Funny Bedtime Song

This video will make any parent laugh. We've all been there and I'm sure we'll look back at these times and WISH we could all tuck our kids into bed one more time instead of them going up to their rooms by themselves because they don't want to be with us.

Steve has a new friend!!!

We had a new family move in next door and they are the nicest family. Jennifer, (age 13), shown in the pictures above is at our house a lot. We all love her. As you can see though, she thinks Steve is pretty cool. She is into boarding (of any kind) and so she likes to talk boards with Steve, or anything for that matter---she loves to talk to whoever will listen and Steve, bless his heart, will genuinely engage in conversations with her. If she is at my house when Steve comes home, she beats Taylor and Parker to the door to greet him, although most of the times she is already outside waiting for him to pull up. I have to say, it is pretty funny. Steve thinks I'm mean to post this, but honestly, I am not doing it to be mean---I think it is so adorable. She follows Steve around like a shadow.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

I guess I won't be winning the "Mother of the Year" Award any time soon!!! This post it note was on the back of my chair. One of my sweet children was mad at me--- why? I honestly cannot remember, but when I saw the note I laughed and grabbed my camera. How sad is it that I actually thought it was cute?? She was horrified when she realized that I might actually see the note so she casually walked past my chair and grabbed it and threw it out. She didn't know that I already took a picture---I told her that moms have eyes on the back of their head. (In case you can't read what the note says, it says I do not like you).

Celebrating Steve's 30th Birthday!!

According to Steve, his 30th birthday was the Best!! He was really dreading this day, but to his surprise it ended up being a great day. It started bright and early at 4:45 am. He and his friends met at Paul Myer's home for a mountain bike ride-his current, favorite activity. At 10:00 we met friends at the beach for an end of summer rendezvous. The beach was super fun and very relaxing. Too bad summer is over. We ended the day at Claim Jumper with friends for Steve's birthday celebration. Thank you everyone who helped to make this day so special for Steve. He was very touched by all the letters that were in his book---and a big shout out to Marc Hemeon for pulling the book off. It turned out awesome---thank you Marc.

First Day of School for Taylor and Parker

Taylor and Parker on the morning of their first day of school

Parker and his Kindergarten teacher---Maestra Tawil.

Taylor and her 2nd grade teacher---Senior Cantoran.

Taylor loved her first day of 2nd grade. She told me that she thinks 2nd grade will be her favorite grade. I am very happy about the teachers that both her and Parker got.

Parker was pooped by the time he got home from school---poor guy!!

He loved school and told me that Kindergarten was better than Pre-school. For those of you that don't know, Parker and Taylor go to a Spanish immersion elementary school so the majority of their learning is in Spanish. Well, when Parker came home I asked him if he understood anything that his teacher said, and he replied, yes. Simple as that. When I asked him what she said, he said that he forgot. Either the poor kid is in denial, or he wasn't paying a bit of attention.

A look back on Steve's first 30 years! Happy Birthday Baby.

Steve's B-day Pictures (continued)