Happy Valentines Day!

Valentine Party At School

Noah had a fun Valentines Party at school. I was able to spend the morning in his classroom and help out. They loved how the room was decorated and all their tasty treats. The were able to Bingo and some other games. It was a great day!

The moms and I have so much fun decorating the classroom for their party. Scott surprised the kiddos with these big red balloons. It was a neat to see the kids reactions when they walked into the room.

The kids each decorated their own bags and I filled them with all the goodies the parents brought in. The bags were filled to the top!

Making Valentines For Class

This is what we are giving the kids in Noah's Class. They each get a bag of candy with play doh, a valentine and a cup. The kids and I had an assembly line going. Noah would put the candy in the bag, Kaitlyn would put in the play doh and I would tie on the valentine. The kids did great and we got them all done.

Valentine Cookies

The kids enjoyed making valentine cookies.

I love this picture of Kaitlyn and Skittles.

Tea Party

Kaitlyn and Noah love to have tea parties with their grammy.

Grandparents Day : January 25, 2008

Pre k and Kindergarten were together for the program. This is the poem they said for their grandparents:
"Cool and Sweet"
Grandpa is a cool dude, Grandma is so sweet, Grandpa laughs at all my jokes, Grandma gives me treats. They teach me about the Bible, and how to love and pray, they show God's love to my family, and they love me everyday.

Most of the grandparents were able to attend for the program. Then everyone went to Noah's classroom to have snacks.

Shaving lesson 101

Noah likes to watch Scott shave in the mornings. Noah asked if he could shave too, so Scott turned his razer around and helped him. It was cute to watch!

Kaitlyns Birthday Party

I wanted to to share a few photos of Kaitlyns party. We had a wonderful turn out and I'm glad everyone was able to attend. It was a wonderful afternoon!

Laundry Tip!

This is for all you moms out there. Last night I opened the dryer and to my surprise everything was covered in red (melted) crayon. This has happened to us before and usually I end up picking through the clothes to see what I can save, then just toss the others. Well I thought there has to be something out there to get it out. So I got online and googled "dried crayon on clothes." Sure enough some other moms had posted their recipes for taking out the crayon. So I thought I'd better try one and see if it really works. Specially since some of the clothes were Scott's nice work ones. I put the wash on small load, very hot water and added the following:
1 cup detergant
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup oxy clean
1 cup shout

I left the lid open so the washing machine wouldn't continue to do it's job and let the clothes soak in it over night. This morning I shut the lid and when the clothes were done, I was amazed! IT WORKED!!!! I couldn't believe it!! Everything was saved and the white (pink faded) shirts came out sparkling white. So, it this ever happens to you try this recipe. It was awesome : )

Kaitlyn Turns 3!

Building a Snowman

Scott and Noah built a snowman last week. The snow was perfect for rolling a big ball. They had so much fun and I enjoyed taking pictures.

Both cats decided to watch from the window.

We used 2 suckers for the eyes, a carrot for the nose and pretzels for the mouth. By the next day it looked like the snowman was crying because the suckers were melting blue and purple.

Our finished snowman!

Children's Museum in Pueblo

We went to the Children's Museum in Pueblo and it wasn't anything like the one in Denver. They had a lot of art stations but that's about all. We were able to make a few art projects and decorate a cookie. They did have a stage and the kids plus Scott got picked to participate. Scott was a big tree and had to hold up a sheet with another lady and wave his arms like the wind was blowing. It was quit comical. Noah was picked to be a rooster and Kaitlyn was a baby pig. It was pretty funny, if only I had brought the video camera. Then we went to lunch at a little Mexican restaurant, that was fabulous. But we probably won't go back to the Museum any time soon.

Kaitlyn was a the baby pig. She didn't say her lines, except kept trying to tell Scott "I need to go to the bathroom"

Noah the rooster

Noah was trying to say his lines and make a noise like a rooster. It was so cute!

Denver Childrens Museum

A few weeks ago we went to the Children's Museum in Denver. We had so much fun. The kids enjoyed it so much that we'll be going back again soon. The had 2 levels of activities that you could do. You could play in the woods, go grocery shopping, dress up like an animal, paint, play sports and much more. I highly recommend it for those of you that have kiddos.

The kids were in line to play basketball. Noah really enjoyed it, but Kaitlyn wanted to do something else.

They had a neat section where the kids could dress up as a different animal and climb up a hill and through holes. Noah was a rabbit, an ant and a worm by the time we were done. Kaitlyn tried one on but didn't like it, she just wanted to run around.

They had a dancing stage that you could get dressed up like different characters and the kids had so much fun!

Noah painting

Noah and Scott were making a helicopter out of recycled material. It was really neat!

Kaitlyn and Noah Fishing

Kaitlyn planting carrots in the garden

Christmas 2007

This Christmas we stayed in town and had a wonderful time. We had 7 Christmas' to do in 4 days, it was really busy, but fun. Scott bought me new Nikon camera so I was able to take many pictures, 300+. I tried to make a slide to show everyone, but it didn't work. I just posted a few of the many pictures that I took.

Scotts side of the family

A few weeks before Christmas, we watched the movie "The Polar Express". At the end of the movie Santa gives the little boy a bell from his sleigh. Well, for Christmas Santa gave Noah the book with the bell. When Noah opened the present, he was so excited that Santa gave him a bell too. It was really neat to see.

The kids got each got a huge stocking from Santa.

Greenshields side of the family

Noah was so excited about his new bike. He got a real tool set from his Uncle Craig, so Noah and Grandpa Tim were able to adjust the seat with them.

Grandpa Tim and Grandma Diane

Noah received a tool box with his name engraved in it. He was very excited.