Ethan, the poet

Ethan had the best second grade teacher ever last year. She had the kids write poems and then had them published in a book. I ordered a copy last year and totally forgot about it until it came today. How cool to have Ethan's poem in an actual book!!

Red

Apples

Juicy,Shiny,Delicious

Ribbons

Crayons

Chalk

Red is the color

of a prize in a race

Halloween Pictures

O.k. we survived the halloween pictures and they actually came out really cute. Just one thing was off....Jack refused to wear his costume and insisted on sitting on a car push toy. When Jack and I were looking at the pictures at home Jack pointed to the picture and said, "Ethan is Indiana Jones, Owen is a skeleton, Ava is a princess and I am a cool guy on a cool car" So I guess that is Jack's costume, he's a cool guy! Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures, I had to take pictures of the pictures, but at least you'll get an idea of what they look like.

Ava is 6 months!

Today was Sassy's six month appointment. She is 18lbs. and 27 inches, putting her at 90% for height and 80% for weight. And more important then the stats, she is perfectly happy and healthy. We then went costume shopping. She is going to be Snow White, but we decided the wig was to much. Ethan is going to be Indiana Jones, Owen is a skeleton and Jack is wolverine. We are getting our annual Halloween pictures today. 4 kids in costumes, 2 parents, 1 photographer=chaos, so wish us luck!!!

Remember when........

..........................it was fun to look in a mirror? Yeah, neither do I, but Sassy does !

Happy Birthday Uncle Bj

On Friday night we got to go to Claim Jumpers with Devin's family to celebrate Bj's birthday. We had a good time and good food!! Happy Birthday Bj!!!

All this took place in about two minutes........

It being Devin's day off we all walked in the door at the same time today, chaos pursued. Ethan and Owen stitting to the table complaining about homework, whining , begging to play video games instead. Sassy crying in her highchair. Devin and Jack unloading the groceries. Finally Devin took Owen and Sassy into the other room so Ethan and I could concentrate on his math homework and he could help Owen with his spelling homework. Then it dawns on me, I noticed it was strangely quiet. hmmm where's Jack? I walked back into the boys room expecting to see him playing with quietly with Ethan's toys, if I can redirect him Ethan will never know and we can avoid a fight... not there. Look on all the beds, not there. Is he in my room?...NO. "Devin where is Jack" "I don't know" The doors are all shut and locked. Did I lock him out somehow?Open front door, JACK! JACK! My heart is now pounding. JACK! JACK! throwing open shower curtains, running from room to room. JACK! JACK! Devin asks "Did I leave him in the car?" Run to the driveway, Ethan and Owen are crying. "Stay in the house and stay together!" I yell No, not in car. "JACK! JACK! running up and down street screaming, asking strangers, "Have you seen a little boy, MY little boy?" What is he wearing? My mind is blank. Was he just in pull ups? What did I dress him in today? Where is my baby? Mind spinning, tears running down my face. Who has my baby? Neighbors are following, watching the panic unfold. I've got to call the police, shut down the city, Where is my baby??? I run in to the kitchen , where is the damn phone? "Ethan, Owen sit on the couch and don't move!" Sassy safely in Devin's arms. Devin runs up to Whitney's house. Running to bedroom to find the phone, can't feel anything, but terror, JACK! JACK! and then, on the floor by my bed, I almost tripped on him.

Instant, unbelievable relief. I collapse on him and cry, he stirs in his sleep and I hold him while I sob. I cannot explain the pure terror of not being able to find your child. It is by far the worst feeling in the world. Who cares about homework or putting the groceries away, I have all my babies and they are all safe. I feel like the luckiest person on earth.

Where have I been???

I noticed today that it has been weeks, yes weeks since i have posted. This is my official "catch up" post and pictures will follow later tonight when Devin gets home with his computer. So where did I leave off, oh yea, I left off in glorious summer. Oh how I miss the lazy days of summer. Sleeping in, not rushing, not worrying about bedtime, oh how I miss you summer.
On that note...Welcome Fall!! I do love fall, just not all the new schedules. We are getting used to having places to be and times to be there, but some of us are more reluctant then others. The boys started school and are doing well. I like both of their teachers and I am already amazed at how much they are learning. I know you were all wondering what I decided to do with Jack. I didn't send him to preschool. I decided to do "mommy and me" classes at the local college for this semester and then reasses the situation in January. I'll keep you posted. As for Sassy, she is growing and is just the sweetest baby ever. She'll be 6 months tomorrow and hopefully i'll be able to post about her tomorrow with all the new stats. So to sum up this post we are all doing great, busy, happy and are loving life. I'll try to be better at posting!