I'm In Trouble!

(Notice what his shirt says!)
I thought I smelled Permanent ink! This is what I found. Luckily he only drew on 2 covers of DVDs and himself! Babywipes work wonderfully! It took most of it off!
(Don't forget my previous post, I'd still like some suggestions.
Even if they are just good words to use!)

I Need Help!

Some of you may know that my dream is to have a preschool of my own. I'm actually hoping to be able to do it when we move to wherever we will be moving to (where ever will accept Jed for dental school). Right now I am doing a 'little' preschool with Lliam and Nolan and will do more with Reid and possibly Sara during the summer. I want to start a blog that explains everything I do and the progress they are making.
I'm starting this blog for 2 reasons; 1 is to give other people ideas of what they can do to work with their kids, especially since I'm working with a wide range of ages (2-6). Also, to give my future parents something to check-out so they know what work I do and how much I love it.

However, before I start my blog I want to come up with a name for my Preschool. Something I don't have to change when I move. I absolutely LOVE the name 'The Learning Tree', however after googling it, I came across other companies with that same name. And the Learning Treehouse is definitely out because there is a preschool in the louiville area with it. So i wanted some suggestions from you! What name do you like for a preschool? (And no Jed, I'm not naming it Boogers and ABC's)

Thanks for you help!

Easter!

So, I know I'm a couple weeks off but i finally am able to post about Easter! Unfortunately I didn't get a pix of the boys in their Easter clothes, but I took plenty of others.



We didn't dye eggs until that day because I wanted Jed to be a part of it. Lliam and Reid loved dipping the eggs in the dye.


Jed had a good excuse to pull out his heat gun. He melted the plastic wrap to the eggs.


Then we played the 'Crack Game' (what Reid calls it!)


Our Yummy dinner!

And then we went on an Easter Egg hunt with the Larsen's! Each child had a different color to find and each child was able to find 12 eggs! That way they all got the same amount!

OK! is all we can say!

Lliam's new thing is to put ANYTHING on top of his head and say, 'I SANTA!'

Reid's new thing is to be like Steve Austin (6 million dollar man...don't know it...google it). He'll tell me he's Steve, pushes 'buttons' on his arm and takes off!

i love these boys!

Quick Trip

We spontaneously decided to head on down to St. George last weekend. Jed needed a little break before his finals started (even though he was studying whenever we weren't busy). We stayed at Celeste's house and the kids played as hard as they could for as long as they could, it was great seeing them again!
(Thanx for letting us crash at your place!)
We were able to visit with my grandma and had so much fun! It was so good to see her again.

Reid and Grandma having a light saber war!

The main reason was to see the Colton's and attend the reception for Amy Colton. Congratulations Guys!

Fun with the Hughes'

A couple weeks ago, Celeste and her family came up for a visit. We had so much fun playing with them and were constantly busy! It was a sad day when they had to leave (there was some crying...from Reid and Lliam, they love their cousins). WE missed them so much we took a little vacation last weekend and visited them (as well as other things-pix to come).

First we went to the Dinosaur Museum and had a blast!!! We will definitely be going back!


Alexis had to learn how to maneuver!

This is their favorite thing to do now days!



They loved the hands-on parts of the museum, it was hard pulling them away from these spots.



Here are the kids acting like dinosaurs. Pretty scary!

Next we went to the Zoo!








We loved the carousel and train rides.



On another day we went to Jump on It. For those who live in the Pleasant Grove area of Utah, let me let you in on a little secret! Every Wednesday and Thursday from 10-11, it's Mommy and Me time, the mommy is FREE (other adults are $5), the first child is $3 and the other children are $2. It's only an hour, but that's all you need!



And of course we had to visit Chuckie!!!

My little Rock Star is 4!!!

Can you believe it?! I have a 4 year old!!! How crazy is that?!

For Reid's birthday party we became Rock Stars. I had so much fun preparing for it and Reid had fun making all the important decisions, like the colors for the plates and cups, how his invitation looked and how he wanted his guitar cake to look! Jed said I had to cut back on all the pink (100% honest, Reid choose that color for almost EVERYTHING!) So i allowed pink napkins and the writing on his invitation to be pink, also some frosting on the 'microphone' cup cakes were pink too.

Luckily, Grandma Wells was in town and was able to stop by!


First we made our own microphones!


We played the 'balloon pop' game once everyone showed up. Next time I'll use bigger balloons for the younger children. They pop easier!

Then on to the PINATA!!!

We made our own pinatas. Originally they were to be disco balls, but with the colorful one I added construction paper because I was so worried it was too thin and would break easily. Which is also why i made 2 pinatas!

The green one, I let the kids paint prior that week. Unfortunately it broke off the hanging piece and we couldn't put it back on so we just let them beat it to death!!
and poor alexis (my niece) fractured her tibia the day before they came to town! She learned quickly how to get around!
We made a guitar cake and decorated it with candy! Plus we had 'microphone' cupcakes (we used the icecream cones).


Then of course...presents! The first pix is of the present Grandma Gentry got him, a microphone with a speaker in it so Reid and sing all he wants! Thanx Mom!
The second pix is of some of the kids. They each were able to hold the present they brought for Reid and give it to him once he chose them! It kept them sitting and not trying to help!



I made drums for them to play with and they each got their own guitars (inflatable)!



I think this was the best part! I plugged the camera into the T.V. so they can see themselves on it! they truly were Rock Stars!!!