Drive Ins!

Its that time again.. or cool enough again ;) for the drive ins. We still love em. Of course wed love to go to the regular movies but its cheaper and we dont need a sitter. And most of the time is just fun for something different and the kids love it. All 5 of us in the back of our car (even though its pretty spcious) has become not as comfortable as it used to be. So this time I suggested we park forward. Pete & I stay in out seats and the kids in theirs. I worked out great. Kadence fell asleep on the way there and slept the whole time. And the boys stayed in theirs or came on our laps for a little bit to cuddle, always nice;)

Soo, were excited to get back to the drive ins and be able to watch ALL the movies we want again. There were a few i missed over the summer.

Nothing exciting!!

Nothing too exciting has been going on, but I like to blog on a regular basis to look back on. Of course working full time with 3 kids and one in school and playing soccer along with the normal things in life.. we dont really have time to ever be bored either. So Ill take it :) Heres some of the day to day weve been up to lately......


As much as my puppy makes me crazy, You gotta admitt.. hes adorable!! I have fallen in love with this guy. I never understood why people loved their dogs so much but I do. Hell be one next month so hes moving out of the puppy stage and obeys alot better now. He still makes me crazy but.. well keep him ;)
My front room hasnt been furnished and I wanted a new kitchen table that Kadence can sit at.. along with others My family is 5 so I really wanted a 8 seater. I didnt want to spend any extra money since were in the slow season at work. So I decided to sell stuff we had and didnt use on craigslist and tehn turn around and buy stuff I wanted. So heres the stuff I got.. with no money out of pocket ;) My new couches and kitchen table!!



Weve been trying to get Rex out to the dog park. My kids love it as much as he does. Hes finally to the point her doesnt hide under the bench. He runs and has a great time.

Jaiden is still his exhausted self. Some days hes extra cranky but refuses to go to bed early. Others hes out at 7:00, Like in the picture ;) Poor Baby!



Pete & I havent had a date night in a while.. this is the closest to it...

We went to the batting cages last night!! I love it! I love the fun atmosphere and I love hitting the ball. Im starting a softball league in 2 weeks and have NEVER played. I need some practice. After last night I feel a little more confident that at least I can HIT the ball. Im hoping to go a few more times before it starts.
Or course Pete made me look like crap :) I swear.. this guy isnt even a fan of baseball and hes great at it!!


I dont know why but I LOVE watching him play sports. I thinks hes SOO hot. I think its because its somehting he does well and is confident in and it just such a big turn on.

Conference Weekend

2 times and year we have general confrence. And 2 times a year my whole family, or most, get together during it and hang out, eat yummy food, have a good time and watch conference.

Heres some of the fun times the kids had...


Swim in Jacuzzi

Playing in the RAIN :) sOO FUN!

Skate NIght!!

We missed us some skate night! Wendys kids school does skate night once a month and last year we started going toward the end of the year and made sure we went all the time. Its soo fun to go and do something different and my kids love it! Because its through the school my whole family cost $10 with skate rentals and a free pizza/drink for each of us. Not bad right? Normally is $9/person no food included.




I dont wanna be a chicken, I dont wanna be duck, So I "SHAKE MY BUTT" :)



Brothers having fun together Uncle Adam This was a couples dance and you had to hold hands, or get off the floor. Or skate backwards ;) So Jazzy and Jaiden held hands and Rylan and I skated together. Weve been probably 5 times and this is the first time when Ive seen them do this. I felt bad because thhis is the first time Wade wasnt their either. Wendy sent him off to Wisconsin only 2 days earlier :( WORN OUT by all that fun!!

How to shop with 3 kids

Well... normally I dont. Since my kids are in daycare and they enjoy that more than shopping I generally run as fast as I can and get what I need before picking them up. Or if Petes home he keeps 1-3 kids ;) But there is on occasion when of course you still shop with 3 kids, and when Im alone its miserable for the most part :) Lets be honest.. it is!! but then theres the weekend when its quite enjoyable as a whole family to go. Normally between 1-3 kids is in the cart for personal prefferance or because I NEED them there because they cant behave. This was last saturday. Jaiden was asleep in the car and refused to walk. Kadence is now 16 months so of course she way too old the sit in the normal seat or even sit at all, most days she wants to walk (This needs to go away) :) And Rylan couldnt walk because no one else was. Of course these wheels and his tiny fingers with his mamma around didnt allow for this for very long.

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Wisconsin

My oldeset sister Wendys husband is an Engineer and has been out of work for a couple months. Hes been looking and has found a job in Wisconsin. :( He leaves tommorrow and will be there 2 months before the rest of the family will move out. So well be hanging out with Wendy and the kids as much as we can the next 2 months because once they are gone itll be a while till we see them :( Its going to be hard. This is the first of 7 kids to even move out of state.

Last night we had our last WHOLE FAMILY get together at my parents for ice cream sundaes and also a updated family picture, since the last we had 4 new family members .. Alyssa, Kadence, Matix, and Greg)






Lehsal likes to beat my husband ;)

Well miss you Wade!! We love you!

Worn out!!

No not me.. (Well sometimes ;) )

Jaiden, like any kid will fall asleep here and there on a car ride or if he had a long play day, ect. But hes had some changes


At daycare before kindergarden he was in a class were he still took a nap EVERY day. At that age he could request to go across the hall and skip nap but he never did. Daycare we mostly it.

Now..

He has moved up in Daycare into the "SCHOOLERS" class. He of course loves being a big kid. BUT .. That class doesnt do naps. Plus he now has Kindegarden, which also means recess. So hes playing/working lots. Then he has started soccer.

So, to say the least.. he was a little WORN OUT. Soccer started right when school did so for the first week, this boy was sleeping lots. Id pull out of daycare and look back and he was out already. We were finding him randomly asleep on the couch when wed go check out the quiet kids :) Hes adjusted well and wasnt cranky.. just tired. He is now almost fine but still he'll conk out here and there.


Hes not complaining he has more fun to do. He loves daycare/school/and soccer!

Go figure the kid still wakes up at 5 most mornings regardless. He has slept in till 6 SOME days though. :) Jaiden had ALWAYS been an early bird.

Weve kept them clean!!

6 months ago Jaiden and Rylan both had a ton of cavities, and it was not fun for them, or me, or my checkbook =) Soo... weve really been trying to brush 2x;s daily and floss!! Well its only been 6 months but today Rylan went in for a cleaning and he has NO CAVITIES. =) He kept asking, are they going to use the blue thing? (It was a cover to help hold his tongue down becuase off the tooth they were owrking on... he absolutley hated it!! He loved the visit today and thinks he light up toothbrush is "Special". Love my boy!


Seriously Love their dentist. Video games in the waiting room, Tv directly over there heads for distractions.. it All WORKS =)

Bumbs, Bruises and more

Were were out to eat this past weekend and when Pete opened the door to Olive Garden the door clipped Rylans toe. It got him pretty good to. The manager got us some bandades and I walked to a gas station hoping for some tylenol.They dont sell kids se we settled for a adult pill bit in half. He wanted to stay for his Mac n cheese and toughed it out. Poor toe bent upward right in half, pulling the skin with it, NOT SO PRETTY. He'll definately loose the nail which is almost completely white already. I have never lost a nail and this little man is onto his 2nd. Today his daycare calls me and says there was an incident and one of the kids had a tantrum and threw a chair and Rylan got the tail end of it =( He had a small, but deep gash under his eye. They said they had it cleaned up and a bandage on it. I asked how bad and she said he may need 2 stiches but not too bad. I asked if they had butterflies (between our 3 kids we havent had stitched once but could of about 4 times now but my family is BIG believers of butterflies, as I am now too) She said yes and it looks ok. Said he was still a little upset but ok. I said ok, Id have Pete come down to see since work was slow and he was home. I call Pete and tell him to grab tylenol, they cant give unless you sign a release. So then about a minute later rylan teacher (instead of front desk) calls in and says its too close to the eye and bandaid wont stay one. Recommends getting him and possibly stitches. She asks if I want to talk to him. Rylan gets on the phone crying and I just cant take it, I start crying and tell him im coming and well see if he needs to go to the doctor. (Why can a mom not stand to see/hear her child in pain. There something about that, that just makes me feel like a whimp. I break down everytime, not infront of them though, dont worry). I get off the phone and head over.



Pete beat me there and hes outside waiting for me. The office manager comes out and talks to me, the kids wasnt mad at Rylan and they have to cover their bases. It wasnt all that bad but I couldnt leave him at school. I even feel a littel dumb bringing him back tommorrow with no stitches but really, I could have spent hundreds in stitches by now. Butterflies are great. It is on his face but its little. 2 or 3 stitches max. Soo.. Well stick with that for now.

Rylan is the last child to finally (we could have waited longer) get a cut good enough to scar on his face. Jaiden has like 3 on his eyes and Kadence has a decent one on her forehead.



On another beat your child note.. ok, none or the above were me but this next one is Kadence yesterday. I opened the door with her in the way =( Shes got a bruise on her head..

I had to post the picture cause shes STINKIN cute. I know.. Im bias. Please check out her SOO CUTE pink cowgirl boots. LOVE THEM. My absolute favorite. Even over her pink chucks now. Pete laughs and thinks they look dumb, I dont. I LOVE LOVE LOVE. I so wish I could pull of these. PS.. isnt she getting huge =( Sad but happy.

Soccer, how we missed you!!

Fall Soccer, Were BACK!!



Passed out After Soccer! Soo cute!! ... the Laundry.. not so much =(







My boys havent played soccer/ any sports in about a year. They were pretty upset. So were back, and were excited. Were trying out a new league and hopefully it will be ok. PowerRangers!! Pete ran into a old friend and her little boy plays here so we requested them. There in a 5-6 yr old league so its a larger field and goalies (Ry hasnt had yet). Both boys did great. Rylans head stayed in the game the whole time, he even played goalie!! Jaiden got 1 goal and Rylan had 1 assist. (Its much harder than last year. Jaiden was walking away with 5+ goals). This year wont be quite as relaxing with little miss Kadence but she did fairly well and only walked out on the field once or twice.
Our games our closer to home now, and to Granny and Leshal house, who both come all/alot of the time.

Homework!!

So, HOmework on a daily basis has been different. Not exactly my favorite. After a LONG day work, I just want to relax and play with my babies. Although I guess this is time together too. Jaiden is ok with it and Rylan prefers it. Rylan saw Jaidens homework on Monday and asked what he was suppose to do? I got on Starfall.com and printed him out worksheets. He'll be doing one everynight along with his brother, by his own choice on top of it. That should be great to help prepare him even more for Kindergarden next year.




Jaidens first collage. To help the teacher get to know them. I was shocked when I saw red as his favorite color. Its been Blue and Green since forever. He said he changed his mind. As far as his favorite person, GREYSON.. your the lucky winner!! I wasnt surprised.




Heres Rylans. I feel like he does so well already. He LOVES to color to. See the Toy Story folder to hold his work in, He could careless for Buzz or Woody, but LOVES the aleins. See on the top of one of his papers he has drawn one too, pretty good for a 4 yr. old, If I do say so myself =)





Kadence doesnt care so much for the time I spend helping the boys but she manages to somewhat keep herself busy. I helps when dad is home.