Rockets!

KB is on the Celtics. He doesn't play games, he only has practices. As soon as we get his shorts in (theyr'e on back order), we'll take his picture.

Game Goons

So our boys have never been into video games that much but now that they got a didj, that's all they want to do. We were trying to figure out how to limit the time or maybe take it away if they weren't behaving, ya-da, ya-da, ya'da.

We finally came to what I think is a good conclusion but you can be the judge.

We've decided instead of taking it away for bad behavior, they could earn it for good behavior.

For example, doing things the 1st time they're asked, helping their siblings out, blah, blah, blah.

Every time they impress us with their amazing behavior they earn 1 "game goon" which is good for 10 minutes of playing time. When they want to play, they just turn in the amount that they want. So I totally hope this doesn't blow up in my face. It seems like it might be a lot of work. They're keeping the jars in their room & I'm going to let them be accountable for keeping track of them. (they're good about stuff like that)

We're just sick of nagging them to get things done & to be nice to their siblings. Maybe a little positive reinforcement will work better. Wish me luck or give me some suggestions that have worked for you since we're new to the gaming world.