Friday, September 25, 2009

A month of Firsts


It has been a month of firsts for Ethan- He had his first day of Kindergarten, learned to ride a two-wheeler bike for the first time, swam length wise by himself across the swimming pool, and last night he lost his first tooth!!! He was so excited he could hardly stand it. He was eating pasta and had it suddenly in his hand. He also said, "If you believe enough, the tooth fairy will bring you gum and money!" Well he believed (or so I thought) and the tooth fairy brought two packages of gum along with the money, and then this morning he said, "I didn't even really believe and I still got gum"... hmmm, at least he will enjoy the gum.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Latest Howell Happenings

Just a little update on what is going on with us, along with some pictures. It has been a great summer and I can feel fall knocking at the door - Come On In! I love fall and can not wait for the apples on my parents tree to be ready to pick for applesauce, apple nutmeg cake, apple pie, apple cider... yes we will be tired of apples come December.

I have found that my house is a little cleaner since I can't do much to get ready for our baby yet - I am sure the clothes would have least been out and sorted if we new the gender, but I am guessing it is a girl (I gotta have something to blame my moodiness on). We went and saw a friends preemie baby this week who weighs 5 lbs 7 oz and she is just so teeny- 12 more long weeks for us! We still have not made any headway on baby names, so feel free to share- we need all the help we can get! I gave Dave a list of about ten names of each gender probably 2-3 weeks ago and I don't think he has even looked at it yet!

Ethan started Kindergarten and loves it! He loves his teacher and is doing great in his school work! Ava started preschool and also loves it! She asks me everyday if I am going to miss her and laughs when I say how much I will miss her. They both did a reading program at the library this summer and received free cookies from Cookies By Design (see below- they are yummy!), and they get free taco's, Carl's Junior Kids Meals and both got free books- love the library!

First Days of School








Swimming in St.George- We went to St. George with my family. We had a great time in the lava caves, the crack, on the hydrotube, and swimming!




Here is Ethan in Wizard of Oz- he loved it!