Mental Break

I feel like I have been in brain limbo lately.  J graduated/was "winged", and can now, officially, be called a Naval Flight Officer (NFO).  He still has about 4 weeks of classes (which will drag out with the holiday breaks)... but we have "senior-itis".  We are also waiting on orders.  Will we be moving in January, will we be staying?  TW has had a week off of school (sort of), and that always puts my mind in hibernation mode.  And, to top it all off, the weather has cooled to a tolerable level, and who wants to stay inside when outside is sooo nice.  

Anyway, I have just a few pictures to share :)

Smaug has been finding new places to play, he's so darn cute!

TW made brownies as a math lesson... and of course, he wanted to lick the spoon.

We played at a playground with Great Grandma/Grandpa while waiting on the other parents airplanes to arrive last Thursday.

This is pretty much the only somewhat clear, non-video picture I have from the big graduation.  TW took my camera and would not return it (okay, so I didn't really try to get it back, I had my hands full)... he managed to get a shot of every power point slide the presenter showed, and over 40 minutes of video :)

Last Saturday was TW's final soccer game for the season :)

A self-motivated and completed project!

Smaug grunts every time the kids get a fork/spoon.  So, I finally gave him one... he actually uses it, appropriately... that's a first for our children!

After the fall festival at church, TW decided to build himself a plinko board... he worked on it for hours (literally) yesterday.  There was a lot of tears, but he did it all by himself (huh)!

J constructed a study carrel for TW.  He used it very briefly today when we did a few lessons... we'll see if it makes a difference in my very-distract-able boys attention span :)

In Other News:  Grammy, I'll e-mail you when we have orders to finalize Thanksgiving plans :)

Happy Fall

Would you believer I went an entire week with only two pictures on my camera?  Well I did... here they are:

1)  Smaug spent his first week with his new bed falling asleep on the floor... you never knew where you would find him :)

2)  Again, Smaug, was dumpster diving for some toy or other... good thing the can was empty :)

At some point, we met up with an ISU friend, who is temporarily in the JAX area.  He took us on a tour of his ship!

Everyone had fun, even on the super steep ladders.  Berry, unfortunately, had a run in with the non-skid deck... she whimpered (when she remembered) the entire time :)

Fast forward to Halloween.  Apparently, the people on our cul-de-sac just sit out at the end of their driveways to pass out treats... J took the kids down the street while Smaug and I stayed home!

Yesterday, we got a new hamper for the girls (and boys).  TW, very awesomely, put together the girls' all by himself (huh)!

J took this picture... let this be a lesson to him... always screw the cap on brand new bottles of soda pop all the way, tightly, or Smaug will knock them over, flooding the kitchen in stickiness!!!

Yesterday afternoon was our churches fall festival (with a western theme).  Smaug loved these flowers!

Here is Mr. E getting some help with the Nerf shooting booth!

Isn't Berry's hair adorable?  She popped her elbow out again yesterday in the bounce house... which she and Pretty Girl practically lived in.   I am sooooo glad the nurse showed me how to pop it back in the first time she did it... this is the fourth!!!

And, to end the evening, we went on a super fun hayride (twice)... it was a blast!!!

In Other News:  I finished the girls little fleece coats (which I meant to make last year)... I know you can't tell from the picture but the buttons are sparkly and that makes Mama super cool :)