The Pledge of Allegiance

Logan surprised us today by saying the pledge. I must admit that we were rather shocked, I mean you would think that he would actually tell you that he could do this. Not Logan though, he has been able to do this for who knows how long and today I just asked if they said the pledge everyday. And Logan say "Yep, we even put our hands on our heart, just like this." And then he proceeded to say the entire pledge. WOW!!! He is learning an awful lot at school and it really is making me proud.

My Boys...

are getting so darn big. I don't have too many current photos of them together so we took advantage of the nice fall weather that we are having and went out to Pine Island and took some pictures. I got about 28 shots and maybe 5 of them turned out really well. I love a few of them more than the others, but overall I was really satisfied with the pictures. I wish there were several different places that I could take them to get photos, but there really isn't. They had a lot of fun running around and I can't believe how they always seem to run in a different direction from each other. I bet half of the pictures that I took actually only have one of them and then half of the other. This picture here is one of my favorites and actually wasn't posed. They were staring at the rocks and birds and the lack of water due to low winter tide. They just look really cute in this picture, even though you can't see their faces. Guess it is an artistic picture. Overall it was a good way to spend an hour and then we came home and made cookies.

Cookies were a whole different story. They also took about an hour or so and they were a mess. Logan had fun and that should be enough for me, but I really hate baking and he makes me so aggravated when we bake. He can't keep his little hands still and he has to do everything and I know that it is normal for his age and that I should enjoy it, but I don't. Anyways, I did the mom thing and we dyed the cookie dough to match the pumpkins and black cat and bat. So we have orange pumpkins with orange sugar sprinkles and then black cats with black sugar sprinkles and then finally black bats with purple sugar sprinkles. Tomorrow we are making white ghost and we are icing them and who knows what kind of sprinkles they will get. I guess what is important is that Logan had fun and he doesn't know how much I dread making cookies. Now when Christmas comes and we make chocolate covered pretzels and Oreos, I have a grand time. I love making that kind of stuff with him, it just baking cookies that drives me nuts. Oh well, we did and we'll do it again and again. As for now I need to go and make dinner so then I can go to work. JOY, JOY, JOY!

Kolby's Thing...

So painting is definitely Kolby's thing. After the pumpkin patch and grocery shopping we came home and let the kids at it. Logan actually likes to paint a whole lot and really gets into it, but he is really neat and worries about making a mess. And he definitely doesn't get the paint on him. Kolby on the other hand loves to paint and doesn't give a hoot about making a mess. He just got the brush and stamps and went at it. The whole kitchen floor was painted up, but who cares it came right off. What matters is that he had a great time and he was really creative. He also likes body art as you can see from the photo. He gets it all over himself and doesn't care. He actually paints himself with the brush or his hands doesn't matter to him. I love that he is so carefree when he is painting. It means that he is using his creative side and gets in the zone. Maybe, just maybe, one of my kids pulled some creative jeans from me. Anyways, just wanted to share what Kolby is doing these days.

Pumpkin Patches, Pumpkin Smashing...

Now just try and tell me Logan isn't having a "SMASHING" good time. We went to the pumpkin patch this morning and got some cute pictures, but none that rival this one. I am not sure how I got such an awesome shot of him hitting the pumpkin, but it is really cool. The face, the legs, the bat hitting the pumpkin just right. Okay so he didn't really do anything to the pumpkin, but if I didn't tell you and you weren't there you wouldn't know any better. It looks like he beat the crap out of that pumpkin. Kolby & Logan also played in the patch a bit and then Logan went and rode the pony. I hope those pictures came out cute, but they are on my mom's camera and I won't see them for a while I am sure. Logan also went to the bounce house and jumped around for a bit. That is always his favorite thing to do. I guess that explains why he is so skinny. Kolby on the other hand got hot, made us take off his shirt and pitched a fit like normal. Outside in the heat is just not his thing, KWIM? Take a look at my next post to see what Kolby's thing is...

Kolby's 1st Haircut

Today Kolby got his first real haircut. I am so happy with how it turned out. The lady did a great job. She layered up the back like a little boy's hair should be, trimmed over his ears, and evened up the top. He looks so darn cute. I am a little sad to see the baby curls go away, but I have a feeling that his hair is just going to have some curl to it so maybe we will see them again. I am also a little sad because now he looks like such a big boy and I can't stand it. I mean I know he's not a baby anymore, but knowing that he is my last I wanted him to stay little forever. I guess we don't always get what we want.

"My 3 best girls"

Do you know who the 3 best girls are? Probably not, as it is Eric & I are just getting to meet the 3 best girls. These are Logan's imaginary friends. They go everywhere with him and the best thing, all 3 of them fit in the palm of his hand or in his pocket. When he goes to school they stay in this bookbag, except yesterday when they ran away and he had to find them on the playground. He didn't think it was too funny, although the 3 best girls were laughing. Logan said it made him nervous that he couldn't find them because they are so tiny that someone could step on them. Lucky for Logan the 3 best girls are really good when he gives them their bath and no one splashes. Huh, wish he would take a lesson or so from them. They also like to eat anything, but when it comes to clothes they tend to be a little picky and will only were the same thing everyday. As you can see Logan's imagination is working wonderfully and he is really able to create and explain what he is creating. The weird thing is that if you ask him about the 3 best girls he will tell you that they are his imgination at work. He is just a little too smart for himself. Other than this Logan is doing great in school and really loves it. He is being really good and gets a sticker everyday. Both Ms. Donna & Mrs. Brenda love Logan to death and he seems to have made a lot of friends. I am really glad that he is growing and learning and loving it.