My little AllieGayle is ONE!!!! Can you believe it? She turned one on Wednesday, and me, being the bad mommy I am, didn't blog about it. Oh well. Here is my little princess, enjoying some Jamba Juice for her birthday celebration!


Cole started jazz dance classes on Thursday! He absolutely LOVES it!!! He really got the dancing bug at Louis and Melissa's wedding, then after watching a few episodes of "So You Think You Can Dance," he was hooked! I'm only allowed to watch the last five minutes of the class, but he was SO cute! He's the only boy in the class, but he doesn't care...he just wants to dance! Bad mommy...I forgot my camera. I'll remember it next week though!

The girls both earned their junior black belts a couple Saturdays back. I'm so incredibly proud of them! Just one more year and they should have their solid black belts...crazy! They're way too little! When did my girls go and grow up on me?


Ethan finally started tae kwon do. He has been begging to start for years, but he's finally old enough. (Well, will be in a couple of weeks anyways lol) He's having SUCH a great time! Today he earned his white belt. You can purchase a white belt with your gi, but Ethan knew that the teacher had two that he gives out to those in the class he really felt earned them. Ethan told us he didn't want us to buy him one, that he wanted to earn it from the teacher and today, he did just that! He's awesome.

So, school ended this past Thursday. The kids got their report cards. They're geniuses, which we all knew already. ;) With summer comes a slew of new activities. The five older kids are going to be taking swim lessons, Cole is starting jazz dance classes, the four older kids are all doing tae kwon do, we're thinking of signing Ethan up for hockey, Caitlin is taking saxophone lessons, Emma is thinking about taking ballet, Caitlin is going to be going to a math tutor, and all six of them expect to go to the pool almost daily. Whew...makes me tired just thinking about it. Oh, we must not forget the fair that is going on for the next couple of weeks. We're planning on going at least five times. We're giving that economic stimulus check a good workout. lol

I'm excited to spend some time out in the sun, hopefully knitting away while my kids get their wiggles out and hopefully allow me a nice, peaceful evening since they'll be so tired from all of their daily activities. A girl can dream, right? My biggest concern is Allie. She's not very fond of just sitting there, doing nothing. She likes to get up and go. She has free reign (at least she seems to think so) of the house during the day and she makes good use of it. She's already figured out how to crawl out of her crib, crawl over any gate we put up and get into anything and everything. She's really quite amazing to watch. All this and she can't even walk yet! I'm in trouble! So, I'm going to have to figure out what to do with her during all of these lessons. She's going to be terribly bored and I can't exactly just let her crawl around on the concrete. We'll see, I guess.

I told my kids they won't be eating candy anymore. They were upset, but they are okay with it. I told them they won't be eating fast food anymore. They were upset, but they are okay with it. I told them we can't go to Wings 'n' Things anymore. This was the response I got:



P.S. I don't know why the sound isn't working. He has the cutest sad cry. lol

Cole came home from school today with a little booklet he had made about insects. Each page said something like, "I am black and yellow. I am a ____." So, he decided to quiz Ethan in the car.

Cole: I am black and yellow, I am a ....
Ethan: BEE!
Cole: Good job! I am green and I hop. I am a ...
Ethan: Mosquito?
Cole: Mosquitos aren't green and they fly. They don't hop. What is green like the grass and hops?
Ethan: A bug?
Cole: Yes, it's a bug but..
Ethan: YAY, I got it!
Cole: You didn't let me finish! It's a bug, but what kind of bug?
Ethan: Mosquito?
Cole: *sighs* Let's do the next one. I am beautiful and I like flowers. I am a...
Ethan: SNAIL!!!!!!!
Cole: Snails aren't beautiful
Ethan: Yes they are.
Cole: No they aren't.
Ethan: Yes they are

and on and on and on until Cole gives in and tells him it's a butterfly.

Cole: I am red and have black spots. I am a...
Ethan: A bug?
Cole: Not again! What kind of bug?
Ethan: A butterfly?
Cole: That was the last one. It's not a man bug, it's a ...
Ethan: I don't know.
Cole: What do men like?
Ethan: FOOD!!!!

Oh man...my boys crack me up.