Isabella's First Day Of School

Isabella had her first day of school today! She looked adorable in her school uniform. She was very excited about her first day at "big girl school," and her teacher told me she really enjoyed being read to more than anything else. (We read to her at home too, and she does really like hearing stories.)

Gabby was really excited to have Bella at her school too!

Connor's 3rd Birthday!

Today is Connor's 3rd birthday. The only things he asked for were a "firetruck and a bus." Robert and I got him a fireman's costume. His Nana and Grandad got him a Fireman Sam firetruck. Cameron gave hima tiny (Hot Wheels-sized) red firetruck. Gabby gave him a Hot Wheels pack that had five emergency vehicles in it (including a firetruck). Isabella gave him a set that included a fire chief's vehicle with an attached trailer. Angelica gave him a Toy Story flashlight, and Kayla gave him a little bus. He even had some gifts to open from his Grandma and Grandpa (having picked them out at the Disney Store yesterday using the money they sent him).

He adored all of his presents, and he smiled all day long. When I took him to the park for photos, he was easy to photograph, because he was in such a happy mood.

We made him a Funfetti birthday cake from Pillsbury that my mom had sent to us (along with Funfetti frosting). I even managed to get his Aunt Leaetta and Uncle Robert to sing "Happy Birthday" with us through the webcam with Skype. He kept trying to blow out the candles ahead of time.

Connor & Sportacus

Connor is a huge fan of the character Sportacus from the Lazytown tv show. He tries to do handstands (with the result of him actually just putting his hands on the floor and only lifting one leg up). He even mimics the arm movements that Sportacus does before running to someones rescue.

Today in town, a Sportacus impersonator came to entertain the children, so we went to town. Isabella hid her face in my side, too scared because of the small crowd around Sportacus. Gabriella, being six years old, could tell that he wasn't the real Sportacus. Connor wanted to see him but was feeling shy, so Robert had to hold him by Sportacus for the photo.




Connor is really pleased about having his photo taken with Sportacus. The three of them also rode on one of those kid-rides (a horse), and enjoyed that too.

Remembering Fire Safety

My 16 year old told me this morning why she was so tired:

She woke up in the middle of the night because she could smell smoke. She looked around and saw nothing and was so tired that she fell back asleep! A little bit later, her 14 yr old sister woke her up because she too had been awakened by the smell of smoke. They got up and searched their room. 14 yr old's hair striaghterner had been left on and had fallen. Carpet was melting and causing the smell.

I'm freaked because this could have been the cause of a fire in my house that would have started in my teenagers room which is also in the way of the stairs. I'm glad they found it before things started really catching fire, but I am freaked nonetheless.

Park Festival

We went to a festival at a park near our house. At first, Isabella let the crowds and noise frighten her and wouldn't go anywhere near the center of it all. We had brought a picnic lunch, so we sat just outside the festival area and had lunch. The kids got to try some cotton candy too (called candy floss over here).

After a while, she felt braver, so we entered the festival area. The kids played on a bouncy castle. Connor picked out a car poster for putting on the wall by his bed.

Both Gabriella and Isabella got to have their faces painted while Connor went to play on a nearby playground. They got to choose which designs they wanted painted and even got to choose which colors got used for the designs.








Connor got to pretend to drive a real police car.


Overall, they had a lot of fun so it was a day well spent.