Preschool

Oliver is in preschool. I can't believe it! He's getting so big now and he'll let you know it. If you ask him how big he is he either stands on his tiptoes and reaches his hands as high as he can, or he'll lay down on the floor and stretch his arms up.

Anyway, his first day of school was actually September 2nd (sorry for the delay). His cousin Ellie is in his class. Right when he walked into school Ellie ran to him and gave him the biggest hug. It was so cute. Those two are so cute together, they are so nice to each other and have so much fun together. They are going to have a great time being in the same class.

Ollie and I have been working on his letters by sound and sight. We try to do a letter a day and try to use lots of words that begin with that particular letter that we're working on. I think it has been helping with his speech lately too. He's really funny when he says some words that we've been working extra hard on like snow (he usually pronounces it "no"), he walks around saying s...s...s...snow. So, if you hear him sounding out the first letter of a word several times before he says a word, that is why. He's working really hard on learning his letters and pronouncing them correctly. He's a smart little boy!

Nice Moth Friend!

Tonight we went to the high school football game in Fillmore. We had a tailgate dinner before the game with family and friends. It was a lot of fun. The game was great until the end when the Eagles lost. Still, it was fun to visit with friends and of course with Bart and Lorna. The kids always have a great time running around with cousins and friends. It's just a fun atmosphere. Anyway, after the game we loaded the kids in the car and started our trek home to Kanosh. Sabree had her light on which attracted a moth. She started complaining about the moth and didn't want anything to do with it. Luckily her brother was there to save the day! Oliver was so funny! He said, "That is my nice friend moth, he won't hurt you." Then he kept talking about this friend moth that must be lost from his house. He said, "It's ok nice friend moth, come here and I will help you." We pulled over and Oliver got out of his seat and was able to capture the friendly moth. Then he let it out the window and told everyone that the nice friend moth was just flying back to his home now. It was so funny the way he kept talking about his friend (I'm not sure if I should be worried, j/k). Oliver was a hero tonight. His sister sure appreciated him. Oliver always makes us laugh. He's such a cute kid! GO EAGLES!

Lia Sophia September Sale!

Cute little Sabree loves Lia Sophia. Notice her necklace. One of my favorite things about Lia Sophia Jewelry is the lifetime guarantee. That's the only reason I let Sabree wear my jewelry. She's so cute...whenever she sees someone wearing jewelry she asks if its Lia Sophia and then tells them that I sell Lia Sophia Jewelry. She is my little sales girl.

Septembers sale is buy any 2 items at regular price and get 4 half price. Your most expensive items are your half price items. If you want me to order you anything just let me know. You can view the catalog at www.liasophia.com or I can mail you a catalog.

Front Lawn Campout!

With very few weekends left of warm weather we decided we should sleep out under the stars with the kids. We slept on the front lawn on Saturday night. It was a lot of fun! Of course, the kids loved it and didn't fall asleep until 10:30 at night. Luke and I stayed up even later looking at all the stars. It was breathtaking. Luke showed the kids the big dipper and I had him envisioning a constellation that I had made up. It was a horse named O'Brien. He completely believed me! We had a lot of fun, even though it was a long night. We found out that nights in Kanosh are actually quite busy with both people and animals, who'd of thought!

Luke teaching the kids about stars

Oliver's funny words!

Oliver said a bunch of funny things today. First of all, Luke took a break from work for about 10 minutes today to play some baseball with Oliver. He hit the ball so hard one time and it hit Luke in the stomach, he thought it was the funniest thing. He ran in and told me all about it. Then Luke had to work again so I told him that I would throw the ball to him. He laughed and shook his head at Luke and said "no way dad, she's just a girl!".

Later in the day I was on a walk with Oliver and Jaylee and I said "We're buddies aren't we?", he responded, "No, I'm just a boy and you are just a girl!" I'm starting to feel like I'm being discriminated against.
On a more positive note, when I did throw the ball with Ollie, he brought me close and told me that he's a gentleman and that he won't hit me in the stomach with the baseball, only dad! He's such a funny kid!

Sabree completed her first week of school. She's so grown up and so beautiful! She's very independent and opinionated right now. She wants her hair a certain way and I have no say in her clothing. She's a character and I love her so much.

Bigger right before my eyes!

We have a first grader now! I can't believe it! Sabree is getting so big. She started first grade today and you wouldn't believe how excited she was. The school provided breakfast for students and family members this morning. Oliver, Jaylee and I went to breakfast with Sabree and got to see Grandma Adams who works in the lunchroom at the elementary. After breakfast we visited the class room and met Sabree's teacher, Miss Weight. She is the tiniest person. If she hadn't had high hills on she would have only been a head taller than Sabree. I've heard great things about her, she'll be a great teacher for Sabs. After school the first things we heard about were lunch (chicken nuggets) and recess 3 times. She was actually a little bugged that she had to go to recess three times, she would rather learn!

Later that afternoon Oliver visited with the speech therapist at the school. After the evaluation she informed us that Oliver's speech in normal for his age. He's a smart little kid! He starts preschool in 2 weeks and he is so eager to learn. We've been practicing shapes, colors, letters and numbers. Today the letter of the day was "P". He walked around all day laughing while he made the sound of the letter P. He'd say "PPPP Pee on the Potty". He such a little boy! He makes everyone smile that he comes in contact with!

After speech testing, we were driving home and Sabree decided she wanted her hair cut as soon as possible. So we stopped at a salon on the way home. Her hair is just above her shoulders now and she loves it. "It's so light now mom, I love it!"

To finish the day, we noticed that Jaylee is finally getting her teeth. We noticed one tooth about a week ago just breaking the surface and today we noticed a second. Our family is changing and growing up quickly!

Last outting before school

We spent a couple of hours at the Gunnison Reservoir in Delta on Saturday. The kids had a great time. We went some friends and spent time swimming, playing in the sand and boating. I can't believe that August is more than half way over. This was our last outting before school starts on Monday. TIME FLIES especially when you're having fun!

My little sweetheart! She thought it was so funny to have her feet wet while she was playing in the saucer.