Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Halloween 2012

I wanted to go ahead and get our Halloween pictures posted so you guys could see them.  Sorry if there isn't a lot of narration in this post.  The kids both enjoyed Halloween this year.  Even Jackson would say Trick or Treat and thank you each time.  It was a cold evening so Rachel ended up wearing a turtleneck and sweatpants - and then a jacket.  She's Angelina Ballerina.  Jackson went as our little monkey - pretty appropriate! 







 So excited - I got a smile from Jackson too!!!



How do I knock, Daddy?






With our wonderful, Ms. Sherry!  Both kids love her so much!!


Rachel and Bella, from across the street.




Rachel with friends Kendall and Naomi.  


Happy Halloween!!  
Now let's move on to Thanksgiving and Christmas!!

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Time for Pumpkins

It's that time again - time to go see pumpkins and take pictures and everything.  We debated about going to the big pumpkin patch that we used to go to or just go to the church close by like we did last year (which was SO much easier).  But with Jackson being the age he is and how he loves pumpkins and tractors and animals, we thought we'd do what the kids would enjoy most.  The big pumpkin patch. 

We were there before they opened this morning - which turned out great.  We got in (and out) before it got crowded, we were able to see what we wanted without waiting in all of the lines and that sort of thing.  That was the good part.

The bad part was...well, the rest.  I dress the kids so that all of the pictures will look cute- because you know this is a big picture taking opportunity.  Do you realize how hard it is to get Jackson to actually look at the camera, much less smile???  These pictures will give you an idea of how hard that is.  And then there is Rachel - when she doesn't want to do something, no one is going to enjoy the time... The pictures don't show all of that, but trust me, it was there.  Being around all of these new kids in kindergarten has really had an impact on her actions and how she talks... We're working on all of that!! 

But here are the pumpkins - and the kids!  And I will warn you there are a lot!


This is the perfect picture for the two of them - Rachel posing with her cheesy smile and Jackson turned around trying to get into something... So cute!




This one of the four of us actually turned out really good - even though Jackson isn't smiling, at least he's looking!









Sharing...











I really wanted a good one of the two of them together...






 About the closest I came...



Look, a bird!




Finally on the hayride back.


Fall Festival

Rachel's school had their annual Fall Festival last weekend and this was our first time going.  The kids had fun...

Jackson enjoyed seeing the animals...




 Rachel got her face painted like a butterfly...


She loved it, but oh the drama of having to take off that face paint - she wanted to leave it on forever!!


And they got to do a pony ride.  This was Jackson's first one!



50th Day of School

This past Thursday was the 50th day of the school year for Rachel.  To celebrate - they had 50's day.  Rachel was one of the only girls not wearing a poodle skirt, but I thought she looked pretty cute despite that fact.  She posed for me here in the morning, but the picture her teacher got was even better!


Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Phone Number

One of Rachel's friends from our neighborhood is in her kindergarten class at school.  Her name is Kendall.  Today, when Rachel got home from school, she pulls a yellow sticky note out of her bookbag.  On it is a long handwritten number.  Michael asked Rachel what it was.  Here's what she said:

R:  Kendall went home early today b/c she was sick.  But before she left, she wrote down her phone number for me so she can call me and we can set up a playdate.  She wants to come over. 

M:  If she's going to call you, shouldn't you have given her your phone number? 

R:  We're working on that...

So, then Rachel gets busy at the table with her piece of paper and pencil.  She had it written on one side and thought she messed up (she didn't) and started again on the other side.  Then she showed it to Michael.  This was what she had written:

M:  That's good honey, our number...but what does that say after the 5590?

R:  Phone Number.  (Fo Nubr)  *smile*

We thought it was really cute - she's learning to write and spell words by sounding them out - and she did it on her own.