Back to blogging

SOOOOOOOO, the construction got the best of me and I didn't have time to do any posts, but I am back!! I have missed a lot of things I would have posted on!! For example: I would have wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day, the Giants won the Super Bowl (wooohooo for Carla!!!), and lots of other fun things. Our internet must run slow enough that it won't allow me to upload any pictures so I will have to find another way to share those with you all. We are super happy to have a wall up for the extra bedroom (now the girls' room) and have Kale in his own room. I think we were ALL ready to get back in to our own beds after camping out in the basement for 2 months. Now I just need to find curtains for the windows and touch up paint from the carpet layers and such, but we're all finally in our own beds and that is the important thing!

Construction

As many of you know, when we moved, we moved in to a home with only 2 bedrooms on the main level because they took a wall out and made two bedrooms in to one huge master bedroom. Needless to say, we have been awaiting the day when we would finally get a wall put up in between Kale and us!! We knew we would wait until after the holidays because we didn't want the mess during that time. So, we are in full swing with demolition in the bedroom and bathroom - making it accessible from our bedroom. Chad and his Dad even got the studs up for the wall that will separate the bedrooms!!

I wish I could share pictures of our progress but our internet must run slow enough that it won't let them upload! I'm sure when it's completed you will know because you'll probably hear our shouts of joy from miles around!!! (Kale, probably not so much!)

The Holidays!

Finally sitting down and going through some pictures so thought I better get caught up!! The holidays were wonderful. The girls are getting to an age where they are starting to want a little more grown up items rather than toys, so it was a much different shopping experience this year!

The kids were very happy to have gotten the big items they had asked Santa for, so Santa did a good job!! Anabelle wanted a guitar - she's been begging for 2 years. Amilia wanted a camera - not just any camera, an aqua-blue colored camera...I can just imagine the hard time Santa had finding that one!!!!! And Kale wanted a blue DSi game system with a Super Mario Bros. game.

As always, the holidays go too quickly and we feel the time with our family is short. Wishing you a happy, healthy, and memorable 2012!!!

Multipurpose Birdbath!!

Who says that birdbaths are only for the birds!!!??? They obviously can be made in to the perfect sitting area
for 5 yr old little boys who are hanging out with the kitty's!!

The Halloween that wasn't...

We may not have gotten to go to town and trick-or-treat because of the girls' final soccer tournament of the fall in Council Bluffs, but that doesn't mean we don't get dressed up!!!!!!!!

"My favorite love"

I coud go on and on with reasons why my children are the greatest joys of my life...and every once in a while, they do something that reminds exactly why I feel that way.

Kale is normally right by my side at almost every single moment of the day, but yesterday I needed to be in the field all day and I wanted him to stay inside because of he's been horribly congested. So when we finally reunited later in the evening, he made sure to make up for long lost time giving me lots of hugs, kisses, and snuggle time. As I was putting him to bed, he gave me the biggest hug ever and said "Mom, I need a kiss", so I gave him a kiss and he whispered, "You're my favorite love, Mommy". Love that little boy!!!!!

1st day of school

I'm not really sure how summer flew by so quickly, but it did. Even though we had so many more things we had hoped to get done before they started school, the kids were ready to head back. Funny how they like routine as much as we do!!

The girls absolutely LOVE 3rd grade - having an amazing teacher helps! Kale wasn't sure he wanted to head back to preschool, but he's realized that even though some of his really good friends have gone to kindergarten he still has some friends that are with him in preschool! Next year will be a tough year for this mommy!