Kolbryn had his birthday party just a couple weeks ago, he went to Hollywood connection and played laser tag with his friends and cousins, papa and nana, and uncles. It was a lot of fun. It was the first time any of our kids had done laser tag and they loved it. Since we had so many kids it didn't cost so much per game. So we can go back because everyone liked it. Here is also a look of what the kid's hair usually look like, I don't know what we are going to do with Kolbryn and his mohawk.
Today is crazy hair day. It has been crazy sock, crazy hat and now crazy hair. Tomorrow is crazy shoes. Logan didn't want to do any of it but the hair part, because he is in 5th grade and what 5th grader does that. But today was too much for him to pass up. Kolbryn begged James to give him a mohawk and while I was at scouts he did. Then Brittin's idea was to take a shower at night and go to bed with wet hair and then her hair would be crazy, but we didn't have time after scouts to shower her. But when she saw Kolbryn's hair she wanted a mohawk too, so I said I could do it. Brecken had to join in the craze too. He started swimming lessons and I didn't know if they would let him in the pool with it in his hair, but he wanted it. While doing their hair this morning I asked why do you guys put so much thought into crazy hair ideas and time sitting still and looking crazy but not that much time in doing book reports or finishing homework. Which their reply was a blank stare of mom why would you ask such a question. So now I know my children can get to school on time, be dressed and have breakfast eaten and out the door, backpacks, sock, shoes on with out me hurrying them along. What an eye opening day crazy hair day was.
We are a boring family, most days and exceptionally on Holidays. We went to a show with nana and papa and cousins, that wasn't boring but then we drove around to this house by the temple that we pass every soccer practice that has tons of lights and never stop so I said we should give that a good look, when we went right in front of the house it had a sign that said to turn your radio to a station and the lights would go to the music, so we turned it to the station and all it was was static with a few burst of music, which my kids thought were burps and gas passing and they laughed and laughed . THen we came home and let the kids watch a show till midnight, Brecken was jumping up and down saying I get to stay up, I get to stay up, I didn't even know he knew what staying up meant but he did, he is so smart. Kolbryn asked if he could go to sleep and have us wake him up and I said I would, so we turned the channel to the big ball drop and started counting down and I ran and got all the kids pots and spoons to make noise with then I remembered to wake up Kolbryn, I remembered one year my mom said she would wake me up and didn't I was mad for a week, so I woke him up and he wouldn't wake up, he was crying and walking around with his eyes closed, that is what the picture is of. We looked out our back door and saw all the lights from down town and the whole valley, I love my view, it was fun and then in one min. of making noise and scream I sent the kids to bed and they went. James and I stayed up and watch a show and then we had just gotten some new cable channels I watch some more shows and finally went to bed at 6 and got up at 8 with the kids. And then went Shopping to look for deals while James stayed home with the kids.
Christmas came and went, in a blink of an eye. We went to Temple square and saw the lights, Brittin had gone to the Nutcracker with James during the day and had stayed up all night waiting for her date and then woke up early to go to work with James that by the time we made it to Temple square she was in one of her moods and there was no getting out of it. So that is what is happening in the picture, documentation for Brittin's husband, we want to make sure we warn him.:) ON Christmas day We had a great time, it was just the putting away which wasn't such a great time. I didn't know where to put all the new stuff or should I say the new toys, we didn't get anything just the kids. The kids got everything they wanted, with a few exceptions, Brittin asked santa for an American girl doll and she ended up with 2 small american girl dolls, because santa saw her acting bad a couple of times and she couldn't get the exact thing she wanted. Kolbryn just kept opening presents and not even looked at what he got, when we packed up to leave, I had each kids things in a box and he said, I didn't get this and I said yes you did I saw you open it, so he had Christmas twice in one day. The only thing he remembered that he got was autobots and he said he hated it them. Logan just had a sad look on his face the whole morning until he opened his starwar legos and then that is all he did the rest of the morning with Eric, was put it together and make sure no one touched and then yell at everyone that wanted to look at it. But other than, things went well. Except when they were asked to put things away. THey got some new wii games and they couldn't put the controllers down long enough to clean up, so then they were forced, by James and then the tears came, (and not just from the kids). OH the Christmas spirit, gotta love it. o
It has been a long time since I have written, I think the holiday spirit has turned me in to the holiday grouch. We have done a lot since the last time I posted, we went to the beach, DIsneyland, had Thanksgiving and started jr b-ball. I couldn't post Disneyland pictures because James downloaded the pictures and I don't know how to change the format into anything I can use. I have waited to be told what to do and now I give up so I will post the thanksgiving and other things we have done and hopefully get the christmas pictures up before Easter. Thanksgiving went well and the kids classes have been going well. We made turkey chair covers, or should I say I made them but the kids did enjoy sitting on them. Kolbryn's teacher had them make place cards for every member of the family and write what they like about them, Kolbryn woke up extra early and set the table, he put my slurpee mug as my drinking cup because it is my favorite thing, he was so happy to do that for the family, but the family wasn't happy for it because we were trying to play games, clean the table, set the table and he wouldn't let us move things around. He was very happy to get a picture of it. Every year we take a picture of the kids inside the Christmas tree box to see how big they are, well this was our first year they couldn't all fit. Where did the time go? :( Logan is now if 5th grade and they have different teachers for each class kind of like Jr high so I am trying to deal with 5 teachers going on track and off track and my kid going off track and on track, let me tell you how fun it is. James and I are trying to teach logan how to study, that you bring things home from school and reread them, even though he says I already read this and he knows everything. " Mom this is now a days not the olden days when you didn't know anything, we don't have to do things like you did." It is really great being around him. Brittin comes home and tells the latest way of sliding down the icy hills at recess. FIrst I took my coat off and slide down the hill on my coat. I tell her don't do that it will ruin your coat. The next day ," we had so fun at recess today we went down the hill on my knees and we slide really far." My response, you will ruin your pants. The next day what did you do at recess, "nothing" so who knows what really happen if she did nothing or she did something and doesn't want to get yelled at. Kolbryn is still swinging and doing monkey bars. He made a commit that the chocolate milk gang let him play tag, I guess if you don't like chocolate milk you can't play tag but they let him play one day. I'm sure more happen in the last month but I can't remember now.
Kolbryn had his Halloween Party today, THere was everything you can image there. There was a woman who made a back drop, took pictures and got them developed with in an hour. THere was a science lab, penny toss, halloween fashion show, story tellers, ghost sucker making, puzzle making, card match, and that was all before lunch and I had to go home . Kolbryn came home and said his stomach hurt and I asked him what he ate, he said I had a lot of sugar. I just had to tell you the extra kid is a neighbor I'm watching and he and Brecken did a great job of being good kids in the class while the party was going on. THe other thing I have to explain is Kolbryn's costume. I really wanted him to be the tin man this year, I have the costume from my sister and it is great, and he said no and I said yes and now you see who won. This costume was made by nana for Logan when he was in kindergarten.
