Lucas and Abby creating a world together

I was dead tired this morning and had a hard time getting out of bed...when I did finally get up this was what I saw the kids doing! It was so adorable, I had to take a video for the blog- sorry that I move around a bit- the light made them look really orange and, so I opened a window to get better light. It amazes me how well they play together- they really are best friends- sure, they do fight sometimes, but how cute are they at the end of the video when Lucas shows Abby how to blow a kiss?!! It is so wonderful!!!! I love it!!!!

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.”

Shawn found this on Amazon- I was shocked and abhorred at first (and I thought it was a joke)! This is the description of the book from Amazon: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie action. As our story opens a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace but she's soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield as Elizabeth wages war against hordes of flesh-eating undead. Complete with 20 illustrations in the style of C. E. Brock (the original illustrator of Pride and Prejudice) this insanely funny expanded edition will introduce Jane Austen's classic novel to new legions of fans.

I have to admit- I am tempted to read it!!! It is like a "B" movie- book!
Completely crazy- or completely awesome? You be the judge!

green jelly:three little pigs (heavy metal)

K, so this is a song that Shawn's Dad got from a nurse he works with- we LOVE it- the kids especially ask me to play it over and over in the car- they love to sing along as the wolf and the pigs! The animation on this video stinks, but I wanted you all to hear the song!!!

Jim Gaffigan - Bacon - KING BABY Premieres March 29th @ 9pm on Comedy Central!

I thought this was hilarious! And so true!

Lucas had his Grandparent's Day on March 13- Cory and Sherri moved their schedule around so that they could be there for it, which was a lot of fun!

Here they are doing "centers" which is when the kids split up and do different activities- this one was making patterns with little bugs- Abby loved this one so much that she refused to leave it...

This one they did their handprints...cute, huh?

Here they are- what a good looking group! You can see that Abby isn't happy- I had to pull her away from the plastic bugs to take this photo!

Lucas and Sherri made "sight word" searchers- you use them to spot the sight words...

Here is Abby, still playing with the plastic bugs...

I added some videos- the thing is, these video's happened first, but when I am downloading photos, I have to start with what happened last, apparently it is the opposite with videos' those one's come up wherever in the post you are...it would be nice if it was consistent...At any rate- I hope you enjoy lucas singing his songs- he is the one who is usually NOT singing!!! :)

Our Little Adventure...

So, this morning was like any other morning- although I actually was more on top of things than usual. I gave the kids their baths and was just finished getting them dressed when I heard a high pitched beeping coming from the basement. I went down and saw that our carbon monoxide/explosive gas detector was beeping and giving me a read out.
I did not panic- in fact I felt annoyed; I had this same thing happen to me in Pleasant Grove, twice, and both times it turned out to be nothing. So, I went up and opened some windows- just in case; and looked up the non-emergency number for the fire department. They didn't answer, so I tried it again (I didn't want to call 911), but again it didn't work, so I called 911. They told us to evacuate the house and wait outside for the fire department to come. So, I got the kids in their coats and outside (I got Lucas a bowl of cereal to eat outside since I didn't know how long we would have to wait for them to come and he had to leave for school in 25 minutes from then). I wasn't sure how long we would have to wait, but it was only about 5-10 minutes before the big fire truck came.
The kids were excited to see this huge firetruck pull up in front of our house and while the firemen checked out our house and did their readings, the kids got to see the hose truck and I explained to them how some of it works. Then an ambulance came as well and we got to sit inside of it and stay warm while I showed the kids the exciting features of the ambulance. Then ANOTHER fire truck came- this time a big ladder truck. It was very exciting to see the big trucks, but I felt kind of bad for all of them to come out just for our little gas alarm.
They finished their testing and it turns out that the highest concentration they found was in the garage and it was only 40 ppm (not enough to hurt you unless you sat there for hours breathing in that air and getting in no fresh air), so it was probably just from when Shawn started his car before he left for work. Everything else was fine- which was what I figured. I felt bad, though, that 12 men had to come out just to waste their time. But they assured me that it was fine and they were all very nice and said don't hesitate to call if it happens again- that is what we pay taxes for, right? (Which reminds me, I do still need to send in my state taxes...)
At any rate, crisis averted and we are all safe and sound. I am grateful to have these kind of alarms, but so far I have had 3 false alarms now in 3 years....I am not going to let my guard down and unplug them completely, but it doesn't exactly make me run when I hear it going off....

Cute!

Okay, so we were having Family Home Evening tonight (since we can't do it on Monday nights because Shawn and Lucas have karate) and Shawn was using one of our new felt story pieces to tell the kids the story of the 2000 Stripling Warriors. When he was done, he asked Abby what was the name of the group of young men?
"The Two Thousand Stripping Warriors!"

Lucas teaching his class how to make paper airplanes!

So, they are doing this cute thing in Lucas's kindergarten where they do a show and teach every friday- they can do it as often as they want- so far Lucas has done it both weeks- here are the photos from the first week. He taught them all how to make a dart airplane (thanks again to Shelley and Derek for his awesome paper airplane book that is the gift that keeps on giving!)

Lucas's Big Day!!

So, Lucas was awarded the Student of the Month in kindergarten this month! I am so proud of him- he is such a good boy!

Abby and I were in his class all day on Friday- he was so good with her!

Here he is posing- he taught his class karate- star block on friday!

Lucas talking about his girlfriend...

He is the MAN- I am so proud!

Abby saying the Pledge of Allegiance

Isn't she adorable!!!

Facebook

K, so I have been a little bit behind in the trends, I  know that- I don't have tons of spare time to waste online, like I used to.  Ever since I started working from home, I feel like whenever I am at a computer I am working, so generally, I don't spend a lot of time in front of mine when I am not working.  However, recently I have started catching up on my Facebook.  I hadn't been on in months, but I found some friends whom I hadn't spoken to in YEARS and it was a nice way to reconnect with them.  So, here I am- behind in my blogging and busy as always, but I just wanted you to know, if you have been waiting for me to replay to a friend request, I finally have.  Also, I think I might enjoy popping in to Facebook once a day or so, as a means of keeping up with my friends.  I will admit, at first I was trepidacious about joining in and bothering with it...but I am beginning to see the benefits of it.  So, if you want to write on my wall- just look me up and add me as a friend (I will try my best to not make you wait for 6 months- as I have some of my other friends!!!)