passing the time

While Izzy does this 

Tay and B do this

 {Tay thinks B stinks after practice}

   

{B rocking his freaky new glasses}

P.S.

I never said we were normal

rules suck...

Magic of the Moment

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This years Reflection contest theme

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Cloe asked if she could do it and wanted to do photography.

So.. we took her out in search for her Magical Moment.

And I quickly found that to my Izzy girl...

 EVERYTHING is a Magical Moment.

She is so fun and Loves life.

And...

This is the shot she submitted.

not bad right!

NOW...

On to writing why she chose this.

Knowing why was the easy part for her.

{freedom to choose what she wants to be. etc...}

Writing it down is where the problem came.

 I wrote what she said on an extra piece of paper, 

then told her that she had to re-write it on her form.

not hard right?

well apparently it is...

It is too much.

I told her it was exactly what she told me and it really wasn't that much.

And that it had to be her work.

it was the rules.

"Rules are STUPID!"

but....

after a rest a cuddles, she got it all done.

and is now waiting anxiously for Mon.

she says that's when they will announce the school winners.

fingers crossed for Izzy!!!

Loud ...

But not very good.

Yup that would be our singing the other night.

Me, Tay and Iz had a girls night, 

while Aaron had the boys were at the pool conditioning.

We decided on treats and Karaoke.

We thought we were pretty darn good.

Until.... 

Taylor played us back.

OUCH!!!

We had to hurry and turn it off.

It was hard on the ears and ego.

But...

It was to much fun to stop,

  so...

 we agreed to NEVER play it back again.

And to keep on thinking we rock. 

 Matching mossy oak sweats and mis-matched socks

 

 multi tasking

 

Izzy rockin out the tunes

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Girl time rocks!!

Halloween 2012

Have no fear...

BAT GIRL is here!!

 Is she not the cutest?!

And she got to dress up lots this year.

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 the day before Halloween,

the first graders had their Halloween program so they got to wear their costumes to school.

They sang lots of cute songs and each had a speaking part.

Cloe did so good and also had to give the part after hers because they didnt show up. 

But no worries she had it down.

She spoke loud and clear.

And she even paused between parts so people would know.  

she's so funny.

then...

On Halloween,

 her school has a costume parade.

So she got to wear it again and march down the hall and through the gym for the parents.  

It was fun to see them all dressed up including the teachers.

After school we spruced her up a little before hitting the neighbor hood and heading to Mantua to meet up with cousins for some good old fashioned trick or treating.  

Caleb and Cloe our little twins...

Bat Man and Bat Girl

Bransen our Rodeo Clown

Abi our Ninja Turtle.

and... 

Aunt Tara...

the girl who swallowed the seed.

{baby seed that is}

   

 

 I am glad Cloe has cousins to trick or treat with.

Tay and B are so good to her but as they get older they do their own thing.

Briar had his own party to go to,

and unfortunately Tay had to get some homework done and study for a big test.

{The joys of wanting to be something after high school}

I am proud of her for knowing whats important.

And to finish it up...

A couple of days later, Cloe had a Halloween birthday party to go to.

They decorated cookies, bobbed for apples and played pin the something on the something.

{I forgot.... forgive me}

What a fun and SPOOKTACULAR  week!
 O yea!
This is how it left my Izzy girl feeling

Poor girl! 
   She fell asleep while I was doing her hair.

party time....

 Party pizza time that is!

and a little pink lemonade.

We don't get the boys very often,

 but...

we always have fun when we do.

 

finally....

Cloe finally got to go swimming with her dad.

That is after a few broken promises to go.

Which were totally not our fault.

but...

still broken promises that she tearfully reminded us of daily.   

So.... 

Aaron, Briar and Iz hit the Nat. for some splashes.

Total perks of going when they first open...

 pretty much had the pool to themselves.

 

Conditioning

With Football over and wrestling season quickly approaching these boys hit the pool to build up their endurance and a little more strength.

Wall sits and push ups after they swim the length.

 

 

 Then its off to the deep end for some more work.

lots of different pull ups.  

with some deep water push ups after another length.

The one day you don't practice

 is the day you get weaker

as someones else gets stronger 

the one day you don't use to its fullest

is the day someone else is going to beat you.