PUMPKIN CARVING TIME!

SO TODAY WE WENT AND GOT OUR PUMPKINS AND IT TOOK FOREVER! AND IT WASN'T ANTHONY OR MYSELF THAT COULDN'T CHOOSE IT WAS BRAD. I THOUGH THAT ANTHONY WOULD HAVE PICKED THE BIGGEST ONE THERE BUT HE GOT ONE THAT WAS JUST HIS SIZE. WE EVEN LET HIM PICK OUT BABY CELLAS.

PICKING OUT ALL THE INSIDE WASNT HIS FAVORITE PART BUT HE WAS A TROOPER!

GETTING READY FOR HALLOWEEN

WITH HALLOWEEN RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER ANTHONY HAS BEEN WORKING ON HIS "SCARY FACES." WE HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON SOME HOMEMADE DECORATIONS. I REALLY LOVE THAT I USED TO TEACH PRESCHOOL FOR LIKE 5 YEARS AND LEARNED SOOO MANY COOL AND SUPER CUTE THINGS TO DO WITH MY CHILDREN.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY MATEO!!!!

A YORDANI TRADITION

EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL MY MOM MADE US TAKE A PICTURE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE FOR OUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SHE EVEN MADE ME DO IT FOR MY FIRST DAY OF MY SENIOR YEAR! AS MUCH AS I THOUGHT SHE WAS SILLY, NOW BEING A MOM MAKES ME REALIZE THAT YOU WANT TO CHERRI SH EVERY MOMENT OF YOU R KIDS LIFE...SO KEEPING WITH TRADITION HERE IS THE FIRST DAY THAT CELLA WENT TO DAY CARE.

HERE IS THE FIRST DAY THAT ANTHONY WAS IN THE "BIG KIDS" CLASS! HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP IT COOL!

WISHING ROCKS

SO TODAY I LEARNED A VERY VALUABLE LESSON...CHECK YOUR 3 YEAR OLDS PANTS BEFORE YOU RUSH TO PUT THEM IN THE WASH MACHINE. I WAS WALKING BY THE WASHER AND I HEARD CLUMP, THUMP, BANG AND WHEN I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT IT WAS; IT WAS ROCKS! SO WHEN I ASKED ANTHONY WHAT THIS WAS HE SAID, "OH MOM YOU FOUND ALL MY WISHING ROCKS, THANKS!" SO HOW COULD I BE MAD AT THAT.

SO WHEN DID OUR KIDS GROW UP?

I WAS LOOKING THROUGH SOME PICTURES THAT I HAVE TAKEN RECENTLY AND I WAS AMAZED THAT MY TWO LITTLE ONE ARE HUGE (AND THE SHEER NUMBER OF PHOTOS I TAKE OF THEM)! SWEET CELLA IS 2 MONTHS OLD AND REALLY ENJOYS BEING HELD AND SNUGGLED. SHE IS REALLY STARTING TO BECOME A LITTLE DIVA AND IT IS REALLY FUNNY TO WATCH HER PERSONALITY COME OUT!

ANTHONY IS ALMOST 4 AND HE DOESN'T LIKE ME TO PICK OUT HIS CLOTHES, HE WANTS TO BE COOL AND PLAY WITH THE BIG KIDS. HE WILL STILL KISS ME IN FRONT OF HIS FRIENDS, SO I TRY TO CHERISH EACH GOOD BYE KISS AS IF IT WERE MY LAST. HE ISN'T TO BIG FOR A GOOD NIGHT STORY AND PRAYER OR FOR A QUICK SNEAK IN OUR BED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I KNOW THEY ALWAYS SAY "YOUR KIDS WILL GROW UP FAST" AND BOY IS THAT TRUE! SO HOLD YOUR LITTLE ONES TIGHT AND TAKE A MOMENT TO SLOW DOWN AND RALLY ENJOY THEM.

OUR 1ST SHOW-N-TELL

SO ANTHONY HAD HIS FIRST SHOW-N-TELL!! THIS WAS REALLY BIG NEWS AT THE ROGERS' HOUSE. IT ONLY TOOK HIM 3 DAYS AND 15 DIFFERENT CHOICES TO COME UP WITH WHAT HE WANTED TO BRING. HE HAD TO PICK SOMETHING, WRAP IT UP, PUT THE FIRST LETTER OF WHATS INSIDE AND 3 REALLY AMAZING CLUES TO HELP HIS CLASSMATES OUT. CAN YOU GUESS WHAT IT IS???

OUR TURTLE!!

HERE WE GO DRAGONS, HERE WE GO!!!

WITH T-BALL SEASON IN FULL FORCE WE HAVE BEEN A BUSY FAMILY! WITH THIS BEING ANTHONY'S FIRST SEASON HE IS SOOOO HAPPY SINCE BRAD HAS BRAIN WASHED HIM INTO LOVING BASEBALL AND MOST OF ALL THE NEW YORK YANKEES. AS A TEAM THEY HAD TO PICK THEIR TEAM NAME AND ANTHONY WAS THE ONE TO COME UP WITH IT. HIS COACH THOUGHT THAT HE WAS SO QUICK WITH HIS THINKING BUT THOSE WHO KNOW HIM WELL KNOW THAT HE IS A BIT BOSSY AND LOVES DRAGONS! THEY DON'T KEEP SCORE AND EVERYONE GETS TO HIT SO IT MAKES IT REALLY FUN. WHEN ANTHONY IS IN THE OUTFIELD HE GETS REALLY ANGRY WHEN HE DOESN'T GET THE BALL THAT THE BATTER HITS AND CLINCHES HIS TEETH AND SAYS "I DIDN'T WIN!" SO WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO WORK ON... TEAMWORK AND PATIENCE!

HALLOWEEN PUP CAKES

SO THIS WEEKEND OUR BESTEST FRIEND/COUSIN, MATEO CAME OVER TO MAKE SOME SPOOKY HALLOWEEN "PUP CAKES!!" THEY WERE "SO BERRY DELICIOUS!" MATEO AND ANTHONY REALLY LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND WANT TO SPEND ALL THEIR TIME TOGETHER. MY SISTER AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER JUST BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER!!

EVERYONE WAS VERY HAPPY THEY GOT TO TAKE SOME HOME...EVEN NANNY GOT TO TAKE SOME HOME FOR HER AND GRUMPA!