Horne Family

The School Year Has Begun!

2010-09-27T12:42:00.003-06:00

A 2nd Grader, A Kindergartner

A Preschooler

and a preschooler wana be :)

Oh my... :)

I know, I know, I am so far behind and I am not sure if I am even going to try and catch up? Maybe I will post a few pictures from our summer some time later. But for now here are pictures of my cute kids starting school this year!

Another update x 6 entrees. :)

2010-06-19T13:24:00.002-06:00

I sure wish I could stay on top of this blogging thing and I bet all of you do too but this summer has been to much fun to find time everyday to blog! I will try to be better but here are 6 more posts from the last couple of weeks.

Off to the Zoo we Go!

2010-06-18T13:22:00.000-06:00

So we decided to get another Zoo membership this year. And after having our membership for over a month and not going, I decided that we need to go. So we headed over to the zoo for a few hours. This was Joslynn's first trip to the zoo and it was fun to watch her curiosity. This was also our first time getting to see the new baby elephant. For some reason I expected her to be bigger than she was but, her being even smaller than I was thinking make her all the more adorable. Also, for some reason at the beginning of this week Ashlynn started in that she wanted to ride a elephant. I am not sure why? Maybe it was because she had helped me order our membership on line? But whatever the reason, on this day she got her wish. It was pretty fun to watch her get so excited that she got to ride on a elephant. So minus the heat and the little bit of stress it was to get a double stroller and a wheel chair into the back of my car overall it was a fun trip to the zoo as a family.

I am not really a bad mom?

2010-06-16T13:17:00.001-06:00

It was brought to my attention that my 10 month old baby still didn't hold her own bottle. It really had not crossed my mind at all. Feeding Joslynn a bottle is one of the times that I get to hold her and spend time with her so I just didn't push the issue. So I decided to see if she would hold her bottle and she refused as long as I was holding her but, the second I laid her on the floor she very willingly to hold her bottle. So I guess I am not as bad of a mom as I thought I was. :)

What do you do if you are a bunch of Neighborhood Girlfriends on a Summer day?

2010-06-14T13:11:00.001-06:00

Well fist you all get a baby doll, a snack, and a bike or a scoter and then you go set on the curb and chat! :)

Brooklynn Lost Her First Tooth!

2010-06-12T13:08:00.000-06:00

So Brooklynn's tooth has been loose for over a month and she won't wiggle it. I have tried to wiggle it for her but it was just a little to stuck for her comfort of pulling it out. So we have left it alone. Until the other morning she came into my room freaking out because she tire to open one of the toy machine eggs with her teeth and it popped that tooth forward. :) All I could do was laugh. She wasn't very happy about it at first but with a little more wiggling and a couple good yanks :). The tooth was out! She is very proud of it now and tells everyone she can that she lost her first tooth. :)

Joslynn's Fun Game & Aren't Sisters Great?

2010-06-11T13:03:00.002-06:00

This is Joslynn's Fun game! All you have to say to her is "Where is she?" and instantly her hands go to her head, face or sometimes eyes. Then you say "Their she is!" and she gets all excited and moves her hands. It is so cute. This is her version of peek a boo. Sometimes she will say boo but most of the time she just smiles really big and puts her hands back on her head and says "Where is she?" to us. :)

What are sisters for? For fixing your hair of course. Well at least that is what Ashlynn thinks. She didn't ask Brooklyn or me she ask her brother if she could do his hair. After a couple of curling iron passes he was done. I am sure at times like this he wishes he had a brother. :)

No more bouncer for Joslynn & The dog kennel out back...

2010-06-09T23:56:00.000-06:00

No more bouncer for us. I put Joslynn down for a nap and with in just a few min I could hear her talking really loud threw the monitor. So I went into check on her and found her setting in the bouncer with the monitor in her hand talking into it. She always wants to play with the monitor all the time but I always move it away because I don't want her to chew on the cord and ruin it or get hurt. Dang smart kid, just wait until mom leaves the room and then you can play with it. :)

Within just minutes of finding Joslynn setting in her bouncer this is what I saw as I looked out the kitchen window. There is a dog kennel out back of the rental house we are living in and I had wondered how long it would take before someone climb in it or locked someone in it and today was the day. Only they weren't being mean to each other they were having a great time pretending to be locked up. That would be my silly kids.

My little dancers

2010-06-09T15:09:00.002-06:00

Last night was Brooklynn's and Ashlynn's End of Year Dance Recital. They both did great! It has been fun to watch them learn to do all the different moves and steps over the last few months.

Another update x 6 entrees. :)

2010-06-08T13:31:00.002-06:00

Jordan and Trisha's Reception...

2010-06-05T22:28:00.001-06:00

Well I have to say that the reception turned out really nice but I am really glad that it is over. :)

Happy Birthday Brian!

2010-06-05T13:27:00.000-06:00

The kids and I were so excited to find chocolate éclairs for Brian's Cake because he really likes them. Happy Birthday dad!

Happy 50th Birthday Dad!

2010-06-03T13:25:00.000-06:00

We had a surprise birthday party for my dad to celebrate his 50th Birthday. It was a lot of fun!

Do I really have to say they are mine?

2010-06-02T13:23:00.000-06:00

So the other day the kids thought it would be a great idea to turn on the facet on the house and fill up the dirt area with mud. I was ok with it until the covered the house with it. Dang kids. It took forever to get it off.

Happy 7th Birthday Austin!

2010-05-28T13:19:00.002-06:00

Our family party

Friend Party

More Family Party

I really am just amazed at how fast my not so little boy is growing up. He is such a good brother. We are so happy that he is a part of our family. Happy Birthday Buddy!

Way to go Brooklynn!

2010-05-27T11:13:00.002-06:00

Yesterday was Brooklynn's preschool graduation. She did great on her part and was all smiles! Brooklynn kept telling me that she was going to graduate just like grandma did (my mom graduated from collage back in December). I wondered what she meant but thought she just was saying that they both had similar programs to graduate. At the preschool graduation when Brooklynn came out at the end she was in a cap and gown it was so cute. When the program was over she ran up to my mom and said "See I am just like you because I got to wear this (a cap and gown) like you grandma". It was so cute. Brooklynn is so excited to go to kindergarten, but I am sure she is going to miss all the fun times she had in preschool. She had an awesome teacher and class!

A quick Update...

2010-05-24T14:41:00.001-06:00

Ok well maybe it won't be quick but here it is. :)

Austin's Opera

2010-05-20T14:29:00.001-06:00

So part of being in Mrs. Larson's 1st grade class means that you get to be part of a Opera. The kids have had so much fun creating, learning, and performing it. I got the honor of organizing and making many of the costumes for it. It was a lot of work but it was worth every min of time spent to watch them perform!

My little Fish

2010-05-13T14:39:00.000-06:00

Austin Finished his second set of Swimming lesson. He is doing so well. I can't wait to see how he does this next winter.

Mothers Day!

2010-05-09T14:34:00.001-06:00

My kids gave me the cutest gifts that they all made. Brian also got me some fun smelly stuff too. :)

It was a great mother's day!

A Run for Austin's Sister School

2010-05-07T14:37:00.000-06:00

Austin participated with his school in a fundraiser run for his sister school in Africa. I was so proud of him he went around the track 10 times! Way to go buddy!

Lego Find!

2010-05-01T14:40:00.000-06:00

We found a huge bag of Lego's at DI and Austin has had a great time creating all kinds of things! I just love Lego's and the creative side it brings out in Austin.

Blog Test

2010-04-21T12:56:00.002-06:00

I am just wondering if this will work? For some reason my blog is acting weird and not up dating on others blogs and so I decided I would try a post with out a picture and see what happens. :)