Saturday, February 26, 2011

The karate man...

At least that's what the kids were saying! So, one day after church, Clayton comes running up to us and is yelling that he is the karate man. Picture this, he has a piece of black electrical tape on his forehead, over his eyebrows. 'I'm the karate man' I laughed SO hard! He looked like Burt with a unibrow! Well, he eventually lost the tape and was just heartbroken...so Tobin decided to help them all out with some green painters tape...they loved posing for me to take pictures...

I especially like the hairband and karate man combo look...



And who could forget Clayton's Swan dive karate move...



Dude, we were rolling! The kids thought they were the coolest people EVER! So funny! Well, Clayton didn't much like these 'new' karate man thingys...it wasn't on his eyebrows...where do they get this stuff?
I hope that you have a wonderful and warm weekend!
Ciao a tutti!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

This is what COLD looks like...


Well, it is winter in Montana...lots of cold, snowy weather! We have found ourselves with alot of sickness these last 2 months...a bit of the influenza and a pretty bad cold...not too terrible, it just takes a while to work it's way through everyone!
I hope that you are having a wonderful and warm weekend...I am just watching snowflakes fall to the ground!
Ciao a tutti!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

February...

We are already in the middle of February! When did that happen? This is the first time January and February are passing without much notice for me...usually those cold, winter months short on sunshine drag endlessly by...not so this year! I can't seem to keep up with life whizzing by me! I guess I can chalk it up to Case being in school...I am constantly surprised how much that changes things!

Clayton and I have been working on his ABC book...each week we pick a different letter to learn about...what it sounds like and how to write it...then we do some schoolwork, I try to come up with fun crafts and foods to eat to go along with our letter. Here is Clayton hard at work on the letter G...

Gwen is growing up into a fine 2.5 year 0ld...with an independent streak a mile wide!!! She is totally into the color pink (or 'peent' as she says it)...I am convinced if you gave her pink castor oil she would gladly take it! She is loving princesses, her jewelry, and her new found friend, Olivia...



She is also loving books...



This big guy is getting so big...I am so proud of the young man he is growing into. His newest achievement is learning how to read. He is super smart and he is blowing me away with how many words he is remembering and already knows! Even all the crazy vowel rules that only work on some words he is plowing thru like a champ! He keeps losing teeth by the bucket load and the tooth fairy just may start living in our spare room...



Tobin is well, work is a bit slow...being winter and all. I am working on a number of projects (of course...that would be why time flies by!)...I guess the most time consuming and pleasurable for me is an internet scrapbooking class that I am taking. I make one scrapbook layout a day, every day for the month of February. I took this class in October and completed about half of my Italy scrapbook...if all goes well, I just might finish it by the end of the month! That would be awesome!
Well, I hope you have a warm and fabulous Wednesday!
Ciao a tutti!