Ben's Third Birthday - The Casey's

Science

Ben - Two and a Half

Emma's Halloween Art

Emma has been using PSE 5.0 and a Bamboo Fun Tablet to do some drawing.
I just tried to explain what a blog was to Emma and now she wants her own blog. She wants to call it The Emma Pet Blog With a Dog. Guess I better get busy!!

From Emma's Art

Pumpkin Patch

Crazy Hair Day

It was Red Ribbon Week and today was Crazy Hair Day. This is the second year that you went to school with blue hair, your favorite color!!

From 2008_10_22

Lost Another Tooth

Well, you lost another tooth. You lost one top tooth about a week and a half ago while standing in line about five minutes before you were to have your class picture taken. Your teacher told me that there were about six kids cheering you on to get it out. Last night you came in around 1:00 am to tell us that you lost your other tooth. What timing.

Apple Picking at Oak Glen

I had this titled as Glen Oaks, which my dear friend B informed me that that is a nudist camp. Wonder how she knows that?

Two Years, Five Months

You're getting older!!

Ben Sings the ABCs - Two Years Four Months

Way to Go on Another Great Week, Emma!

Ben, You Get A LOT of Attention!

And you LOVE it!

Emma, You ROCK!

You 'aced' the first spelling test of the second grade! We studied with you each night, as you got better and better at the words and sentences, until you were beaming with confidence. We sure do like your teacher and your school, but especially the chance to work with you each day. WAY TO GO EMMA!!!

Independence Day

Emma, you and Taylor experienced your first hand's on fireworks with some sparklers. Only in Grammy and Papa's city can you do safe fireworks right on the streets!

Ben, this was your first experience being so close to fireworks too. We had these things called "eyeballs", I think they took the place of the blooming flowers. Well, they spun around then popped really loud. For the rest of the night you kept saying "eyeball broke" over and over again. You did not like the noise so you and uncle Todd wore ear protection.

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Gramma's Birthday

Last Week of 1st Grade!

Emma, only one more day! And it will be a fun day. A splash day. This year went by so fast as did last year. You have grown so much in so many ways. Some things seem so trivial like you are now putting your hair in a clip or pig tails. Also, last week you finally learned how to ride your bike w/o training wheels. A lot of that has to do with us not taking you out to try. Ok, all of it does! And, mom taught you. Dad tried but did not succeed! You said that he upset you and that daddies are tough and mommies are soft. It didn't take you long, about twenty minutes and off you went.

:) We love you Emma

Shed Loft

Emma, we finally finished our shed, so as promised, we let you sit up in the loft. Now we have to move the darn thing 18" away from the neighbor's wall because they complained! I think they thought we would have to tear it down. Hopefully we will be finished with this project soon.

Mother's Day

Open House

Last night was open house. You led us around your room on a scavenger hunt to show us all the things your class is working on. It was Earth Day last week so you all did some chalk drawings in groups, I guess with the theme to save the planet. Your group drew a school house with writing on it that said, "The Big Orange Splot." I asked you what it was. You said it was a book. I asked what it was about and you said it was about the big orange splot. Then I asked what the splot was and you said it was a book. This went around and around for about five minutes before I finally gave up.

Dad's New Do

Your dad wanted his hair cut so we buzzed it off!