Wordless Wednesday

SWAT and More Mustaches

I know I always say I work with the best people e-vah, but here is further proof...

On one of the last days of school we have a fun lunch where we order out and have fun.  My peeps took it to a whole 'nother level this year with the addition of mustache straws in my honor.  We were all laughing so hard that I almost peed my pants trying to get this picture taken.  

And I know I promised this wouldn't end up on Facebook, well...this isn't Facebook, now is it? [Joe!]

We are known as the SWAT team when it comes to reading assessments [School Wide Assessment Team].  Three times a year, the six of us, plus some occasional helpers, administer an oral reading and retell assessment on E-V-E-R-Y student in the building.  That's about 400 kids.  And that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all they do to help me do my job and help struggling readers.  

Anyway, I bought them all special fly swatters and labeled them 'Greatest SWAT Team Ever' as a gag gift.  I think they liked them...

Fonts R Us

Ryan brought his sketch book to Nathan's teeball game the other night.  Mark and I were cracking up when we saw what he was working on. 

Fonts.

Yes, fonts.

That's what every 7, almost 8 year old boy does in his notebook, right?  

Love this kid!  

Note the EESF-extra extra small font and the EEESF-extra extra extra small font.  Haha! :)

when i grow up...

Nathan: When I grow up, I want to be a police guy.

Us: Why?

Nathan: Because I will have a gun and can shoot deer.

Us: Nathan, you don't have to be a policeman to be a hunter.

Nathan: But I can handcuff the deer, too.

Um...okay...good point.

quote of the week

N: I love rock and roll, put another dime in the juicebox, baby....

Rock on, Joan Jett. 
Rock on.

you know you're getting old...

when you have to explain to your 8 year old what a phone booth is.

That's just crazy!

much better punchline...

Evan (reading from a joke book purchased at school):

What do you get when you cross a cat and a cactus?

Ryan (with a 2 second comeback):

a me-OW!

I don't even remember the book's punchline because we were
all so impressed with Ryan's quick wit and humor! 

Not bad for a 5 1/2 year old! 

[almost] wordless wednesday

"Stop calling me Justin Beaver!"

finish your dinner, nathan...

...or put your shirt over your head,

stand up in your seat,

and slap your belly while doing a dance:

quote of the week

Ryan (after seeing a commercial in which a couple kisses):

I'm not going to kiss a girl until I'm 200 years old. 

100th day

Many of the schools in our area make a big deal celebrating the 100th day of school.  There are tons of creative ways to incorporate math and writing activities using the number 100.  Ryan and Evan were excited to finally be celebrating the 100th day of school last Friday since it had been pushed back an entire week due to snow days! 

Ryan came home with several fun things.

1.  His 100th day hat that he turned into glasses.

 2.  A self-portrait of what he'll look like when he's 100 years old.  Not only did he remember the cane, but he also gave himself "rock-star hair."

3. An illustration of what he'd buy if he had $100.  For those of you who can't tell....it's a cruise ship. 

4.  And my personal favorite,

what he would and would not like to have 100 of...

He would NOT like to have 100 Christmas trees, but

he WOULD like to have 100 bags of cheese curls! 

LOVE this kid's imagination!  :) 

And his ever-present love of food.....

SO, what would YOU buy with $100???

I think I might just have to go shoe shopping!

oh, to be 4 again...

Every day when I pick the boys up from the babysitter's house,
I ask each of them how their days were.

Nathan's version of a good day?

I didn't get in time out and I didn't pee my pants. I had a good day!

dancing fruit

Tuesday morning, on yet another snow day,
the following conversation occurred:

R: Mommy wouldn't let me get in your bed last night, Daddy, when I had a bad dream.

M: Yeah, but Mommy came and tucked you back into your bed, though.  You fell right back to sleep, didn't you?

R: Yup.  I exited out of the bad dream and had a dream about dancing oranges and bananas.  They were dancing and playing the guitar.

SMILE :)
Maybe those sugarplums dancing in my head really aren't so far-fetched...

quote of the week

* This actually happened back in the fall, but for some reason, I never posted it ~ Enjoy! *

R: I can count to infinity and beyond, mom.

M: Really?

R: Yep, 10, 20, 30 [I'll spare you the torture - I mean, the details..]...100, 200, 1000, 10000, infinity and beyond.


M: Wow, Ry! That was great!  How'd you learn to do that?


R: Because I'm smart.

oh, the logic of a boy

Tonight's bedtime conversation:

R: Mom, I want to get a shower tomorrow morning.

M: Ryan, you got a shower this morning.  You don't need another one tomorrow.

R: But I want to be extra clean so I don't have to take a shower for 2 weeks.

Good thinking, Ryan...

And by the way, what an appropriate shirt...

quote of the week

While waiting for the first (and unfortunately, the last) rocket launch in the backyard,
Nathan said, "I'm so excited, I'm going to pee my pants."

Really?!?

He's 4.

And no, I've never used this phrase before in my life.  Really.

quote of the week

About two months ago, when Mark was cleaning out our unfinished basement, he brought up a present for the boys....

a 4 foot long snake skin.

The boys, of course, thought this was pretty cool.

I, however, did not.

I decided that a 4 foot snake skin was reason enough to avoid the basement altogether. That meant sending Mark down to bring up decorations and sending Evan and/or Ryan down to get things out of the freezer. I know, I'm a great mom, aren't I?

Don't get bitten by any snakes while you're getting the frozen peas out for dinner, okay?

Fast forward to tonight. We decided to make s'mores by roasting marshmallows by the woodstove as an after dinner treat. I figured it's been a while since Mark discovered our snake skin and we haven't seen any more evidence that he's living in our basement, so I joined the boys and had some yummy s'mores. Who could turn down s'mores made with Carmello bars?

While we were down there, Mark turned off the lights to better set the mood and Ryan begged him to turn them back on.

R: Dad, I do NOT want to get bitten by that snake! He's going to get me!

Nathan turns to him with an 'are-you-kidding-me-look' and says:

Ryan, snakes can't open doors!

DUH!

I think my fears are subsiding, but I'm still going to be on high alert for any signs of snakes in the basement :)

our very own jack o'lantern

Evan lost his second tooth in as many weeks this past Friday. He is our very own resident jack o'lantern. Good thing, too, since we didn't get around to carving one this year ~ hahaha!

And by the way, the new but apparently not much improved tooth fairy almost blew it again.

Lucky for her, trying to wake Evan up in the morning is like trying to wake a hibernating bear and she was able to buy some time.

We've hired her only on a trial basis.

quote of the week

Ryan: I'm the King of Food!

Except for basagna [rhymes with lasagne].

I don't really like basagna.

goggle boy strikes again....

Goggle Boy, in the hopes of going incognito, dons his basketball pajamas.

No one will ever discover me now. I blend right in with those 6-foot + tall basketball players.

However, his plan is foiled when he is noticed in the crowd by some discerning Phillies fans [a.k.a. Evan & Ryan]

Nice try, Goggle Boy.

Better luck next time!