A Treat

We always look forward to parent/teacher conferences. We get a chance to observe the kids at work in their classroom, and always have a wonderful snack served to us :)

ALS Awareness and a little ice

Earlier this week, I was nominated by my brother for the ALS ice bucket challenge, and I made a donation to alsa.org in memory of our grandmother. However, the kids were disappointed to learn that I did not partake in the whole ice bucket thing :) So they were promptly nominated, and here we go.

First Day of School

Kindergarten and Second Grade, bring it on!

Busted

One afternoon, a few weeks ago, I was baking with the kids. We had to wait for one of the cookie sheets to be done in the oven before loading it up again with another batch of dough. So I told the kids to go play, and we'd meet back up again 7 minutes.

We reconvened, and I noticed Cole was chewing something. I asked what it was, and he said it was nothing. I asked again, and Lauren, apparently developing a conscience, said "we have to tell the truth".

After a little more questioning, Cole finally confessed to taking some chewy fruit snack packets from the pantry and eating them - in his closet. I went there to find around 10 empty packets, carefully concealed beneath some clothes on the floor. He'd apparently eaten 8 packets earlier in the morning, and just shared the final 2 with Lauren. Sneaky, sneaky.....

Unfruity Smoothie

Stumbled upon this 'frosty light' recipe on Pinterest - a chocolaty treat, and a nice break from the traditional fruit smoothie. May be hard to guess the ingredients - almond milk (I substituted vanilla soy milk), cocoa powder, chia seeds, and a frozen banana. Lots of other good smoothie recipes on her site too.

Don't you just hate it....

when you misplace your tail?

Right Now | Jul 2014

Lauren (age 7): Has a wiggly tooth. Is working on the breaststroke. Can't stop reading. Takes lunch orders as her evening chore. Has a new interest in drawing. Is collecting yogurt containers to build a castle. Enjoys singing.

Cole (age 5): Can count to 100 by twos. Loves to bake. Has discovered potty humor. Is enjoying his first season of basketball. Is quite the jokester - always saying 'tricked ya'. Practicing cursive. Always says 'thank-you' when receiving a compliment.

Acting Debut

Lauren's class put on an impressive performance of James and the Giant Peach last week. We scored front row seats, thanks to the early arrivals of Grandma and Grandpa. Lauren played the role of the ladybug, and only had a minor costume mishap - an accidental tear to the wings when the peach rolled down the hill.