Singing to the tune of Dr. Suess

Okay, so Chandler has come up with a new way to read. I heard him last night, but didn't really pay attention to what he was actually doing. I heard it again tonight and asked him about it. He said he was singing the book... he was reading "Fox in Socks". I guess that's one way to make reading fun?

Fore!

The boys having been playing golf for several months now. Since Corby is out at the Y golf course, they spent plenty of time out there this summer playing with Daddy and they are also in The First Tee program that Corby is running. I'm not a golf fan to watch or play, so the only involvement I usually have is to drop off or pick up... rarely I will ride the course with them on the golf cart. Anyway, I decided today that I would go watch the boys play since Corby said they are doing really well. I was so surprised. For little kids, I thought they did great (especially compared to the other kids in their class). Carter has never had a problem smacking the ball... sports seem to come natural for him... just like his Daddy! However, I've seen Chandler with the golf club and spaghetti arms many times in the back yard and just shook my head because it's so funny. I guess that's why today I was so proud. They were smacking the ball almost every time and Chandler's form has completely changed. I might just have the next Tiger Woods on my hands :-)... anyway, here's a few pictures of them.

Update on the Carter stories"

So you know he's always got something to say. His teacher informed me yesterday that we now not only have 1 police dog, we got 2 new ones & one of them is having babies..... when will it ever stop!!! (honestly, I think it's hilarious & enjoy hearing what he's thinking up... at least at this point I do... I don't want anything dirty or bad)

We had Donuts for Dads today at the boys school. This is where Dads come & carve a pumpkin with their kindergartners. Corby is out of town, so I filled in as Dad today. We carved a pretty good pumpkin I must say & the kids got to go back tonight dressed in their costumes & to a spooky parade (picture of Carter & his teacher Mrs. Cooke) to see all of their pumpkins lit up. I must say that I have the most adorable little kids... look at them in their costumes... how cute are they!

Why the poll?

Some of you may be wondering why I put a poll about baby planners on my blog. Well, I was watching Rachel Ray yesterday & saw two moms who started their own business as baby planners in LA. Me & my friend Brandi talked about this right after I had Carter and she had her first daughter. I always want to find the best product for the best price, as far as stuff for my kids goes, so I research the crap out of it until I find what I'm looking for (Brandi is worse than me... that isn't really a bad thing though). My sister-in-law calls me "consumer reports Kendra"... ha! What can I say, I like to find out if it's good or not. Anyway, this sparked me to thinking about the whole baby planning thing again. I know when I was pregnant with Chandler, I had no friends with babies so I really didn't know what all I needed or what worked better than others. It would have been nice to have someone to talk to at least to get me on the right track. Now, obviously, after 3 kids, I've learned what works & what doesn't. So, I thought that I could offer my "expertise advise" (don't laugh) as a business. I'm just curious to who would be or would have been interested in something like this. So, vote please or leave me a comment about your thoughts.

Tale of all Tales plus UPDATE

I've always thought that Chandler was my most creative child and he still is... in a way. However, I have discovered in the past few months that Carter has a unique skill as well. His imagination. He can think up some doozies let me tell ya! He will try to convince you of some of the most crazy stories. My friend Elizabeth called me today to tell me of something that Carter told her daughter Hannah at lunch today (they are friends and in the same class & sit at the same table at lunch). This just prompted me to blog about him today.

So the story today was that Corby went outside yesterday in the backyard & took off all of his clothes... even the underwear... and took a shower in the rain.
Here's some more of his tales of wonder...(I might also add that NONE, even the one above, of these are true):
-We once had a hippo in the backyard that nobody else saw except Carter
-He told his teacher that his Daddy is now a police officer and we got a new dog that is a police dog that stays in our backyard in a cage. The sad thing is that she really believed him until I broke the truth to her.
-About a week after the police story, his teacher sent home a note that Corby is now a fireman as well.
-(this is a really long one view these entries #1 & #2 for the full story) the first day of kindergarten, Carter swore that his class took a field trip on the new bus... then after i kept asking him over & over (knowing good & well they went NOwhere) it went to just him & the PE teacher went on a field trip... then to just him & the PE teacher rode around the parking lot in the bus

There are plenty more of these stories, I just can't remember all of them at the moment. If I think of more, I'll update. Bottom line... if Carter tells you something, you might want to check with me or Corby before you believe him.

What a week

Last week I was so proud that I blogged everyday... and then this week happened. That should tell you how busy I've been and I didn't even take time to sit down & read my friends blogs let alone post one of my own. Hopefully things will slow down next week. Here's what's happened this week for us.

The boys got footballs on Wednesday night at AWANA's . Since they were wearing their Panther jerseys they had to play a game in our backyard. Kensley loved watching them and she even started saying "BALL" except it sounds more like... "baaaaaaaw"

Just the kids being silly. You can see all the way down Kensley's throat her mouth is open so big.

Kensley finally got interested in her walker last night. She's always sat down as soon as you would put her up to it. Yesterday she was playing in her room & pulled up on it several times, but would never go anywhere with it. Corby put her at it last night & she walked all the way down the hall into the kitchen.

I took the kids to the City of Shelby Public Works Day this morning. I wasn't sure about it & if anyone would be there or if we would have fun but I am so glad we went. We all had a great time! They had all the utility trucks, garbage trucks, bucket trucks, fire trucks, police cars, etc. & machines out & all the workers were demonstrating how things worked. They gave out all kinds of goodies to the kids and we had popcorn & drinks as well. Chandler got a bucket ride and they got to put out a fire & get in the firetruck. This was right up their ally... especially Chandler's.

Home Sweet Home

How do you feel about your home? Is it a place of relaxation & comfort or is it a place of chaos and clutter? Most of the time for me, it's a little of both. We had 2 speakers from Proverbs 31 Ministry come speak to our MOPS group yesterday. It was great. She spoke on Home Sweet Home since the theme for MOPS this year is the Home Factor. She shared some tips with us that I thought were great & wanted to pass along to you.

Home Sweet Home means centering our lives on HIM... Psalm 127:1
-have a plan...make it a priority to have your quiet time each day, even if it's only 5 min
Home Sweet Home starts in the HEART Prov 17:3
-Would you want to come home to you each day? (Hmmm... great to ponder... how is your attitude each day)
Home Sweet Home means being HOME... Prov. 31:27
-establish a routine to make sure your housework gets done... don't put it off to make your home a cluttered mess
Home Sweet Home means controlling the HAVOCK (stuff)... Isa. 45:18
-we have to take time to be organized..1 Chronicles 24:1 talks about organization as being worship to God
Home Sweet Home means creating HARMONY
-unity, agreement, balance. All of these need to be visible in our homes.