My three little loves

• I love pulling out hand-me-downs at the beginning of each season and putting them on little brother.  This jack-o-lantern shirt was one of Carter's favorites, and it's hard to believe he was ever this little!
• Dawson has been discussing fire safety at school, and it amazes me all the little facts that he retains.  He has been telling me about stop, drop and roll, getting out of the house in the case of a fire, and how he will never hide from a fireman under his bed or in a closet.  But then he told me "matches are for burning the place up."  
• This kid is pumped for his birthday, trouble is we still have two months to go!  He has asked me several times to bake his birthday cake (um buddy, it won't last for two months) and to clean the house for his birthday party.  He also has big plans to go to skymax, Chuck E. Cheese's and to the movies.  All in one day.  Well, why don't we pick one activity, this birthday is sounding pretty pricey!!

• I took this picture of Carter huddled under blankets and sleeping on the couch after we came home from Grandma and Bo's house.  This poor kid was wiped out!
• Last night was Carter's first cub scout den meeting.  He was so excited and really just wanted to have fun with his friends.  Let me tell you, classroom management is much easier than cub scout management.  The boys just want to have fun and they've been in school all day!!  
• I asked all the boys to draw a picture of what they really want to do this year in cub scouts.  I loved Carter's picture, he really wants to shoot BeBe guns and bows and arrows this year.

• Ava makes me laugh, she comes home from a long day at school and proceeds to play......school.  She will line up stuffed animals to read them stories and sit at the table working on workbooks for an hour.
• My favorite time of the day?  4 pm.  Ava has gotten home from school and had her snack.  Then she proceeds to sit on my lap and tell me the entire minutiae of her day.  I love hearing about it all!
• Getting on the bus can still be hard.  She holds my hand and hugs on me at the bus stop until the bus comes.  Then she gets on the bus, sometimes with tears in her eyes because "she misses me so much when she is at school."  Then we have to wave and blow kisses until the bus leaves.  I miss you too, baby girl.