thanksgiving in cleveland

a late halloween post

elliot's thanksgiving program

elliot had a thanksgiving performance at his school. we've been practicing these songs at home. it's been fun. i love having a kid in school. he enjoys it so much.

i promised my mom that since she couldn't make it i would film the performance. so here it is in 6 videos. enjoy.

sam

sam and i got to go on a little hike a few week ago with some new friends. it was a lot of fun.

here he is with his, "yoda stick". i love this boy.

check out this awesome moss we found.

he is a man of many accessories. notice the biking gloves. hehe. so glad you're here sam.

music fills the air

i'm so happy. he's at it again. how i love my talented and handsome husband.

the other night

yes, that is underwear on the boys' heads. the other night we were doing web cam with my family and they thought it would be funny to run into their room and put underwear on their heads. my family busted up. we were all laughing so hard.

i just thought i would share.

a few things we've been up to

date night last night. i wasn't a big fan of the movie, coraline, but it was sure fun to snuggle with my husband and eat treats.

here are my boys. it's been cold here in indiana. we are hoping for a little warm weather before winter really sets in. it is actually a rare sight to see sam with a coat or jacket on. his new thing is to be "brave" and not wear a coat. poor kid is nearly in tears walking in the cold air, but still refuses to put on his coat. oh well. i keep giving him the choice to wear it or carry it and i figure he can decide for himself.

we got to go to elliot's school last night with daddy so that he could get a little tour of elliot's new school. i forgot to get a picture of elliot in his classroom, but i did get this shot of them. i love how there are 3 sizes of drinking fountains here. cute.

i was feeling a little homesick for new york and utah, so to lift my spirits we made chocolate chip cookies. we had a great time.



the highlight of the week was roller skating. elliot's school had reserved the place and a lot of kids and their parents showed up. it was really fun! the kids did great. sammy was definitely done by the end, after 1 & 1/2 hours of skating. i was so happy he made it so long. we are planning to go again soon. elliot even asked us today when we were planning on going roller skating again. i wish i would have gotten a picture of jeffrey. he is so fun to watch. he's got the moves when it comes to disco skating. next time i'll have to get some shots of him busting a move.




i have to mention this about elliot. when we were skating there was this girl from his class that kept yelling elliot's name. he finally went over and said hi and she took him by the hand and they skated together. then another girl from his class came and held his other hand. it was so cute to see him with a girl on each side. he kept trying not to smile. after that he wouldn't hold my hand while skating. i think he wanted to look older, tough, cool, etc. it was cute. i can't believe how old he is getting. he still skated next to me though so that made me happy. being a parent is always full of new experiences.

oh and another note. it's weird how the longer i parent, the more i find myself doing things i always said i wouldn't ever do.
today we got indiana liscenses and re-registered our cars. we were there for nearly 2 hours. well some of you know how that goes with 2 kids. sammy was totally loosing it. so jeffrey pulled out his ipod and turned on cars. sam was in a trance. i remember seeing kids with an ipod or a hand held video game device and thinking, i'm going to teach my kids to be able to sit quietly without electronics. well, that is still a goal of mine, but boy did that technology come in handy today. i can also tell you that the people around us were grateful for technology too. peace and quiet is a rare thing with sam around. anyway, just wanted to share.
back to unpacking and organizing!

a little video

here is a little video of our house that my family has been requesting since we got here.



sorry, i'm not a videographer. but at least it gives you a peak.
we still have a lot of organizing and decorating to come so i'll update this video once that all happens. :) i didn't give you a preview of our bedroom because it is still a disaster. i keep telling myself that it takes time to move in. it's funny how the minute i move i want everything to be in it's place. it's hard to do much of anything with 2 darling boys to play with and take care of. like now, i gotta go because the boys are ready to play. love you all. mi