Oklahoma City

This past weekend, Spencer and I went out to visit Drew and Lauren who, with Cooper and Georgia are living there while Drew attends dental school. He is in his senior year and I knew that if I for sure wanted to go, I needed to get -- I got and we had a ball!!

Spencer and Cooper are kindred spirits and just understand each other and enjoy the same things -- I think in the entire visit there was maybe once or twice someone, besides baby Georgia, cried!! AMAZING! As a mother of boys, I am used to crying and get a bit concerned when noone cries. They were good little boys.

 

We got to go and see Drew's school -- I was Drew's assistant I wasn't a very good assistant, but I guess you get what you pay for -- we did a mold of Georgia's foot and then I mixed and poured the mold, I was supposed to get the air bubbles out, but I guess I am not a good assistant :) -- The boys had a good time just painting and keeping themselves busy using their imaginations!

 

We took the opportunity to go and see the Oklahoma City Memorial. What an incredible experience. The city and the country did a phenomenol job remembering the terrible evil and the wonderful lives and people that were impacted. I loved the recognition of the faith and strength that we receie from God -- I don't know if I am desensitized now, but it seems so rare that people recognize the goodness of God and the strength we recieve. . .

 

On Saturday Lauren and I took Cooper and Spencer shopping for some cowboy boots for Cooper and we found darling outfits for the two boys, they had to wear their cowboy clothes and of course we needed to document the time --

 

We also went to the zoo, whenever we saw a cat ie a leopard or a lion, we would say look at . . . and Spencer would say no, that is a tiger! The tigers weren't out when we got to their area, so we don't know what Spencer would have said they were -- what a nut!

Thanks Drew and Lauren for putting up with us, we can't wait to come again!

Ryan's Art Class

Ryan took an art class from Gilbert Parks and Rec. . . He enjoyed it, sort of, he wanted to know how much it costs to take the class, when he found out, he thought it costed too much. . . Until tonight, he got some art supplies and now he wants to take it again. Kids, there is something about free stuff, even if it costs too much.

 

 

 

Jacob's Indian Project

Jacob had an assignment to do a project on the Arizona Indians. He had to write a report and then do a visual for the report. So, the visual, I helped him brainstorm what we could do. We came up with a great idea! We decided we would get some legos, and build an indian house and then the canals, the Hohokums built. We then spray painted the legos off-white. For family night we did that part, and built some ladders, well Jake and Jacob and the hot glue gun built the ladders.

 

While I was working on the project, I remembered being in fourth grade and doing some cool visual art projects to go along with my reports, I remember how cool I thought they were. . . the more I remembered the projects, the more fun Jacob's was for me to help him with. So, it is due tomorrow, and here is the final result. . .

 

What do you think? I know that there is quite a bit of time and fun imaginative time in this project that all of my boys got to help in bits and pieces! We had a blast!

 

A Day in our life. . .

We enjoyed our long weekend, and Spencer started his "nother preschool" today. He was awfully nervous about this one as he knew some of the kids in this one, and one little boy was mean at the orientation. He was glad that the little boy is in the afternoon. . .

 

The teacher warned us that she was taking the mom's picture today too, so I had to look like I didn't climb out of bed, to get the other brothers out of bed and be ready . . . that was a feat, but I made it!

 

Ryan is such a good big brother, he will read voluntarily to Spencer when he comes home from school -- Spencer is usually glad to see him!