About a month ago we were in Utah for my little sisters wedding--my kids loved being with their cousins--in fact they are still talking about it--every time we get in the car--they ask if we are going to see one cousin or another--It was so great to see them enjoy all our family so much! These are ALL (rare thing that this happens) the Keddington grandkids! It was so much fun--none of us can wait until the next time we are all there!!! thanks Christy for posting this picture on your facebook :D

I found it!!!!

I found the video of Chase in the parade!!! HOORAY!! Chase's teacher was Snow White and his best buddy was the fireman!

And yes he is picking his nose the whole time!!! That's my boy--make your momma proud :D I love this kid!

Halloween

We had a super fun week with lots of activities--Thursday went to a Trunk-or-treat party at church--Chase was of course Jun-jun and Jimmy was the same as last year Sully from Monsters Inc. The kids had a lot of fun but I forgot my camera so no pics :(

Friday Chase got to dress up for school he had to dress as a character from a book--he chose Bathman from his favorite book--THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF BATHMAN!

Oh I am oh so sad I had a cute video of Chase in the character parade with his class at school--it was so cute but somehow got erased from my camera??? There one minute gone the next--I am really really bummed about it :( It was very cute however when I went to pick him up from school he came walking to the front of the school with a cute little girl from his class--she said "Chase's mom he got a green smiley today--soo good--and he read us his book--it was so so cute" I love how his class loves him so much and are always looking out for him! uhg I wish you could have seen the video--bummer!

Friday night we went to the school fall festival--the kids had a great time and got lots of prizes--this time Jimmy was superman and Chase was Jun-Jun--thanks again Ruth and James for the awesome fun at the festival.

Saturday we did our pumpkins and made cornbread, had our friends over for yummy food and then headed down town to the Halloween Spooktacular--it was the best trick or treating and then to Brusters for Ice cream--the best part of Halloween for me--seeing Jimmy in his awesome--totally requested on his part outfit for Saturday--and having Chase be Sully he makes a really cute monster!

TODAY

Today I feel lonely.......................................a little sad..................................................a little nervous....................................but mostly hopeful! Today I sent Jimmy to his first day of STEPS (Special Training for Exceptional Preschool Students) It just really isn't time for him to go to school is it? I am hopeful that he will learn and grow and catch up with his peers--that he will gain control over his temper. I am so excited to see how he grows I am sure that he will do wonderful but I can't help but miss my boy!

Finally back home after a long crazy couple of weeks in Utah! Wedding was beautiful and family was so much fun! Details to follow...........................................................

For the love of Jun-jun

I don't know that it is too much of a secret that my kids(Joe included in that catagory) love Nascar particularly Dale Earnhardt Jr. or "Jun-jun" as we lovingly refer to him in our house. Well about a week ago Chase and I were wandering through Target looking at the Halloween costumes and we found the most amazing thing ever--an honest to goodness "Jun-jun" costume complete with hat and everything--the little boy couldn't be more excited if it was Dale himself!




So we decided that if he could get, count em', 5 green smilies, then we would go right to the store and get him that jun-jun costume. Well all week long everyday we would talk about how many more green smilies he needed in order to go get his prize--"you have two green smilies, you only need three more and then you get jun-jun" the excitement was over flowing all week long as he would literally pray for green smilies every night before bed and we would pray all through his school day that he would succeed! AND HE DID!!! I was so excited for him and he just couldn't wait one minute to get to the store after school today he kept telling "drive the car faster mom! let's go faster!" We finally made it to the store and after a slight scare of them being sold out we found it tucked away behind a transformer costume--and the rest is history--









Now Jimmy has had fun this week too--he has spent his week falling asleep in random places--sooo cute :)







AND OH MY GOODNESS as I was snapping pictures I was almost shocked at this one--can you believe the size difference--I almost couldn't either--and yes the tall one is only 3 and the short one is 5!

"Not ever never ever!" brought to you courtesy of Jimmy.

Jimmy has in the last few days decided that this is what he wants to say to pretty much everything--today's list of things Jimmy will not ever never ever do!

-hold Chase's hand
-eat at pink (Cook's cafe) and in his words "Not ever never ever eat pink--I didn't want it anyway"
-clean his room
-wash his face
-flush the toilet
-speak with his inside voice (not really sure he has one--but we try for it anyway)
-listen to mom
-eat oranges that aren't cut up
-drink milk
-go to his room
-and finally go to bed

Boy life is sure rough when you can't ever never ever do all the things your momma says to!!