Sunday, November 14, 2010

Quick fall recap :)

Connor is in Cub Scouts and their big fundraiser is selling popcorn. Thanks to all who ordered! Connor sold the most of his entire pack!! As you probably already know, Connor is super outgoing so selling door to door is easy for him. He's not afraid to talk to anyone! He quickly learned that if someone looked like they were going to say no or said they didn't like popcorn that there were alternatives like sending popcorn to the troops or ordering pretzels. :) He won a marshmallow crossbow for his efforts and is supposed to attend a party at some point too.

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Our camera gets used the most during fall because I LOVE leaf pictures :) Don't be surprised if you see one as our Christmas card pic!

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I was done taking pictures but then Connor posed a few times in the tree telling me exactly when to take the photos and from what angle. He told me these are the shots he wants to keep and that Logan can't have them :)

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The most important decision during October is, of course, what to wear for Halloween! Logan flipped through a costume catalog in September and decided that he wanted to be "a box man" AKA the UPS man. He was totally set on it so we went with it! Connor wanted to be a secret agent. He drew many pictures of how the costume should look - all black clothes with a hat and mustache with a white belt, a briefcase and special glasses. We did the best we could :)

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Saturday, November 06, 2010

Our crazy lives

Connor started first grade this year and we had heard that this transition could be difficult - more time spent learning and doing it all day 5 days a week. And it was true, of course, the first few weeks Connor came home and zoned out. He would just sit and stare at the wall he was so tired! So we didn't want him to be involved in too many activities outside school so his body and brain could adjust to this new level of work. We signed up for Cub Scouts which only meets 2, maybe 3, times a month so it seemed doable. He adjusted to the demands of first grade and in October we decided to add a gymnastics class - Trampoline and Tumbling - once a week. Connor is a really active, physical guy so it was a good way to get out some of the extra wiggles. Great.

Well then somehow we heard that the Longmont Theatre Company was going to put on A Christmas Story and that they needed boys to audition for several roles. Connor has always loved acting and, since it's a real community theater and he is just 6 years old, we figured the audition would be a good experience for him but that he'd never actually get a part. We had to put together a resume (did I mention he's 6?! ha!) and head shot. Then we went in for the audition. There were LOTS of kids and parents there. Connor was paired up with a second grade girl, Zoe, and given a short scene to read with her. He and I read through it once together, then he practiced with Zoe twice and it was time to read for the director. Once again, did I mentioned he's SIX?? :) He's right at first grade level for reading, still sounding lots of words out, etc so he's not exactly a fast, proficient reader and reading through something just 3 times before performing it seems crazy! He and Zoe had their turn with the director and unfortunately were far enough away from the parents that we couldn't hear what they were saying. I did see Connor point to Zoe's script when it appeared she lost her place. Funny! So they finished reading for him and talked to him for just a minute and we were done, sent on our way and they said they'd call to let us know if any callbacks were necessary - don't call us, we'll call you. :)

We went on about our lives. The very next day, though, the phone rang. You guessed it, he got a part!!! He was cast as Randy, Ralphie's little brother! In case you don't remember the movie (shame on you!), Randy is the little boy who doesn't want to eat anything - his mom struggles to get him to eat by calling him her little piggy and he oinks. Then every time they walk to school Randy is so bundled up that he can't put his arms down and always has to "go wee-wee." He likes to hide behind the couch and under the sink.

Anyway, we were shocked! Performing in this show would mean rehearsals FOUR times a week - a total of about 13 HOURS EACH WEEK! And NINE performances! NINE! I'm not sure what we were thinking, aside from the fact that Connor was SUPER excited and that he loves acting, but we agreed to it.

So our lives have been nothing short of crazy since then - school, rehearsals, Cub Scouts, gymnastics, oh and some eating, sleeping and playing in there somewhere. Did I mention Logan is playing soccer which means practice once a week and a game every Saturday? And that he changed preschools in October? And that I'm co-room mom for Connor's class so I helped plan the Halloween party and collect money to pay for the 2 class parties and teacher gifts? And that I still work "part-time"?? ACK! ;)

Crazy, yes, but also lots of fun :)

Would you like to see Connor perform in A Christmas Story in December? Opening night is his 7th birthday! You can order tickets online here.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Facebook killed my blog posting mojo

Yep, Facebook killed my desire to compose blog entries. It's just so much faster to post a picture and a one line explanation of what I'm doing at any moment of the day.

So, if you're not already Facebook friends with me, WHY NOT? Everyone is doing it. You know you want to. :) Here's my profile. Joining is free. Yes, I should update the blog. It's a goal but it's far down on the list. So while you're waiting for me to find some blogging mojo, you can find me on Facebook. :) Just remember that if you choose not to be my Facebook friend you're missing little gems like this:

Nikki Marchman Dean Logan: Mommy, you're a queen! Me: Aww, thanks Logan. Logan: And I'm King Soopers! :)
August 19 at 8:59am

See? Pure awesomeness that you can't live without. :)

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Logan

Love love love this picture of Logan I took with my phone today...

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Connor has only 7 1/2 days left of kindergarten. :( and :) all at once...guess that would be :S haha

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Well Hello :)

Just sharing some pictures...don't expect too many details! :) LOL

Before the Blue Mountain Talent Show
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Easter Eggs!
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During Spring Break Jeremy took Connor to a Nuggets game. He LOVED it!
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Also during Spring Break we went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Here are the boys eating lunch :)
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At this very moment I can't remember where this picture was taken...haha
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We went to an Earth Day event at NCAR in Boulder. Even though it was super cloudy the views are always amazing!
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Logan's class celebrated his summer birthday early and he insisted I take a picture of his birthday crown.
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Jeremy, the boys, Grandpa Mark and the Gomez boys went to a Rockies game in April. Fun!
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Connor starred as Noodler, the pirate whose hands are fixed on backwards, in Peter Pan. He was an awesome pirate and did a fantastic job! Here he is with his friend Noah and then showing his "backwards" hands :)
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Snow in late April...
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Connor's teacher, Mrs. Rabenhorst, opening the container Connor and his partner Zach put together for the egg drop. Their egg didn't break!
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Connor reading his report on Tarantulas
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Kindergarten Field Trip to Sunflower Farms (that's corn falling out of his shoes)
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Mother's Day at Lake McIntosh here in Longmont
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

YouTube

We have a YouTube channel :) You should check it out because we've uploaded a few videos lately - one from New Year's, a couple of Logan singing and one of the boys at Rope World! Click on the link to view them!