We had a pretty relaxing evening here getting ready and pumped for preschool to start tomorrow. I made Nathan a little sweet treat to go along with our Back-to-School commemorative celebration. He loved his pencil cake, to say the least. He chose to eat some of the “wood” from the pencil rather than any of…

I got called out of mass AGAIN today after just fifteen minutes of peaceful church time. Alison, from the church nursery called and her exact words were, “Uh, hi this is Allison from the nursery [AHHHH!! WAHHHH! from Will in the background] I think you need to come and get Will.” So, after the second…

Today we went and picked up Nathan’s gear for soccer which starts on September 8th. We met with his team and coach (who also happens to be his buddy, Brennan’s, dad) who gave us our schedule, info on playing, snack and drink schedule, picture info and a list of recommended gear. Nathan was so excited…

Today we went to a get-to-know-you open house of sorts with Nathan’s new Suzuki violin teacher, Mrs. Dexter (a.k.a., Jean). Nathan really enjoyed listening to all of the current students play some and also enjoyed the yummy treats afterwards! I could tell that the kids there really respect and enjoy learning from Jean. Nathan even…

David started taking the kids this weekend to a new playground. It’s actually the play area at the elementary school in our subdivision. They were able to go both Saturday and Sunday (twice on Saturday!) and really love it! It’s actually really cool for parents too because it’s nice and spacious and the kids don’t…

David took this with his phone yesterday while he was home with the boys and I was out on some appointments. When he first showed it to me, he had me guess who was who and I guessed WRONG! Their heads are just so interchangable, it’s hard to tell them apart in this one!

I wasn’t sure whether Nathan was trying to play a firefighter, pirate, or golfer, but either way he looked too funny NOT to snap these. When I later questioned him about his choice in costumes, he told me very matter-of-factly that he was a firefighter. The black pirate eye patch was actually acting as his…

Yesterday before leaving for errands I had sat Will down on top of the washer to put his shoes on before walking out the door. Nathan was standing in front of the dryer just patiently waiting for us to wrap up. All of a sudden he looks up at me and points to the dryer…

In true entrepreneurial spirit (mostly inherited from his Dad), Nathan opened up “Nathan’s Cafe” this evening serving a delish array of play-doh delicacies. He served me a green oatmeal raisin cookie for my after-meal treat. Upon asking him what kind of establishment “Nathan’s Cafe” was, he had informed me that there was no food served;…

David’s mom came home from Taiwan awhile back with a great little piggy bank for Nathan. It’s actually one that you’d have to literally break in order to get into. It has a slot for coins but no opening to let them out, which is a great thing. Anyway, ever since receiving it, he’s been…