Cookies!

Sam saw me mixing something in the mixer and had to come and check it out. Nothing attracts my kids like the mixer! (It usually means MOM needs cookie dough!) He was a great helper though, you always need someone to lick off that beater.

Husband Survey

OK, Kori tagged me to tell a few things about my husband:

What is your husbands name? Alan

How long have you been married? Almost 13, wow I had to stop and think about that!

Who eats more sweets? Me

Who said I love you first? He did

How old is he? 35

Who is taller? him

Who is smarter? We are both smart in different areas, he's more of science, math and medical, and I'm better with history and the arts although we are both creative

Who can sing better?-Most definitely HIM, he's a very good singer

Who pays the bills? I do

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do

Who mows the lawn? Usually him, but this last year I did it more since he was gone and busy with rotations for school, I enjoy yard work more than he does

Who cooks dinner? Me

Who drives? He does

Who kissed who first? It was mutual!

Who asked who out? H asked me out

Who has more siblings? He has 4, I have 1

Who wears the pants? Both

What is his "Love Language"? Words of Affirmation (love language 30 second test)

Now I tag Brenda, Minh, and Audra, have fun!

Thrift Store Shopping

If you know me at all, you know I love a good deal. I love thrift stores and garage sales. My boys needed some t-shirts for summer and so we went to Salvation Army today. Wednesday is half-price on clothing day. Here is what we got for 25.oo;

• 11 boys t-shirts
• 6 boys pants
• boys vest sweater and white shirt
• boys windbreaker jacket
• 1 skirt
• 1 pair capris
• 1 pair of New Balance shoes for Bekah
• 1 really nice Woody doll, complete with hat and drawstring

Pretty good haul for 25 bucks! Last week I went to Goodwill and found some adidas running shoes (3.99) and beaded flip flops (2.99) which I was so excited about. Finding size 11 shoes is sometimes a challenge and I hate paying a lot for clothing and shoes.

Kindergarten, Here I Come!

Jonah had his kindergarten screening this month. He got his height, weight, ears and eyes checked and learned how to go through the lunch line with the Principal. They have all day kindergarten here now, which I have mixed feelings about. Sometimes I'm ready to send him off to school, and sometimes I don't want to. I know he is ready though and will have a great time.

Spring Break

We went to Indianapolis over spring break this year to Visit my brother and his family. They have this nice little park right by their house and the kids had so much fun playing on it.
Sammy is loving the climbing wall.
Here is cute little Sofie, she is 17 months old. Her favorite word while we were there was "NO!"
Here is Bekah helping Sofie on the slide. Sofie laughed so hard when she got to the bottom and did a little "happy" dance.
We also went to the Children's museum there, it is the biggest one in the world. The kids had a lot of fun. There are 4 levels of fun there. Some highlights were the Curious George exhibit, the Carousel, the Dinousaur exhibit and the full size trains. We maybe saw half of what they had there, it was huge.
We also had an Easter egg hunt one day, inside because it was cold and rainy the whole time we were there.

Happpy Birthday Jonah!

Jonah's birthday was last week (March 24th). We were out of town so I didn't have a chance to blog about it. Jonah turned 5 and has really been changing and growing. Here are some things about Jonah right now;

• Jonah has really discovered reading. Just in the last week he has wanted me to help him with words while we are reading together. We follow the words with our fingers and he is starting to recognize a lot of them! I love watching him discover how to read and realize he can do it. He is so proud of himself too!


• He has been drawing and writing like crazy, no paper in our house is safe! He has been writing his name and words like sheep, frog, bug, pie, bear (hey Word World has an influence here!). He will also ask me how to spell words too, like the other day he asked me, "What are the letters in skateboard?".


• He's really into "fake falling". This is just running into a wall and falling down on purpose. It's a boy thing. He also does a fair amount of "real falling" too!


• He loves the Backyardigans right now. He loves to play the Backyardigan games on Nick Jr.'s website. He draws them a lot too.


• When we read stories, I change some of the words to see if he notices. He always corrects me and thinks it is pretty funny.
• Jonah was the Ringbearer at Alan's brothers wedding in March. He did a great job walking down the isle and looked so good in his little tuxedo!


• He loves to snack and everyday asks, "Can I have a snack of pretzels?".


• He loves to build and has been playing non-stop with legos, especially the new Diego legos he got for his birthday.

Happy Birthday Jonah!!