A Special Visit!

I am so sad I have no pictures of this. I was out of batteries!
Lucy was so upset. I could not console her! She had her Cinderella dress on and she needed to go to Disneyland and see Cinderella. Cinderellas was her favorite at Disneyland. I told her Daddy had the car and we could not. She cried and begged for us to walk (I don't know if this came from talking about our great.....great grandpa in the Mormon Battalion.) She said she was strong and gave me a thumbs up looking for a confirmation to her plan. She was in such earnest! Oh, how I broke her heart!
Then suddenly there was a knock on our door. It was Prince Charming (Atticus in his Prince costume) and Cinderella (Avaree in her Cinderella costume)! Lucy was thrilled! Her tears immediately dried up. They said, "We heard you could not come to Disneyland so we came here to visit you." They were adorable with Lucy. They danced with her, hugged and talked with her, and ate breakfast with her! Lucy was so happy. They made her and my day. Atticus and Avaree never broke character! Prince Charming liked asking about Lucy's family and particularly her older brother. Can I just tell you how proud I was of them for having a desire and plan to make their sister happy!

Bobb walked!!

Doesn't he look handsome!! We are so proud!

Disney Vacation!

We had the best time!! Thanks Big Daddy! The kids were tall enough to ride everything. Avi was all about it! She LOVED Splash Mountain! And she even picked out platforms for the trip to make sure she wouldn't miss out on anything. Atty looked at the rides and decided he did not trust Disneyland with his life. He decided to wait until he was nine. He rode Indiana Jones for me because it is my favorite ride. He will ride it again when he is nine. Lucy loved the carousels and meeting the princesses, especially Rapunzel and Cinderella!! One of my favorite parts was when Flynn Riders taught all the boys to smolder. We stayed together as a family this year and it was one of our favorite trips. The new Ariel ride was wonderful too! And the celebration of color and the parade! Oh! I loved it!!!

Another Good Night!

So tonight Lucy wanted to sleep with Atticus in his bed. Atticus was up for it for a little bit. Once he had enough, he told Lucy to get back into her bed. She refuted that his bed was now her bed. This went back and forth for a while. Then Atticus said fine and climbed in Lucy's bed. He did his best to make her want her bed. He said, "oh look Lucy I have your nice blanket! It is so comfortable. Oh now I am laying on your princess pillow, so nice!" Lucy just smiled and leaned over his bed and said, "oh you like princesses!" That got Atticus. He jumped out of her bed saying, "NO!! I don't like princesses. Get out of my bed!" I was cracking up! She continued to tease him about liking princesses as we moved her out of his bed. We love her!

A late night puppet show!

Lucy! I love her! She cracks me up all the time. I have been working on getting her to sleep well in her big girl bed. One night she climbed into bed, pulled up covers, and snuggled down to bed. I was doing a happy dance, thinking this is the night! I put Attiucs and Avaree to bed and was about to leave the room when I little pink sock poked up over the toddler bed rail. The sock sang out, "Hello everybody!" Then a little hand came up over the rail and said, "Shhhhh! You must be quiet mom will be mad." The pink sock countered," But I have to sing! LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The little hand and pink sock went on arguing! Atticus and I were laughing so hard!! I couldn't be mad!

Summer of the Monkeys!

We have almost home schooled for a whole year! We have loved it. I have loved many things, but I dare say my favorite reason is a petty one. I loved this whole winter that we drank hot coco in our pajamas and read books while everyone else had to get up start their cars or walk to the bus stop in the early cold of winter. I have also come to terms that our kids will be different as we continue doing this because their experiences will be different. I got a good reminder of this yesterday. Attiucs is in a play, the wizard of oz. We were practicing his lines at the playground. The other kids asked what we were doing. As we explained, I was amazed none of them had seen or heard of the wizard of oz. One boy said, "Yeah, I think I know what that is. At my school we are making bricks and there is a scarecrow, a tin can, and lion by it." I laughed to myself as I was again thinking how my kids will be different. We have read over 15 books this years. Holes, Rapunzel's Revenge, Lunch Lady, and Summer of the Monkeys have been our favorites. I smiled again when it was time to go to bed. I called them in. They didn't want to come, so I reminded them of the chapter of 'The Summer of the Monkeys' that was waiting for them. They cheered and came running. The other children's faces were priceless.

Daddy is back in school!

Bobb has started is last semester for his bachelors!! hip hip hooray! We love him!