Rhett Indoor Soccer

Rhett took an indoor soccer class. It was a large group of kids in the community center's gym. Rhett has great ball control. He can move quickly down the length of the gym without losing control of the ball. He is a great soccer player, but what he enjoys the most is the monkey bars. He is a great climber and loves to hang.

Caramel and Bella

Bella was a great pet.
She love to eat.
She love to play.
She love to bite.
She was ferocious.
She was playful.
She was fun.
Bella was black.
Bella died.

By Caramel

One afternoon I went into Caramel's room and notice Bella not moving. She was dead. Caramel had a friend coming over after school. So I didn't tell Caramel, but Caramel said, "look Bella is sleeping, I have never seen her sleep." So then I told her she had died. Caramel's eyes got all watery, but she didn't cry. I think she may have if her friend wasn't there.

We placed Bella in a chocolate box and buried her next to the trampoline.

Eastside Dream Elite Cheerleading

Caramel did a month program of cheerleading and cheered at two events.

I love cheerleading. I made friends. My favorite chant is "Yell Out Your Colors." The cheers are great. I like the teacher a lot. The teacher helpers were nice. My cartwheeling skills got better. I love the gym. I was in the Salmon's Day parade in Issaquah. I loved it a lot. I went to a walk-a-thon and cheered on the runners.

By Caramel

Pumpkin Hunting and Caramel Popcorn

It was a raining day, but we got our pumpkins. No huge ones this year. Myles picked out an orange and green one. Anthony, Caramel, and Rhett got smaller sized orange ones. Camellia kept playing with the gourds but we got her a regular pumpkin also. Grandpa got a pink pumpkin and I got a ghost (white) pumpkin. They kids got some hand sized pumpkins to donate for a game the P.E. teacher does at school.

We ended with 2 big bags of caramel popcorn.

One for the ride and one for home.

 

 

 

Fox Hollow Farm

With Grandpa Neil in town, we tried out a new farm, Fox Hollow Farm in Issaquah. Lots of animals for petting and telling the kids to not run after. First we saw bunnies, then goats and ducks, chickens, a huge mommy pig and piglets, horses and ponies, peacocks, and a cat with her 2 week old kittens.

Anthony loved the goats, he got a crowd of 3 around him waiting to be petted.

Myles loved all the animals but maybe the fast moving ducks the most.

All the kids were on the train ride, but Camellia started screaming, so she had a quick exit.

Riding the tractors.

Group picture!

Grandpa Neil and the kids.

Myles always the liveliest one in the bunch.

He loved these skeletons which was odd because he can be scared easily.

Caramel loved the cat.

Rhett on the tractor.

Girls on the bounce house.

 

At the farm there was also a hay maze and corn pit. Myles loved jumping and covering himself in the corn. Caramel and Camellia enjoyed it too. Myles and Camellia went on a real tractor ride with Anthony in the trailer. A fun cute farm!

Mario Kart

Caramel and Rhett love playing 4 player Mario Kart.

Even got Grandpa Neil to join in.

Neighborhood Animals

One night after a rain shower, Anthony found this frog in the front yard. The kids gently touched his slimy back and the frog just sat there. After observing him for awhile, we set him free. The next day in the backyard I found him again. Myles really enjoyed seeing the frog again and watching him jump around. Now Myles expects to find a frog regularly.

Anthony set the cage in the backyard, and we caught a bunny for a half day. Now Camellia points to the cage frequently and says, "bunny."  

One morning I noticed I forgot to close the garage door at night. The kids and I were getting ready to leave in the van. Everyone was buckled in the van and I went inside to get the last couple items. When I turned out of the kitchen towards the garage a squirrel was coming right towards me. I let out a good scream and luckily it turned around and left the house. I got in the van and told the kids and we left thinking the squirrel had exited the garage. When we returned I noticed some things on the garage floor. So I left the garage door open a little during the day hoping the squirrel would exit. The next day getting into the van to leave, I heard a sound and turned to see the squirrel at eye level on a shelf. I screamed and hurried into the van. Returning home I parked in the garage, got out on the opposite side with the kids and left the garage door open again. That was the last I heard and saw of the squirrel in the garage, hopefully he has left and isn't hibernating.

Art Docent

Once a month I teach an art lesson in each of Caramel and Rhett's class.

The art medium was oil pastels. Caramel's 3rd grade class learned about proportion and texture when drawing a polar bear with northern lights as the background. The class did a great job in such a short time. Learning facts about polar bears and northern lights was very interesting.

Rhett's cute little Kindergarten class had more than double the time and half the paper size. They learned about an artist, Paul Klee, and geometric shapes in art. They drew their own geometric buildings. Their were tears about having to outline all their sketches and not being about to take the art work home.

 

Every other Thursday I volunteer in their classes for an hour, mainly making copies or cutting paper. It is fun to see their school life and how they act.

Camellia Morning Routine

Camellia has this horrible routine to go in the bathroom while I am getting read in the morning and empty the bathroom drawers. Myles finally noticed what she was doing and likes to throw all the stuff in the sink to "clean up."

On this day she noticed there are more drawers behind her, but I stopped her before the dumping could start.

Myles has this cute little football. Camellia found it and assumed it was for biting.

Camellia came out of the bathroom with this flower in her hair. She had found the hair accessories and chosen this one.

Simeon Says

These four little friends get to hangout every week. They are so cute and funny together. They were all standing on the fireplace together, so I played a little Simeon Says with them. Folding their arms was super cute. They love to play trucks and babies together, but best of all is dancing.

Brothers

Here is a picture of Rhett and Myles doing "cool man." "Cool man" started when Myles puts on sunglasses and acts cool. Now it happens whenever someone puts on accessories. Rhett and Myles were having lots of fun acting like cool men with daddy's sweatbands.

Rhett and Myles have turned into true brothers, wrestling all the time. Rhett is lucky that Myles is a little clumsy, but in a year or so Rhett better gain some more weight.

Laundry Helpers

Myles and Camellia are my little helpers while Caramel and Rhett are at school. Basically they dump out all the clothes and use the baskets for their own entertainment.

Camellia loves baby dolls and the baby stroller. She will put them to sleep often in the little baby bed.