Space Suit Day

Vision's Teachers-Lach's teacher is the one on the left- Ms. Johnson
Astronaut Lachlan
Lach's buddy Keegan


More school stuff. We had spacesuit day back in October but I had to share these wonderful photos. Lachlan and Drew created his suit, and he got to be an astronaut for a day! It was so much fun. I spent the morning in the class. They got to dehydrate and rehydrate food, make Tang and have their pictures taken in front of this beautiful backdrop some of the parents created and do some other space activities...it was a wonderful day!

School activities

We've had a lot going at school lately. On Tuesday we went to the Museum of Flight in Seattle. This was an awesome day! Lachlan LOVED it...I could hardly get him to focus on the educational part of it-he just wanted to check it all out! He loved seeing the Concorde, Air Force One and the 400 models of WWW I and II that they have displayed. All the kids really enjoyed the control tower where they could hear and see the planes landing and leaving Boeing Field! We had an hour program where the 1 and 2nd graders got to be young aviators-this was great too. Lachlan was WAY ahead of the other kids with making paper airplanes...wonder why...all that paper airplane creating at convention! We have such a great group of kids so that makes it really fun. Here are some pictures:

Beneath the Blackbird...WOW



My four charges-Keegan, Richard, Cooper and Lachlan
Concorde
Astronaut Lachlan

This week we also had Market Day. This is a real market and "Visions" money is used. It is so great. It is treated completely as a real market so they have to have business licenses, there are fines, taxes etc. Drew and I even worked so we could buy some things. Drew did banking and I did set up and clean up with the help of Cohen and Mack. Lachlan decided his business would be "Orcas Island Rock Works". My parents picked up the rocks from Orcas and he painted 10 rocks which were his rock paperweights, he made 10 rock people and he made 10 bags of what he named "Firerock Skippers" skipping rocks and everything was $10.00 each. The skipping rocks sold the best and he ended up making quite a bit of money for next Market Day which is in the spring! We've already got some ideas for that. It was so much fun to see what all the kids created! The older kids had loads of great items and made lots of money too. I could not believe the amount of people who came. A lot of kids who graduated from Visions took the day off school so they could come spend some of their past account (which if you graduated is still good), and teachers and family members too. What fun! It was a lot of work but well worth it and a great experience for the kids to learn how business and money, banking etc works.
Lachlan and one of his employees Cohen
Drew helping with banking
Lach and Haley manning their stores
lots of people shopping
Even the principal came and bought a rock

Another funny!

My kids are always cracking me up! Yesterday we were at my Great Aunt's 90th birthday party and after we had all eaten they were going to do a "toast" and cake. So, the kids start filing in for cake, and Lachlan kept saying "I don't care for any bread-I just want cake". I could not figure this out...and finally it dawns on me...he does not want toast :) just cake! Too funny...he had no idea what a toast was...and then try explaining what a "toast" is! I must of thought of this 15 times today and just burst out laughing...I know it probably isn't too funny but the look of utter disgust on his face...unforgettable :).

Snaggletooth and So Big!

Something is missing
This last week Mack got 2 more teeth, and Lachlan was so excited because he lost one of his top teeth! He worked so hard getting it out at school that his teacher was so relieved it was finally out (she said he was driving her crazy playing with it)! He wanted to lose it at school because he would receive a tooth holder with a string to tie around his neck (very exciting). He was beaming when he came out of class to greet me with his toothless smile :)! I loved it. He looks so much different with a tooth missing, and I am anxious for him to loose the one next to it so he matches! Cohen has been saying his teeth are loose all week too...he always wants to be like his big brother.
Sleeping baby
So Big!
McKenon is getting SO big as you can see below. He is responding to questions now and loves to try to blow kisses and amaze us with his many talents. He has also just started to get very concerned when I leave the room or hop out of the car to grab the mail etc. Stranger anxiety is hitting too. He loves to flirt but when it is someone that he doesn't know and they get too close...he starts to frown and pucker his lip. This week he also figured out that he can climb in the warming drawer of the oven...he's been working on that for weeks. He gets in and then starts almost jumping...I'm worried he might break it...so I get him out and he goes right back to it...oh well. He is learning some "no no" things so that I am glad about that. He is such a sweet boy...if only he would stay little a little longer!

Mackie excited

Here is a little video of Mack at Terry & Donna's last night. He was very excited about their kitty Tucker. When he gets excited he blows and moves his hands and whole body. Too cute. We all had a good laugh.


Here are some pictures too:
The boys wrestling with Darryl
Trick-or-treat at Terry & Donna's (Terry is the Knight in shining armor)
Batman, a pirate & a frog

Mack is not quite sure who this is

10

McKenon is 10 months! I can hardly believe our littlest guy is almost ready to walk. He is into everything! Everything still goes in his mouth too. The other morning we were in a hurry to get out the door I went to pick Mack up and guess what was in his mouth? A hairy caterpillar! Can you believe it? He was eating it! Drew and I were extremely grossed out and have no idea how the little critter made it in the house. Lachlan ate a slug and Cohen ate a worm so it really isn't too much of a surprise that Mack likes bugs too but still extremely gross!

He seems to be feeling much better after getting on a stronger antibiotic and he is sleeping finally! Yeah! He hates his medicine and I have to force it down his throat but it seems to be working, and he is back to his happy self. He also has two new teeth and two more about to break through. He is such a content little guy and we are enjoying him so much. Here are some pictures I took yesterday.
Watching his brothers play outside

Enjoying fall

A random picture of McKenon from last week
We have had a great fall so far. It has been busy with a lot of school activities and running here and there. Lachlan is really enjoying his school and field trips. Next month we go to the Musuem of Flight which I think we both will really enjoy. He is also in a Children's Choir and loving it. Cohen started piano lessons with his Kindermusik teacher this month and just LOVES it! He likes preschool twice a week too. McKenon is doing great except he has been sick for about 2 weeks and has an ear infection that is not going away. So sleep is one thing I am NOT getting...oh well I know it will pass.

Business is extremely slow right now so we are hoping we can weather through this slow time. It is a tough time for everyone.

We went to Orcas last weekend and the weather was outstanding. Nicole and David joined us and we had a ball. The guys have been on this oyster kick every time we are up there so Drew and David had to get fresh oysters first thing Saturday morning. 3 dozen! So we got a big fire going in the firepit and cook oysters on the open flame. They ate them all. I'm not a huge oyster fan but everyone else loved them including the boys. I made hot apple cider with spices and we sat around the fire. It was so much fun.

Here are some pictures from Orcas:
Drew trying to wrestle Mackie into his jammies and the boys trying to wrestle him!
oysters!
Mack loves apple cider
Big smile...more please!
Don't these two look great with kids?
Fall leaves