Ethan's Christmas Program

On Friday we went to Ethan's Preschool Christmas Program. When we got there one of his teachers told him that he should sing extra loud so that we could all hear him. He did that. Actually he yelled all the songs. He was the loudest one there. I was laughing so hard because it was so freaking cute. After they sang songs Santa came! He had gifts for all the kids! Kellen was especially excited because as he put it "It was the REAL Santa!" Ethan in his hat getting ready to sing

Ethan shouting the songs

Kellen's Christmas Program

Kellen's school had their Christmas program on December 13. I always laugh so hard at some of the things the kids do. Even my own son would not stop talking to all the kids around him. This year Kellen had a speaking part! He did great!



Jared and I both agreed that we are not meant to see the whole program. Last year Kellen got sick so we had to leave. This year Ethan fell and hit his mouth on a chair. He split a tooth in half. So Jared had to leave and take him to the ER. He is fine now. The dentist glued it together and filed it down. They said that he was too young to just pull it.



Hopefully next year will go better than the last two years. Here is Kellen talking to the girl next to him. He was the only kid who wore the Santa hat. He played with it the whole time.

Kellen actually singing!

Happy Halloween

I know this is late. But, as they say, better late than never! Here is a pic of the boys on the day we Trick or Treated. They both had to be Optimus Prime and I could not talk them into anything else.

Pumpkin Carving

Last night we carved our pumpkins! In the past Ethan would not have been in the kitchen with us. He has a bit of a sensory problem. This year he was able to cut his own face on his pumpkin. He was however not able to stick his hands in the pumpkin. There was not gaging this year though!Ethan cutting a face
Kellen cleaning out his pumpkin
More of Ethan making a face
See the insides of the one April carved?
Oops! This pumpkin seems to have the same problem that Ethan has had in the past. I wonder if his guts made him puke!
Kellen making the face on his
The finished product all lit up in the dark

Fun at the Jones Park!

Last week I took all four kids to Jone's Park. We spent a few hours there and had snack at a picnic table. We all had a great time. The kids loved it so much that they asked if we could do it again the next day! Ethan sitting on the picnic table
Kellen being a monkey
Ethan being a monkey
Kellen and Owen in the Lion's mouth


Kellen in full motion! He is really being a monkey there

Kids Say The Darndest Things

I forgot about what happened when I was driving Ethan to school last week until I read it in Jared's Blog. You should check it out! Here it is!

Trick or Treat Smell My Feet......................

On Sunday we took the boys Trick or Waiting at the Henry Vilas Zoo. Oops! It should be Trick or Treating. It just felt like we spent a lot of time in line between tents that had people giving out candy. The boys did not seem to mind. We went with Elena, Jared (Elena's Hubby), Drew, Noah, Tim (Elena's brother), Jen (Tim's wife), James, and JP. It was great seeing everyone again. Tim, Jared, Elena, and April went to high school together. Anyways, on to the pictures!Optimus "Kellen" Prime and Optimus "Ethan" Prime
Elena painting a nose on Tigger.....I mean Noah
The new baby giraffe and it's mommy
Drew checking out his candy
Noah was not happy. He glared at me all day. I guess he knows how mean I am!
The boys and Jared getting candy!

I did not put any pictures of Tim and Jen's kids up because I was not sure if they were okay with it.

You can see Jared's thoughts on the day here.