Field Trip

A couple pictures of Mea's field trip. She had a bast at Peachtree farms, and I felt lucky to get to go! We came around the corner and found the whole class rolling down the hill (Mea's not the best roller). It was so cute!

Leaves are Falling

Fall is not one of my favorite seasons. Yes the cooler weather is nice and the colors are pretty, but it means winter is coming...booooooo! I have been trying to enjoy the fall a little more this year by getting they kids outside. Monday we decided to rake some leaves and jump. It took Jaden a while to get into it (longer than my camera battery lasted). We had laughed a lot.

Nothing much going on...

Life around here has been pretty boring. The boys have already gotten their first fall cold (which they passed on to me). Mea is doing great in school. I'm trying to be crafty and have started on Christmas presents. Jared is completely busy with school and church. I have a video of Jaden: When Mea was little she used to steal shoes from the daycare kids. I would laugh and say "chip of the ole block (referring to my love of shoes). Now Jaden has decided that he loves shoes as well and is constantly stealing someone's shoes to wear around. I must say he has mastered extra large tennis shoes, high heel, and some boots. Pretty impressive!

My Dresser Redo...

Before After (the yellow is much brighter in real life). This is one of the many projects that I am working on that took waaaaay to long to finish. But now that it's done I love it. Looks good and the amount of storage is AMAZING!

I manage my blog like I manage my life!

I have come up with the realization that I manage my blog like I manage my life. I'm working on it because it drives me crazy, but it goes something like this...Run like crazy, do lots of fun stuff, let things pile up, finally decide to do something about it. Here's the what we've been up to- I'm finally dealing with all the pictures on my camera:

Mea and Grammy worked on learning how to ride a bike- no training wheels. She had it for a couple of feet.

We went to the Cardinals game- tons of fun!

...and to the Arch the next morning.

Enjoyed the fall weather with a picnic...

Jaden and Mea are chasing a squirrel up a tree!

They are getting so big!

One more of the chunky monkey...he is chubbing out, smiling, cooing and laughing. The hair has not fallen out, and Jensen has beautiful eyes that already melt me!

What's new with the kiddos??

MEA STARTED KINDERGARTEN!!

Holy Mackerel can you believe that Mea is now officially a kindergartner? When I dropped her off this morning it was a bit of a blur. As a former (weird to say that) I know how the school day runs, how exciting and nervous it can be, and how special the first day is...but I had never been on this side of the desk! It was strange, for me and exciting for the school girl. She was a little nervous to start, but put on a brave face and marched right into the classroom. She quickly found a spot, a girl with the same lunch box, and I could tell within 5 minutes she no longer needed her mom to stand there. I left (and stood outside the door just to make sure), but walking away was a little difficult. A part of me wanted to stay in the school with her, but I had to start my first official day as a stay at home mom. I'll let you know how the first day went after Miss Mea gets home.

Jaden or JADEN EMERY as he often hears because of the war path he leave behind him, is ornery! His latest mess was 3 bottles of finger nail polish all over himself and the bathroom floor. He still has purple feet because it was impossible to get off, the rug looks like modern art, and the bathroom reeks of polish remover. Good thing he's cute- otherwise I might craigslist him (just kidding)!

Jensen smiled at me today...I think...and I'm going to say it was a true smile, not just gas, because he is just that brilliant already!

Jaden Loves his Grandpas

Nothing is better than a nap with a grandpa. Jaden sleeping with Grandpa Decker. Jared's parents visited last week. We enjoyed seeing them. Jaden especially enjoyed having some one else in the house to tease! Jaden sleeping with Papa England. This is how Papa was able to play hooky from a wedding. Looks like a good excuse, huh??