end of 2013 school year

We just finished our school year....Brady is officially now a fifth grader and Finley is now a second grader.  Both kids are doing what they are supposed to be doing in their respective garden :)

I did the "end of the year interview" like the last two years

FINLEY

I am really good at: Drawing

I like to: Have fun with my Friends

My favorite thing to learn at school: Math

1 person who make me laugh: Mrs. Lingafelter

One word that describes me: Great

I am really happy when: Summer comes

I am really sad when: I had to leave school

My favorite book: Barbie the Mermaid Tail 2

My favorite TV show: Spongebob

My favorite vacation: Universal Studios-Florida

I like school when: Field Day!!

I don't like school when: reading books with CDs

My favorite season: Winter

My favorite toy: My Little Ponies

Things that make me happy: My Parents

Things that make me mad: When Brady argues with me

Favorite sport: tball

I like my Dad because: He is funny

I like my Mom because: She's cute (ok???)

I like my family because: They love me.

BRADEN

I am really good at: video games

I like to: play video games

My favorite thing to learn at school: science 

1 person who make me laugh: Devon

One word that describes me: Gamer

I am really happy when: schools out

I am really sad when: people die

My favorite book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

My favorite TV show: fairly odd parents

My favorite vacation: Florida 

I like school when: PE days

I don't like school when: when i have a test

My favorite season: Summer

My favorite toy: video games

What makes me happy: vacation, spending time with my cousins, going to the pool

Things that make me mad: when i dont do well on stuff

Favorite sport: baseball

I like my Dad because: he helps me learn

I like my Mom because: she helps me with my homework

I like my family because: they are all funny

end of 2012 school year

We just finished our school year....Brady is officially now a fourth grader (after a year of straight As!!) and Finley is now a first grader (after a great kindergarten year, complete with her knowing 280 sight words...they only need 25 to go to 1st grade).

I did the "end of the year interview" like last year. (you can find 2011's HERE).

FINLEY

I am really good at: Swimming

I like to: Play with my collections

My favorite thing to learn at school: The Ocean

1 person who make me laugh: Riley

One word that describes me: Silly

I am really happy when: when maddie babysits

I am really sad when: i learned i dont get to go to kindergarten again

My favorite book: Barbie the Mermaid Tail 2

My favorite TV show: Fact or Faked (seriously)

My favorite vacation: Universal Studios....when we go....I want to go

I like school when: When Mrs. K (my teacher) is there

I don't like school when: when its time to go home

My favorite season: Winter

My favorite toy: My whole collection

Things that make me happy: My stuffed animals

Things that make me mad: When Brady uses my stuff without asking

Favorite sport: Catch

I like my Dad because: He is funny!

I like my Mom because: She makes great chicken nuggets

I like my family because: They love me.

BRADEN

I am really good at: video games

I like to: play baseball

My favorite thing to learn at school: reading 

1 person who make me laugh: Mom

One word that describes me: a genious (at video games) "what, thats all i got!' when i laughed

I am really happy when: when my family goes places

I am really sad when: im grounded

My favorite book: choose your own adventures

My favorite TV show: sponge bob and fairly odd parents

My favorite vacation: tie...beach or disney world

I like school when: we had life saver parties (reward parties)

I don't like school when: mrs. spittells (the principal) last day (no joke, he said that)

My favorite season: Summer

My favorite toy: my fake guns

What makes me happy: hershey bars, my family and jack (the dog)

Things that make me mad: too much noise

Favorite sport: baseball and golf

I like my Dad because: he is cool

I like my Mom because: she is cool

I like my family because: they love me!

Now that THAT is finished, maybe I will update some pictures ;)

hello ......

So first of all, whats up with the new blogger set up??? OMG, Im so confused!

Sorry for the lack of blogging....with facebook, this seems so old news!!  I HAVE lots of pictures to post, however am not going to do it tonight.  Maybe over the next few weeks......speaking of that, school is out in LESS THAN A MONTH!!  Which means busy busy busy times and I cant wait to do my 'end of the year interview'....same questions, hopefully different answers. ;)

Here is my new favorite thing.....

Hello yum!! Since Im trying to eliminate cut down on soda these days, this is filling the void. Easily!!

Finley is 6!

the party started out with crying!!!!

the kids made pizzas

all she wanted to do was open her gifts....of course

Shannon free handed the Ugly Doll!! WOW

cake pop success!!

talking to daddy long distance ;(

a little party game...

even the adults tried

and the party ended with crying.....

this was taken on her ACTUAL birthday....

photobooth

fun with photobooth.....even the babysitter gets involved!

and auntie em ;)

already??!!

Its hard for me to believe that its the 100th day of school already....Finley is already more than half way through her kindergarten year....SLOW DOWN!!

The kids were to bring 100 items to school.....and they would re count them with their older buddies.

she chose gummy worms.....sour ones.....(yuck!)....this is what 100 gummy worms looks like....not much huh??

I asked her what else people brought...there were legos, pennies, beads, paper clips, kisses, dog food (yes dog food), m and ms and skittles....

First (and only??) snow

Last week we had our first snow fall...maybe 4 inches. The day before it was 55...yes 55...degrees. Birds were chirping!! Galesburg hadn't had ANY measurable snow yet this year, the kids were so excited!! They were desperately trying sled.....

Jack just DIGS the snow....he eats it and runs in it and rolls in it....

He is also a mitten stealer and boot nibbler...making for playing in the snow extra hard. He spent most the afternoon inside....whiiining