Field Day

I love field day.  Our P.E. Teacher is amazing and full of so much energy.  I love that the kids can rock out to music, run, jump, get wet, and end their time with Popsicles.  We were a little worried we might get rained out but despite the wind it was a perfect day for Dylan and I to hang out the ENTIRE day with the kids.  Addy's class was the first half of the day, Brennon and Emma the second half.  Dylan got to enjoy many of the activities with Addy's class.  Next year it will be his turn!  AND...This was Emma's last field day.  Next year she'll be off to new and different things.

I seem to remember birthdays!

A bubble gum party.  That is what my 9 year old wanted for his birthday this year.  We invited a couple friends, hit a nearby indoor pool.  Then came back to fill them up with pizza and cake.  It was a fun time, and Brennon is 9.  Well, he was 9 a while ago, because no matter how much I try to keep up on here I just seem to not be able to. 

Distractions

  I like my time that I have with my little guy, which we have a lot of time together just the two of us.  He is becoming pretty funny too.  The other night he was told by his father that he and his brother need to listen and do what was expected.  Well of course that didn't happen and the Star Wars toys became a distraction for them both.  Well, dad threatened to take away the toys if they were going to be distracting them.  Of course, the little guy cried and was broken hearted.  I took him aside and proceeded to try and explain how if something is distracting us from doing what we are suppose to do, then those things had to be taken away so we can make sure we are doing what is right.  Well, he looked up at me and proceeded to tell me that his sisters were a distraction.
Guess it's time for the girls to pack up and move on.

A Huntin' For A Tree We Go.

A little disappointing that there wasn't any snow this year.  No need for the sleds, or the winter gear.  However, there really wasn't need for hot chocolate either, which we still had of course.  It is amazing though too how much longer your willing to search for that "perfect" tree.  Also, your more likely to actually find one that is pretty decent when it's not covered in snow making it a little harder to see the bare spots. No matter, we also enjoy spending a day heading up to the hills and getting our tree.  A fun memory I hope my kids will always have.

What October brought

October seems to be the beginning of business for me.  It begins with Addy's birthday.  Then quickly we progress into Dylans birthday.  Followed with Halloween and then it seems we roll our way into the holidays.   Love my kiddos, love that even though making their birthday cakes can sometimes be a very involved process they get something fun that they want. 

She did turn 11

Emma had some friends over for her birthday, she decided that it would be a lot of fun to have the girls decorate their own cakes.  SO, I made the large cupcake cakes and the girls got to pick the fillings for the cakes and decorate however they liked.  I think they had a lot of fun and I am so glad Emma picked a simple birthday cake for me to make for her!  I can't believe that my oldest is 11 and getting so much closer to the teen years...yikes!

Summer Sport

Emma decided to try her hand at softball, she loved it, and for a first year, first timer proved she was a very capable player, I wouldn't be surprised if she plays again next summer.  The younger two kiddos played on the same tball team.  Addy was a lot more in to it then I every could have guessed she would be.  She showed her true competitive side.  Dylan became a master of the home run trot. 

I think some time has passed.

I do think that some time has passed.  I think my last post in May was a pretty long time ago really.  I still have kids, we still have a busy schedule, I still take photos of it all and I still desperatly want to keep up with this litle ole' blog of mine, even if only a handful of people take a moment to look at it.  SOMEDAY, I will print it all of into a little coffe table book too!  So back in May the kids finished school.  I was room mom for Brennon's class so we had a day of no desks in the room which meant lots of room to play games, mostly minute to win it games with prizes and food and ice cream.  The end of school also means field day!  So with 3 kids having field day, 2 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon, Dylan and I spent most of our day at school and of course since our awesome OPT hands out popsicles to the kids in the AM and PM, Dylan got 2.  Shhh, don't tell his brother and sisters.

These Days

So Just a few highlights that are going on around the Nelson home

Did you know that there is a proper way to grow an apple tree from an apple seed?

Apparently, according to what I read you take your seed, let it dry a couple of days.  Then place it in a ziplock bag with a wet paper towel and shove it in the back of your fridge and let it sit for a few days to sprout.  Unless of course you are Brennon.  Then you would finish your apple, keep your seeds in your mouth, walk out to the garage fill a pot wth some soil and spit your seeds inside.  That's it give it a few weeks and there ya go...A small, yet quickly growing apple tree.

Emma is in her second year of girl scouts and she had a cake decorating class that she took.  I think she did a fantabulous job!!  She is now a little addicted and requesting some decorating books for her birthday.  I think we have an idea of something for her to do this summer!

Fooled Ya!

So I've never been one to indulge my children when it comes to the April Fool's pranks.  BUT, since Jim's birthday fell on Monday we decided to celebrate on Sunday to avoid the chaotic Monday night activities.  Well, my children love to give gifts to the birthday person.  They started by making a list of things they could give dad, most of them included some toy or treasure that they had in their room.  Instead, we decided to prank him.  Jim was working most the day so we had lots of time hatch our small plan.  Which was really just putting together some gag gifts for dad.



Emma presented her dad a cute little poem and just when he was feeling sentimental, he opens up a roll of toilet paper.



Now, he is a little on to us.  Yet, Addy was trying to not laugh as he finds some wood chips.



Brennon being a boy thought it would be most hilarious to give dad a pair of his underwear, I had to talk him into a clean pair at least!

All the kids thought it was great to have girly pink purple gift sacks and Dylan was thrilled to try and shove his gift of dog biscuits into his dad's mouth.

Of course, I got all of them when I said that I made an extra special treat for dad's 35th birthday.  Took a second for them to realize that mom had a gag of her own!  Of course it also took a good couple of minutes before they would actually eat the brownie cat poop.  Jim never did try it and Dylan took a bite but  decided it was to much to think about!

It's a real cake and no, your 35 candles on the cake won't burn the house down, don't freak out, but it will take awhile to get them all lit and yes there will be some wax on the cake.  Oh and don't worry, we did get him a real gift, a nice Rockies travel mug and a day at the game coming up next weekend!