Jackson's Christmas Program

Jackson's program was the same week as Aspen's. Grandma Jane came for a visit and she was able to see it. Unfortunately, Jackson got sick the day before the program. He hardly ever gets sick! He has always been our healthiest kid, and he got a little stomach bug. He stayed home for a few days, but was ok to sing in the program. It was fun to see him on the stage singing Christmas songs.

Aspen's Christmas Program

Aspen's Christmas program was held in early December. We were a little worried that she wasn't going to be able to recite her part. She would do it at home, but she would freeze in music class. We had to bribe her with a treat, but that was all it took. :) We knew she could do it, she just gets nervous at school. The night of the program I was so nervous for her! There were so many people, but she recited it with so much confidence. We were very proud of her. She has grown so much this year!

Getting back to the blogging world........

I haven't blogged in awhile. It is so easy to get Facebook obsessed!!! Lots has happened, but today I will just post a couple of pics of the Jackson & Aspen's first day of school! Jackson is in 3rd grade, and his teacher is Miss Lewis. He really likes it, and he is doing well. He has grown up a lot! Aspen is in Kindergarten!!! She is in morning Kindergarten, and it is going well. She doesn't like to tell us much, but we just let her talk when she wants to! It is fun having them both in school. Ryder & Ainsley walk around asking where they are!

All about Ainsley Jo!

Ainsley was so funny today. She has been wanting to color for awhile now, but just hasn't gotten the hang of it. She usually ends up eating the crayons, actually. But today, she sat in her chair and colored for about an hour! She threw a fit when I tried to put the crayons away. So, I left them out, strapped her in, and she was quite content. We enjoy all of our kids, of course, but they are all in such different stages. She is just too cute! PS She went to nursery yesterday! :)

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March Fun....

Jackson had Spring Break this week, and Dan took the week off. It was nice to have everyone home. We went swimming, hung out at home, and went to a Mariner's Spring Training game in Peoria. We got there about an hour early, and that is when our kids had the most fun. Once the game started, the heat really turned on, and there were tons of people, they were done. We made it to the 6th inning. It was still fun, though. My arms and shins got fried, too!

We went swimming this week, too. It was great. The water was the perfect temp. We will be spending a lot of time at the pools this summer. It is nice that they are getting a little bit older. Ainsley didn't like the water at first, but she warmed up a bit towards the end.

Back to the Blogger World.......

I have been out of touch with blogger since December. Life is crazy. But the real reason is because I broke down and signed up for Facebook. I was so anti for a long time, and now I am on and it is fun. I like seeing what is going on with my friends and catching up. There you have it. Anyway, the kids are on break right now from soccer. It will start again in April. We didn't sign Ryder up this season. He is 3. He was supposed to be completely potty trained in order to play, and it hasn't happened yet.

Aspen proud as ever with her trophy.

Ryder was very proud of his trophy. So proud, that he couldn't leave it alone, and he dropped it on the tile floor when we got home that day. Yes, it broke in half. I have yet to fix it.

Ryder showing off his cars.

Aspen all dressed up for the "QU" Wedding at school.

This is obviously a random picture of Ainsley, but does it really matter? She is adorable!

Laundry

For any of you who know me, you know that I am ridiculously weird about my laundry. I am weird about what gets washed in hot, what gets washed in cold, what dries, what hang dries, you get the picture, right? Well, as weird as I am, I have had the unfortunate mistake of washing/drying some pretty crazy things. It used to drive me crazy to babysit my husband about leaving items in his work clothes. I have since gotten over it, because I can't tell you how many times I have washed & dried his chapstick. If it hasn't happened to you, be grateful. It ruins clothes. I have dried his pens. Again, be grateful. My dryer has pen markings stained inside of it. From at least 4 years ago. Today though, I think I might have just had the best discovery yet. Ryder is mostly potty trained. He has problems with #2, not to be too graphic, and so I got sick and tired of washing 3 pairs of underwear a day. I went to Fry's, and he has been in the cheapest pull-up I could find. I put the jeans in the wash, and walked away. Later, when I went to separate the jeans into dry/hang, I found this beauty on top of them.......

I am not joking when I say it weighed ten pounds. You are jealous, aren't you?