Bunk Buddies

 

 

Once when Gavin was around 4 years old he asked me if I knew why he couldn't wait to be a grown up.  I was expecting him to say something along the lines of because then I'll do whatever I want.  I was completely off base though.  He said, "because then I will always have someone to sleep with me." How could my heart not melt at that moment? 

 

Little did we know that Gavin would not have to wait until adulthood for his wish to come true.  When Landon moved out of his crib it wasn't long before he started sneaking into Gavin's bed.  Gavin tried to act like he was annoyed but we all knew otherwise.  On school nights when Landon would still be awake but Gavin had to go to bed?  Gavin was known to pointedly say, "I'm going to bed now Landon." Or not so subtly enticing him with promises of reading Landon's favorite books. 

 

Landon is a bit like Goldilocks.  I'm never quite sure whose bed I will find him in but most often it's Gavin's bed. One of the best parts of the day is seeing what positions they are in when I go in to wake Gavin up for school. 



Landon & Shoes

 

 

Landon in his first pair of cowboy boots.

 

 

  Recently Landon has become very picky about his foot wear.  It started back around April when we bought him a pair of sandals.  He wore these sandals for two hours one time.  They gave him a small blister on the instep of each foot.  He limped around for days due to the excruciating pain.  He also insisted on wearing socks 24 hours a day (even while bathing) for 3-4 days. Sandals are now at the top of his most hated list.   He also hates his church shoes because he feels the shoe laces are too long!?  As soon as he gets to nursery he rips them off.

 

I think Skecher's shoes advertising campaign has hit the bulls eye with their intended demographic.  All my kids have had a Skechers phase but Landon's obsession had the earliest conception at  barely 3 years old.  He had been asking for Skechers for the last few months now.  I took him to Ross where the shoes are a hodgepodge of disorder to get a new pair of shoes.  He immediately zeroed in on a pair of Skechers tennis shoes. There was no fooling him on which shoes were Skecher's and which were not.  It was a litte eerie!  He especially wanted a pair that lights up when you walk.  Lucky for him they had a pair in his size because I was not going to pay $45-$50 at a department store. 

 

I thought he was going to seriously hurt himself that first day because he could not take his eyes off his feet!  He also believed they were making him run faster.  Everyone in the family was shown a demonstration of how fast he was in his lightning Skechers. 

 

The poor kid has also been brain washed by Ashlyn into believing that pink is the most superior color known to humankind.  He keeps trying to wear Ashlyn's pink and too large cowgirl boots.  Since Chris accidentally took his beloved Skechers to Payson, AZ for the week we were in need of shoes.  Kohl's has Toy Story Woody boots that light up so he is now the proud owner of his first pair of cowboy boots.  I am interested to see which pair of shoes becomes his favorite once Dad returns with his Skechers.

 

 



Back To School 2012

 

It seemed like the first day of school came super quick this year!  Gavin is now in the 5th grade.  Ms. Sjursen is Gavin's teacher this year.  Whitney also had Ms. Sjursen when she was in the 5th grade.  Chris was super excited about the AZ Cardinals football jersey that Gavin is wearing.

 

 

I have noticed lately that Gavin has become very concerned about his "image".  Ashlyn thinks Gavin is the best thing ever and always hangs all over him.  He has started to become embarrassed of this behavior when out in public.  And that expression on Ashlyn's face was made on purpose. 

 

 

We found the perfect pink sequined skirt for Ashlyn's first day.  The picture doesn't really show how sparkly it truly is!  I always think her glasses are so deceiving because they make her look so mild mannered and mousy.  Ashlyn is in Mrs. Newcomb first grade this year.  She was super excited that her BFF Valerie from kindergarten is in her class again this year.  Ashlyn really wanted a new back pack even though there was nothing wrong with her old one.  I told her if she did well on her behavior chart for the first two weeks we would buy a new on.  She is now the proud owner of a Justin Bieber back pack.

 

 

Whitney for the first time ever was not ready for school to start up again.  She is now in the 8th grade.  She was very honored when her math teacher Mr. Scafede asked her to be one of his T.A.'s (teaching aid) this year. Whitney was bummed to not have any classes this year with her BFF Maya.