Harry Potter

Ryan has been reading Harry Potter to the boys as their bedtime story.  They like to look at the pictures at the beginning of each chapter.  Tonight the picture was the "Shrieking Shack".  Nathanial, however, called it the "Freakin' Shack".

Emily 4 month and Christopher 3-year Check-up

September 6th, I took Christopher and Emily in to the doctor for their check-ups, Christopher for his 3-Year and Emily for her 4-Month.
Christopher: Height: 38 inches (50th percentile) & Weight: 28 lbs. 2 oz.(25th percentile)
Emily: Height: 23 1/4 inches (5th percentile) & Weight: 10 lbs 1.5 oz. (not on the charts) & Head Circumference: 39.5 cm (15th percentile)

First Day of Preschool

On September 6th the boys and I started Preschool.  It was a great day.  Nothing major happened and the kids enjoyed themselves.  This year I have 3 boys and 3 girls.  I am looking forward to this year.

I was trying to get the boys to pose for a picture...

What cute boys!

Gotta love 'em

Miles for Smiles

Ryan decided to run a 5K this Labor Day.  The race is called Miles for Smiles and helps those with cleft lip/palate.  Ryan didn't train for this race.  In fact the first time that he ran was the Saturday before and only made it about 2 1/2 miles. 

Before the race.

stretching/warming up

Lining up to start (I am not sure where Ryan is).

The boys and I watched as Ryan took off and then we headed to the finish line to wait for him.  There was a very nice lady who helped me with the kids.  I had the boys in the stroller and Emily in the carrier.

Here comes Ryan, pushing hard to the finish line.

Crossing the finish line.

After the race we walked back over to the starting line where they had an assortment of things to eat and drink.  They had water and bananas, but they also had ice cream, doughnuts, and beer (I am not kidding and it was all FREE).

Christopher eating his Ben and Jerry's Cherry Ice Cream Bar (yummy).

There was a raffle after everyone had finished the race.  Ryan went to see if he could win anything while I went to the car to feed Emily and clean Christopher.  When Ryan came back he was wearing a medal around his neck and I thought that it was a participation medal or something.  Upon closer inspection it had a three on it.  Ryan had won 3rd place for his age division 22-29!

Way to go RYAN!!!

Christopher Says

I walked into the living room after taking a nap and I see a roll all crumbled up and scattered on the floor.
Me: "Christopher who made this mess?"
Christopher: "I did."
Me: "Why?"
Christopher: "Because when I was eating out here I laid on it and it squished like a pancake and made this mess."

What a cutie pie!
9/11/11

Nater Says

Nathanial has been saying some pretty funny things lately.  He is really smart and witty when it comes to talking.

So Nathanial and Ryan were at the store doing some grocery shopping for me and they needed to buy eggs. So as they were at the egg section of the store Ryan was looking for the right variety and Nathanial says "Daddy can we get the chocolate eggs?" There were brown eggs so of course he thought they were chocolate, if only...

Over Labor Day Weekend I was trying to get the Preschool put together and asked Nathanial if he wanted to work on a project.  Of course he did since most of the projects we do involve painting and crafts.  I told him that he needed to finish cleaning his room and then come down stairs and I would give him a project.  He finished his room and came down stairs to tell me that he was done.
Nathanial: "I'm done with my room, can I do my project now?"
Me: "Yes, you can put these away." I handed him a pile of toys/books that needed to be put away.
Nathanial: "That's not a project, that's cleaning."
Me: "Sure it is, it's a cleaning project!"

Ryan was cutting Nathanial's hair when I overheard Nathanial tell Ryan the following:
Nathanial: "Daddy am I fat, 'cause you're fat"

Random

Nathanial took a nap on top of the toy box.

Cathy reading stories to the kids at the library (Christopher, Nathanial, Wyatt, Corbin, and Sage)