It's a MacWonderful Life

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Happy Father's Day 2011

Father's Day was on June 19th this year. We were lucky enough to have Nana and G-Daddy in town to celebrate with us too. We decided to make it a little interesting this year and make Daddy search for his present. The boys drew him a treasure map and proudly followed him on his quest to find his treasure.

No digging required, but he successfully followed the map from the house, through the trees, and out to the shed. Lucky him, he scored himself a new Garmin bike computer. Now he can immerse himself in more data/graphs, as if he doesn't get enough of this at work. A true Engineer :)

We didn't make G-Daddy search for his, but we got him a sailing lesson so he can sharpen his skills and some super cool cutting edge HD Aviator sunglasses. Yes, you've probably seen the infomercial! I hope they work :)

And here are the Dads and their boys....Happy Father's Day!

Goodbye Tonsils and Adenoids

Kyle has had way too many ear infections over the last year, so it looks like the culprit might be the adenoids and possibly the tonsils. So, the week after school ended Kyle had both out. The Dr. said he had the largest tonsils he'd seen in a kid his age. I guess that was a good move on our part to get rid of them, seeing as we might have run into problems later on. I must say this was a rough surgery for us all. The recovery was just way more difficult than I had imagined. He enjoyed the numerous slushies, but I'm sure he'd say it wasn't worth it. He really was in a lot pain for a good week and it just broke my heart. Once he could eat normal foods again, we had to stick to soft stuff for 30 days! Not fun when you have to tell your kid he can't have any chips, cookies, crackers, etc. for 30 days! He was definitely a trooper through it all and we were so proud of him.

Special Agents in Training

Meet Special Agent Kyle and Special Agent Ryan. They are currently training for their next mission.....Mission Impossible. The boys decided to have some fun with a ball of yarn.

It was funny....Ryan started to wreck it and Kyle was getting upset. Pretty standard around here. Anyway, then Ryan decided to twist himself in the yarn and voila, it was fixed. Kyle came running in the kitchen saying, "Look mom, Ryan is a genius. He fixed it." Sure enough, there was Mr. Genius who I later had to free using a pair of scissors!

Pool Time

Ahh...the weather is warm and it's time to hit the pool! Lucky for us, we just have to walk next door and jump in. Check out our little Katie. I'm gonna miss those chubby little legs one day.

She's a little fish in the tub, so I knew she'd love the pool this year. She's quite a splasher and she's quite fearless which makes me a little nervous.

Monday, October 10, 2011

School is out for the Summer 2011

Well, Ryan finished up his first year of preschool and Kyle finished up his last.

On Ryan's last day of school, the kids put on a performance for the parents that included a few cute songs, Ryan's favorite being Tooty Ta. He loves the part where you sing with your tongue out. It's cute to watch :)

After the performance, they brought the parents inside and presented us with their cookie masterpieces. He was SO proud and he did such a great job. He knows mommy loves icing and he didn't disappoint!

Yes, there are M&Ms, chocolate and peanut butter chips, gummy bears, and sprinkles on a crap load of icing. YUMM!

Ryan will be going to another school next year, so I'm a little sad he'll be leaving his now familiar surroundings and some of his buddies, but I know he'll adjust well. He's good at making friends, plus he already has a good friend at his new school. I'm so proud of him. He's really come a long way this year and his teacher had nothing but good things to say about him and how well he listens and is able to follow directions. Here he is with a couple of his teachers, Ms. Lynn and Ms. Christine. They were so sweet to him all year long.

On Kyle's last day of school, the kids also gave a performance for the parents. They each got up in front of the parents and told their favorite thing about school. Kyle's was playing tackle ball on the playground. Then they all sang, "Start spreading the news....we're going to Kindergarten!" I did my best not to cry, but no luck. My baby was growing up. So many new things ahead.

He had two fantastic teachers, Ms. Lisa and Ms. Andrea. Both worked really hard to challenge these kids. I think these kids will probably be 10 steps ahead of most of the kids in their Kindergarten classes.

Here he is with two of his favorite buddies, Quinn and Caroline.

Well, here's to a fun summer!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Race Day 2011

Rick took the boys to the race again this year. They couldn't have been more excited. This time they went will a couple of their buddies which made it even more fun. No, they didn't make it through the entire race. I think it will be a few more years before that'll happen, but they lasted a couple of hours. I have a hard time making it through 600 laps myself!

Here they are, two little Kyle Busch fans ready to go!

There's lots of fun stuff for the kids to do before the race. I think they love this stuff just as much as, if not more than, the race. They rode ponies, fed the goats, and ate hot dogs and lots of junk!