Tuesday Post

My sister and Joe post every Tuesday. I am going to try to do the same so at least I have a post once a week instead of once a month. Here is my first attempt at my Tuesday post. We had a nice evening tonight. While eating, Charlie told me thanks for making him an "ummy" dinner. He made me feel like such a special mom. After dinner, Monica and Mary came and hung out. The kids spread mattresses on the floor and had a jumping party. Maggie made up some mad dance moves to the music. I don't have pictures from tonight yet but it remminded me that I did not get to post some priceless pictures of Annie from the last time we hung out with Monica and Mary. Enjoy the pictures: (All pictures were taken by the talented Mary Scheirer)

My Superhero

Charlie: Mom can I help you mop? Me: Of course!!! Charlie (after mopping): I am a super hero for getting all that dirt off of the floor. Me: Yes you are buddy!

Best Buds

I never would have foreseen that Andrea's friend Adam would become Charlie's favorite buddy.

Kindergarten Halloween

Andrea with her class~She is next to her buddy Ayden (Football player)

Millie the Mermaid

Mary Kathryn the doctor

Gabby as Dorthy

Mrs. Goodwyn~ The sheriff trying to keep all these candy-filled children under control.

Halloween 2012

Andrea heading off to school as a ballerina.

Our Little Tigger (She was not very fond of the tail. I think that Maggie was worried that she actually grew a tail and did not like that it was following her around. She was adorable as Tigger!)

What's New this Week?

Well daddy got a new truck. Annie said, "This is super! This is way better than a car. " Charlie said, "This is awesome!" about 20 times because if anyone has been around Charlie he says stuff over and over until everyone around him acknowledges that it was said. I guess maybe our middle child needs some attention. Another new event in our house this week is.............. Maggie went poo poo on the potty. The past few days she has come and would jibber jabber while holding her diaper and then walk over to the changing table. So John and I had talked about the possibility of her being ready for potty training. Today Maggie came right to me and was holding her diaper while trying desperately to tell me something. Then she would grunt a little so we took Maggie to her potty which has been chillin in our bathroom and had her sit. I know that she will not be fully potty trained for awhile but hey at least today we saved at least 20 cents on a diaper. Way to be frugal Maggie!

Disney on Ice

(Our tired children in their pjs after an afternoon at the Disney on Ice) We went to Disney on Ice. I actually remembered the camera but then left the memory card in the computer at home. So I have no pictures, but the stories alone are worth the blog. Mickey and Minnie drive onto the ice and their car breaks down and they say, "Too bad there isn't a tow truck around." Charlie starts grinning from ear to ear, and says, "Mater!" Sure enough Mater peels onto to the ice with his forward and backwards driving. Seeing cars race on the ice was really cool to watch, no pun intended. Next the skaters moved around with big blue flowing ribbons and bubbles came down from the ceiling. Now Andrea's face was lit up as Ariel entered the scene. My favorite part really was just enjoying the kids as their favorite characters came onto the ice. Now the funniest part of the afternoon was a conversation with Andrea during intermission. The picture above shows the ginormous mugs for snow cones. They were pricey and you couldn't get the snow cone without the mug. This lead into another of many economic discussions we've had with our kids lately. I told Annie how many dollars we spent on the snow cones so we couldn't get anymore toys. She saw the concessions man walk by with a popcorn with a Mc Queen hat and said, "Those are only $1. I saw that kid hand the popcorn man only 1 dollar." So I reminded her of when they were earning money for her school carnival just a few weeks ago. They had to trade in their 20 one-dollar bills for 1 twenty dollar bill to pay for their wrist bands. This made her realize that the popcorn might be 10 or 20 dollars and that was expensive like her princess snow cone mug. Later Andrea needed a straw because her snow cone was more slushie-like. I told her that her Sebastion spoon (pictured above) was not only a spoon but also a straw. Andrea exclaims, "OH IT'S A GOOD THING I LIKE EXPENSIVE STUFF."