March

Wow! I decided to write this blog and thought that I could keep up with it, but I haven't written in two months. A recently looked at some of my friend's blogs and decided that I would try to update mine again. Let's see...

Me...We are on the last 9 weeks of the year! This last stretch of the year is often difficult because we are all ready to be done with school and need a break. Unfortunately, we don't get a break until the end of May. I am working hard at school stuff and maybe my life will be more eventful after school gets out.

Brock...Nothing much is going on. He is working hard and can't wait until football starts again.

Connor...He is doing great in school! He is so smart and loves his class. He recently finished basketball, and was a pretty good little defensive player. He decided to not play t-ball and wait until he can play coach pitch next year. He can't wait until summer!! He is ready to swim.

Jax...What can I say about Mr. Personality? He is just that! I have really been working with him lately...he can now count, knows his colors, and an sing his ABC's.

Kaden...He is now 8 months old! I can't believe it! He is growing up so fast!!! He is eating some solids and baby food. He is crawling, crusing, pulling up...He has 3 1/2 teeth. He is the happiest little baby ever!

Our family is going very well! Easter was great! He got to spend a lot of time with both my family and Brock's! It was a beautiful weekend!

Kaden is Asleep

Tonight is the first night that Kaden has slept in his crib. I know, I know it is sad. He has been sleeping in the cradle next to my bed. I like having him right next to me. He was just getting way too big to sleep in that cradle. He didn't have any room to move.

I am sad though. This means that he is growing up and isn't an infant any more. I will never, ever have an infant again. This is very hard for me. I love my babies and I really don't want any more but it is still really hard.

I secretly wanted him is cry and not like the bed, but he never made a sound and has been sound asleep for over an hour. I guess that is what I get for having just a good, happy baby.

Connor's 1st Basketball Game

This morning we had Connor's first basketball game. They won 13-6 against a much bigger team. I really think that Connor is going to be a really good basketball player. He is a really good defensive player. That really surprises me, when he played soccer he wouldn't take the ball away from anyone. Today he did the most stealing!! I am very proud of him and I really look forward to going to the rest of his games. I think we have discovered that basketball and baseball are Connor's games. In contrast, I think that Jax will excel in football and soccer. I guess we will see!!!

His uniform was about 3 sizes too big. We got the smallest size possible but it was still way too big. He would be dribbling down the court and then have to pull his pants up and lose the ball. They also spelled his name wrong. That really bothers me so we are having them fix it!

He didn't score any points though because every time he got the ball, he passed it. He told me that he didn't shoot because he was afraid that he would miss and let his team down. That just broke my heart.

Six Flags

We had a BLAST at Six Flags on Sunday. It was very crowded but we still had a great time. We also had awesome weather.

Connor was a real thrill seeker. He rode a lot more rides than I thought that we would and wasn't even scared. One of the first "scary" rides we rode was the Conquistador. I assumed we would ride in the middle because that part doesn't go so high, but no Connor wanted to ride at the top of the boat. So he and the rest of the crew rode up there while Jax and I sat in the middle facing Connor. As the boat started to pick up speed, I started doubting myself as a parent. I couldn't believe that I let me little boy ride at the top of this big boat and I could see him falling out and flying at me in my imagination. I started freaking out a little....but then I started watching Connor and he was having a blast and wasn't scared at all. He rode the Judge Roy Scream and absolutely loved it, that was his favorite ride. The biggest ride that he could ride was the Shock Wave, you know the one with TWO loops. He kept saying he wanted to ride it, Brock kept saying no but at the end Connor and I rode it. Again I questioned myself as a mother. How could I let me little boy on this scary ride? He didn't like this one so much, it really scared him, but he never cried.

We stayed at Six Flags from1 until 10. We didn't expect to stay that late, but as it got dark and colder, everyone left and rode a lot more rides. Jaxson didn't feel good the whole day and wanted me to hold him. So I walked around most of Six Flags holding an extra 35 pounds. Kaden stayed with my mom.

We had a great time and can't wait to go back!!!

Christmas is over :(

So, it is all over....We had a great Christmas! Now we just have to get our house back in order after several days of Christmas. The boys opened presents at 4 different houses. They have more presents than they'll ever need and had a ton of fun. Connor got an MP3 player, electric guitar and much more. Jax got every Diego toy available. Kaden got all kinds of rattles and things that light up! Connor and Jax got scooters and have been rollin around the house nonstop. I'm always sad when Christmas is over b/c it seems like it will be forever before it comes around again, but wow this year went by SO fast!!! We aren't doing much this weekend except going to Holiday in the Park on Sunday. That should be alot of fun and the weather is supposed to be really nice!

Christmas Eve

So, about 45 minutes ago we did the Christmas Eve ritual and put the kids to bed. I am so excited, you would think that I was a kid again. It is times like this when I really know how lucky I am to have my family and be where I am in my life. Tomorrow morning is going to be SO MUCH FUN!!! The boys are so excited. We went out and sprinkled "reindeer food" in the yard so that the reindeer would have a snack, set cookies and milk out for Santa along with a note written by Connor, and I read them Twas the Night Before Christmas. I dressed them in their Christmas PJs and they are now in lala land....well at least Connor is. Jaxson is trying to pretend that he is sleeping but it is so much harder for him to fall asleep than it is for Connor. Kaden went to sleep about 9 0'clock so he missed out on the festivities, but he's a baby and will join in on the fun next year. Next year will be even better because we will have 3 excited boys instead of just two. Kaden will be 18 months and will understand a little better what is going on.

Tomorrow morning we will open presents and then eat breakfast. The rest of the day is ours to do as we wish. We aren't going anywhere. We are just going to play with the kids' new toys and lounge around. We have already had the Edmonds and Jackson Christmas' and then the day after Christmas, we will go to the in-laws to have Christmas with them. Later in the week, we are going to Holiday in the Park. The fun just never stops...we did we do without kids?