Playdate For Reece

Today, we got to have a couple of Reece's friends over!

Brynn, Reece and Logan.

The fun started outside.
Brynn being a frog. FYI; Brynn LOVES animals.

She actually showed me how a Marsupial jumps. Yep, she used the word marsupial! What a smarty. (For those who don't know, she was a kangaroo =D)
Whee!!!

Reece chasing the girls...

Logan testing out Reece's "cool" bike.

Brynn drew a Daddy Ladybug and a Baby Ladybug.

Logan drew her Baby Brother, Zakk.

Brynn on the scooter.

Reece drew himself, Riley, and himself again, because he messed up on his first himself.
Notice, Reece is wearing the helmet, while the girls are doing the stunts. Sorry parents!!

The kids picked me some "flowers" while we were outside. It was so sweet. Brynn asked, "Do you know why I picked those flowers for you?"

"Why?"

"It's because I love you!"

Aww!! What a sweetie!!

I had to get a big hug after that!
Sadly, my flowers died an hour later. =(

Next, it was inside to put a Dora and Diego puzzle together.

Then we played the "Honeybee" game!!

After all the fun, we had to eat lunch, and end all of the fun.

Thanks for coming to play today! Reece had so much fun!

Baby Talk and More

NO!! Jake and I are not talking about having another baby!!!

The boys have been though. Several times in the past year or so, Riley has mentioned he wants a baby brother or sister. I've laughed, and asked him where a baby would sleep in our crowded house? His answer was simple. He would share his bunk bed with the baby. Oh, if everything were that simple. Thankfully, he's good at dropping subjects.

A few weeks ago, Reece told me he wanted a baby too. This is thanks to our neighbor who just had Zakk. Tommi was VERY pregnant at the time. I asked him why. He said, "Because they are so cute."

"They aren't very cute when they cry all day and night, like you did." And, he disagreed. Reece finds babies very cute. Too bad he doesn't remember what a pain he was as a baby. =P

Next, Riley is not loving school that much anymore. He really likes his teacher. That's about where our conversations stop. He tells me each day, he wishes he could stay with me. Spend ALL day with me. He loves me. I hope this is just normal boredom of school. Deep down, I worry there is a specific reason, he suddenly doesn't want to go. As far as I can tell, he gets along with everyone, and he has his good friends. I know he does well in class. Maybe, I'm just that great of a MOM! And it's that hard not to be around me. Kidding! Kidding. Tune in next week, for Riley's latest thoughts on 2nd grade.

Happy 5th Birthday Samantha!

Happy Birthday to my adorable, niece, Sami!

Hope you had a wonderful day!

Baby Zakk

Today, we got to go see our newest friend. Our wonderful neighbor just had a beautiful baby boy! Congratulations!
Welcome, baby Zakk!!

Riley the Mentor

This seriously just took place, in the back seat of our car, on our way home from school.

Riley: "Reece. I need to tell you a secret, about when you go to Kindergarten. When you are on a bus, and you come to a train track, the bus has to stop. Then you have to be quiet, or else the driver might not hear a train coming. Also, you have to sit with your back and head against the back of the seat, like this. But there isn't a seat belt."

And that's when their wondering minds took them on to a new subject... All this coming from a kid who has only ridden the bus on a couple field trips in his life.

Weekend Fun With Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa McMillan came to see us from Arizona this weekend!

Of course, it must begin with present time. New clothes and toys!

Showing off the new PJ's.

Saturday we went to Worlds of Fun!! This was the boys first time to go, and although they were timid at first, they had a blast! Here are a TON of pictures from the day (some out of order.)

This was the boys favorite.

The "Scrambler."

"Camp Snoopy"

Enjoying some very expensive ice cream!

Yum!

A train ride to end the fun.

Movie night with the Grandparents.

On Sunday, we went to Deanna Rose Farmstead.

Lots of fish and animals to feed.

Oh yeah! The boys both caught their first fish. The fish were pretty smart, but I just had to throw some food by the bate, and they each caught one right away. Thankfully, Jake got the fish back in the water quickly.

After Deanna Rose, it was lunch and Monkey Bizness!!

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for coming to see, AND SPOIL us!! Come back soon! We Love You!!!