My life with boys: bits of last week

Last week was the school Colonial Fair. Each year the fifth grade classes host the Colonial Fair. The kids break up into groups and plan and build a booth where they'll host games, sell cookies, marbles, root beer or other goods and also host an assortment of games. Connor's booth consisted of a guessing game (how much candy was in each of three jars) and also a shooting game. The boys didn't do a lot to decorate it, but they were really proud of the set up and that's really all that mattered! The proceeds from the Colonial Fair goes to Pennies for Patients and I love that our school does this each year. The kids always look forward to it and the boys always bring something home for me. It's so sweet...so far I've been given marbles, candles, and yarn. They are so thoughtful and I just think it's so sweet that they think of me while they're there.

I didn't stay too long because Connor basically told me he'd like me to leave :( He said that I made him nervous by being there watching him do his thing....so I left! I'm sure it's only the beginning of many more moments like that. I just can't believe it's already starting!

I know that Connor is little, but it still shocks me when I look at pics of him next to his friends. He is the smallest in his grade and it pains him greatly. I hate it for him, but the poor thing really doesn't have much hope of being too tall with the parents he has!

Connor was SO good with the younger kids who came to the booth! I was so proud of how sweet he was with them.

On Friday Coby's class had a showcase. They each said what their dream for the future would be in honor of MLK. Coby said that his dream is that no one would sell drugs! (Can you tell that he lives with a cop?)....

During the same Round Up, Connor was recognized for getting a Broncho Brand. It was his second one in a month and he was so proud! I was so thankful that he finally got these because he has been trying so hard to get a Broncho Brand since the first time they started handing them out last year. He was so discouraged that he hadn't received one and that Coby had received a few (oh, how I love sibling rivalry!). I was so grateful to the teacher who gave him one! I doubt that she had any idea how big of a deal this was to him, but I sure do! It made him so happy.

Of course Friday was FFF! The boys had dot ice cream for an after school snack and then spent the afternoon outside with Darren until it got too dark and cold to play outdoors. Then we picked up our pizza and rented a movie. We all cuddled on the couch to watch Marmaduke which was such a cute movie. I just love spending cold Friday nights at home cuddled up next to all four of my boys! What a special time our Friday nights are...especially when we're all home (Connor is often spending the night with friends on Friday nights and Darren has to work on some Friday nights so we just make due with whoever is home each week)!