my little ballerina

Here is Chloe all ready for dance class! We had her first class last Wednesday and it was so fun, I tried to get lots of pics because normally her teacher doesn't want parets to stay. She was so fun to watch and did everything the teacher was showing her but she was just a little shy, I'm sure she'll warm up to it!

 

I kind of feel like I should change my background to match the cuteness of these pictures but last time I tried that it ended horribly so just imagine something really pink and frilly instead of this total boy one!(Which usually works really well with pics of Chloe!)

Look what happens

 

when we dont use the duct tape. This is what I find. I guess it's better then him being in the toilet, he's really getting wise in his old age! (Don't be fooled, he's not actually going potty, he just sits there and says "I gotta go potty, all done." then he slides off flushes and gets back on, repeat about 1000 times until I catch him and make him get dressed again!)

 

Here is Carter on his first day of SECOND grade- I can't even believe I just wrote that about one of my own children!

 

Here is Coops-I made him smile big so we can see his teeth cause I cant get enough of it!

 

Here they are together showing off their NEW school colors! Their class won the spirit stick that day and they were quite proud!

And one more thing before you go....

Thats right, I couponed! I have been saving up my coupons for about 6 weeks and finally went this week. It was lots of fun, Chloe and Campbell were my happy little helpers (and only made me buy one extra item that wasn't on my list!) I spent 30 dollars and saved 80-woohoo for coupons!!! I cant wait to see what I can get next week! (there is a lot more food there then it looks like)

This is a continuation of the birthday post below, in case you want to read it in order! I guess I'll never be able to outsmart this thing.
Nerf Dart Tag was a HUGE hit!

 

What could be better than dart tag in your undies?? (Which by the way, is why there aren't many pics of Carter and Cooper on my blog because these boys are ALWAYS in their undies and I try to limit the half nude pictures that I post!)

 

Carter taking aim! It didn't take long for them to realize that the velcro on the darts would stick to most pieces of clothing so I ended up walking arould with darts all over me and I wasn't even playing!!

 

Campbell totally got into it too! He loves the glasses, and shooting Billy!

 

Oh and this is our cat Suzy. Just thought I would throw it in. I was trying to catch her in action, she jumps up and hangs on the door handle to let us know she wants out or in. Occassionally when a door is left unlocked she can actually let herself in and out-it's weird!

The birthday boys!!

 

I can't believe it has been seven years! I love these two boys so much, they make me laugh and smile all day long. They are the kindest, funniest, sweetest, most caring, helpful and happy 7 year olds I know! I also really love all the missing teeth. Poor Cooper (the one missing both front teeth) can hardly talk to me without making me laugh because he sounds so different without those teeth!

 

Blowing out the cake with a little help from Chloe. It was a pretty sweet cake this year, space ship gone circus tent! We just went with it and said the aliens were having a circus in there, I never claimed to be good at cakes, its just really fun to let the kids pick out a cake and me attempt to make it!

 

Ahh bean bags, everyones new favorite seat in the house! Coops and Campbell

 

One of the many great things about having four children is that they do learn to share pretty good! Carter and Chloe. (We had a party for the boys on Saturday thats how I was so prompt in getting these pictures up-it wasn't time travel or anything!) I love you Cooper and Carter, hope you have a GREAT 7th birthday.

This is what it has come to...

thats right, its duct tape on the diaper! Campbell is such a stinker, taking all his clothes and diaper off the second I leave him alone in a room. So we went "Papa Gil" on him and taped him into it. (My dad was the first one to tape Carter and Cooper into their diapers after babysitting them for about 20 minutes!)
He was pretty ticked when Billy was wrapping him up in tape but as soon as the camera came out he was happy and posing!

This is just a little bonus picture of Chloe showing off her cute kitty tail! Brandi gave her these pants to use for halloween last year and they have become her favorite pants to wear around the house!!
The last time she was wearing them Billy put a littly kitty face on her to match them! It was really cute, its not a very clear picture but I just love the face she is making!