Caitlin Swimming

Caitlin just learned how to swim last weekend. Here is a little video showing her swimming under water.

Friends

We were at dance last night and the boys were playing their games. A little boy came and sat down beside Ostin to watch him play. They talked for a little bit about the game and how to play it and about some other games too. Then Ostin looked at the little boy and said,"Do you want to be friends?" I thought that was sweet and smiled a little. When the little boy said yes, Ostin stuck out his hand for the other little boy to shake! This whole interaction was just priceless. I believe I almost laughed out loud from watching them shake hands so seriously.

Mean Mom

So, Caitlin was reading Charlotte's Web tonight. She's been reading on it for a day or so. Sitting at the bar, she says, "Mom, Fern's mom is even meaner than you."
Now, I wasn't really sure how to take this. I paused in cutting up the blondies I had made and asked her what she meant. She said that Fern's mom had sent Avery to bed without any supper.
Sigh. Now I'm wondering, how mean am I?

Tonight's Sky

This is what the sky looked like tonight. I was getting ready to put the kids to bed and looked out the window. It looked like orange/yellow light shining down from the side. I had to go out and look. Over the back of the house it was still pretty sunny but to the left in front of the house it was a very dark blue. I haven't seen a sky that blue in a while. It was very pretty, but had the hint of a storm waiting to happen.

Happy Birthday Ostin!

Today is Ostin's 6th birthday. I took cupcakes to his school for his class. They all sang happy birthday to him.

Licking the icing off of the cupcake.

Red cupcakes with purple icing. These were the colors Ostin wanted.

Happy Birthday Caleb!!!!!!!

Caleb turns 8 today. We made cupcakes last night for school. He wanted blue cupcakes with orange frosting. The blue turned out a little bit on the green side but he liked them. As you will see from the pictures, he wanted his to have no icing on it.

We had cake on Friday night and the boys got to have a friend sleep over.

Cupcakes

Contest

I am participating in a contest at Best Kids Apps for a chance to win an Apple iPad. This is a blog about iPhone apps for kids. While I don't have an iPhone or an iPad, some of these apps look so cool that it tempts me. I know my kids would love for a chance to play just one of these apps.

While I don't know if I will win, the ipad would be neat to have and would get a lot of play time in my house. All of my kids love to play games and if it is electronic, all the better. It would come in the handiest on dance nights. These are Thursday night dance classes that Caitlin takes. We are there for two hours on these nights. Do you know what kind of torture this is for my two boys? If we try to stay inside, they just can't sit still or keep their voices down to a low enough volume for other people to hear themselves think. We usually stay in the truck where playing space is very limited, even with the seats put down to create a somewhat flat space to lay down and play on.

This is a really neat contest and the website is nice, too. Go and take a look around. The reviews tell all about the app, how much it is, and provides a link to iTunes where you can buy it. They even tell you how to set up your iPad with one of the first tips being to set up when your kids aren't around!