Silly Sara Grace

Just thought I'd share some of Sara Grace's silliness. This first picture wasn't really her fault. Actually, I kinda felt sorry for her. Poor little girl. She didn't really seem bothered by it! (The joys of motherhood!!)





This video captures a fairly regular occurance in our home. Sara Grace loves to put her blankie over her head and wander around the house. Sometimes she does it to be funny and try to get a laugh out of someone. And sometimes she does just because. This was one of the just because days.....

Fruit of His Labor

About six weeks ago, Jaybird was looking through a magazine of mine and saw an advertisement for Build-a-Bear. He often sees things in magazines or on TV and says he'd like to have it, but this particular day was a little different. On that Build-a-Bear advertisement, he saw a picture of a cheetah and went balistic! He was hopping around, saying, "Mommy, Mommy, I really really really want this. Mommy, REALLY!"

So, not being the kind of mom to just go buy it for him, I told him maybe if he wanted it that bad, he could start doing some jobs and earning some money to buy the cheetah. So, we made him a chart listing his daily jobs (feeding the cat, putting silverware away from the dishwasher/setting the table, making his bed, and watering the plants). We also had a part on the chart marking how much money he had saved. The cheetah's picture was at the end as the final goal.

Long story short, he saved up enough money and after several trips to go "visit" the cheetah at the mall, he finally got to go build his cheetah today. He had a BLAST! He was so excited. He had even earned some extra money and wanted to buy it a shirt or hat or some type of accessory. He ended up picking out a Batman t-shirt. Sooo, his new best friend (as he calls him), is a Batman t-shirt sporting cheetah named Furry.

This afternoon, Sammy had a really great idea. He said that since it was Furry's actual birthday, we should go get a birthday cake for him. So, Jaybird, Furry, and I went up to the grocery store to get a birthday cookie cake. The lady at the bakery/deli section was really nice and even wrote "Happy Birthday Furry" on the cake. She thought it was really cute. When we got home, we put a candle in the cake and sang Happy Birthday to Furry!

Sara Grace anxiously awaited her slice of cookie cake!!

It was a really fun day for us. We were a little silly, I guess, but Jaybird had a great time and it was so fun to see the sheer joy in his eyes as he finally saw his hard work pay off and his goal obtained! :)

Last Soccer Game and Team Party

Jaybird had his last soccer game on Oct. 25. He didn't seem to really enjoying playing that day. It was more like the first game he played where he just ran around in circles and was more concerned with how and where he was running rather than getting the ball and scoring. He has since told us that he doesn't want to play any more soccer right now. He wants to play baseball. And he says maybe he'll do baseball-soccer-baseball-soccer. I guess he means the order he'll play things?? Maybe we'll play spring baseball and fall soccer?? :)

Here's a shot of Jay and his trophy. He was quite proud of it. And, I was impressed they actually provided fairly child friendly trophies. The soccer ball is like a foam material and spins on its axis.

Jay's team: Back Row (L-R): Jordan, Will, Jaybird. Front Row (L-R) Lyndsey, Chase, Grant.

Jay and Chase enjoying some air hockey. That's my boy!! :)

Jay had a blast playing in the McDonald's playground with all of his little teammates. It was quite fun to watch him!

Cute (and oh-so-yummy) team cookie cake: