Guess who got a saxophone??
That's right! Joshua received his new instrument a couple of weeks ago. (And in case you're wondering, yes, we're renting it until he decides for sure that this is the instrument for him - seriously, who knew how much those things could cost?!)
But check out his smile!
The first week sounded very much like a dying elephant lived in our library. The second week, he was ready to turn in his instrument and quit band. :oO But now, he's able to play his scales without much trouble and he's all excited again and devoted to practicing every day. :oD
We took Evelyn to pick out some new glasses.
And while I did not take any pictures of her in the glasses she tried on, she did pose with the Duck Dynasty dude for me. ;o)
Emily knows that her name starts with an E and has been trying to write it.
Her very first attempt to copy my E-
Awww, not too bad my baby. :o)
Lita and the gang came to New Orleans for her Big 50th Birthday Bash!
So we got to head downtown and party New Orleans style!
:o)
:oD
Happy Birthday Lita!
Everybody got to eat some of Lita's dessert. :o)
We had soooo much yummy New Orleans food, and we got to go to Mass at St. Louis Cathedral too - and Joshua and Evelyn were asked to bring the gifts up to the Altar! It was so cool!
What a great birthday bash and mini stay-cation! ;o)
Yeah - she's doing a puzzle on Evelyn's tablet, isn't that so cool??
She told me, "When I get big like Evie, I going to get a tablet." Hahaha! Not even 3 yet and she can't wait to buy her first tablet. Lol! :oP
Go Cowboys!!
Showing her big sister that she can write her name.
Yeah, when she writes an E, she says that it says, "Emily". Hehe.
Matthew's been practicing some cursive in school, but I guess they were introducing new letters too slow for him. When he found our cursive practice book at home, he ran through it and proudly showed me that not only could he write his name - he could write puppy!
Haha. :o)
The kids' school had Open House.
And all of their teachers were just gushing over those midgets, telling me how they'd love to have 10 Matthews in their class, that they wish all their kids were as well-behaved as Joshua, and how they just adored having Evelyn in their classes. ;oD
Emily's still on the "pony-tails only" kick. "A pony-tail! Like the girl who loves unicorns. Agg-es!" (Agnes - who, in case you didn't know, is the little girl from Descpicable Me.) :o)
Our headbands are starting to gather dust, but man, she's a cutie!
Practice! Practice! Practice!
So, we got Pitch Perfect on our Netflix, and everyone really enjoyed this funny almost-musical movie. And nobody enjoyed it more than Emily. She watched it every day for a week, and she even dances and sings along to it! So yeah, she was sooo happy when we bought it for her.
Seriously. Check her out!
Her eyes are just screaming at us, "I can't wait to watch this again!!" Can't you see it?! ;o)
Go Cowboys!
Oh - the kids went to the annual Altar Server training - and Matthew is now officially a Server. :o) Woohoo! All 3 of them served together just this past week, and besides that one time the priest had to turn him around because he started walking the wrong way, it went really well! ;oD
When Daddy's working on something, Emily likes to hang out and work on stuff with him. :o)
I snuck up on Matthew and Emily because he was reading a book to her and it was just adorable! He was doing all the voices and talking to her about the pictures and everything. :o) I made sure to get some video of it too.
So, Evelyn had her first cheerleading practice of the year, and when I went to pick her up, I saw her standing in front of the other girls, telling them what to do and how to hold their fists up. Then she went around the room and started correcting them.
I was like - Oh no! Her bossy-ness is taking over! Haha!
But, what I didn't realize at the time, I was actually watching the new
Captain of the JV Cheer Squad leading her people!
Yes. She's the Captain!
Isn't that awesome?! She said that she was standing in line with everyone else and the cheer coach said, "Where's my friend Evelyn at?" And Evie walked over to her and the coach said, "Okay - I want everyone to meet Evelyn. Evelyn, say hi to everyone. Evelyn is going to be our JV Captain this year!" :oD She has 2 co-captains to help her out, but yeah, that girl is cool. ;o)
Ancient civilizations project all done!
And check out those new glasses!
She really wanted the exact same ones she already had, but we couldn't find them, but these are sooo similar that you almost can't even tell the difference. So she's very happy with them. :o)
Daddy was getting some work done from home, so Emily joined him. :o)
Workin' is hard. ;o)
Poster to celebrate Constitution Day.
Isn't it great?!
She'll turn it in this week for the contest they're having. :o)
Wow - Emily, those E's are getting better and better!
:o)
The kids start their after-school clubs this week. Joshua is doing Minecraft Club and Band. Evelyn is doing Scrapbooks & Stamping and Cheer. And Matthew is doing Computer Club, Lego Robotics, and Science Mania. They're all very excited. All of their grades are looking good and I think we finally got the hang of this crazy school routine thing again. Emily and I are working on her coloring skills, having lots of tea parties, and watching Pitch Perfect over and over, haha! So it's all good in the 'hood. Hope everyone is doing well, staying dry, and having a great week. :o)
Laters!
