Tonight I made a butternut squash & apple recipe that has been a crowd pleaser in our house in the past. Tonight was no exception. When Lincoln asked for seconds, he asked for another serving of the “Apple Delicious.” I think my recipe just got a new name.
Lincoln’s order for lunch today: “Mommy, for lunch can I have peanut butter & jelly with no crust and cut into 3 pieces?”
Ummm. Could you be a little more specific? 🙂
Yesterday I loaded up the crew and brought them to Jake’s parents’ house so they could trick-or-treat at Grandma & Grandpa’s. Today, we headed out to the office to greet Papa & Uncle Tony and then went to the house to see Nana. The kids have had so much fun wearing their costumes this year…Buzz Lightyear, Red Dog, and Little Bee.
My cousin, Jared, was in town today to watch the Huskers cream the Gophers. He was kind enough to share an extra ticket with Jake. (He went knowing the Maroon & Gold really didn’t have much of a chance, but at least he got to check out the new stadium.) After the game, we met the guys & my parents for dinner. Once everyone was finished eating, the boys had to show Papa the gumball machine in the lobby of the restaurant. They both came back with gumballs. When asked how much they cost, Lincoln said, “they cost one money!”
Jake wrote on the back window of my suburban a few days ago and I hadn’t noticed. Today he pointed it out, saying, “Ha, ha, your window says “poop machine.” Ha, ha!”
Then he proceeded to ask Nolan how to spell, “poop.” Before Nolan could even attempt to spell it, Lincoln chimed in, “S-H-E-C-K!” Jake and I could hardly contain ourselves!
The kids and I stopped at the park on the way home from picking Nolan up from preschool this afternoon. The air was crisp and the sun was shining – it was a beautiful fall afternoon.
The boys are going to preschool in the afternoon this year. Nolan will go every day and Lincoln on Mondays & Wednesdays. I’m still trying to get my head around what that is going to be like. My house has been full of noise and hustle & bustle for so many years that it really will be strange to have complete quiet for 2 1/2 hours, 2 days a week. (Little miss will be napping while her brothers are at school.)
Our day began with our 1st day of school breakfast…orange rolls & scrambled eggs. I’m not sure what Lincoln is doing here in the photo…
After eating, we had a few last minute (seriously, last minute) things to accomplish before the 1pm preschool start. First stop was CVS for 1 hour prints to complete the boys’ “Spotlight on me” sheets. While our photos were being processed, we began the great backpack search. Lincoln requested a Transformers backpack. We looked for one last week only to find that the entire backpack wall display at Target was empty. I couldn’t believe it. Completely bare. That’ll teach me to leave backpack shopping until the week before class starts.) This morning, Toys R Us came to the rescue. We walked in and there it was…the last Bumblebee Transformers backpack. And it was clearance priced! For once, it payed to procrastinate. With backpack in hand, we spent time wandering the store (to kill time before our photo pick-up.) The boys had fun going up and down the aisles and trying out the toy displays. We could have stayed in the train aisle all morning.
We picked up our 4 pictures and headed home for lunch. Then, with full bellies, we put on new school shoes and went outside for the “1st day” pictures on the steps.
I love these guys so much! They make me laugh multiple times every day.
Lincoln wanted to pose next to Ingrid before we loaded into the truck.
We arrived at school and took one more “1st” picture. It’s going to be a great year!
P.S. Look how much these two have grown from last year’s 1st day!
We had a crafty afternoon today since it was so muggy outside. We’ve had quite a few days this summer that are kind of like winter (because you’re stuck inside) except we’re in shorts & t-shirts. Anyway, I digress. The boys wanted to make something with the Popsicle sticks in my “craft box” so I suggested puppets. They picked the colors, I cut the shapes, they did the gluing. Both of them had a blast. Then we sent photos to their grandmas & daddy. I love my day job.
