If your happy & you know it....

...clap your hands!

It is so cute...he holds one hand still & brings the other hand to it over & over. He gets really excited when he does it. He sometimes gets shy when you pay him to much praise & hides his face.

If your happy & you know it...

...say Dada!

Mr. Milian can also say Dada! (over & over & over again)

No Momma, but that's ok, it makes Matt feel like he is #1!Which of course he is!! :)

If your happy & you know it....

....crawl around!

He is on the move like a bull in a China shop. He is not up on all 4's, but he has no problem dragging himself around the house & ripping up his big Sissy's room.

If your happy & you know it...

....wave byebye!

This one is not every time, but he is using it more & more.

Lately he has been just holding his hand up in the air with a stiff arm. Pretty stinkin cute as well.

Mr. Milian is chalking up milestones!

Still NO chompers!

Grow some teeth Dude & you can eat!!

OH My Pretty!!

Kinda funny scary that Miss Pie puts a witch hat on & all of a sudden will pose & look at the camera! :)

Dahlia's & A Monkey Tree!

My Mom loved dahlia's. After being reminded about the dahlia farm in North Bend, I had to go pick a bouquet for her. It turned out to be just a cute little flower farm with some fat old chickens, an old dog & a monkey tree.

Mayson loved being in charge of the bucket. She also loved just picking the flowers instead of cutting them a certain way like we were told to. This made it a little stressful for me because we were the only ones there along with the owners...but we managed to not get kicked out.

Max was a picker too. I had to hold his hands back or off came the tops.

 The yellow ones we so pretty & big. Almost the size of Max's head....almost!!

Bethany & sweet Paisley joined us.

Mayson was screaming when she saw the monkey tree.

We are always on a hunt for monkey trees. We know where most are at around the valley & get really excited when we see a new one.

Monkey tree...monkey pinch!

Not sure where or how that saying came about in my family, but I remember my Mom saying it every time we passed the one in Duvall. So, of course Mayson & I say it every time we see one too.

Henny the hen is about 9 years old & huge. She was the size of a large cat-bigger-it was kinda weird...as you can tell by the look on Max's face!

Wowzers!

Old dog Stetson.

Hand picked & delivered right to you Grandma!

We love you & miss you so much.

Guess who started preschool today??

(MayPie at 5 months old)

Did you hear them...Angels singing??!!

Or was my crying drowning them out?!

Today was Miss Mayson's 1st day of preschool.

 I was so excited for this day, then it got here & of course, (weird I know)

I cried on the way to drop her off & after. I did pull it together when I dropped her off, so I didn't embarrass her.

I was so excited to pack Mayson's lunch. Today was the 1st day of many, many years to come with Mayson totting her lunch to school. As far back as I can remember, I had packed lunches that my Mom made me. I had the best homemade lunches. They were so good that my friends ate them. My Mom was worried that I wouldn't get enough to eat, so she started putting in 2 sandwiches & doubled everything up. Well, this morning I felt the pressure to have that "perfect, most memorable" lunch packed for my daughter. It didn't come close to one of my Mom's lunches, but I figure I have a lot of years to get it down just right.

Then I learned, no lunches unless she is staying an extra hour. She only has snack time & they provide the snack due to allergies. So, maybe it will be a little until I start practicing my homemade lunch skills. Darn it...I was really starting to put some good thought into it.

Our big girl waiting to go...wishing there was a bus to pick her up & drop her off, but the family truckster will have to do for now.

As we all know Miss May does not like to pose or look at the camera, so getting the few I got was a treat.

Then she said, "should I do like Uncle JJ?" Why not?

This is what I got...

Followed by this scream yelling, "PRESCHOOL!!"

A snap shot to mark the beginning for both of us.

I really wanted to get a picture of May in her classroom, but as soon as she got word of Mr. LayLay & Amy in the parking lot waiting for her, she bombed right out of the door.

I got a quick report from Miss Bobbi that she did great & see you Tuesday.

 So, that was that! We will see you Mr. Preschool every Tuesday & every Thursday until Summer 2011!!(Angels sing again!)

We grabbed our lunches & special treats & headed to the park for some fun with Lathan!

So lucky to get to see him again so soon.

Not so lucky that the monkeys won't even turn around for a look see.

It will be so nice to spend 5 hours a week with my little man.

We will enjoy the peace & quite!! :)

My girlfriend Cindy (Colton's Mom) referred me to Totem Preschool. Colton goes there as well. It is family owned & attached to Northwest Aerials Gymnastics. Every school day they spend 45 minutes in the gymnastic room. It was a great hit...they take 2.5 yr. olds & May is not fully potty trained, so I really lucked out. Thank you Cindy!! I totally owe you my sanity!! :)

Girls Turn!

Today was a great day with my girl.

 We left the boys at home to watch football & bombed out to The Nation to visit the Kingsley girls.

Old habits never die for MayPie. She could care less what the weather is like, she is going in.

 Lucky for her, I know her so well, that I brought a dry, clean change of clothes for after her little swim.

Happy Birthday Lisa!

We love you & can't wait for your next birthday! :)

Monkey See...Monkey Do...

Dear Mimi,

Thank you for making me my new blanky. I love my monkeys & I love you!

Love, Max!

Summer ball is over.

It was a very sad day for us today. We chalked May's 1st soccer season up.

 It was a great start to a great sport that I hope she will enjoy until college! :)

Thank you Coach Josh for making our star a soccer star! (cheesy I know!)

The 2 MVP's of the Season...

Mr. Cayden & Miss Mayson!

Good game guys...good game!

Go Hoppers!