Augustus Gloop!

Sam as Augustus Gloop in a Willy Wonka "Flash Mob" ... at HyVee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was so excited I could barely even handle it.
No.

 Seriously.

I told Sam that he was basically living my dream of being in a real flash mob.

He wasn't that impressed.

Sigh.

That's okay.

Because I WAS thoroughly impressed! 

"I eat more! I eat more! I eat M-O-R-E!!!!!!!"

Augustus and Mrs. Gloop. G. L. O. O. P. GLoooooooooooooooP!

SO proud of my soon to be 5th grader!!!

^ And THAT is a wrap!!!!!!!!!

Man I love this kid.

Madeline the soccer champ ... turns 8 ♥

Happy birthday to my fun, smart, silly, kind and beautiful little girl!

Madeline with best friends Cleo and Kerrigan ... YUM!

Madeline & Cleo enjoying the pool at her hotel/soccer champ/birthday weekend.



I love this picture ^.



determination ...

YES!





 ♥ Cleo, Madeline, Arianne ♥

These girls worked so hard all weekend ... 4 games and they ended the tournament undefeated!



Madeline

Madeline at Miss Whitney's end of the year dance recital c: ... she did amazing!!

Spring Concert!

Horace Mann end of the school year concert a couple weeks ago:

Sam (Samuel for his friends now that he is a middle-schooler he has informed us) going into 5th grade

Madeline: going into 3rd

Noah Baker: going into 1st

They are on summer break already!!

I've been to several musicals in my almost 11 years of parenting and although they have all been great, this concert was simply put ... fantastic. I mean, just, wow. It really, really was.

Noah and fellow kindergarten friend Josie ... Awww!

  ^ LOVE this picture! This was during the "Funny Face" song ... I can't stop giggling!

Sam(uel) - 10.5

Madeline - 8 (next month)

Noah Baker - 6.5

braces!

Time to remove the expander and put on some top braces! 

As she's working the orthodontist says cheerily, "Now Samuel, it looks like a couple baby teeth might be loose up there, so we might just pull them right on out when we remove your appliance ... but don't worry it shouldn't hurt a bit, well, not too much anyway!"

     ^ Does this look like a face of a little boy who is worried?!

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Aftwards, Sam's version:

I CANNOT believe they just used a wrench, a w-r-e-n-c-h mom to pull out my expander, and while using the WRENCH she pulled out two, not one but TWO of my teeth! You totally did not tell me anything about pulling teeth today. Tooth Fairy better cough up a buck FIFTY each for teeth pulled by a wrench, right mom? Right? Mom? Tooth Fairy Mom? Hmmmmm?!?!?!

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Hanover Hill

Saying goodbye ...

March/Boots

Below are a series of pictures that took place this morning.

The last Friday in March, around 7:20.

 It all started because we had a few extra minutes this morning.  So we were celebrating NOT having to wear mittens, scarfs, hats, coats, snow boots, chap stick ... all the winter gear and the lack of "free - time" before school due to said gear.

Before we ran back inside to grab backpacks & head to school, I thought I'd take a quick picture. 

Just an everyday before school picture. What happens next ... was 100% ....

... 10 ...

... 7 ...

and

... 6 ...

: )

Happy Ferglett Trio! ^

grumpy!

This picture cracks me up. We had such a fun day of baseball and kite flying ... but Baker couldn't take one, more, single, picture. : )

Noah Baker - 6
Madeline - 7
Samuel - 10

hug

When my grandma was at the hospital visiting my grandpa the other day she went downstairs to the cafeteria for some lunch.  As she was in line, and it was her turn to pay, the cashier looked at her and said, "Yours is free." My grandma said, "Why?" (as the person in front of her had paid and so on), she was told cheerily, something along the lines of "just because". Later on during this trip downstairs a VA staff member asked how her husband was doing, told her she looked like she needed a hug, and gave her one!

It makes my heart smile that strangers can give her the random hugs that I can't give her right now.

Please say a prayer for my family.

Prayers for strength, and healing, and acceptance.

President Madeline S. Ferguson

It was career day for 2nd graders @ Horace Mann last week. Madeline went as the President ... of course! Her platform? Education, women's rights ( crinkling her nose, "Why would a boy get more money than me?" This is why we vote!), and a small 7-year-old to Mommy chat about stem cell research and gay marriage. This, my friends, is a parenting WIN!

Does she look the part or what?! ^

I just had to throw in this picture  ^  for fun ... one of my favorites!

Vote for Madeline Ferguson!

hangman

We play hangman a lot at our house. (I think it stems from growing up watching Wheel Of Fortune before supper with Grandpa). Well Noah had this super awesome win about a month ago, and I forgot to share. I LOVE IT!

I was wondering for awhile if he needed help with spelling it because he kept counting out the letters on his fingers, but he did it all by himself and was right on! 

We love our friend Melissa!

Mrs. Frogskin

Below is Noah Baker with Mrs. Logsdon. Mrs. Logsdon is the art teacher at EFE. She is, without a doubt a remarkably gifted and loving educator. When Sam was in Kindergarten she nicknamed him, "Salmon Fergerburger" and he caught on that in the past her students have called her "Mrs. Frogskin"... and it stuck. :) Mrs. Logsdon is one of those teachers who always, always, always seem to have: "happy eyes and a happy smile" (an important prerequisite for my trio).

Upon hearing that the kiddos were transferring schools she gathered all three of my Fergletts projects and brought them over to our house last week. And here she sat, paint, brushes, supplies and a smile helping Noah finish his big kindergarten project.

The kids were delighted to see her, and I was overwhelmed with how special she is and how special my children are to her.

^ Just a few pictures of Mrs. Frogskin and the Fergletts ...  love love love and thank YOU!