Riley's 7th Birthday

I can't believe I have a 7 year old now!  Time flies!  Riley wanted a webkinz party.  So we had to get creative.  I glued pictures of webkinz on the cups and he was happy!  This time he wanted to make balloon animals as an activity.  i wasn't sure how it would turn out but it was a favorite!  As always the pinata was a crowd pleaser, but then when is a candy free for all not a big hit.  Riley had tons of fun and it was a great day!

Snow Day

Christmas Morning

Getting a Christmas Tree

About two weeks ago we went to get a christmas tree.  The boys were so excited!

Some cute things Jeremy said in the past few days

#1

I was laying on the floor in front of the fire place.  Lane was sweeping the glitter of the floor after the boys finished doing some crafts.  Lane told the boys, "Why don't you go give Mom some hugs!"

Riley immediately came and lay next to me and hugged me.  Jeremy jumped on top of me and hug me.  Then he got up and said,

"You're so beautiful!  I think you're the best Mom in the world."

Then he went and told Lane, "I told Mom she was the best Mom in the world!"

Lane affirms what he said and then Jeremy says,  "Yeah she's SO GOOD no one would hardly believe it!!"

#2

I had pointed out to Lane while looking at some pictures that I loved Jeremy's ears.  Then we took a look closer and came to the conclusion that Jeremy's ears are lower and stick out a little bit.  We also concluded that Riley has Lane's ears and Jeremy has my ears.  Then when we were at my Mom's I saw a picture of my brother Tom when he was little and pointed out to Jeremy that he has the same ears as Uncle Tom.  A few days later I told Jeremy that I got an email from Uncle Tom and he said that he was very handsome.  Jeremy was so pleased and with a big smile on his face said,

"Yeah and when he sees me, he will say 'Hey you have mine ears!!"

#3

We were all sitting at the table eating dinner.  Jeremy looks at me and says,

"You're face is ovaled."

then he looked at Lane and said,

"You're face is VERY ovaled!!

A New Tradition

Last year, while looking at all our ornaments (specifically the really kiddy ones), I decided it would be cool if the boys had a tree of their very own in their room.  So after christmas we hit the after christmas sale and bought a really inexpensive fake tree.  Tonight we put it up, strung popcorn, and let the boys decorate it just the way THEY wanted it.  Riley insisted that they decorate it in the dark, well with just the tree lights on.  Saying they were excited is an complete and utter understatement!  They absolutely loved it!!  I'm so glad we did it.  It was well worth the $10 I spent last year to enjoy this year and many more to come.

Visiting Pa at the Fire Station

Who is Pa?  Grandpa AKA my Dad.  When Riley first started talking he started calling my dad Pa instead of Grandpa and it stuck.

The Things Kids Say

Jeremy:  I like the look of Tyler's cheeks!!  I love Tyler's tummy because it's smooth.  Tyler's tummy is smooth like Legos.

I don't even remember what had been put out of reach but Jeremy decided he was going to get it.  Thank goodness we saw it before he actually climbed it!

Me:  Did you realize that you're backpack has lizards on it and you love lizards?!

Riley:  Yeah!  I use to not like animals that much.  Then Eizabeth(good friend of his) taught me pet shop and ever since my thoughts have been all mixed up.  I"m always thinking about lizards, bugs, pandas and all sorts of animals.  My head is just messed up now.

Trick or Treat

Tyler

Tyler loves stuffed animals!  When I say love I mean he REALLY LOVES them!!  He is always saying, "ooooohhhh!"  in a high pitched sweet voice.  Then he hugs them and rubs his cheek on their cheek.  On this particular day he slept with the stuffed animal pictured below at his nap time.  When he woke up like usual he pointed him out, said "ooooooh", gave him a hug, had me give him a hug, then we went down stairs.  It wasn't long before I noticed where he put him.  I thought it was sooo cute!

Tyler always puts his feet up when he eats.  It is so cute!

Finishing the Soccer Season

Thankfully it finished raining early this morning before the soccer game.  It was very wet and muddy.  Riley loved it.  He kept telling me that he loves to play soccer when it's like that.  He was filthy by the end of the game, but he had so much fun!

Oh and here's the trophy that he got!  He was so excited about that.

Pumpkins

Tyler loves to read.  I thought it was so cute when I looked over at him and saw him sitting on the edge of the chair, with his feet hanging, reading a book that is almost as big as he is.