These kids are kind of fun!

 Okay, let's be honest for a second...raising well rounded kids is not an easy job. Forget about all of the "tough" stuff that comes with having kids, sometimes for me, the hardest part of parenting is always wondering if I have done "enough." But all of those thoughts disappear during the following moments, where our kids are just being kids. They do some really cool things and nothing is better than seeing them happy, seeing them figure things out on their own.

Megan was SO proud when she was able to build this for Joey. Joey waited all day for Megan to get home from school to act her to build this for him. Joey was happy she did it, Megan was happy she was able to do it and I was happy that they were both excited to play together.

Joey rocking the latest "Bus Stop" fashion! Such a funny kid, he loves his rain boots and his super cool fireman rain coat...but add in an umbrella...this is one happy kid!



It was APS Homecoming week and all of the school took part in Spirit Week. I LOVE that Megan is super excited to be apart of it all (being proud of your school says a lot IMHO) Here she is dressed for Hawaiian Day.

Another day, each elementary school is assigned a color for the kids to wear, Alexander had yellow, not a problem! Megan has a ton of Adrian College stuff to wear. She went for her Jr. Bulldog shirt, with glittery hockey sticks! (Side Note: Umm, she looks WAY too mature in this picture...she might be homeschooled in a few years!)

 What can I say, she is always trying to test her limits to see what she can figure out next.

 



I just had to take picture of Joey's new pj's...why? I don't know, because he looked cute and because he was so proud of having pj's with monsters on them.

So now that Megan is older and can read, Family Game Nights has become more common. Of course they are fun, but they are also a great break from electronics, household worries and any other stress that always seems to linger. So far we have played lots of Uno.

Lots of Parcheesi.

 And lots of rounds of Head Bandz! (Joey is currently in a phase where he likes to be without a shirt.)

 My kids are crazy when I try to record them!

Nothing like getting your butt kicked by a 7 year old. Yep, out of all of the games we play, all or the rounds we play, I have won a whopping ZERO times! Megan and Mark are about 50/50 when it comes to winning...and they LOVE to rub it in that I haven't won...haven't even come close to winning.

Our kids are also very, very sweet...Joey is so happy when Megan gets home from school. They both have the sweetest conversations during our walk home from the bus stop...If I could pause time, these would be the moments to pause...I never want these moments to end.