Isaac-isms!

Every once in awhile, Isaac says something in complete seriousness that just amuses me. It seems lately that a few of his thoughts have been either thought provoking or humorous.

* "Mom, is potassium sorbate good for you?"
"I don't think so, it's a preservative. Why?"
"It's in a lot of the candy that we eat. Maybe I should just stick to bananas, they have the regular kind of potassium."

* As we were decorating cookies for Santa, the kids were having a ball. Someone wistfully wished for more cookies to decorate. Isaac instantly giggled and announced they should just flip the cookies over when they were dry and decorate the other side. He was so tickled that no one else thought of that. Truthfully, I didn't think of it either.

* Isaac's science class has been studying natural disasters in school. He was so excited to get to watch a film about earthquakes. When he came home, he looked so sad. I asked him how school went and he just shook his head. He told me that they watched the film in school that day. I asked him how he liked it. His reply was as follows:
"Mom, they took something so exciting and made it boring! How do they expect kids to get excited about learning if they can't even get excited about it? It makes no sense to me."

* Setting: The dining room at 6:15p.m.
"Uh, Mom? Tomorrow I have to take a Secret Santa present to school for a kid named Liam, and I was wondering if you could get something really creative that no one else would think of. Don't like get candy or something typical."
"Isaac, when did you find out that you were giving Secret Santa gifts at school?"
" Well, awhile ago, but I couldn't think of what I wanted you to get. But I never thought of anything, do you think you can try to be creative?"
"Do you think you could let me know about this stuff a little sooner?"
"Oh, yeah. Good point, Mom."

5 Most Surprising Things to Learn When You Get a Wii!

5. Suddenly, all the chores are getting done quickly to make time to play Wii.

4. Talent in a sport does not mean you will win the corresponding Wii game.

3. Not reading the directions is a trait that can start very early in some males!

2. When it sounds like your husband is moving furniture at midnight, he's playing baseball!

1. Your daughter may be the best boxer in the house!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Decorating for Christmas is a big deal at our house.
It usually takes a week to get everything set up.
We decorate inside and out and it is so fun to see
the kids get into the spirit of the season. Here are
a few of our favorite transformations!

Our New Dining Room

Getting settled and organized is not an easy
task for a family of six! The kids are loving their new
schools, I only have four boxes left to unpack and
I can find the grocery store and the mall without
a GPS! However, I do have a LOT of painting to do.
Here is the before and afters of the dining room.

"It's Snowing Outside!"

Yesterday morning I woke Alyssa up and went
back to my room to get myself ready for
the day. Alyssa is much quicker than I am and I
nearly had a heart attack when I
heard her yelling down stairs. I went
running downstairs while she came running
upstairs and we met on the stairs.
Of course the first snow of the year is
definitely worth getting excited about.
We enjoyed it for a few minutes and
then went to wake the boys up a little
early so they could see the snow.
They were not as impressed as Alyssa and I!
I think they even went back to sleep!
By the time I was outside and shoveling snow,
I was not as thrilled with the white stuff!
But it was so beautiful!

Our Moving Company!

We had great movers! They were so helpful and
FULL of energy unpacking the truck. We actually
had to tell them to slow down a couple of times.
Here are a few pictures of the kids having some fun!

Wisconsin or Bust!

Here are some photos of our recent move!
This is Isaac, Alyssa and Daniel the morning
we drove to Wisconsin. Nicko rode in the moving
truck with Dad. We also had Morgan, the dog,
in the mini van with us. We had a great trip!