FHE Treat

So last night for Family Home Evening it was Kari's turn to pick the treat. She decided that making candy suckers would be an awesome experience. Here's just a few pics of the fam enjoying her treat.

Superman?

When you think of Superman you probably picture someone who is tall, dark, handsome, and sporting a fabulous blue and red cape. Right? Well aparantly my little superman thinks

pink and purple are the new way to go. Very manly, wouldn't you say? Why does my little boy prefer PINK all the time. He rides the pink scooter instead of the Spider Man one and he picks the pink noodle and pink princess ball in swimming lessons. Should I be concerned?

the 'Neighs'

Last Christmas my dear mother spent hours making these cute fleece pajamas for all her grandchildren. Well it finally became cold enough to get them out again. The kids thought it was so funny to all be matchy-matchy that they insisted on some pictures. To make the photo shoot more fun we added a matching fleece blanket in the background. Can you find the kids in the pictures?

Superman!

Preston's newest "thing" is being Superman. He refers to himself as superman and will only obey if we call him Superman. Each and every time I get on the computer he requests to watch clips of the Superman movies on YouTube. He likes to watch Superman fly and unfortunately thinks he can also be Superman off of furniture and even slides. He's also getting quite good at humming the Superman theme song. Hmm, I wonder what he'll be for Halloween?

Working Mom?

So, today I spent all afternoon being Steven's dental assistant. Seeing as how I have absolutely no training in doing said task I was a bit nervous, as was my husband. It was quite enjoyable spending the afternoon with him and I even got to buy some new scrubs (please note photo above) because apparantly blue jeans are not acceptable. I was able to trim teeth models, play with the sterilizer, fill out forms, and pull peoples poor lips really far away from their natural location so that Steve could take pictures of their teeth. It was fun working alongside my hubby and seeing what he does all day. And, sad to say, it was slightly enjoyable being away from the kids for 5 hours. The only problem was, the babysitter thought that Braden and Kari were suppose to be picked up at 3:45, when actually it was 3:05. Oops. Poor little dears thought they were forgotten about and almost started walking home. Good thing Braden decided to check with the school office first.

One, Two, Three, Fly

It's Bouncy Pouncy Steven, That's Who

If you ever need a good leg workout, this one's for you. The key is to move the legs and nothing else.

The Newest Blogger

I have finally given in to my family and friends and started a blog. As you can plainly see I have not yet figured out all the details of beautiful blogging. It will definetely be a work in progress. I hope that I can become better at this and waste less and less of my time trying to figure it out. Thank you to Leesa for making fun of my original blog (which had nothing on it because I didn't know how) and then guiding me through the basic steps of blogging. Thank you to Sally for being so excited that I have finally caught up to the rest of my family. Thank you to Ronda for knowing even less about blogging than me. Thank you to Steven who works so hard so that I can use his money to pay for my interent so that I can blog. And finally thanks to my parents who so willingly gave me to Steve 9 years ago so that they would no longer have to pay for anything of mine. I wish you all a great day!

A not-so-toothy grin

Our cute little 7 year old Braden finally lost his first tooth. He was SO excited and proud of himself. I told him to put his tooth under his pillow for the toothfairy to find. The next morning he was thrilled with his money, but slightly disappointed that he had not caught the tooth fairy, though he tried hard to stay awake. A few weeks later when he lost his second tooth he once again put his tooth in his special "tooth box" and placed it under his pillow. To the "toothfairy's" dismay the little stinker had a death grip on the box. He apparantly was determined to catch the fairy. Luckily tooth fairy's are very quiet and sneaky and refuse to get caught.

Swensons Got Talent

This is the newest trick at our house: Who can climb the doorways the fastest and the highest. Braden was our official winner, but Kari was a quick second. I'm so proud of my children's accomplishments, especially when they can do such amazing things with a skirt on. Go Kari! What a lady!

The "Beach"

The kids always want to go to the beach. Unfortunately Nebraska is not known for its sandy white beaches. Luckily the kids have never been to a real beach so they don't actually know what they are missing. This "beach" is a man-made water hole that I can completely walk across. Real beach or not, the kids loved it and they even found some treasures, ie: tiny frogs (that's what is in Kari's hand.)

Buffalo County Fair

Here are a few pictures from the Buffalo County Fair: A rootin' tootin' good time. We splurged this year and let the kids actually go on rides. Don't worry though, the ice cream was free.

Free Ice Cream at the Fair

Preston was quite annoyed that his picture was not on the blog page. He saw Braden and Kari and said, "Where me ?" So this picture is for you, Preston!