September Happenings

We took the boys to the movies for the first time.  They both did really well. I was pleasantly surprised. I was worried it would be too loud for Q and that klp wouldn't be able to see it.  (I realize that sounds crazy since its a huge screen, but his vision/processing is kinda tricky. 

Q's Poker {Old Maid} face

Q found a whistle and had a blast with it for several days.  He eventually lost it.  One of us cried about it.  It wasn't me. 

We went to a football game to watch some youth group kids do their thing...

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One of "our girls" was on homecoming court and the other is drum major.  

They somehow fit into these boxes.

We were eating at a pizza place that had games and this was klp playing the hunting game. That boy figured out how to pull himself up and hold on with the joy stick so he could shoot the gun.  I love that he just does his thing no matter what it takes. 

We got him a chair and it was much easier on him. 

School started, but the summer temps didn't go away so we kept doing summer stuff! 

klp locked himself in my bedroom.  Seriously. And its not one of those doorknobs you can pick.  This was only a few weeks after he got stuck on our laundry area of our house when the sliding door got jammed.  Q was trying with all his might to get him out.....Luckily we got him out before I had to take off the doorknob. 

Jaylie June, Beau, and Meg all fell asleep while Mommies (and Quinn) walked.  Don't think thats happened again.  

Y'all sometimes my house is such a mess in the middle of the day that I have to take a picture.  I never feel like the picture does justice to the insane mess 3 kids make. 

klp built a library for Cubby.  

Since school started, klp is officially done with naps.  I enjoy our afternoons together.  Especially when I get some help in the kitchen. 

Caught them all 3 playing together.  Glad I got this because its a rare (and short lived) moment.  

Reading an Olivia book under our quilt Aunt Sydni made for Jayde.  This pic is deceiving.  Don't let Juney girl's look of interest and cooperation fool you.  She was just preparing to pounce on the book and ruin story time.  She doesn't get invited to group readings very often.  

Why are sleeping kids the cutest things in the world?  Cuteness multiplied by the cap on his head and the cheese stick in his hand....don't judge, I gotta get some pounds on this skinny kid.  

Our fireplace is where they do most of their playing.  Lots of mornings they'll wake up and go straight to the fireplace to play so I wake up to the sound of imaginations running wild (which is cuter than screaming kids or cranky wake up calls begging for breakfast). 

One of these days there will be pictures of Q that don't show his crack, but not yet.  

Be Yourself??? No thanks.

The boys (especially Quinn) are loving dressing up and "being" people/things.  They figure, why be yourself when you can be EVERYONE! 

Q as Michelangelo.  Don't mess with my homemade nun chucks.  

Upon closer inspection, I noticed Michelangelo had something on his face.  He was saving his gum.  Gross.  

Leonardo and Raphael (I've since upgraded Raphael's sais, from hangers to more realistic sais made out of duck tape.) Leonardo has a number of swords to choose from in our house.  

Superhero

This was one night at our friends' house.  The kids were all dressed up and Mabry, the oldest in the crew was directing them in a play. It was really pretty hilarious.  The story line was something like the Lion (Kanyon...obviously you can tell that by his costume) bit Allie the princess.....

so she had to go to the Dr Quinn (not Medicine woman).....

I can't remember where Chandler the Lady bug came in to play, but I'm sure her performance was fantastic.  Here they are with their director leading them in their curtain call bow. SO. CUTE. 

Batman.  

jjp's beady eyes give her away.  

We went up to my Dad's office one day when we were in town and klp wanted to be like Paw Paw. 

Yee haw pantsless Cowboy. 

Stick em up. 

Caden and Tate came over one day and we REALLY needed klp there to complete the Ninja Turtle gang, but he was at school.  

I love watching their whole demeanor change when they become something else.  I love the dress up, I love the imagination, I love the hilarious things that they say. This is so fun. 

First Day of School

No matter how much I dreaded and cursed the beginning of school, it happened.  So what better way to prep Kanyon for his first day than to wrestle on his bed.  

Yeah, no need to worry about Jaylie.  She can hold her own in a brawl.  *This picture says it all.  The girl is cray cray*

All 3 still, looking, and smiling is IMPOSSIBLE.  

Summertime freckles are the best! 

I guess this is klp's first day of "Kindergarten".  He is still spending most of his day in his PPCD classroom, but he and an aid are going to a Kindergarten class for about an hour every morning as well as P.E/Music, and computer lab.  And these red shoes are so perfectly "Kanyon" that i just can't handle it.  He loves them too.  Why wouldn't he?? They're bright red! 

Snaggle tooth! 

Here he is with his PPCD teachers. He's had these three ladies since he was 3.  They have been very good to us and love Kanyon so much.  We are very thankful.  

This is Mrs. Moore, his Kindergarten teacher. 

I don't hear a lot about his days from him, but from what his teachers say, he's off to a great start to the year.  He still goes 3 days a week so we can have Mondays and Fridays at home for therapy (and fun).