Joy School Halloween Party

Tutu Lexi Lu Who

Lexi looks like such a princess! Not to mention she loved all the fun colors in the skirt!!

Take a look!!!

Fun with the Camera

So when we moved into out house we decided not to get cable. After watching PBS kids and hearing Tray and Violet on on the computer at PBS kids .org I was fed up with it until I found a new channel well it all the sudden showed up when the switch to digital happened. QUBO oh my word it has the cutest shows either that or I am relieved to be watching something other then "Sid the Science Kid". Tray loves taking pictures and this is one of his pieces.

Lexi and her cute sweater
This is what happens when my kids are given suckers, they love to share! Hence the flu hitting every person in our household.

hmmmm.....

my sweet baby

I wonder what she is thinking

Sad face

Some time when we are at home and I feel so inspired I grab my camera and start taking random fun picture. Here are some from about a week or two ago. Violet has gotten this attitude and its been really trying my patients so sometimes when she is really making me mad I take pictures and it keeps me from yelling and screaming. It's good therapy!!!

don't let this face fool you

I thought her hair was fun this day

"I don't have to be good I'm cute"

Uh oh I'm going to fall

He wanted to take pictures and he was sad he couldn't at the time.

mmmmm...Apples

We Love this book "Ten Little Dinosaurs"

this book is hilarious

Her Vampire look "I'm going to suck your blood"

These Pictures Tray took I was quite impressed pretty good for a 5 year old and a big camera.

Mother and Daughter

upside down baby

Laughing

kissy kissy

Shes such a happy baby

I just love pictures they make me so happy to look at!!

We love the Hendricks

When we were in Idaho we were able to go and see my very best friend I have known since I was a wee one, Sarah Olsen Hendricks I just love her so much. She just had her second baby and I decited to make a house call and do her hair there.

I love baby bellies!!!!

Tony Rocking the night away
Playing in the toy bucket fun new toys!!!!

Me doing Sarahs hair in the back round

Baby Lexi looking cute

Tray watching the game on TV

Violet

awwww

Violet Dawn silly lady

Baby Emma

so Tired

sweet sweet pea

this chair rocks

So this char I think was Tonys when he was a kid thanks tony for letting us use it!!

Johnny Appleseed

Tray and I making applesauce

we had so much fun together and it was nice to have a little break from the other two!!

If you cock your head to the side you will see a fun picture of Tray and I

Miss Smith's Kindergarten class

Look at all those fun hats that we made

fun fun

So this is funny Tray had all his work done early and he went and sat on his square and read a book, all by himself!

Here is a closer look

Here he is doing his work sheet

Ali cutting her butterfly

Matt concentrating

Work station

Matt was put on the spot and asked to give the story about Johnny Appleseed, if you ask me I think he missed his calling! He was great!

Listening so intently

Book time

Recessssssss

fun

swinging and having a blast

Matt sitting at his table.

"If you listening put your hands on your head"

Tray stirring the apples

all finished chopping the apples

Tray and behind Miss. Smith's Mom (applesauce maker)

Sarah and Nicole

Trays table group

Making Johnny Appleseed hat (a pot on his head)

another table group

Kids having fun

paper sac puppet at Lori's table

Carpet time

Morning Class

Getting ready for circle time!

Tray came home from school reciting songs, poems, and finger play stories that all had to do with "Johnny Appleseed" I was so exited that he was learning all these fun songs! Tray's teacher sent home a paper a few weeks later asking if she could get some parents to help them on the day they were going to be making Applesauce for their Johnny Appleseed unit!!! I jumped at the chance to go and thanks to Violet's preschool and a babysitter I was able to go.

I remember when I was little and my mom would help in my class room and she worked as a "Noon Duty Lady" where she would watch the kids at recess and I LOVED IT! One of my favorite memories was when she would buy us bags of popcorn on 25 cent popcorn day and we would eat it together. It was always fun that they had a surprise at the bottom of the popcorn bag mmmmmmm. gummy bears:) I really want to be there for my kids as much as I can.

Violet Dawn's first day of Joy School.

In the car waiting

Lexi waiting


funny face

smile baby

Violet in front of teachers Door

knock knock

here I go

so exited lets go

I had fun fun

backpack and all

smile (our front yard)

cheese

So this year we sent Tray off to Kindergarten, it has been extremely hard for Violet to see him leave everyday knowing she has to return home, which might I add all the sudden became the worst place for her to be. So when some wonderful women in my ward asked me if Violet wanted to do Joy School I was exited. We had Tray in a little co-op preschool like this and he loved it. What happens is we rotate teaching the preschool kids at each others houses. This is so FUN for her she would love to have it everyday but it is only 2 days a week.

It's so funny all the sudden kids start school and every sentence starts with my best friend this and my best friend that. Not only that but their best friends change everyday. I learn something new everyday from them. These pictures are of Violet's first day of school.

Lexi's blessing

Lexi's Blessing March 22,2009

we are so happy you joined our family

angel

Tommy gave the most wonderful blessing to Lexi Alyce Duncan. We are so blessed to have her in our lives.