Those Sneaky Little Suckers

One of Eris' favorite games is to be extra sneaky; she finds a great hiding spot and once I round a corner... "BOO!" she jumps out and scares the living daylights out of me. It has practically given me a heart attack a few times now and of course she thinks it's hilarious. The younger kids have now joined in on the fun and so they all try to jump out at each other while making scary faces. I have to admit it is quite funny to see when one of them jumps and then they all laugh afterwards. Fun times!

Laughing Fit

The kids got in a laughing fit last night. It took several minutes to calm everyone down but although it was bedtime, it was so fun for me to sit and laugh with them. One of my favorite sounds in the whole world is the laughter of children, especially when they are mine.

Campout for Lunch

We had some extra kids at the house today and luckily Spencer was able to spend a few hours with us. He got a fire started for the kids to roast hot dogs for lunch and they loved being able to kick back and play like they were camping. Unfortunately Spencer got called in to work shortly after so I played "single mom" to 6 kids for the rest of the day. We had a full day of playing outside, enjoying the perfect weather; jumping on the tramp with sprinklers, riding bikes and scooters and going to the splash park for pizza. I'm sure we'll all sleep soundly tonight!

A Day in the Life of Gavin

I caught Gavin throwing daddy's shoes at the cat up on the counter, laughing as he did. Then he went to the park and deemed himself big enough to climb up and over an arched ladder on the playground. Our friend Issy came to play today. Gavin is usually very nice and they play well together. He likes to hold her hand and drag her to different toys and if he gets too rough, he gives her a hug. Here they are rocking out to Miley Cyrus on a drive in the car. This morning Gavin went to his cousins' house for play time while Shayla was at preschool. It's a nice change for him to go hang out with the guys once in awhile! Although it will be interesting to see what kind of trouble those 5 boys (currently under age 3) may get in within a few years. The roller rink was fun for him. He sat back and let me push him in the stroller for a few rounds and then decided to do some breakdancing on the floor. He ended the day by stuffing most of a hot dog in his mouth. That's our Gavers for ya!

Eris Hits the Jackpot!

We went to the roller rink and had a blast skating! Eris is quite the little rollerblader and Shayla is learning fast. I am able to push Gavin in the stroller with Shayla in between it and me and it works out quite nicely. While there, Eris found a token on the ground and put it in the Wheel of Fortune game, gave the button a push and won 500 tickets. She bought a purse with 400 and used the last 100 to buy treats for all of the other kids. She was super excited that she hit the jackpot!

Fire Safety at Preschool

Some of the firefighters came to the preschool today and spoke to the kids about fire safety. One of them got in full gear and ran through a pretend fire situation. Afterwards the preschool kids graduated to Jr Firefighers and received sticker badges, then they got to go out onto the fire trucks and check them out. Shayla has been on a fire truck a thousand times but it never gets old for her. She loves it every time!

We've Been BOO-ed!

The other day we got a fun surprise on our doorstep; a Halloween bucket full of cookie cutters, mix, frosting and sprinkles. Included with the goodies was a notice that we had been "BOO-ed" and to spread the joy (free printable at http://organizedchristmas.com/). The next night we paid the fun forward to 2 friends homes and ended the night by making cookies. Here's some of our mess!