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My Grandfather, The Hero

Melanie — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:37:10 +0000

Two weeks ago my grandfather was inducted into the Military Hall of Fame in Oklahoma. Out of the approximate 350,000 veterans living in Oklahoma, he was one of 10 inducted this year.

On the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, Wake Island, where my grandfather was stationed, was also attacked. My grandfather was the pointer on the gun that sank the first Japanese ship of World War II. Unfortunately those on the island eventually surrendered to the Japanese. My grandfather was captured and spent four years as a Prisoner of War.

He is a true American Hero and I was so proud I was able to witness this historic night.

HERE are a few pictures from the evening.

Quiet as a Mouse

Melanie — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:32:30 +0000

Last night I was doing the dishes after dinner. I realized I had not heard a peep out of Griffin in several minutes (which is very rare). I turned away from the sink to see Griffin practically in the pantry with his back turned away from me. I quietly tip toed towards him and watched. I realized he was eating bites of a cookie and then putting the cookie back in his package. He paused for a couple of seconds contemplating what he should I guess and then he reached back in to take another bite before putting it back again. He never moved a muscle other than one hand and his little ole mouth! I grabbed my iPhone to video this little stinker in action!

Halloween Party Fun!

Melanie — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:55:17 +0000

On Saturday night we threw a little party for our college friends and their families. It was an evening of good ole fashion fun. From cupcake decorating, bobbing for apples, a bounce house, crafts, Halloween “golf”, Silly String fights, and so on, fun was had by all!

Click HERE for pictures from the evening.

Below are three very short iPhone videos of the fun!

Nolan’s NEWS!!

Melanie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:12:06 +0000

Nolan’s soccer team has had a rough season. Their team shows up for their game week after week and has goal, after goal, after goal scored on them. After eight games, the Raptors, have yet to score even one goal. That is until tonight…..

Red Ribbon Week

Melanie — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:29:00 +0000

Frisco ISD is celebrating Red Ribbon
Week (the campaign for awareness against drugs). And although Nolan can tell us very little about the actual campaign, he sure can tell you what “fun” daily activity he can participate in each day.

Today was “crazy hair” day and he could not wait to sport a Mohawk!

Swiney’s Sweeties!

Melanie — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:42:57 +0000

Have I mentioned how much we LOVE Nolan’s Kindergarten teacher? If not, well we do!! She has the perfect personality to teach Kindergarten. I am already bracing myself that there is no way we love Nolan’s teacher as much next year. She has so much energy and enthusiasm for these students and they just eat her up!

One of the little “extras” she does s keep a blog about the goings on in their class. James and I are especially grateful since getting information out of Nolan is as easy as pulling a tooth! We love getting a little sneak peak into Nolan’s day. Kindergarten has come a long way since I was in school!

The latest video is a re-enactment of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Nolan’s video is the first one, group six. If you are so inclined, the are quite a few cute videos Ms. Swiney has posted since the beginning of the school year.

Here is the link to the blog!

http://amyswiney.blogspot.com/

Pumpkin Patch FUN!!

Melanie — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:45:07 +0000

In the spirit of the Fall, we ventured out to the Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch. I have heard about this particular one for several years, but we have never been. Despite the very heavy crowds, we had a great time. Pumpkins, hay mazes, bounce houses, face painting, character cut-out galore, hay rides, train rides, and plenty of food options (for example, the infamous State Fair of Texas Fletcher’s Corny Dogs) this pumpkin patch did not disappoint.

Griffin has been obsessed with pumpkins this year so you can imagine his head was spinning with all the options. Oh and the Buzz Lightyear and Woody cutouts just about put him over the edge (in a good way of course).

Nolan really wanted to purchase a pumpkin, but he only wanted a big one of course… that appeared to be around the $30-40 price range. Due to the fact we already have several pumpkins at home, we placed a $15 limit on his pumpkin choice. He searched high and low, but none seemed to be what he was looking for. When I suggested he could have the $15 instead and use it how he would like, decision was MADE. “I will take the money Mommy!”

HERE are a few pictures of our fun Fall outing!

Decor and MORE!

Melanie — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:45:52 +0000

With kids, you just never know what their ideas may include to enhance the decor around here! Here are three examples I found this morning without even having to go on a search!
Doesn’t everyone need a dinosaur by their bed?

A plastic pig, train, and airplane complete this arrangement.

And you just have to have a plastic hot dog in your potted Mum!

Those Dang Joneses!

Melanie — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:20:23 +0000

Nolan’s teacher has the daily duty of standing at the front of the school helping the crossing guard and doing basic safety patrol. She is very animated and it is fun to watch her as I wait and wait and wait on a daily basis in the carpool lane. Today as she approached her usual spot she held up what appeared to be two tickets. She was jumping up and down and doing little cheerleadery (is that a word?) dances as she held them up. She showed them to just about everyone that passed her. The excitement was VERY evident and I was curious what they were.

After I picked Nolan up, I told him that I saw his teacher waving two tickets around and acting very excited. Nolan said “Oh yeah. She is going to see the Longhorns. She said to watch for her on TV. Cole’s Daddy surprised her with tickets today.” It all made sense. Tomorrow is the Texas/OU football game and is one of the most coveted tickets around. (His teacher is a huge UT fan, but we won’t hold that against her! )

We gave Ms. Swiney bath salts. Cole’s dad gave her UT/OU football tickets.

The only thing that makes me feel maybe a tad bit better is that, according to Nolan, Cole gets into trouble every.single.day. Maybe this very generous gift is a “I’m really sorry my child gives you such a hard time” gift.

Yeah, I don’t really think so either.

Bath salts. They are not going to cut it apparently.

Nolan In Charge (Apparently)

Melanie — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:30:55 +0000

In Kindergarten the students have a binder that includes a behavior chart. It is serious business if your folder is “signed.” The children work towards a smiley face stamp every single day. Thankfully Nolan has received a smile face stamp everyday so far.

Updates about Nolan’s day are few and far between from him, but he is always quick to share who had their folder signed that day and why.

Last weekend Nolan decided that behavior charts needed to be implemented at home. For James, Griffin, and me. Ironically Nolan did not seem to think he needs one. I guess because he designated himself as the disciplinarian. James and my chart were placed in our room and Griffin’s was taped to the outside of his crib.

Depending upon the choices we made, we either receive a sticker or a mark. Nolan has taken this very seriously. Keeping us in line is a big job!

James and I’s chart

Griffin’s Chart (Ironically and, symbolically I am sure, he tore his off his crib. Notice how many marks there are on Griffin’s chart!)