I LOVE this kind of stuff! :)

"A turtle moved slow in the rain forest to get bananas."

Joe's classwork... gotta love it!

Joe's Latest Classwork!

He drew one "normal" bird... The others are shaped like Angry Birds. Lol

Little Matthew...

Matthew rode by me on the bike with his hands on the handlebars and his legs flung out to the sides, smiling, saying, "Look Mama No HANDS!" lol He has also been saying, "Shame Ol Shame Ol"... cuz he heard, "Same old same old" but didn't quite grasp it. I love the ways he shows how little he is. :)

(The picture is from Jacki & Charlie's 5th Birthday Super Hero party!)

Great Grandma Lu's Valentines...

The boys had a lot of fun this morning, opening up some Valentines that came in the mail from their Great Grandma Luella (We hadn't updated her with our new address, so they got lost in the mail for a bit... but, They MADE IT!). She handmade each one of them a special Valentine and they have decided they want to keep them forever! Thank You Grandma Lu!!

Joe HAD TO have a picture with the heart as his face. :).... Side Note: We found Matthew's 2t-3t turtle costume in one of the boxes we opened... I can't believe his bottom isn't sore from wearing it, because it does NOT fit anymore! lol That costume wins the award for most worn, probably in history!

Matthew's First Drawing of our Family...

When I picked Matthew up from Awana this week, he had drawn this picture. I think it is absolutely ADORABLE!! It is so fun seeing his skills start to grow. He doesn't draw all that often, but it seems I need to make that more available to him. :) It was "Crazy Hair Day" at school that day, so Joe's hair was blue. Matthew seemed to have been a bit jealous and drew his own hair blue as well. He also had some great plans for me as he said, "And Mama has a mohawk!"... When I asked him what happened to Dada's hair, he said, "Oh, he doesn't have any, he's still little." lol

Boys' Room Update!

 

Closet done, bunk bed done, Lego table in! :) I have an awesome husband! :) The boys' room is really coming together and I'm so thankful for how hard Aaron has worked on it! They have been sleeping great in their new bed, and enjoying having their own space (as we are enjoying have our own space back, after living in the same room with them for a while!) Ha ha

The Boy with the Issue of Spit...

Joe's spitting...

I'm always being reminded of the Lord and His relationship with me through my boys.

The other day, I had a plan in mind to take the boys to Chuck-E-Cheese's. During the morning, Joe decided it was a good idea to spit... and this had been a bit of an issue with him, so I knew I needed NOT to give him something fun like Chuck-E-Cheese's. I had a talk with him about it and let him know that I can't bring him somewhere that is a treat when he has not had the behavior to earn that good time. Of course, he was crushed (and displayed more behavior that wouldn't have earned it! lol)

When that moment with Joe was over, I thought. How many times has the Lord had something in mind for me that would BLOW MY MIND, but for one reason or another... I didn't choose His way and I Completely missed out. Sometimes, I'm sure it's a real blessing that I'm ignorant to it... or I might display behavior undeserving of a "treat" too! Ha ha It made me stop and think though... think about taking the time to know the Lord, to hear the Lord and to be patient for His direction in my life so that I can make it to Chuck-E-Cheese's and all the other great things He has in store for my life!

I know it's not always about us deserving it... but choosing His way for our life means so much!

NOT from Joe's girlfriend!...

When I picked Joe up from school today, he came to me and said: I got something from a girl and she is NOT my girlfriend, I don't know why she did it!"

He pulls out this OH SO cute picture:

My Shopping Companions.

We had a little trip to Target today, and my boys decided to bring their special hat/masks. They walked around the store with me for 5-10 minutes with them on, and then took them off. Joe proceeded to take his sweatshirt off too and said, "I need to get this off quick, so nobody will know I was that boy with the mask on!"... He cracks me up. I said, "Well, don't you think they'll know it was you because your'e still with me?" He came up with some good reason why that wasn't right. Ha ha ha

Joe's "Special Day" Paper...

This is a paper Joe brought home from school today. It is going in my Joe File for sure, but I had to share it! At the bottom, I will write out what it was meant to say! So Fun seeing them learn to write!

Special Day:

On my special day I went to Monterey. Grandma, Pop, Mom and Dad was there. I took a walk at night when I got to a hotel. I went to the goody shop. It was special because I got a huge jawbreaker .

What is hilarious is how he remembers that special day. First off, he left Matthew out of the picture... secondly, Grandma and Pop weren't there! Ha ha ha. We had left Sonoma and decided to drive on Hwy 1 back down to Southern CA. We had one night where we stayed in Monterey as a family mini-vacation. He DID get a huge jawbreaker and we did go for a walk at night, but it cracks me up to see how his mind remembers it. Poor Matthew wasn't a big enough part of the memory! Ha ha ha They each got to eat their "goody" in the bath at the hotel. Joe's jawbreaker turned the whole bath blue! I REMEMBER that part! :) 

I love the spelling errors in this letter. Joe is so incredibly smart that it is fun to see an area of his brain that is still "little." He's still learning, and it's SUPER cute... in my opinion! :)