Can't wait until breakfast!!

Jacob and I made our family favorite Morning Glory Muffins tonight. They include shredded carrots, diced apples, and dried cranberries. Yummy!

Super Mommy

I got to be super mom for a few seconds today for James. Today is their 100th day of school and he was asked to bring in 100 things, wear a hat with 100 on it or a necklace with 100 things on it, and/or bring in something that is 100 inches or cm. He was all set, 100 things in his bag, and his hat on with stickers on it that said 100%.  His seatbelt was buckled and we were pulling out if the driveway when he decided he also wanted to bring something that is 100cm or inches. I jumped out of the car with my eyes on the red, big umbrella, grabbed the tape measure and sure enough, it was exactly 100 cm. Thank goodness. That could have made us late for school!!  He was overjoyed and amazed I found something so quickly and so was I. I felt like super mom seeing him  so happy. It was the greatest feeling in the world making him happy. 

Everyday Life

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Kisses and Hugs

Everyday when James and Jacob get out of the van at school they give their sister a hug and kiss goodbye. Today they forgot to do that. As we drove out of the school parking lot and all the way to gym Jaelyn repeated herself. "James and Jacob kiss a me. Hug. Please mommy Please!  Please mommy James and Jacob kiss a me.". My heart broke. I just kept telling her, "I'm sorry. After school they will."  To which she replied, "Pleeeeaaase". Aw, what can I do or say to that??

KIDS Rock AZ

This is an incredibly emotional day for me. The second consecutive year my kids have run the KIDS Rock. There is nothing like seeing the joy and proud smiles on their faces as they run their course and cross that finish line. It makes all of MY running worth it. Even on the days I hate it the most. They complain during their training but come race day their self esteem sky rockets. So proud of them.  James (2nd grade) ran his mile in 8:44 knocking three minutes off his last years race time. And Jacob ran his first KIDS Rock, .62 (half mile for kindergartners), in 7:28!! So so so proud of my boys.
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Josh's Words About James to His Mom

Forgot to tell u, in James' class they have been building a city. He decided to run for mayor, along with 6 other people. He received the majority vote.
And today everyone was building their own house for the city and he said he had to answer a thousand questions all day today like "can I have snow on my roof?" etc. he is proud of himself that he campaigned and won
He ran in the platform on no littering, keeping people safe, and keeping people healthy - no junk food allowed.
He laughed tonight tho cuz he said they only have 6 shops in town and one of them is a candy store lol
Yeah I agree. I'd say he is more confident now than he's ever been
Juli and I feel like we r pretty hard on him and expect so much from him. sometimes we forget how good of a kid he really is
Yeah, like me being voted a peer mentor
They r always doing a "pillar" in class. December was caring. Monday morning juli woke up complaining of a sore throat. James heard he say it to me and brought her a glass of ice water, unprompted.
So juli wrote it down and sent the note to school with him

Merry Christmas 2011

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My responsible child...

Jaely wants the Mac from Uncle Ben!

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Merry Christmas Eve with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa McDanold