Big Changes

Brady has had a lot of big things happen to him in the last couple of weeks!

Lost his First Tooth

He was so excited that he woke me up at 6am, "Mom, I have a loose tooth!"  Then two seconds later he said, "Mom, I pulled it out!"  He wrote a note to the tooth fairy saying that he wanted to keep his first tooth, and put the note and tooth under his pillow.  The tooth fairy let him keep his first tooth per his request.  He now has two bottom teeth missing!

Reading Glasses

 

Brady was complaining about not being able to see whenever we sit down to read, so we took him to the eye doctor.  She said that his eyes are having a hard time focusing on the words.  So every time he reads, he has to wear his glasses!  He thinks he is so big now with his glasses!

First Day of First Grade

Brady and his friend, Gavin are in the same class again this year!

.Brady thinks he is such a big kid being in first grade.  He came home saying that he wasn't tired, and that he loves his teacher!  He had a great day!  He made this book about his first day.  This is what he put in his book:  he drew a picture of himself on the first day

 he rode in a car

 he drew what he brought in his backpack (Star Wars folders and lunch box)

 favorite colors are red, orange, and green

his teacher is Miss Todd.

"O" - Cirque du Soleil

 

Vance has been working a lot, so Vance's boss told him to choose somthing that he wanted to do that cost about $200.00 for his bonus.  He surprised me with tickets to "O" at the Bellagio.  Stacey watched the boys, while we went out on the town.  We went to dinner at the "Cheesecake Factory" in Cesear's Palace.  Then we walked around the conservatory and saw the fountains at Bellagio until it was time for the 10:00pm showing of "O".  I have never been to a vegas show.  It was so cool to see even though we were sitting in the last row of the balcony.  We still could see everything except for facial expressions.  I am so thankful for Vance and all the work he does for me and our family!  It was a great evening!  

Summer Projects

Brady and Logan were apart of the Star Nursery Garden Club.  They made Bird feeders, and they each planted beans to make their very own Jack and the Bean Stalks.

Brady and his dad worked on building and painting this pirate ship together.  Brady named the ship, "The Brady."  I know it's so original, but he was excited about it!

All the boys were excited to make their own project with their handprints.  Clark surprised me how he posed for the picture.

We also did a lot of reading with the boys this summer.  They also took swim lessons, and I definately saw a lot of progress in them all.  We had a fun summer, but Brady was so ready for school to start. 

Laundry Disaster

So a couple of weeks ago my washer started flooding.  Now this is the second time.  We had it repaired one and a half years ago.  We thought the leak was coming from the gasket, so we ordered the part and installed it, but that was not the problem.  It did need to be replaced any way.  So Vance looked to see where the leak was coming from, and he discovered that it was coming from the pumps where we had it repaired before.  The patch just didn't hold any more.  We ordered the part and installed it, and it worked.  In the mean time, I did a few loads of laundry at Vance's parents house to hold me over!  Now I can do laundry again!  Through this whole process, we decided to redo our laundry room and make it more functional.  Vance installed new cabinets, and I painted!  I used the green paint that my parents gave me when we first moved in the house five and a half years ago.  Now we have a new laundry room, and I love it!  I also used the same paint to paint the bathroom downstairs, which was what I was going to do when we first moved in the house.  Better late than never!

Las Vegas 51s Baseball Game

 

We went to this game with Vance's social group at work.  It was a back to school night, so we got free hats, school kits, and coupons for food there.  Th 51s lost against Fresno 7-8.  The game started to get exciting in the last inning, which is where the 51s scored most of their runs.  The boys had fun, but it sure tired them out!