Monday, September 29, 2008

September's over?

Hi!
I have to tell a funny story. Tomorrow is bring something brown day at Nathan's preschool. So I say to Nathan, "Nathan, tomorrow you have to take something brown to school. What do you want to take? (No response) Your stuffed monkey is brown, do you want to take that?" He looks at me and says, "Nope." Then he says, "You want to take lion?" In order to clarify, I repeat, "You want to take a lion?" He says, "No mommy, lion and monkey don't go a school. They don't like school. They like be animals." (In other words, animals don't go to school because they are animals, DUH!) I died laughing on the inside. So I took out a few toys of his that were brown and he chose a jet, why we have a brown jet is beyond me, but we do!
Here are some photos of us clowning around...

Nathan has been taking some pretty good photos lately... here's a couple of Anne...
parading Nathan's camera... I know a little extravagant for a 3 year old to have a camera... he still likes mine better!
Mark helping Anne take a photo. She is the master at turning the camera the wrong way.

Making funny faces... Anne was really funny before I started taking photos... she was looking in the mirror and making the most HILARIOUS face I have ever seen her do! It was like Nathan's below but she was opening & closing her mouth at the same time!!!

I tried to capture it on film, unsuccessfully...
Playing outside and inside smashing faces on the screen door... gross, but funny.
Eating breakfast with goggles on.She always needs an accessory...
Trying on mommy's boots. So chic!
Just the 3 of us. Oh, I got bangs!

Lastly, I am still working on my letter project for the kids. I cut the letters out a few weeks back and this past weekend Nathan and I painted them. Now they are waiting to be hung on the wall... anyway, here are the kids telling about the letters... I am so amazed by their smarts! I guess I shouldn't be, Mark is pretty bright!
Thanks for checking in on us, enjoy the mini clip.
Love,
Mark, Joy & the Kidletts

Monday, September 15, 2008

Nathan's first day of Preschool!!!

Nathan has been to his preschool several times as incentive for potty training, which is going fabulously, but this day he got to stay for a whole session!!!

Getting ready to head out the door...
Nathan's bag that he takes to school each day.
On the way in to school...

Ready to go in!
Nathan learns where his cubby is.
Nathan's teacher Ms. Quade, giving directions on what to do with his bag each day.
There you have it! Mark gets to be the daddy helper in the class tomorrow! We will get up early to head to the store as we are to provide snack tomorrow too. It's 'A' day so we are bringing apples and cheese with apple juice. They will go on a field trip Thursday to an apple orchard, fun!
Thanks for checking in on us, sorry it's been so long since I posted, I'll get better now that vacation is over!
Love,
The kidletts, Mark and Joy


VEGAS BABY!!!

Here, at long last is our trip to Las Vegas!!! Mark and I had a great time and the kids LOVED visiting their Grammie, Grampie, Grandma Sweetie & Papa!
These are posted in reverse order so the first ones are actually the last ones and the last ones the first taken... I am just too lazy to switch them around!
Nathan ready to swim with his muscles on...
Anne waiting patiently for her muscles...
Hoover Dam with Grammie & Grampie!!!








Down Town Freemont Street Daytime...
Photos along the strip, Caesar's Palace...
The Bellagio...
Cirque Du Soleil "La Reve...


Mandalay Bay...
Shark Tunnel in Mandalay Bay...
Luxor and some others, don't know which, sorry...
Twilight photo of the strip.
Rainforest Cafe
Night time on the strip.
"Lake Dreams" free show at the Wynn

Waiting for the pirate show at Treasure Island
Leann & me in front of our hotel the Riviera, obviously... ha!

Jake & Leann @ Bellagio watching the water show.
Downtown Freemont at night.
Lion habitat at MGM.
Me & Leann on Freemont...
Glass ceiling sculpture at Bellagio.
Water show @ Bellagio.
That's all, hope you had fun walking through our trip!!!
One more post for the night & I will let you view away!!!
Love,
Mark, Joy, Nathan & Anne.