Its been awhile!

I know, I know...I haven't blogged in quite awhile, but I really want to catch up or at least start from this point and finish out the year.  Summer is almost here and we do have a busy calendar for this summer, but I need to work on my book from 2011 and catch up on 2012...eventually we will get it done!

Boyscout Outside Fun

Every month boyscouts schedules an activity.  This month it is a sports day.  The weather is pretty warm, but we are ready.  We have had a busy day, but make it just in time!  First activity, is sling shot.  Both boys have done this a few times and really enojy it.  The sling shots are really nice!

 I love this picture of Tapanga...she looks so cool!

 We had to take pleanty of water and cool down breaks.

 The boys didn't want to break, so they got out the soccer ball to kick around a little bit.

Somebody had created bottle shooters.  Some PVC pipe and bicycle pump, pumps are into the bottle until...POP it shoots!

 Next up, sack race!  Tanner really got into this, you can see from the look on his face as he goes.

After sack racing, a freeze football game.  The kids had a hard time understanding the logistics of this game so I got out and played too!  I actually thought it was a pretty fun game!

 To end it out, cornhole!  Thomas brought out our cornhole boards and bags and the kids enjoyed tossing them back and forth!

Orignally, it was mentioned that we could turn this into a campout, we did not want to do that.  We had already had a very busy day and hot afternoon.  So afterall these games we called it a day and headed for some food and home. 

The reason for stars

As we were walking through the Walmart parking lot, Tapanga says to me, "Mommy do you see that star up in the sky?" "Yes, Tapanga." "That star follows me around because I am pretty!" What a funny girl!

Bedtime Characters

At bedtime the other night we headed up stairs to find these characters! Of course, I had to get my camera and they proceeded to pose multiple times! Tanner is wearing Captain America, with Batman cape, Peter Pan hat, Camo vest and of course the sword!

Commercials can ruin the Santa image!

Last night the boys and I were watching "The Santa Claus" when a Walgreens commercial came on. I often zone out during commercials but happened to watch this one and thought a couple things right away "I wonder if the boys will notice? Oh my, this could ruin the whole Santa image!" Anyways, the commerical was Christmas shopping thing mainly talking about getting your last minute stocking stuffers from them. Of course, Tanner is the one to say something, "Mommy, who fills the stockings?" I mean I know the Santa questions are going to start coming soon, somebodies going to say something, but does it have to be this year? The first time he asked I kind of let it pass without answering him, but thinking of what I was going to say if he asked again...I mean maybe another commerical would get his brain working! Oh no, not Tanner he asked again! My answer..."Mommy and daddy put a few things into the stockings and Santa puts a few things in also." The first of many answers I will be having to come up with...makes me a little sad.

Tapanga the Princess

I am so far behind on blogging I don't really want to think about it, but as I sit here at almost midnight on a Sunday night I thought I would share a Tapanga funny (before I forgot it!)

We recently spent 9 days in Georgia with Joy and the girls (and had a great time) on the car ride home Tapanga and Tyler are talking when I hear Tapanga say (think smarty, know it all voice) , "When I get home I am going to play princesses all by myself!"

Me: "Why are you going to play by yourself Tapanga?"

Tapanga: "Because I am, I'm practicing!"

Me: "Practicing for what?"

Tapanga: "Being a princess!"

Oh, my what do I have in store for me with this one?!

Tanners Classroom...again

As always, when the boys come home I ask them about their day. In the last couple of days, Tanner has mentioned that he has been sent to another teachers room. When I asked him if his teacher was at school, he says that she has been at school he just hasn't been in the classroom. Interesting.

Today, the school had an event to visit and the sub was in his room so I asked what was going on. It seems that they have decided that since there is a sub in this room and there aren't lesson plans for her, they will split the class up amongst the other classes. So, now Tanner is in another classroom for the rest of the school year!

And then I find out about end of the year testing and how I had no idea that they were doing it or in Tanners case already done with it! The principal pulled each student and tested them herself, but we didn't practice and its not the end of the year yet!

I know I am all over the board, but this whole classroom thing, has me frustrated! Why can't they make up their minds. And then on top of all this, the sub was saying that Tanners classroom was behind and they hadn't learned everything they were suppose to (almost talking bad about the teacher)!

One plus from all this (its important to find one) is that Tanner seems to really like this 3rd teacher. I asked him out of the three he has had which was his favorite and he chose the original and the newest. I will take that as a good sign!