Have you seen my shoes???

I fall for it EVERY time....I don't know what is wrong with me!!

I met my co-teacher, Allyson about 3 1/2 years ago when she she started working at the church preschool I was working at. We were paired together that first year and have taught together since. I love her dearly, we have a lot in common, totally think alike, our kids are friends, I have fun with her in and out of work, I can't imagine teaching with anyone else. That being said....SHE IS EVIL!!! I say that in the most loving way. :)

A few times during our school year we get to have the bounce house set up as a special treat for the kids or if it's bad weather, it may be set up for playground time since we can't go outside. Today was a rainy day so the bounce house was set up for us to use during playground time. The kiddos love it and we even get in and jump and play with them. As everyone knows, shoes are not allowed in inflatable play things so everyone's shoes are piled up outside the entrance. INCLUDING MINE!! Herein lies the problem. I forget EVERY TIME that she thinks it is HILARIOUS to hide my shoes from me. So when it's time to get out and leave, my shoes are missing in action. I am now forced to go searching for them. Today was no exception. As I was getting out...it hit me and I thought to myself, "Oh crap, did she hide my shoes?" Sure enough, I go to the spot where I had left them and they were no longer there. It wouldn't be so bad, but I don't particularly like walking around barefoot (unless I'm in a house) and she knows this. Which is precisly why she does it!! I am now on the hunt for my shoes, walking on the sides of my feet so as little of my feet are touching the floor as possible. Yes, I'm wierd that way and I am OK with it! :) I had to play "hot and cold" to find them. I even had our 2 year olds helping (if you can call it that) me. I, of course, did end up finding them with her laughing hysterically the whole time. **SIGH** Luckily, I do have a good (warped) sense of humor also so I do find that kind of stuff funny, but really, how many times am I going to fall for that?!?!

Laugh it up girlie, your day is comin'!!! :)


Until next time...

CDC Art Show

In the Spring, we have an art show at our preschool. The teachers pick the medium that the kiddos will use, but then it is all up to the kids to create their masterpieces. It is really neat to see each child's personality come out in their work.

Payton showing off the tree created as a class project

"Still Life Watercolor" by Payton

this is what she drew her inspiration from :)

Payton showing off another class project...the penguin flag. She is pointing to her footprint penguin and dressed "like a penguin". All the kids in her class had a certain fact about penguins and "performed" for the parents that came to the art show. Her penguin fact: "Chinstrap penguins are the most common penguins."

"Plunger and PVC pipe in Tempera" by Payton

"Photography Collage" by Payton

"Rainbow Tissue Paper" by Bransyn

"Raincloud Cotton Balls" by Bransyn

"Fingerpainting" by Bransyn

Until next time...

Everything Easter

Every year we go to the "Easter Eggstravaganza" that the church I work at puts on. The girls have a lot of fun and love going to it! Even Kendal, despite the fact that I lost her there a few years ago, but that's another story. :) This year we went with our best boy buds.

They are ready to start the fun.

We weren't there long when we ran into several friends.

Sweet friends in the Strawberry class.

more friends

they got to hunt for eggs

they braved up to ride the ponies

We even had fun relaxing and playing in the grass

She is determined to get that piece of candy out no matter how long it takes her.

This is just too sweet and cute of Payton and Little Middle (as he is called on his Mama's blog) holding hands walking back to the car. Our day of fun has come to an end.

A few days later....

We went to an egg hunt hosted by the H boys for all us CDC moms and our non-school age kids at a local park. The morning started out a little "ify" with the dark clouds in the sky threatening to rain, but God showed mercy on my sweet friend that planned this for all of us and held the rain back. We just started 30 min. later than planned....just in case! :)

they are anxious to get started

let the hunting begin!!


Enjoying a picnic lunch with only a few sprinkles from the sky

A few more days later.....

Easter Sunday The Easter Bunny made a visit. Although Kendal is no longer buying it!! She kept asking me if I was really the Easter Bunny and I would blow her off. At one point, Payton said something about the Easter Bunny bringing them their basket and Kendal said, "Nu-uh it's Mommy, she got us everything!" Payton was too focused on the candy and other things that she didn't hear her so I quickly told Kendal to SHHHHH!!! and at least pretend for her sisters. I figured at some point she would start asking questions about some of our other "visitors", but she never said another word about it.

All pretty and ready for church in their Easter dresses from Grandma.

It was a cool and rainy day so they even got to use the little sweaters that came with the dresses.

We had a lot of Easter fun, but the most important part of Easter that we teach our girls is that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose again on the third day. It just doesn't get any better than that!!
Matthew 28:1-6
Luke 24:1-6

Until next time...

Go Fish! and ??Sickness??

Last Tuesday night, Kendal (a.k.a. "Square Dance Caller") and all the other 2nd graders had their school play performance called, Go Fish! Each class had to dress in different costumes. Kendal's class were "Sea Horses", some were "Crabs", "Eels", "Red Snappers" and "Clown Fish" and then some with individual speaking parts had to dress as certain kinds of fish or sharks or whatever. Kendal's class, being sea horses, had to dress as cowgirls or cowboys. Other than a pair of blue jeans, we own nothing to dress as a cowgirl. Thanks to my sweet friend, Lisa, we were able to borrow a hat and pair of boots from her daughter.

This is as cowgirl as we could get :)

Waiting for the performance to start. She looks so thrilled to be there.

She is positioned and ready when it is time for her to say her part
(almost dead center of the pic)


"Choose your partner, don't be slow.
Watch out for the undertow!
Bow to your partner as you wish,
Chances are, it's another fish!
Swing your partner once or twice.
Havin' a roundup's mighty nice.
Other way back from where you brought 'er,
Doin' a square dance underwater!"


She was so cute AND we could understand what she was saying. Everyone did such a great job and pulled off a very cute and funny play. We love the music teacher Mrs. I and Drama teacher Ms. D! They are awesome!


Post play pic, notice the "clown fish" next to her. So cute!

On a totally different note.....

The day after the play, I am at work and get a call from the school nurse a little after 10. She tells me that she has Kendal in her office and she is throwing up. Oh, boy!! I gather up the other two kiddos and head to the school to get her. When I get there, she is laying down, but smiles when she sees me. The evidence is on her jeans. Unfortunately, she threw up in class on another boy's desk and herself. Sweet Nurse G says that if she acts fine the rest of the day, no fever and no more vomiting then she can go back to school the next day. We get home and get her cleaned up, give her a bucket, get her settled on the couch while I make her some soup. "MAKE"...ha, what I actually mean is open up a can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup add water and pop it in the microwave. Yummy!! (sarcasm) She has one teeny tiny vomiting episode while I am getting her food, but eats her soup, has seconds, lays back down on the couch for a little while, but it doesn't take long before she is up playing with her sisters. I was on the computer (big surprise there!) when the three of them came in wearing their bathing suits asking if they could go swimming....in February!!! I explain to them that even though it is a gorgeous, nice day that it is still too cold to go swimming. They ask if they can go outside to play and I said I didn't care so off they went. Kendal was sooooo going to school the next morning!

At one point, all three of them had scarves around their neck and Payton was wearing her rain boots also. Of course, by the time I get out there to take a picture Bransyn was the only one still wearing the scarf, even though it is now tied around her waist, and her boots. Our fashion setting daughter!! ;-)

SIDEWALK chalk, yet there was more of it on the BBQ and the wood...

...or the dog house.

Yep, Kendal's fine! She is going to school in the morning. Or so I thought. At some point in the night, she had come and got in our bed and at FIVE AM!!! I am awakened by a "splat" sound. I jump up saying, "Did you just puke in our bed?" to which Jeff replies, "What do you think!?" Turns out, Bransyn was also in our bed so then I thought she had been slimed as well, thankfully she wasn't. Got Kendal to the bathroom just in case, got Bransyn out of the bed, Jeff got Kendal cleaned up and got her something to drink while I stripped our bed and got things in the washer. AT FIVE AM!!! Not a good thing for this non-morning person. Kendal is not going to school!!!!!!!!

She did not have any more vomiting and proceeded to be TOTALLY FINE the rest of the day. They spent some of the morning bundled in our comforter and pillows that I had thrown on the floor so I could get everything else washed. They looked very cute and comfy all snuggled up together!! She was back at school the next day and life returned to normal. Whatever "normal" is! :)

Until next time...

Vacation Part 7: The End Of Our Trip

Our two week trip was coming to an end. Christmas was over, Sea World, Disneyland and everything in between had been done. We would soon be heading home. The morning after Disneyland, Jeff's parent took everyone to Denny's for breakfast for one last family get together.

The girls adored their cousin! They were constantly hanging on her and she was SO GOOD with them. She was especially a HUGE help at Disneyland. She was always holding on to at least one of them, if not two, and making sure they were staying with the group. I was still my neurotic self and making sure I could see them, but it was a help knowing that she was keeping such a good watch out for them as well.

Kendal told us that she was going to get married with this. I have a feeling that when the time comes, she'll have a totally different style of veil in mind. ;)

When we left CA, we headed back to my parents to spend a couple of days with them again before coming home. My Mom sat Payton on the counter while she was doing something and turned back around and this is how she found her. P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C!!!!!

Since we failed to take pics of everyone (except the girls) when we celebrated Christmas, we took some pics of everyone by the pond in their backyard.

We had such a fabulous time!!!!! We got to catch up with family and friends that we hadn't gotten to see in quite awhile and give the girls a memorable vacation. We enjoyed every minute of it, even the LOOOOONG car drive. The girls were amazing and it gave us a lot of time to talk and be goofy together. God has truly blessed our family and we are so thankful!!!

THE END...finally!! :)

until next time...