Two peas in a pod

Seriously . . . it's pretty obvious these two kids are related.

Just clownin' around

Our town had two Ringling brothers clowns come to our library to read to the kids. It was such a blast! It was so entertaining to both the kids and adults. Now, Joey wants to go to the circus.

When we walked into the library we were noticed right of way. The clowns heard Clarissa. Her shoes squeak (on purpose) and the clowns mentioned she had clown shoes. Everyone had a little laugh about that and we sat down and enjoyed the book. After the reading we went up to go take a picture with them and then the clowns really noticed the shoes . . . Keith's shoes that is! They were totally surprised at how big his feet are. They ended up comparing and Keith's feet are the size of clown's feet. (Keith has size fourteen).





Today we headed to Northborough for Applefest. It's just a little carnival with a parade afterwards. We ended up having a great time. It almost reminded me of the fair back home. (Minus the rides and great corn dogs)

'Cause you were waiting

I know you each have been anxiously awaiting my update. Have no fear, it's here!

Last week we went to a character breakfast. Joey had piano lesson so it was just Clarissa and myself with our friends. Elmo, Dora, Sylvester, Tweety, Darth Vader, a jedi (not sure if it was Luke or Anikin), Mickey Mouse, and Minnie Mouse were all there. Clarissa was only interested in Elmo. It was a little sad. We realized Sylvester and Tweety had no children surrounding them. No one knew who they were. So, this morning we let our kids watch Looney Tunes. Keith was proud of Clarissa when he heard that she knew who The Skywalkers were.



Last week we also had one final softball game with church. It was just a friendly game between two churches. It was more of a get together than anything. The kids were excited, though. They enjoy watching Keith play and since summer is coming to an end it seemed like an appropriate way to send off the season.




Today our church had their end of the summer celebration. We had bouncy houses and obstacle courses. Joey really enjoyed it. Clarissa is still afraid of the jumpers and way too small for the obstacle course. Afterwards, we went to go take some pictures.




Well, was it as exciting as you were hoping? We have such rivoting lives!

I promise

I promise to write a better update soon. We've been lucky enough to have a few great days of activities. I have no excuse, either. I could claim I have been busy with school and such, but really it's just laziness. I have been uploading pictures on our photobucket site, though. I know you're all dying to hear about our adventures, though.

Anyway, Joey has pictures at school today and we've been practicing all morning. Last night was his open house. Unfortunately, I had school so Keith went by himself with the kids. The only concern the teacher and aides mentioned was Joey's smile. They asked if that's how he always took pictures. If you look at all of our pictures, you know what I'm talking about. Keith just laughed and said it's near impossible to capture a natural smile from Joey. We're not sure why, either. I think he started it before he was a year. We thought it was adorable and now EVERY picture has his squinty-eyed smile.



Here's Joey in his first ever pair of boxers. He was so adorable when I put them on him. He couldn't understand why I was putting on "swimming trunks." He finally understood when I told him they were like his daddy's. I'm a little afraid when I pick him up from school that I'll be told he showed all of his friends. Let's hope not.



And here's Joey's famous million dollar smile.

Cool hair

How awesome is that hair?

Picnic

We had a great picnic lunch with some friends yesterday. It was absolutely wonderful! We all had good food and enjoyed each other's company. The kids played in the water, got to go exploring, and played some ball with the dad's.






Things I realized after our picnic:

1. I end up getting more pictures of Clarissa because Joey seems to now avoid the camera at all costs. Getting a picture of him without him doing his "cheesy" smile is near impossible.

2. Joey doesn't know how to tackle in football. I blame myself from not letting him play too rough. He was flabbergasted when Luke came after him yesterday. He held his own, but Keith's new mission is to watch a lot of football with Joey and play some football with him.

3. Clarissa is really starting to make friends. Before it was just playing with kids, but she's really making friends, now. If you're a mom, you know what I mean.

4. Joey is a little person. He speaks his own mind and has his own thoughts. He's a really fun person to know and love. (Actually, I already realized this but it was really evident yesterday)

I hope each of you enjoy the rest of your Labor Day Weekend and Happy Belated Birthday to Princess Lacy. We love and miss you bunches.

First Day of School

Joey had his first day of year two of preschool today. He was REALLY excited to go back to school. He was lucky enough to have his same teacher and most of the same kids in his class this year.


After I picked him up from school he told me he had a lot of fun, played on the playground and with friends, and didn't like his snack so he threw it in the trash. We'll blame Keith for that one. What was he thinking? Buying low-fat animal crackers? Disgusting.