Poor little kitties

Oh those poor kittens. I wonder if they regret coming home with us!?!? :) I saw these Halloween costumes for cats at Target and picked up 2 of them. I thought it would be fun, but that the kittens would NEVER let the kids put the costumes on them. I was WRONG! Hailey got both cats to wear them...and not freak out. What is wrong with these kittens?!?! :) I couldn't believe it. Now, don't get me wrong, they didn't keep them on that long, but it was still much longer than I would have thought! :)

Look at the love of the animals! :) They share Hunter's water with him (cute, huh??!?!) and I couldn't find them one day and then saw them all cozy in the basket with gloves and hats in it. Nice! :)

Fire Station Day

I took the morning off to go with Ryan's preschool class to the fire station! I went with Hailey and her class and enjoyed it so much. Ryan was excited to ride the bus and see the fire truck (again). It is great seeing all the kids and how Ryan interacts with them. Isn't vacation time great?! :)

Kittens

So, the kids are more than happy with the kittens. I thought they would get sick of them....ahhh...big fat NO on that one! :) And, those poor kittens, they let Hailey and Ryan do whatever they want to them!! :) We still keep them in the laundry room at night and when we are gone, but I am thinking that will end soon enough. No accidents and they have been so good! We do need to work on their friendship with Hunter! :) They see him and start hissing! :) It is kind of funny. But, I think that will only get better with time.

Here are some fun pictures of the kids and kitties! They aren't spoiled at all :)

Name change

Well, we have a name change for the kitties. Kind of thought it might happen. Plus, I didn't like "Sweetie" for a kitty since I call Hailey that! :) So, Ryan has (been talked into) decided to call his kitty "DAISY."

Daisy and Rosie.....Rosie and Daisy...CUTE!

Introducing.....

Rosabella (aka "Rosa" or "Rosie")

and

Sweetie Dawn Pilcher (aka "Sweetie")

Hailey is very proud of her wild and active kitty Rosa, and Ryan wants his Sweetie to get out from behind the washing machine! :) Much more to come when Rosa isn't sitting on my lap! :)

Saturday Live

Saturday was a BUSY day for us. It started with 2 soccer games. The kids were excited to have Grandma Buckhouse there to watch them. Once Hailey's game was over, we headed to Saturday Live. This is a HUGE carnival fundraiser for all the Billings schools. It was so nice and TONS of people out there. We had a great time. The kids got to play quiet a few games, win some candy and prizes, and then they got their hair spray painted. This was Ryan's first time. They both loved it. Of course I wasn't thinking ... they had a birthday party after Saturday live so they look GREAT in the birthday photos!!! :) And, the birthday party was a sleepover too. What a day for them (and me!). The loved every minute of it :)

Big bike

Hailey finally did it.....she is DONE with her little bike!! :) She has been riding the small bike with no training wheels, but was so worried about moving to her big bike. She cannot reach as well on the new bike. However, on Saturday, we were going for a bike ride, and I talked her into riding her new big bike. She didn't want to at first, but finally agreed after I showed her how I start and stop. She got it right away!! Now she wants to go on bike rides ALL THE TIME!! :) Great job sweetie!!!!!

Soccer girl

On Saturday, Sept 12 Hailey started her soccer games. However, her game was at 10:00 and Ryan's soccer game was at 10:00. Nice, huh? So, I wasn't at her first game (bad mommy) but took pictures at her second game! :) As 1st graders, they now have 5 players on the field (1 goalie!!) and also a much bigger field too. Hailey is #5...in the gray shirt with the pink headband on. She isn't nearly as aggressive as the other girls out there, but I am so proud of her for doing it! She wants to be out there, and does her best, and for that, I love her! :) Maybe we need to work on her aggressiveness a little, but as long as she is having fun, that is all that matters. Great job Hailey!!

Homework

Last Tuesday (9/15) Hailey was so excited....SHE GOT HOMEWORK!!! Yes, excited!! She wanted more, but only got one worksheet to do. It seems that her class requested homework from their teacher. Yes, you read that right...they requested homework. I cannot wait to show her this post in a few years....I am thinking she won't be requesting it anymore then! :)

Preschool starts

Monday, September 14 was our "last first day of preschool." So sad, but such a fun day. Ryan has been waiting and waiting and waiting for preschool to start, so he was R.E.A.D.Y!! He wanted to leave a little early, but finally it was time to go outside and take a few pictures. These pictures sure reflect the goofy boy we have!! He was being all silly...and it shows. :)

These two are my favorite. The first one shows the devil in him....perfectly! And, the second one, show my handsome little man without the fake smile! :)

We got to preschool and were unable to take a picture by the church sign as it was covered with big white banners. Bummer! Maybe a different morning we can try it again :) It was fun going into the classroom....Ryan had to go right away and check on the animals. Of course he was happy to see Simba (the guinea pig), the frog and the fish too. After a few introductions, it was time to color their own "person" to hang as decoration on the walls.

Finally, group time on the rug to hear a story while the parents went to a meeting.

After our meeting, we meet the kids outside. Ryan had to show me how he could go down the "fireman's pole." So, it was just him falling while holding on a little, but he had fun with it.

As we left, I thought Ryan would be so happy....preschool has started. However, he was the opposite....SO MAD and UPSET! I asked him why, and he told me it was because it was too short and why did they have to have such a short time on the first day! Poor kid. I reassured him that on Wednesday it would be longer as the parents wouldn't be there, so that helped him a little.