Dinner & a movie

I took Lukas the other night to the Movie Gallery and we rented "Bolt" and the "Walle" game for Wii. Lukas has been doing wonderful in school and we wanted to reward him, plus we promised to rent this movie on demand, but they took it off the rental list.  

After the shower today, I made my skillet goulash and the boys and I had dinner in the living room while we watched "Bolt". I bought the boys these new plate trays and Lukas loves them. His has dinosaurs and Landon's has trucks and planes. I made them up a homemade TV dinner with the goulash, grapes, and mini muffins as their dessert. It was so nice to eat and watch a movie at the same time. After Landon ate his dinner, he lost interest in the movie. But, he kept himself busy playing while Luke and I watched the movie. Too bad Ben had to go to bed for work, that would have made it even better.

"Bolt" is a very cute movie and we enjoyed it very much=]

Sandy's baby shower

Today was Sandy's baby shower. Nathan made a special appearance for 15-20 minutes then Clint took him home after everyone got a peek...he's so stinking cute! My sister thought of the idea that instead of a card, you get a baby book as your card. This is a really great idea and was a great way to start Nathan's collection. She also got these really cute stuffed animals at BabiesR'Us as the center pieces and for Nathan to keep. The shower was wonderful and Sandy & Clint got a lot of great gifts!

 

Last of Summer...

Today, I took Lukas to Sunday School. Then, when we got home, we packed up to enjoy our last day of Summer. We took the boys to Northmoreland Park and let them run wild. They spent a good hour on the playground, we fed the geese and ducks, then rented a paddle boat. This was Lukas 2nd time and Landon 1st on a paddle boat. Everything was going well till we had to put Landon's life jacket on. Then all hell broke loose. He was screaming his head off for 15 minutes. I told Ben that the life jacket had to come off! After his screaming fit, he was fine and enjoyed being out in the middle of the lake. After riding the paddle boat, we got the boys icecream and and sat on a swing looking at the lake. It was a gorgeous day! We can't believe Summer of 09' is over, but Ben and I are both looking forward to Fall...our favorite time of year!

Murphy-Gorelli Wedding

Saturday, I went with my mom to the Murphy-Gorelli wedding at 1844. It was absolutely beautiful. The food, cookies and cake were delicious (as always). 1844 is one of our favorite places! My mom and I got see many old customers & fellow co-workers and it was great to spend the evening with everyone. They also had one of those shutter booths and it was freaking awesome! This was the first wedding I was at that had one and think it's an awesome idea. We had lots of fun using it=] I'll post those pics when they have them up on their site. 

Meet the teacher night

Look at him holding his pencil=]

Tonight, I the boys and I went to meet Lukas' teacher, Mrs. Paga, and look at his classroom. She talked briefly about what they have been doing in class and went over the the curriculum of the report cards. This month we are working on mastering writing his first name and alphabet. They are learning specific site words and learning to count to 100. Mrs. Paga was able to talk to me for a little bit about Lukas. This wasn't teacher conferences so I was surprised. She said "I have to share a cute story with you." Every morning she asks the kids to get their homework out of their folder to turn in. This morning, Lukas got out of his chair and started toward the garbage can. She said "Lukas, what's wrong sweetie" and he said "I have to throw this away, my mom put garbage in my folder." She said "no honey"...we need that for a school project. At this point, I was laughing so hard, I was actually tearing up. Mrs. Paga had sent a note home the evening before asking to send in the child's favorite snack wrapper. So, not thinking, I put it in his folder after he'd went to bed. I guess I should have explained that to him. Shame on me! Though, it did make a really great story. Lukas seems to be doing very well, but we'll know more in November when we have our parent teacher conferences.

We have a new routine since school started. We do homework, eat dinner, bath time, snack and finally bed. It's non-stop from the time I get home at 6pm, but we manage. Lukas surprisingly hasn't given me any problems about doing his homework, going to bed and getting up early. He really like his teachers and school. FYI: he still asks for heart shaped sandwiches everyday! 

Here's a couple pictures of him doing his homework tonight. They've been working on left and right, top and bottom, in and out, rhyming, cut and paste and drawing specific objects.  

Cabela's

Ben took the boys and I to Cabela's in West Virgina today. He went with his dad and Lukas about a year ago and has been wanting to take me. The store is absolutely amazing and well worth the drive. The boys loved all the animals around the store and the fish aquarium room. We all had fun shopping. We got a couple more of our favorite chairs, Ben got a new pair of merrells, I got this neat purse, and Landon picked out his very own puppy. Isn't it so cute=] Lukas said he didn't want anything.

After shopping, Ben treated us to dinner at Cheddar's and it was delicious.

We had a great day!

Hospital visit!

Here are pictures from our visit at the hospital to see the newest addition to our family. Welcome, Nathan Andrew Glass!

Dove Hunting

Ben took Lukas hunting for the 1st time yesterday afternoon. Lukas was so excited. Ben let him shoot once and he loved it. They didn't get any dove's, but they did kill a big snake. Ben is so happy that Lukas is into going hunting. He's been looking forward to hunting for 5 years now. He stopped hunting when Lukas was born, but plans on getting out a lot this year.

Landon and I went to the hospital with my mom to visit baby Nathan. I'll post pictures from our visit soon=]

1st week of Kindergarten

Lukas finished his first week of kindergarten today. He did extremely well going to bed early and even getting up early without giving me any grief. He asked me every night to make him a heart sandwich for his lunch. I'd imagine that's what he's going to want next week too. 

His weekly schedule is:

Monday – Computer

Tuesday – Music

Wednesday – Art

Thursday – Gym

Friday – Library

Since he is at school all day, he has been tired in the evenings. He hasn't had any homework yet, but that will start next week. The school has a policy that they use cafeteria pin numbers for each student. You put money into their account instead of sending cash with the students. This four digit pin number will be the same from kindergarten thru 12th grade. I told Lukas his pin number and he memorized it in 10 minutes. I was impressed. What's also neat about this pin number is they will send a report home every month of what your child is ordering for breakfast or lunch. It's so advanced since we were in school...LOL!

He's adjusting very well and loves school. 

Big Boy Bed

We got Landon a bed rail for his full size "Big Boy Bed" a couple weeks ago. We attempted putting him in 3 times before, but it didn't work out. Tonight, Ben tried it again and Landon fell asleep in his new bed within 15 minutes. He didn't cry or attempt getting out. Ben came downstairs and said "our baby's sleeping in his big boy bed...come and see this." I couldn't believe it! I actually started to tear up standing and watching our baby sleep in a full size bed. This is a moment we'll never forget.

Don't worry! Landon can go up and down the stairs by himself very well now. And, Ben put the gate back up on the boys door...just in case:-)

Nathan has ARRIVED!

Our nephew, Nathan Andrew Glass, arrived today at 1:45PM. 

He was 7lbs 14oz and 20.5"...what a big guy for being 3 weeks early! Sandy and Nathan are healthy and doing well. We're going to see them tomorrow and I'll have pictures and maybe a video to post. I can't wait to see him!

CONGRATULATIONS CLINT & SANDY!