This and That

I attended Parent's Night at Xander's school.  It's where the parents get to go and see what theirs kids do in a day.  It was pretty fun and informative.  As I walked in I saw this cute coloring of my little man.

This boy is fearless.  I'm guessing his friends from school some him some new tricks in the first month of class.  He crosses the monkey bars, climbs the top of the structures, and is even pumping his feet to swing.  This is a big step for Mr. Dependent.

Sterling loves to balance.  Just like in gymnastics :)

Sterling likes to play with either myself or Nick and I told her one day that I would put my computer away and my phone away and just play with her.  So, when we came downstairs, she decided she needed to hide my computer to guarantee I'd play with her.  I found it behind the chair.

I don't actually enjoy "playing" anymore.  I'd rather teach them a craft, play a game, read books, or bake something with them.  But open play?!  My mind is not all that imaginative anymore.  Old age problems.

Our house is struggling getting those veggies in, so on Pinterest one night, I came across this recipe for Crispy Vegetable Fritters.  It looks great...but I have to say it's a good thing she posted the photos she did and not the one after it's all blended together.  I was a bit disturbed {looked like dog food} by the result of the mix, but I kept going, giving it the benefit of doubt.  I'm so glad I did!  They were so good.  Everyone but Sterling (of course) at them.  Xander took one bite and told Sterling she'd love them because it was cake...little did he know they were veggies.  

On a rare day that I'll "play," I built them a "castle" for Princess Rapunzel.  We had a good time saving Rapunzel and all the animals from her bad mother.

Xander stayed home from school one day because he was complaining of a sore throat.  I think I judged that one too quickly because he was just fine after he ate.  You know how you sometimes wake up with a dry throat.  Have a drink and everything is fine. Yeah, I think that's what it was.  So, since he was fine, I took him to get a haircut.  Look at the marks left by the lady?!  Crazy.  He said it didn't hurt, but man, it looks painful.

Don't ever get TREX decking!  It's a pain in the a**!  Our landlords told us to bleach it once a month, so I have been.  But, it's not working.  This is a result from 2 weeks after a bleaching.  Just disgusting!  When it rains, it gets the worst.  Everyone says just use soap and water, but yeah, that's not going to cut it.  

This girl is busy.  She's a dancer.  She a singer.  And she loves every minute of it!

One more day of soccer practice because the last official day of practice we'll be at Disney on Ice.  They don't know yet, and I'm keeping it that way.

Queen of log rolls!

Ninja boy and Bat Girl on a mission to see cousin Marcus.  This will be their halloween costumes this year also.

On Friday Sterling and I had hair appointments.  I desperately needed my roots done and we both could use a trim.  Moving around so much means having to find new stylists.  This is probably the worst part of moving.  Some people just don't know how to cut hair and going in blind sucks.  I decided to give Ulta Salon a try and I think it was a winner!  I loved my turnout and Sterling was a little disappointed her hair didn't look like Elsa's.  Of course she wanted it as long as Elsa's and does not understand that it takes time to grow.

Because this girl was a rockstar during my appointment (2 hours), I told her i'd take her to the Disney store to buy a new toy.  As we were leaving, she asked to go to Walmart.  Why yes, I'll pay a better price.  Thanks, girl!

A girl and her horse...

I also discovered a new latte for my Tassimo machine.  Love it!  It smells like pumpkin puree and tastes like pumpkin puree with sweetened milk.  Oh. my. goodness...so good!

We had a family night on Sunday and headed to the movie room to watch Hocus Pocus.  We played rock, paper, scissors to see who chose the movie.  Xander won.  He's really into this movie this year.  I tried to get him to like it last year, but he didn't want anything to do with it.  So, I'm loving that he wants to watch it all the time now!

Have a great day!