Tuesday, April 13, 2010

April 1-13

April 1, 2010
Spring Break mini golf with the Morrellos.

April 2, 2010

Planting our garden! Stawberries, carrots, and corn!

April 3, 2010
No picture!

April 4, 2010

Great day to fly kites.

April 5, 2010

Katie got a copy of the book her class wrote, "Keeping the Dream  Alive."

April 6, 2010

Getting in one last book before bed.

April 7, 2010

Bunco!!

Playing with Alex at school.

April 8, 2010
Oops!

April 9, 2010

It was a beautiful afternoon, perfect for playing at the park after school.

April 10, 2010

We headed out to "Pet-a-Palooza" on Saturday.  The weather was warm and perfect for outdoor concerts. The kids loved watching the dog show and Don and I enjoyed listening to Kris Allen and Five for Fighting.  We left before The Barenaked Ladies, only because the kids were done. It was fun seeing all of the different kind of dogs people had with them.

April 11, 2010

Katie and I went to watch her teacher, Mrs. Payer, perform with the CSN Orchestra.  It was a great experience for  Katie and a few of her classmates were also there. In the picture are: Katie, Ken, Bailey, Mrs. Payer, Kaia, and Ken's brother, TJ.

April 12, 2010

Time for some fun at TGI Fridays aftern the Co-op business meeting to celebrate Erika's birthday.

April 13, 2010

Alex and I made a cake for Grammy's birthday party tomorrow night. Alex did all of the mixing, and of course the licking of the beaters!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Finally the rest of March, with lots of missing days!

Well, March wasn't so hot for a shot for everyday! I'll try harder and try to post more often in April.

March 7, 2010
Katie learning how to type.


March 8, 2010
Alex at school showing off his crazy hair style.


March 12, 2010
Co-op park play date.  The kids had a blast in a big pile of dirt.


March 13, 2010
Alex attended Kara's birthday party at JR Pony Farms.  The funny part was that just a few days before he got the invitaion, he asked me when were going to go back to the pony farm!


March 15, 2010
Another day at preschool. Alex is playing tic tac toe with Mrs. Johnston.


March 17, 2010
Alex got a haircut!


March 18, 2010
Touring Anderson Dairy with playgroup.


March 19, 2010
Working in Katie's class.  They were making "Stone Soup."


March 21, 2010
Pizza Night. Homemade Hawaiian pizza.
March 22, 2010
Batman Monster Truck was at the Metro PCS by our house.  We couldn't miss the opportunity to see it up close.  Bonus, a few friends joined us!

March 27, 2010
Monster Jam!!  What more is there to say?  Alex had a blast!!!

While the boys were gone, Katie and I had a Girls' Day.  Katie had her first pedicure.



Picture number 3, Ladies' night at John Mayer!  We had a blast.


March 28, 2010
The kids decided to have a "sleep-over" in Alex's room.


March 29, 2010
Book club! Hunger Games night, great book!

March 30, 2010
Spring Break trip to Lied Childrens' museum. Katie is doing Karoke to Little Mermaid, "Part of Your World."

March 31, 2010
Katie's annual Tea Party.  Another successful event! Here's the fancy crew plus Alex.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

2/28-3/6

February 28, 2010
Alex got a fever today.  Katie had a friend over all day and I felt really bad that Alex had a fever.  By the end of the evening he was feeling pretty awful.  I love this shot of Katie reading a book to him. She's such a good big sister.  Doesn't Alex look miserable?  My poor baby.

March 1, 2010
Well, I was home all day with my poor sick Alex and I didn't take one picture!

March 2, 2010
Here's a shot of Alex as he came stumbling out of his room late at night.  He didn't say a word, just climbed up onto the couch and went right back to sleep.  It was a LONG week, he was home all 5 days!
March 3, 2010
Wednesdays mean it Katie's turn for KidShine.  Here she is right before her class.
March 4, 2010
Alex seemed to be on the mend, finally.  However, he still sported a slight temp.  He was happy to get a ride to bed on Dad.

March 5, 2010
BUNCO!!  We've been together for over 6 years.  There have been so many changes...weddings, babies, new homes, moves across the country, we've lost some member and gained new ones.  It's always a good time with this group!


March 6, 2010
Kids' Co-op Auction.  We had a great night.  We bought a few things and had some fun with friends.  Here's a shot of Almond and me at the auction.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

2/21-2/27

Two days missing for the week!  Aghh!

February 23, 2010
I snagged this photo from Shari. After a LONG board meeting, we headed over to Almond's home for bookclub to discuss The Help by Kathryn Stockett.  Almond made a yummy caramel cake, Shari made a pecan pie, and Joan brought a Chocolate pie.  All of the desserts related to the book.

February 24, 2010
On the way home from preschool, Alex and Jack Cape saw a racecar displayed at the Verizon Store. Being the awesom mom that I am, I changed lanes, turned around and took to boys to check it out.  They got to see how a tire is changed, check out the car, and even were given a pin and info card about the Driver.  He's only 23 years old!


February 25, 2010
I didn't get a gret shot, but Alex's music class had a mini show for the parents.  I can't wait to see how the final production turns about and to discover what Alex's solo will be.  They showed us their warm up exercises and sang a few songs for us.


Februrary 26, 2010
Katie was awarded 1st place in the Primary Photography Division for the Gilbert PTA's Reflections Contest.  This year's theme was "Beauty is..."  Katie submitted a collage of 4 pictures that she took at Red Rock Canyon.  She got an awesome trophy.


February 27, 2010
One month before Monster Jam Don and Alex headed down to purchase tickets.  The count down has begun and Alex is super excited.  I have to admit, I'm a bit bummed that I won't be joining them, but I know I'll have a blast at the John Mayer concert that night.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

2/16-2/20

February 16, 2010

How do I celebrate Mardi Gras?  Bookclub of course!  Every 3rd Tuesday I meet with a great group of ladies at Panera Bread to discuss our latest selection.  I've been in charge of this group for over a year now and a member for even longer.  I love the diversity of the group, there are always so many intriguing ideas and perspectives.

February 17, 2010
I got to spend another day in Alex's class.  Today the 2's class had pink shaving cream with glitter in the sensory table.  Alex had a blast playing with the shaving cream.  I'm so glad he can experience things like that, and especially glad that it's at school and not home! Here he is with his main girl, Demi. :)

February 18, 2010
Alex discovered the SI Swim Suit Edition laying on the table today.  It actually distracted him from his lunch! He spend quite a bit of time perusing the addition.  He did end up with his favorites, the girl in the net, the girl with the snake, and the green M&M taking off her shell!

Thursday also means that it's Church night for Katie and me.  Here is a shot of my students.  We made pancakes as an example of a lenten meal and also made "Lent Bags." I have a great group of 7 kids.


February 19, 2010
Today was a teacher work day, so that meant Katie did not have school.  It was the perfect opportunity for a playdate with a classmate.  After dropping Alex off at school, we picked up Kaia. The girls had a great time playing and easily included Alex once he got home. They had fun riding bikes and scooters outside.

February 20, 2010
Don worked over time today, so that left the kids and I with a morning to ourselves. This is one of the first times the kids have been able to play a game by themselves.  Here's a shot of them playing "Guess Who?"  We also played Sorry Sliders together, but then they wanted to play a game without Mom.  After playing games we baked banana bread. It's been a busy morning.  Wonder what trouble we will get into once Don is home!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

2/9-2/15

February 9, 2010

I just had to snap a picture of Katie's own personal style.  This is the outfit she wore to school, minus the hat.  Instead we put a pony tail in her hair.
I also had to include a picture of Alex at the museum.  After dropping a stylish Katie off at school, we headed to the Leid Children Discovery Museum to meet up with some friends from school.  Here is a shot of Alex & Fiona "flying" the plane.

February 10, 2010
Every Wednesday Katie has KidShine after school.  That means Alex gets to hang out with Grammy while we drive to Summerlin for class.  Alex and Grammy have had a great time. Each week Alex brings games and puzzles and books to play and read with Grammy.  Here's a shot of them before I headed to Katie's school. Alex is holding an Uno game that he brought to play with Grammy.


February 11, 2010
Let's pretend there is a really cool picture here, because I didn't actually take one! I meant to take one at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf where I met Veronica, Dora, & Ivan for drinks while the kids were at KidShine.  Oops!

February 12, 2010
There will be a picture here, just waiting for it from Brian.  The kids went to Kiri's birthday party and had a great time.

February 13, 2010
Don took the kids to go hang out with Uncle Jeff and Gavin.  I decided to call Katie and see if she was up for Bingo.  Yea for me because she was!  Too bad we didn't win.

February 14, 2010
The co-op tradition of swapping hearts for heart collections continued on with some co-op alumni kids.  It was so fun to get some of the kids together to exchange hearts.  Katie had voiced concern earlier in the month that her class didn't do heart collections. Thanks to Ms. Almond for organizing the swap.


February 15, 2010
The month of February is what I always look forward to during the HOT summer months here in Vegas.  I always say, "Well, February is GREAT here."  This weekend proved my point.  The kids spent a lot of time today outside riding bikes with the neighborhood kids.  It felt really great to see so many kids out today. I'm so glad we are starting to meet so many neighbors, too bad it's taken 8 years of living here!