My Mia- Well, Kindof

Are you tired of all the photography lately? If you are, you can quit reading:)

Tara asked me to take some photos of Mia in dress up for her room. I was super excited to do it! Mia is just gorgeous and photos so well. And I'm going to share just a few.

It's so hard for me to share just a few too! :)

Mixed Up

I've been meaning to post this for some time, mostly so that I won't forget the funny little things my kids do that make it all worth it. Which truly was the WHOLE reason I started a blog in the first place, but I suppose like everything else, things change, get sidetracked, or evolve. This blog is no exception. Or I kid myself, and this has happened quite frequently in my life, that "Oh, I'll remember. This one I surely can't forget." But alas, I do.

Here's what I want to remember:

Andon came home with his homework one day, and as I was going through it I noticed that on his spelling test he missed all the words. All 6 or ten, or something. (see, this is why one should right down these things as one thinks of them.) I was confused. He usually either gets them all right, or he misses one. He's a pretty good speller:) I asked him why he missed all of the words. I showed him the test as he didn't seem too concerned about the fact that he got EVERY SINGLE ONE wrong, and though I wasn't overly concerned either, (as he is just in first grade), but I was curious. He says, "I mixed up the words."

What? Still fairly confused, which isn't necessarily anything new for me, but still.

"What are you talking about? Why would you mix up the words? Aren't you supposed to spell them the correct way, as best you can remember?"

He says, "Yeah, but Ms. Buback told us to mix them up."

And again, HUH???

I stared at him a few more moments, and then, cause it takes me just a minute:), the light bulb went off and I realized that what she probably said was that she was mixing up THE ORDER of the words. And here my son thought she wanted him to mix up the actual word.

HAAAHAAAAHAAA!!!!

And no, I didn't laugh at him, I held a straight face and stifled my chuckles until I could burst out with them later in the privacy of my bathroom.

But here's what I think is so cool. Andon had enough knowledge of the word that he could actually mix it up and not spell it correctly. I mean, these words were seriously scrambled!!

Oh heavens, my kids make me laugh. :) And then the next day, they're making me irate and I'm learning a lesson in patience.

Life just keeps coming at you:)

She's Done!

Yes! I'm done with my kids' photos! And she really was a great sport. It wasn't nearly the revenge I thought it was going to be:) Guess I'll have to try something else next time.

Coleen, I'm almost ready to send the photos to you so you can do my christmas cards!

There was so many that turned out so darn cute but I am only going to share my favorites of Britt.

Shoot- I would just love to have her hair.









This is truly Brittnee:)

School pictures #3 Andon

My sweet Andon. My sweet Andon who is suddenly fully aware of his vocabulary. Not in a bad way of course, but in a funny child-who's-growing up way.

For instance: We were talking about his Christmas list, and he was saying how much he wants Legos. I'm thinking, "Sweet! Cause we bought a big ole tub of em!" Of course he doesn't know this so he says, "I think I only put LEG-O. I better add an 'S' to that so I can have MORE." Can't disagree with that logic. Today after church, he sees his old primary teacher Bro. Beale and says hi to him. Bro. Beale stopped to talk to him for a second, after which Andon turns to me and says, "That's my old primary teacher." I said I knew, (after all, I'm his mother and as far as he should be concerned, I am ALL KNOWING) and then I said that he is so sweet. Now in my defense, this really is a compliment. I love sweet people! I really do. So he cocks and eyebrow, (which he's so good at), looks at me and says, "Mom, he's a man. You don't call him sweet."

Really?!?! When did he turn sixteen! Sheesh.

Andon adds so much joy to our home. Especially lately:)















One more left! And she's the hardest one to let me take her pictures. Should be fun:) Bwaaahaahaaa! This is my form of revenge:)