Winter Break

Winter break this year was more like a pre-spring break. Weather was awesome!! I had a few activities planned which of course included the zoo. My kids love the zoo. We took a friend from Jackson's baseball team & his sister who is Nathan's age & they play together at practice. So it was perfect. Most the animals were out but the best part was the rock climbing wall. Everytime we go Jackson attempts it & gets further each try. Well, last time we went he made it to the top. I was hoping he would make the top again but you never know. Attitude comes up & he starts to say he can't do it. But he made it. Not once but twice & not on the "easy" side. He told me later that night that he's gonna try the hard side next time.



Nathan is still a little small for the wall but in his mind he is the size of an elphant so of course he gets to try. They put him on the wall & he takes a step & turns to smile. That's it for him but at least he tried.

I quit. I'm not playing anymore!!

Yes you read the title right. It was a rough practice last week for Mr. Nathan. It was a later practice & he missed his nap so cranky doesn't even describe it. Coach was hitting a few balls to the kids & Nathan was getting to the ball first. The little boy next to him kept getting to it & after about 5 hits Nathan takes his glove off throws it on the ground and announces to everyone "I quit. I'm not playing baseball anymore!" It was quite funny and after a talk with me we got back out there & he's loving it more & more everyday.

Nathan's Playing Ball!!

Time has finally come for Nathan to start ball. He has been talking about playing for quite some time now. He had his 1st practice this week. He seemed pretty excited that it until it was time to start. He ran off the field crying. No biggie. He sat with me & we waited until his friend Riley got there. He has been playing with Riley ever since Jackson started playing ball. Riley's older brother plays with Jackson so they know each other pretty good. Riley gets there & takes off to the field. Nathan wasn't far behind. Once out there he had a ball. Loved every minute & did everything Coach told him to do. Jason & I think Nathan is gonna be the kid that attacks every ball hit. Which at this age it's ok.


Getting cleats on for practice


Baseball ready....trying to tell him hands on the knees. He'll get it.


Up at bat. 1st hit went almost to 2nd base!!


Nathan & his buddy Riley

New Year...New Start

After a wonderful Thanksgiving & Christmas I am vowing to update a little better. So for 2012 that is my vow.

To summarize the past few months we had a very thankful Thanksgiving & a very blessed & wonderful Christmas. It didn't snow this year so family was able to stay & visit a little longer on Christmas Day. Which was really nice. We traveled to Nanny & Dot's & Pa even traveled here on Christmas Eve. The boys were so excited. They opened their presents from them & the just visited. Once they left it was very low key. Finished our baking (the boys helped alot this year) & got ready to watch A Christmas Story. Sorry but I am not a fan. The kids liked it & of course Daddy loved it. He always has. Next morning Jackson wakes up at 6 & Jason tells him to go back to bed. Really? It's Christmas morning Dad. Get up!! Well at 6:30 he got up. Between all the family & Santa the boys got everything they wanted. Nathan really understood how it works & wasn't afraid of Santa.

I know I'm kinda telling all this in a backwards order but I think my most proud moment of Christmas was with Jackson. We went to see Santa and the boys wrote what they wanted. Only 3 things each. Can't be greedy. They climbed up in Santa's lap & had a nice chat & at the end Santa asked Jackson "Why are you boys only asking for 3 things?" Jackson: "Because Jesus only got 3 things." We didn't know he said this until the dvd came & we could hear the conversation between the boys & Santa. My heart swelled with pride & my eyes flooded with tears. It's proof he listens because we talked about the 3 gifts about 2 weeks before we went to see him & he remembered. Love that kid.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday & may the new year be as wonderful as mine is gonna be.

Time to catch up....

WOW!! Didn't know it's been this long since I updated the kids blog. Alot has happened since school ended. We played in a baseball tournament & took the championship!! The boys played the best ball they have ever played. It was awesome. Then summer started & boy was it busy. Zoo, Six Flags, Tellus, parks, & the pool. We spent most of the summer at the pool. I finally got rid of my flip flop tan!! YAY!!! I'll upload a slide with all the summer fun.

To get everyone caught up:

Jackson started 1st grade. It's been rough. He has a very strict teacher this year. It's kinda a good thing but at the same time Jackson seems to get into trouble alot. He likes to talk~not sure where he gets that from~.
He is playing in farm league baseball this season. Which means no more t-ball. Coach pitch only. He is doing really good & we are so proud of him. He is playing catcher most of the games & starting to understand the position & play it very well. Just this past game he had his 1st out at home plate. The kid had a pretty good hit & was running home for his home run when the ball was thrown to Jackson. He caught it & tagged the runner...TWICE!! The grin on his face was priceless. He was so proud of himself. I was proud of him.

For Nathan everything is pretty much the same. He has no interest in the potty. I have tried everything to get him to pee in the potty but nothing has worked. I am giving him a little space with it & maybe he will be interested in it soon. He has gotten taller & has almost caught up with Jackson. Weight wise he has thinned out alot. He is talking so much now & unlike Jackson he catches on to what Jason & I say. Last week he told me to "watch my mouth" when I told him it was nap time. He isn't being ugly, he just heard it on the radio & didn't want a nap. I told him that next year he gets to go to school & he has flat out said no. He wants to stay home with Mommmy. Love that kid. He gets to start baseball in the Spring so our life will now be all at the ball field.

I will get the summer slide up soon. And I will try not to wait so long before the next update....

Kindergarten wrapping up.

Kindergarten is finishing up & boy did they have some fun stuff planned. The entire last week of school was nothing but movies & parties. They all earned it. It was a great year.

Field Trip: Jackson went on his 1st school field trip. They went to Carlton Farms. I was lucky enough to go with him. We saw several farm animals, Ms. Foskey got to milk a cow & then the kids got to play on a "farm" slide. Pictures will show the slide. It's pretty cool. I think the kids liked this the best.

PTA Performance: On the last PTA meeting of the year the kindergarten class performs. Jackson was very excited about this. They sang about 3 or 4 songs. Jackson was on the end of the row so we could really see him. He's such a performer.

Field Day: This was our favorite. I remember field day from when I was little and I think Jackson loved it as well. Nathan & I spent the day with the class. It was a little hard for Nathan because he couldn't do any of the games but he was the official team supporter. Ms. Foskey's class won for Kindergarten & they were so excited!!

Awards Day: This was a tuff one. Knowing that his 1st year of school was coming to an end, it just hit me hard. This was also his teacher's last year for at least a year. She is going to El Salvador to be a missionary so she was teary eyed all day too. Jackson got his awards for learning all his sight words & reading all his readers for the year. Then she had her candy bar awards. Jackson got the Babe Ruth award because he is all about baseball. Very fitting. I gave her the gift I made for her from the parents & she seemed to really like it. After the awards we had a picnic lunch with the class. Grammie & Nanny got to take the day off & spend it with us which made the day even more special.

Last Day of School: This wasn't as bad as I thought. The kids watched movies all day and after lunch we had ice cream & any or all the toppings you could think of. Ms. Foskey thanked all the parents for all their work thru out the year & then had a gift for me. She didn't need to do that. I helped because I wanted to but it was very nice of her. It was a great year & I hope next year is better than this one.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Jason's birthday fell on a work day this year & this bummed Jackson out. He thought it was just wrong that Daddy had to work on his birthday. So I told Jackson that we would make it very special for him. We cooked his favorite dinner and to find out what it was a few days before Daddy's birthday on the way home from a baseball game Jackson asked Daddy what is your favorite dinner? Jason knew what was up & said ziti. I whispered no, it has to be spaghetti. I didn't have the stuff to make ziti. So Jason said spaghetti. Jackson responds with "Oh, ok. I just wanted to know for no real reason. I was just talking to ya." Love that kid.

So dinner is made, cake for dessert & then we had to decorate. This got the boys very excited. I didn't have much decorations but we made good with what we had. Daddy came home & was very surprised & happy. It was the best part of his day.