what a girl wants

due to the lack of new shows the past few weeks,
we've gotten sucked into old episodes of criminal minds.

the other night was about this family in the witness protection program.
before the investigators realized the family was in the program,
they were searching the missing daughter's room.
the investigators noted that her room was total bare of anything personal -
no pictures, posters, notes, nothing.
they said this indicated she was a very closed-off, private individual - with possibly something to hide.
this morning i went into olivia's room and found these notes on her closet door...{just click to enlarge & read}

i'm pretty sure olivia is the exact opposite
of the closed-off, super private girl on criminal minds:)

her thoughts are all out there for EVERYONE to see.

i hate to break the news to her that
she's not going to get peace & quiet any time soon - ha ha :)

making the shot

someday they will be taller, but until then -there's always the ladder :)

a picture to remember...

this post is for me.

i want to remember ryan getting off the bus from preschool.

he's always SO happy,

has lunch all over his face,

and has his hat is usually just like this - cool skater boy.

you are growing up so fast, but it's sure fun to watch :)

i love you, ryan!

feeling lucky

this morning the kids woke up to gold coins hidden around the house,
shoes on door knobs, backpacks under tables
and lots of other crazy stuff - like green oatmeal :)
olivia even blamed the messy fridge on the crazy little men -
yup, sounds good to me!

before school {and before ryan found his pants},
we attempted a st. patrick's day picture.
at one point,
i said "just look happy. pretend we are going to disney world!"
and that's when ryan prentended he was riding a ride.
notice the other kids' reaction to him - ha ha.
comedians are often misunderstood :)

and now for the really fun part -
yesterday garrett's class left traps for leprechauns.
today they all waited outside the door and went in together.
liam the leprechaun had been in their room
and made a HUGE mess and the kids LOVED it :)

it was also a good reminder of why i send my kids to school -

teachers can do crazy stuff

that i would never in a million years attempt at home...

like sprinking gold glitter ALL OVER THE ROOM.

and that's why fun teachers are AWESOME!

i love giving my kids fun memories -

but there are just some memories i want no part in creating - HA HA!

happy st. patrick's day

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for another version of the day, check out what olivia has to say...

can you tell...

that it's almost spring??????

new wheels

there might still be snow on the ground,
but this guy couldn't wait any longer!

his bike from last year was way too small,
so it was time for an upgrade.

this one is a lot bigger than his last bike,
so we're keeping the training wheels on for a little bit...
and waiting for it to WARM UP!

sounds of spring?

me: hey ryan do you hear those birds?

ryan: yes. they are harping eagles. they can kill you.

umm, happy spring?

sitcky fingers on the loose!

josie loves her peanut butter...

...and saying cheese!

she also loves running around with sticky fingers -
which is my cue to set the camera down and go catch her!!

basketball, week #2

watching the boys play is pretty much hilarious!
ryan just runs up and down the court.
and watching him dribble, well that is beyond funny.
hand eye coordination isn't quite there yet.

garrett likes basketball a lot, but he's on a really young team.
the 4 year olds look at him kinda of crazy like when he yells "PASS IT" - but maybe that's because he's yelling it 6 inches from their face :)
in the mean time, he's getting his shots off and planning for next year -
when he moves up to an older league :)

but the best part of basketball thus far,
is that the boys are SO very tired at night AND sleep in the next day :)

wordless wednesday