people must think I am the most....

inattentive mom!!! Shawn was outside mowing the lawn, Kailee and Austin were playing, Tyson was riding his bike and I thought Kyler was ridin' in his Wiggle car. I was still inside picking up a few things before heading out with everyone...I turned around to look out the front window and this is what I see!!! Kyler climbing the Stop sign!! He thought it was soooo fun and was extremely proud of himself that he could actually touch the red part! He is such a goofball!
Ty riding his bike.Kailee and Austin playing racquetball...like their ball?...you'd think they couldn't miss it...but they chased it down the street quite a few times last night!!Oh that dreaded time of the month...HAIRCUTS!! I cut all the boys hair...not because I am too cheap to pay for it to be done...cuz I would gladly let someone else do it....I just can't find anyone who will do a good job! I always end up coming home to fix it...my OCD gets in the way and I need them to have all the hairs on their heads cut and not have any strays...call me crazy!! Anyway...Austin requested a mohawk...so here is it...he got to have it just long enough for a few pics and then we kept on cuttin'!

School Projects

Ty and Austin both had projects for school they worked on last week and we polished off over the weekend. Tyson had to make a habitat and include and animal that laid eggs. The anilmal had to be made from a plastic egg, so he decided to make a Toucan in the rainforest. Kailee was a big help but Ty did an awesome job and was super creative with his ideas too!! AND of course he had to add a snake...what project is complete without a snake to make it great!!
Then Austin had a report on Rutherford B. Hayes. He did lots of research and then had to put his info on a strip. He had 4 sections of info...he did a really great job and I learned a few things about our 19th president along the way. Now if I can hang on to any of those little tidbits of info maybe I can appear to be smart next time Austin and I have a battle of wits!! {yeah right!}

how many of you are there?...

So I saw this on a friends blog and I thought this was interesting...

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 3 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

only 3 of me...I feel so special!!
Also...I am playing catch up! Always a day late and a dollar short! I have been so busy working that there hasn't been any room left for any extras...between orders to fulfill and my regular mom duties...it can make a girl tired!! Anyway...MK nominated me for an award a while back and I am just now getting to it..isn't she so sweet!

So I am going to pass the award on to...
*Angie...cuz she is so sweet with her comments and she is a blogging super hero!
*Carly....cuz she thinks I am better than Martha Stewart
*Heidi...cuz well....she knows why!
*Emily....cuz I love readin' her blog it makes my day!

Kyler's 5th birthday party!

Here are some pics from Kyler's birthday party last month. We just invited his 3 closest friends and went to Inflatable Zone and then to McDonalds for lunch and cupcakes! He had a great time...only 4 kids....it was way manageable! I still can't believe my baby is 5!! We are going tomorrow afternoon to sign him up for kindergarten!
Kyler & Adam






Kyler & CharlieKyler & Jordan

camping!!

Austin had his first Boy Scout Campout last weekend! Shawn decided to go along and took Ty with him too! They had a blast! My boys out in nature....they just love it...they feel right at home! :) Shawn took the camera to capture some of the fun! They had hot dogs and smores, hung their wet socks in the campfires!...stayed up most of the night causing all the adults grief!...doing just what 11 yr old boys do! Ty suffered some injuries but none that he couldn't handle..someone didn't see Ty behind them and swung a hot metal stick {one for roasting marshmellows} and got him on the forehead! He came home with a few war wounds but he loved it...and was so glad he got to camp with his dad!
Also that night Kailee got to go to her friends house and have a sleepover...so Kyler and I got to have a mom and Kyler night. Kyler choose all the stuff to do. We first went to Walmart to spend birthday $$...the only rule I was given was that I could not say "No you can't have that"...Kyler told me that he could buy whatever he wanted cuz it was his $$. So fair enough, he bought the game Whack-a-Mole...{clearly I stayed out of it} We bought the Bee Movie while we were there too. Then we went to an Easter Egg hunt that the city of Katy did. Kyler cleaned up...they had sooooo many eggs and the 5-6 yr old group wasn't that big. We went through all his eggs and besides all the candy, stickers and toys he got, he also found 2 golden tickets...so he went to the tent to cash in for his prizes and he got sidewalk chalk and a coloring book & crayons! :) He chose Texas Borders for dinner....we did take out and then went home, watched the movie, ate dinner, colored and played Whack-a-Mole. We had a super fun night!

Happy Birthday Kyler!!!

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My baby turned 5 today!!! I can't believe he is 5...it seems like he was just born!! :) What a sweet addition to our family he has been! I can't even begin to imagine our lives without Kyler. He is such a fun little boy! He is all about having fun....it doesn't matter what's going on...he turns it into fun. He loves to smile and laugh and I am grateful for that because he can always make us smile no matter what the mood might be! He loves to color and draw, write his name, the ABC's & 123's, he likes to listen to music and dance with me around the house or rock out in the car when we are running errands! He loves to play with his big brothers and he loves when Kailee tucks him in at night! He loves to say I love you and tries to "out love" you....like "I love you a billion plus one!" or "I love you infinity plus the last number there is!" Kyler is the best! Anyone that knows him knows what a special little guy he is!! Happy Birthday to my Kyler Jake!! :)