It's officially Fall, and so it's time to bake! I love all the baking in the fall and for x-mas. I started by baking and taking a picture of this coconut pie. It tasted as good as it looks! I am putting it on here to prove my self worth in this family of bakers/artist!!

Not much has been going on here lately. Just doing the whole school thing and I did finally get done doing some much needed Fall cleaning. On a lighter note, I asked Logan to smile for me and I would take his picture and this is what I got! The good thing about him giving me this goofy smile is something you don't think about. He gets it!! Meaning, when I tell him to smile and I'll take his picture, he does!! This probably didn't mean as much to me when Olivia first did this or should I even say recognized the request, but with Logan, it once again shows you how different preemies are and how much everything little notion counts!! His every move, word, function is under a microscope all the time to make sure he's coming along the way he should be, with Olivia you just expected it and it was done. So now if he would just "get" pick up your toys and put them away, we would have accomplished the world...........

Labor Day..Goodbye Summer

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend. Let's face it folks, summer is over. I get excited for this time of the year, because after a long summer everyone is tired and it's time to get back to a routine. I run so much better on routine. I get my "me" time back at night, my mornings start so much earlier and I can get more done, and the best part......my kids are going to bed before 9pm!! YIPEE!

I have to admit for the longest time I was a person who only loved summer. Never really appreciated the other seasons. More and more I enjoy spring and fall almost as much. I love the color change in fall and even the smell of fall. The temps. are just about right for doing anything and your not freezing or sweating your butt off. So, I welcome fall.......do you?

The one thing I will miss as these last months of being outside go by........the neighbors wearing my children out for bed!!!!!!

Birthday...Part 2

Ok, first let me explain my neighbors. My neighbors (Tim, above & Judy) are wonderful people. The kind you always want living next to you. My neighbors are CRAZY! They like to blow things up, let off illegal fireworks and have huge bonfires. See except they are not just your typical roast your marshmallow beside the fire, kind of fire, these fires explode and have a mushroom cloud! They are set off by used motor oil (all you "Green" people, I know, I know, but it's not me) and gasoline poured on at just the right time to let the fumes build!! Seriously, these are our neighbors. They decided to have one of their annual parties the day of Logan's b-day and just make it one big party. Cool, except when you have done this for over 5yrs. sooner or later someone is going to call the fire dept. on you. Well it just so happened that night! So the cops and the fire dept. arrived and put out the fire. Way to put a damper on the party!! Anyway, so when you are going to get a $$ fine, you might as well ask them to put on a show and turn the lights and sirens on and let you sit in the truck, so that's what we did!! Logan got his b-day turned into a fire truck b-day bash! So he got to sit in the truck (along with Tim) and watch the lights and he wasn't too sure about the horns and sirens, a little too loud yet for him.

A funny note to all of this was that poor Olivia had thought we had the firetruck come on purpose for Logan's b-day and was fuming that we never had one come for her b-day. Well after some explaining that this was not the plan for night and what actually had happen, she went to bed happy and not fuming over brother getting something she never did!! I love a happy ending..........

This is a video and I hope it works of them blowing up a construction barrel with a .25 stick. Enjoy!

Birthday...Part 1

Another awesome cake by Aunt Cookie!

So here we are, another year older. Next thing you know I'll be posting preschool pics.

Well he finally got a ball tent! Nothing says fun like 150 plastic balls to throw everywhere!

He kept his b-day hat on from last year and yes, he is the little Prince.

Thank heavens for big sister's who can and will help you open things and show you how they work.

"Please someone open these and let me at them!"

These are some more pics from Logan's B-day weekend. I am slowly getting to his party pics. BTW, school went really well for Olivia yesterday. The bus was only about 1hr. late coming home, but that happens every year.........

First Day of School

It's the first day of 2nd grade! Nerves were a must this morning. Don't ya always get a case of the nerves starting something for the first time? I even have a case of the nerves the first day for her, as always. To think I've got to do this again with Logan someday. The bus was it's traditional late this morning which caused more nerves for her. I don't know why they schedule the buses so early when they know that's not going to happen. Anyway, we will see how her day went when she returns home and hopefully it's a good one.........................I think I forgot to tell her her bus #.........................

Funny, long story short, there is this very bad boy a year older than Olivia that also goes to the bus stop. Well I think he got worse than last year. For the first day he took down his neighbors "cats for sale" sign that was hanging on the stop sign, he stole a pumpkin out of another neighbors garden and ended up throwing it back into there yard after he was done with it (not sure that's going to go over well), and beat another neighbors bush in his front yard with a stick.............All I can think is, "Please let these people realize this is not my child!!" We are on Day 1 people!!!!!!!!!!!

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