Texting in church
Huy is notoriously known for texting people while in church. And sometimes the kids like to play games on his phone or text people too. When we came home from church today, upon checking my email, this was the text message waiting for me on my email (Taylin had sent it to me) ...

"I Taylin know how to count to five in vietnamese this is how:
1- mop
2- hi
3- ba
4- bom
5- nam"

She's gonna be a GREAT negotiator...

I was getting Kaylie ready for her preschool today, doing her hair up in pretties while she "washed" things in the sink. After finishing her hair, I said it was time to go and get her shoes on. She, of course, fussed a bit, but to stop an all-out tantrum, I said, "Okay, in one minute." She kept about her business and said, "Okay Mom, in two minutes." With the tilt of my head, I re-emphasized, "one minute Kaylie." And she then questioned, "Okay Mom, three minutes?"... and before I could once again re-emphasize the "one minute," she went back to her business and told herself, and the items she was washing, "Okay, three more minutes. Thanks Mom."

How can you not just want to squeeze all that cuteness out of her and give her a bunch of kisses? I just couldn't control myself and so I squeezed her and kissed her and squeezed her and kissed her some more and then we smiled together! What a great way to start a great day!!

Check her out!!!

Taylin was all smiles when she finally received her first pair of "way cool" glasses. She had been asking for days after arriving home from school, "Did you get my glasses today Mom?" To her, and my, dissappointment, it took several extra days to get them. She hoped to get them Friday, but we had to wait until Tuesday and so it was a long weekend. But now she is "Miss Sophisticated" and loves her new glasses.

It may be hard to tell, but they are kind of a red and blue stripe. She tried on several pair, but she must have known these were the ones from the beginning because she kept going back to this pair and just seemed to know that they were "the ones." And she was right! She looks awesome in them!!

We went into the eye doctor just kind of expecting a check-up on her eyes, not even thinking we would walk out with a prescription for glasses, but it was a good thing. She said upon putting them on for the first time, and dropping them below her nose and then placing them back on again, "Things look so different. Blurry (with them below her nose), clear (putting them back on correctly), blurry, clear," followed by a big smile!!

She is supposed to wear them at school, to a movie, and in the car - times that she needs to see things that are far away. She is doing great with them. We are so proud!!

Congratulations kids!

It was a great day today! Tanner brought home an "A Honor Roll" report card and Taylin brought home a super duper one as well (they don't start letter grades until 3rd grade). They are such awesome students and we are so proud of them. They work hard and put forth a lot of effort to do well in school. Keep it up guys!

Trick-or-Treat???

It was a tough year for the kids to decide on that final costume. For most of the month of October the girls were planning on being dogs and Tanner was going to be a transformer, Optimus Prime. But on Halloween night, it seemed that everyone had a change of heart - Kaylie wanted to be a princess, Taylin thought she wanted to be a Steelers football player and Tanner was in his transformer costume until Taylin decided the pads and helmet were too uncomfortable and she changed back into her dog costume and then Tanner changed his mind and put the Steelers outfit on. Got all that? They all turned out darn cute no matter the costume!

And we can't forget the most unforgettable, "the Wendy's guy!" Huy was an original. What can we say about that?!

The kids also had a good time carving pumpkins. They are getting old enough to be a bigger part in it. Can you guess whose is who's?