Simply the Sauls: September 2010

Decided to call this post 2010 since I have this whole year practically to catch up on. It's amazing how much busier you get as the kids get older. Both in school now. Y started preschool in January and I really didn't feel like I have had time to breath. Then the months just disappeared and before I knew it--it was summer! I was thinking to myself what a great time to get caught up on the blog. WRONG!! Our summer was the busiest one we have had so far. We have just loved being in this neighborhood. The boys have met new friends so we were constantly going all summer long. We drove out to CA and spent a little over two weeks there. When we got back it was "back to school" time. I finally feel like I can breath again and the past couple of weeks I have been able to start on my "summer to do list". Now I can cross out #3 which was to get the blog caught up. So lets start back with the highlights of last winter...

Gramps came out and took the boys skiing....

W turned, can't believe I'm saying it, SEVEN I barely remember him as a 6 year old. He is still very much into LEGOS. So we gave him the option of a party with his friends or a big lego set! Guess what he chose?? Anyways I told him I would bake him any cake he wanted. He said he wanted a candy cake that was 3 layers tall with a cupcake on top and then the #7. I did my best. It was so homemade looking but that didn't seem to matter to him. He was amazed to see my creation or mess of a cake. It brought me so much joy to see his reaction and hear him say "it's exactly what I wanted Mom!"....

Snow and more snow...At least Daddy has some great helpers!

At our park down the street there is a sunk in soccer field and the boys along with the neighborhood love to sled down it. They get going so fast they cruz across the whole field to the other side.....

Y started preschool in Jan....

W learned how to ride his bike without training wheels. Finally we got him on it. He was such a scooter boy. He picked it right up, is riding all over and has moved on to a bigger bike. He looks a little like a circus clown on this bike...

Easter--

My friend told me about these "bird nest" treats and I had to share them. I think they are so cute and they look so real to me. It is just the rice crispy treat recipe but instead of the crispy rice it's shredded wheat. You shape them into a muffin pan and then just add Whoppers "robin eggs" or the Cadbury eggs. I made them like 3 times because they were such a hit....

W in his school performance. He even had his own line. Parents had to make the costumes for their kids and I have to say he was the cutest lion...

Close to the end of school Daddy took the boys down to Durango to see Grandma and Grandaddy. Their cousins from Austin were there too. Grandma bought all 4 boys matching shirts and hats....

Grandaddy had bought a new fishing boat which made fishing a little more exciting..

Grandaddy also saddled up the horses. It was Y's first time to ride a horse on his own. He was so proud of himself....

Learning to rope....

Y turned 4 in June. His request was blue cupcakes and a water slide party....

I made it into a fish themed party. Here is the blue cupcake...

and the water slide....

4th of July neighborhood bike parade...

Camping and fishing...

Off to CA! First stop Lego Land with our cousins.....

Can't go to CA without stopping at the beach...

Didn't realize I got the bikini lady in the background oops...

Then on to Grammy and Gramps' house. We were so excited that Aunt KK came down with her girls to visit. As you can see only one of them was very cooperative to get pictures taken. Ohh how this morning was so frustrating at the time but now makes us laugh...