Austin's Favorite Chair

Austin loves sitting in a chair.  He has two favorite chairs in our house, which just happens to be the perfect size for him.

1. Aiden's red reading chair with ottomon
2. Austin's camping chair.

Austin will climb over anything in the way to sit in his chair. Last night he climbed into his chair and lounged back to eat popcorn and watch a movie.  He is growing up so fast!

Jasmin's American Dream

We have had an amazing year and I am so sad to see it end.  Jasmin has been with us since October 1, 2010.  She has been absolutely amazing with the kids and our family. Her last day with our family is September 24th.  We are going to miss her so much.

Last night we went to get photographs of her and the kids.  We have had so many great times with Jasmin as our au pair.  I want to make sure both Jasmin and the kids remember this time together.  Here are some of the pictures.

Here are a couple of my favorite pictures of just the kids.

Fun at Nana's

Nana has been watching the kids almost every Saturday afternoon.  It has been so much fun for all the cousins to get together. The kids know they need to bring their swimsuits, even Austin.



Popsicle Delight

Austin had his first Popsicle this last week.  He loved it and made a huge mess!

Aiden is in First Grade

Aiden has finished his first week of first grade.  He is so amazing.  He has had homework every night which consists of the following:

1. Reading University: Reading for at least 15 minutes every night from a list of approved books.  My favorite so far is "Click Clack Moo, Cows that type".  I usually read this book to him, it was fun to have Aiden read it to me.
2. Reading Fluency:  He has the same paragraph he has to read each night.  The purpose is to try and read is faster and with less mistakes.  Last night he was reading at 70 words per minute. The goal is 47 words per minute.  I am very proud of my big guy.
3. Math worksheets
4. English worksheets
5. And various other worksheets from one of the 7 subjects he is currently learning.

While attending back to school night for the parents I saw a paper on Aiden's favorite subject.  To my surprise it is Art.

An Evening at the Park

Last night we rode our bikes to the park.  Since it was a school night we did not stay long.  However, we did learn that Austin loves going down the slide with his big brother or big sister.  All my kids are so lucky to have such amazing siblings.

My Funny Sleeper

Last night Thad checked on the Aiden and Taylor to make sure they were asleep.  As I was checking on Austin, he called me into Aiden's room to see Taylor and this is what I found.

She was hungry after we read books, so I got her some apples.  I guess she was too tired to finish eating her apple and fell asleep with it in her mouth.  I love my funny little sleeper!