First Day of Preschool

Just look at my little guy, isn't he so handsome! He started preschool this week and loves it. Miss Joey is the best teacher. Just wish he would tell me a little more about preschool. Luckily, Miss Joey lives in the neighborhood because she gives me Ashie reports and hands out the Ashie praises whenever I see her. Thanks Miss Joey for making Ashie's first week of school so special.

Coach on the other hand is sad to see his best bro go to school. Coach looks up to his big bro and thinks he should be doing everything Ashie is doing. When Ashie got ready for school, Coach had to get ready and had to wear new clothes just like big bro. He also had to wear a backpack, just like big bro. When we dropped Ashie off to school Coach was very upset he didn't get to go with his bro. He cried for the next two hours saying over and over Ashie at school.

Ashie Qoute

"All aliens come in peace, well mostly the green ones."

More than meets the eye

We have the coolest truck in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD. Not only is it a truck it can turn into a rocket ship by the push of a button. With a push of another magic button it will turn into a race car. We're not done yet... the best button of them all is the TRANSFORMER button. How awesome is that.

Ashie thanks for letting me be a part of your amazing imagination.

Whaaa Happened???

WARNING DO NOT TAKE YOUR BELOVED DOG TO THE GROOMING CENTER AT THE JORDAN LANDING PETSMART.

This is what my adorable dog normally looks like. Sweet, FURRY, and beautiful.
Now she looks like a chihuahua.
YIKES!!!!!
Poor pooch.

One year older and wiser too...

Happy Birthday to you!

I can hardly believe that my Ashie is 4. It is amazing how fast time flies when you have kids. I swear it was just yesterday when we brought you home from the hospital.

Becoming your mother was one of the most exciting days in my life. You were a beautiful perfect little baby, who it seemed I had known forever. You were sent to our family from Heavenly Father and I have thanked him for you every day since.

You are the BEST big brother. You include Coach in all that you do, you give brother loves everyday, and you are always looking out for him.

You are always ready for adventure. Hiking, camping, fishing, swimming, and being with friends are among your favorite things to do.

THE PARTY

You wanted a robot cake.

The water guns were your favorite part of your party. You and your friends had a blast soaking each other and none of your friends even minded that it was a cold overcast day.

You even let dad join in on the fun.

On the menu...

corn dogs, chips, and soda

Looks like the food was a hit!

Everyone joined in on the present opening fun.

The robot mask and gun you got for your birthday was a huge hit.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHIE WE LOVE YOU!

The sun never sets on cool

Which is especially true at our house.

This is how I found Coach fast asleep in his bed last night. 

On a side note Coach is now sleeping in a big boy bed. Time, please stand still my babies are growing up way to fast!

Coaches Special Day

On the kids birthday Naphs takes the day off to spend the day with them doing what they want. Today Naphs took Coach to the zoo and they had a blast. After the zoo they picked up mom for lunch, and after that Coach and dad went to the store to pick out a present. Coach picked out an idog, which he LOVES! The day didn't end there, Naphs got Coach home in time for a long nap. Naphs spent the rest of the day creating this...

The most delicious chocolate ROCKET cake!

Then it was off to the park with some friends and family. What a fabulous day!

It's all about Coach

Happy Birthday Coach we LOVE you! 

Here are some of the many reasons why we love you...

You are full of personality and life.

When I say no it just encourages to get a mischievous grin and keep on doing the naughty thing you are doing.

You love to sing along with music playing in the radio. Your favorites are Abba's Momma Mia, Elmo's Monster in the Mirror, and anything on the Lilo and Stitch album.

You love to rile your brother up by stealing whatever he is playing with and running away as fast as you can. Guess what it gets him every time.

You are the most loving sweet little guy I know. No matter what you are doing you always take a moment to check in with me and give me a hug.

You look up to your big brother and love doing what he is doing.

I love it when I tuck you into bed and you snuggle right into your pillow and giggle when I cover you up.

You love to play soccer and you even sleep with your soccer ball.

You love being loved and I love loving you!

We are so glad that Heavenly Father trusted us enough to send such a sweet spirit as you into our home!

 

According to Ashie

Using a low slow voice Ashie likes to tell us the Easter bunny say's "gooood afternooooon"

Apparently it's time to blog again.

Ok! Ok! People here is your requested blog....and I thought nobody read this thing.

What do you get when you are a Franci' boy and are under 3? Apparently a right-of-passage of a broken left arm. Poor Coach broke his arm two weeks ago and yes, I am now just blogging about it. Sorry! We have been super busy.

So what happened? With out placing to much blame on me, it was totally MY FAULT, circumstantially. We were getting ready to head out the door to take the boys to our favorite sitter (hi little Miss!). Naph's was loading up the car, Ashie and Coach were following Dad out the back door, meanwhile I decided to let Mazie out before we left. Well, when I opened the sliding glass door, which is directly across the way from the back garage door, a wind tunnel picked up and forced the back door to slam really hard. Neither Naphs and I saw what happened, but we can only guess that when the door slammed Coaches fingers were still in the door. When he pulled his fingers out he must have lost his balance and rolled down the five garage steps. We checked his body all over and the only problem we could find was his poor smashed up fingers, which were on his right hand. He didn't scream or cry when we moved his left fingers and arm. After a long night of restless uncomfortable sleep in our bed Coach woke up Sunday morning and wouldn't use his left arm at all. That right there told us something was wrong. We spent the next four hours at the ER to get the confirmation we were looking for. Coach had a fracture near his wrist on his left arm. BTW if you are wondering his poor smashed fingers are just fine. Here are some pictures of my poor boys misery.

Coach patiently waiting for his turn at the ER. Hard to tell if his arm is broken or not, you do see slight puffiness in the left wrist.

Coach all bandaged up in a temporary splint and sling.



Coach showing off his cast. Even an uncomfortable heavy cast doesn't slow this kid down!


Bath times can be tricky, but thank heavens for hand towels, zip lock bags, small garbage sacks, and hair twisties.

Soccer Super Star

We decided to sign Ashie up for soccer to cure his winter boredom and in effect cure ours. We love watching our super soccer star.

So what if he actually never kicks the ball

He at least is making friends along the way!

So what if he spends most of his time twirling in the net,

He is learning what it means to be on a team!

Ashie's favorite things about soccer are: his new jersey, his new soccer shoes, and running very fast.

My favorite thing about soccer is the pride I feel at watching my boy try his very hardest!

You go Ashie my soccer super star!

My little guy

See my little Coach; he is funny. He makes us laugh everyday.
One of his most favorite things in the world is taking a bath. Once he hears the bath water filling the tub he comes running. Most of the time I have enough presence of mind to strip him down before turning on the bathtub. Sometimes I don't and here is the result...

A child so excited to be in the tub that he jumps in fully clothed, diaper and all. The silly part is he doesn't even seem to mind.

I love this little guy; he makes us laugh everyday!

Its just a phase...

Ashie is in this phase where he only refers to his dad by his first name. I giggle every time I hear him do this, thus encouraging the bad behavior. Has any of your kids gone through a phase like this?