COMING TO TERMS WITH IT ALL...

I haven't posted any of the back-to-school pictures because I still haven't accepted the fact that summer is over. The boys are both doing very well and I guess I should be thankful....I am thankful, but also sad...

Here is Harrison looking to see whose class he is in the night before registration. He is finally in a class with Alexander, but lost his good friend, Alex. He wasn't sure about the teacher, but we looked in the yearbook and the class pet, a guinea pig, had her photo taken and was listed with the students. As far as he was concerned, it was a sign that things were going to be alright so he called his best friend to share the good news...
and here he is on the first day...as a second grader!! Things are better than I could have hoped or prayed for...I just wish he would quit calling me by his teacher's name!
Sully didn't go back until last week. He was so ready and he loves Pre-K! Here he is at the end of his first day. Notice the nifty bag he decorated. He drew Bob in the star...
looks a little like Homer Simpson to me. I'm the blue figure to the right and I'm trying to throw out an anchor. I don't why I'm adrift, but I'm also very thin! woohoo!
I look at Sully's goals for this year and it's hard to believe my baby is going to be writing his first, middle, and last name...know his street address with zip code...counting to 100...recognizing numbers 1-20...and so on.

I really can't handle them growing up this quickly. It doesn't help that Harrison taunts me in the van with, "I'm going to be in third grade next year." When I respond, "I'm going to home school."; he stops. I am very thankful that he loves school so much that I can threaten with pulling him out as punishment....just slow down, OK!?

DRAGONCON

So Bob and Harrison headed downtown to walk around the hotels and take in the sights. Here is Harrison with Alien and Predator. Those are people in costume... "Laugh it up, fuzzball!"
These are the Klingons from Uranus.
to quote Harrison:
"Dad made me take that one."
"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope. My dad brought me down here but didn't pay for me to go into the conference. He says I'm too young."
"Danger Will Robinson! Grown men will steal your costume!"
Domo arigato, mr. roboto...
my favorite...
Sully's favorite...
Harrison's favorite...
He was so proud of himself for getting one of Princess Leia on her cell phone.

Bob couldn't take a picture of his favorite...that's why Harrison wasn't allowed in the conference...

A SWEET LITTLE SONG ABOUT DEATH, DESTRUCTION, AND THE DARKER SIDE

Sully was disappointed that Weird Al Yankovic has a song dedicated to Yoda and not one for Luke. It took him a while to accept the fact that I knew nothing about the Luke Song. So he has decided to take matters into his own hands and prove to me that the song exist...

now if I could just figure out how to get it on the ipod!

Luke Song Lyrics-

Luke stays on the darker side
Luke killed all the bad guys
On the darker side
Except dark side Anakin on the darker side
He killed everyone on the darker side
He would be great on the darker side
but the darker side wanted to kill him
but the darker side will get to him
They'll look and they'll watch

tabs coming soon.

CABIN FEVER

two weeks down. two to go...

just had to share this one...

THE PARTY POST

It has been a year of parties and the ol' blog hasn't been able to keep up. So here is the cliff's note version of some of the fun and craziness...

January
We had Grandmother a hat party since she lost her hair to chemo. Rere is demonstrating how to wear the fur nobody was allowed to wear...or even touch. February
Talon turned two and had a fantastic party
on a very warm winter's day...

Jesse found a little shade...
March
Rylee is five!

He had an awesome monster truck party because the boys were still pumped from monster jam...
awwwww.... this is sam. I love sam.
April
Sully's class had a sweet little party for the moms...

with poetry and gifts.... awwwww...
May
Lisa got married!
there were lots of family....

and lots of food....
(this was only the non-wedding cake table)
and cute punkins- Aidan and Olivia Grace
and some studs...
June
Granny's 80th Birthday
We had an ice-cream social at the flower shop. It was very yummy and a little crazy (it was also the day Mitzi had Reese, I had an early meeting at a strangers apartment to buy a camera from craigs list because he was leaving for China and vbs set-up. I used that camera to take these pictures.)
and there were more cute punkins- Alex

told you it was yummy...
some cute old punkins-
Dutch, Dad and Uncle Terry
and more punkins- Lizzie
no ladies-
eating ice-cream does not increase your cup size.
it's not that kind of cup...
but nice try...

July
We celebrated Grandpa's 75th birthday. Bob smoked us some BBQ and it was sooooo good. Grandpa was very excited to see his Star Wars cake...and so was I...ummmm...cooked icing. ok I'm getting hungry now...no more cakes!!
August
Sully turned 4!!
He's such a big kid now. He even has chores. I've never seen anyone so happy to empty the bathroom trash. But here is his Clone Wars party. In my opinion, George Lucas hasn't gotten many things right with the new Star Wars releases, but he couldn't have timed this one better.

so I guess there is one more cake. It was parve and not nearly as good as Sassy's cooked icing, but Sully LOVED it...

10 adults and 10 kids at the movies! woo-hoo!
I'm sure he wished for some Star Wars toys...
He would totally freeze mid-bite.... After the movie, we went to the lobby and opened the gifts. He loved everything this year. It was so much fun to watch.

only four more months in 2008 and many more parties to come!
...and cake, too :)

HEARTWORM HOUSE ARREST...

is back. 26 days and counting...