Pancakes!!!

I always ask the boys what they want for dinner when I'm out of ideas. Last night Shaun was working and it was "that" time again. Elek and Keenan said they wanted pancakes. Well, Keenan says, "panpakes!" :) Pancakes are so easy and I almost always have the ingredients. I just need and excuse to make them for dinner:)
The boys and I sat down to eat. They were all giggly when I sprayed "black mist" on the top of them and dumped "vampire mix" sprinkles on top!!! I called them Halloween Pancakes! They were thrilled when I put ghost marshmellows in the hot chocolate! Keenan said, "T H I S is so C O OL! :)"
I love moments like this:) The kids are happy, I'm happy, everyone is laughing and sweet. Dinner is all eaten up, bellies are full. No money spent, we didn't plan it out or go somewhere. I'm gratefull that I was able to sit back and "take a memory." -My camera still doesn't work:( It is nice to remember how good my kids are. And forget about whatever mess happened earlier.
When Shaun came home the kid all but jumped out of the skin to show what was for dinner! The kids were not let down. Shaun did a great job of being excited to eat sprinkles:) After dinner we all watched Casper. (not the best language in this "kid movie") The boy's were still sweet and happy - they cuddled all in. Elek and Keenan got a kick out of the ghosts. It was fun to watch there faces and hear them laugh when they got a joke:)
What a great Halloween dinner/movie night:)

Number FIVE!!!!

Happy Birthday Elek!!!

I am really glad I took a picture early in the day of the cake. My camera slowly died by the end of the night. I love this picture though. Elek had a hard time coming up with one theme for his party. Finally it was decided to have a Super Hero party. Kids dressed up in "hero" costumes. We had a "put the mask on Spiderman game," a Batman cake, and a collection on hero plates.



Elek did love his cake. In the morning he told me, "Mom, I don't think I want a Batman cake. Maybe I should have an Iron Man cake." I said no. And He was happy again for his Batman cake!



Miss Muffet meets sleepy princess!

Elek and his small "posse" were opening presents! Keenan had a hard time this birthday. He wanted presents and his own cake.... really He thought the whole thing should be more about Him.

On Elek's actual Birthday we went to Red Robin's. While we were ordering Elek told me to tell the waitress it was his Birthday. We weren't sure if He knew they would sing to him. So, Shaun and I thought we better warn Him something would happen. (Elek thinks he wants to delve into things- then freaks out- it's just better to prepare Him) When the people came out clapping and singing, He sat there with a big smile on his face, but wouldn't look at anyone. He really leaned into shaun's side too:) Keenan was also not sure what to think of all the attention, but Camden just wanted to know what the heck was going on behind him! We probably should have turned his chair more. Elek loved His Birthday Ice Cream and even shared the cherry with his very jealous brother. Keenan ended up with ice cream too. Keenan shared his little cookie stick. Everyone was very happy. And we were glad someone elses kid was pulling the leaves off the fake plant behind us!

Happy Birthday Elek:)

Lots of Love:)

Goose Egg

The boys and I were outside playing with some friends yesterday. My neighbor and I started to talk about how well Camden was walking. (first mistake) Camden was trying to keep up with the kids and was falling a bit. (Nothing bad no ouches) We started to talk about kids getting goose eggs on their heads. (second mistake) I said I would rather have the kids fall and NOT get the goose egg. And have a bruise over a few days. She said she would rather have all the damage at once.

Well, the kids had a wonderful time outside - no one was hurt. Except for a few unfortunate slugs and a worm...



At 3am I woke to what sounded like a kid falling out of bed. I jumped up, went into the boy's room. And in the dark started asking Keenan what happened. He seemed really asleep. I thought well it must not have been bad. Then I looked at elek on the way out. He was completly under all his blankets. He never sleeps that way. I went to him. He suddenly popped out and very awake said, "I hit my eye on the door." Thinking of the loud noise that woke me up, I touched his forehead. A huge goose egg. Poor kid:( I put some medicine on it. Today it looks like this. Not bad for smacking your head on the bathroom door frame in the dark.

1st Hair Cut....Kind of :)

This is what we started out with.....
I thought it looked alittle crazy and messy.....




Just a little trim so we can keep the curls.... Still messy though and no curls....

Here is the end result! Now it is very short. His Cute little curls are all gone :(