A Morales Minute

School's in session! August 28th was the first day. Wednesdays are early release days so it was good to start Tuesday, then have a half day, then on Monday there's no school for Labor Day.  Helps to ease them in to the weeks of school and less summer play. :) The girls LOVE their teachers. I'll admit I do too. I'm looking forward to seeing how this year goes for the girls in school.  The 1st grader The 3rd grader So what are my boys doing now that it's just the two of them... now that Liv goes to school all day? (I found out that low-income schools have all day kinder so the elementary school that Olivia had for kindergarten was only half day. The boys looked forward to Olivia coming home in time for lunch and then playing.) These buddies have gotten along great. Playing Dr. Playing swords with measuring cups. This kept them busy for quite a long time! Aidan was so upset that he couldn't go to school when t...

Time to end our summer activities and get back to school schedules and consistent bed times...well more consistent bed times. Here's just a quick summary of some random summer activities we did on the side of all our vacationing. Filling water balloons Grandpa time Summer soccer Road trip in Grandma and Grandpa Morales' TRUCK Boys' rough housin' (I love it when they get along and play together) Boys and bake time Girlfriend hang out Juice stand  (they made over $10 at this stand! One woman drove by a few times and finally stopped and gave Lindsey a dollar because "she's just too cute.") Canning (tis the season!) - Aidan loves to help me. The splash pad - Tyler preferred the drinking fountain so he didn't get sprayed so much :) Water fun Playing with friends after the splash pad HAPPINESS! Swimming Outdoor lunches What do you thi...

Our family takes an annual trip to the Oregon coast with Jaime's parents and extended family every year. This year Jaime had to be to work during the trip so he and I didn't go. Jaime's parents gave us a gift. They took the kids on vacation with them for a week! What would I do for a week without kids to tend to? I'll tell you!!! I was looking forward to being able to get things done around the house without any  interruptions. I had things planned that I wanted to do.  I painted the boys room and redecorated. It's not completely finished until we get the new bed. We got an awesome deal on it and I'm excited for it to be set up. I also refinished Aidan's dresser. It's an old dresser that was given to me when Lindsey was little. I sanded it, filled in the holes from the old handles, cleaned it, painted it, put a glaze on top, then I put on a nice satin top coat. This is the first time I've refinished furniture. I really like t...

Monday July 23, 2012 SILVERWOOD Everyone was excited to go to Silverwood. We got there at opening time. Aidan said the Hopper was his favorite ride.  I love Olivia and Aidan's happy faces here.  (They're in the first two seats on the left.) This is the Butterfly, a giant swing. The kids really liked it, other than the waiting for it to start as you see here. Lindsey and Tyler with Garfield. All aboard! Aidan giving the thumbs up for the train ride. Liv's ready! Tyler was so exhausted that he slept on the train.  The Marshal gave Tyler a badge sticker. Kid didn't notice it until long after the train ride. This is Aftershock. This 92-second roller coaster ride is INSANE! My Dad went on it and said I can't leave without going on it.  Wouldn't you know it, I had to wait in the longest line for it. No one else had to wait as long! Brian and Lori went on it twice in a row that's how short th...