September 17, 2012

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• (You'll notice a few pictures at the end of today's pictures - we celebrated Robby's birthday a few days early at the Brocks after Sunday lunch!  Yummy Jo Powell cake!)
• After Graham put on his clothes this morning, he came downstairs and had a complaint for me.  He said "I am 4 but I am still having to wear 3 year old clothes."  I explained that when it was winter time he would have a new batch of 4 year old clothes in his drawers but this didn't help appease him and he added "but I am stretching out theses clothes."  Don't feel sorry for him-all of his clothes fit just fine.
• A few times over the last few days, Campbell will say "let's go to Disney World" as we get into the car. She is as serious as she can be and if she keeps asking her daddy we will soon be headed to Disney World.  
• I dropped Graham off at school and he was so excited to take his snack.  And it must have been a big hit because when he came to the car after school, Ms. Stacy said that his snack was "the best snack ever."  Talk about making that boy's day.  The snack was all his idea-square crackers, circle crackers, rectangle crackers and cheese cut in the shape of triangles.  He is already trying to decide what he wants to take next month for snack.
• After dropping Graham off, I read to Reagan and Anderson for a bit before dropping them off.  Anderson's teacher wasn't there yet this morning so I hung around until someone showed up.  I trust that boy and all (he was sitting quietly at his desk though others were rough housing) but I still stuck around.  His teacher was there this afternoon so I guess she finally showed up.  
• Campbell and Keaton had a big day at Nonna's house.  Campbell really enjoyed wearing an apron today and working in the kitchen with Nonna.  At lunch, I said that we would probably have cake for dessert (leftover from Robby's celebration at Nonna's house yesterday) but Campbell looked up at me and said "cake for me?"  Poor thing, just about another 100 days until her birthday.
• We then went home for a bit-Campbell and Keaton slept and Graham watched Cake Boss.  That child is so obsessed with that show that he was ecstatic to get wedding cake ice cream tonight.  It was less than an hour and then we loaded up to get Reagan and Anderson.  
• Anderson said that his favorite part of the day was snack (that's my boy) and Reagan never said her favorite but said that her low was not getting to do their art project (they ran out of time).  I wrote a note to Reagan's teacher today about something unrelated and this was part of her reply "By the way, please tell Reagan how much I appreciate her and her excellent behavior! We had a pretty trying day with talking and behavior with a lot of the class, but not Reagan! I think she is just near perfect! Bet she will be visiting the treasure box next week! She is very close to 25 star stickers! Just a precious girl!"  Things like that sure are nice to hear!
• We then headed to the other side of town to meet Robby for some ice cream.  The kids so enjoyed that treat and then they loaded up and came home and ran to the grocery store to buy a few things (saving 43 percent-not much but I was still pretty pleased).  
• When I came home all the kids were in the school room coloring-they love to color now-actually they love to marker now.  They just sat at their desks and color away.  I think it is kind of funny because in just a few hours we will be sitting at those same desks doing school-I would think they would want to stay away from that room.  
• Keaton also enjoys when everyone is in the school room-just imagine all of the markers to hold, color to chew on and paper to crumple that is around.  She stays just as busy in there as they do.  
• We played a game and then before too long it was time for bed for my Dennie crew.