Fall Recap

I originally started this blog as a "diary" of my life with my husband and kids...something I can look back on in the future and remember. Unfortunately, it takes time to keep up this diary of memories and I'm not doing a very good job! Anyone who has been around me at all over the past 3 months knows I am a bit overwhelmed and am just lucky to get done what HAS to be done each day! Anyways....since I haven't had time to blog much lately, here is a recap of our fall, which included.....


A fun Halloween as a Snow Princess and Twister Board Game....

A very restful, wonderful, much-needed family trip to Red River Gorge, Kentucky (what a beautiful place)....
















Avery's first school friend birthday party at a tea room...so much fun!!...














A great Thanksgiving with Matt's parents...any time with Matt's mom always
includes a craft project with the kids!....












And TONS of school project (more on that to come)!

Christmas is just around the corner! Hopefully I can post again before that!

A is for Astronaut....or Avery

Since Avery has started preschool, her conversations have changed....one of which has become what she will be when she "grows up."

The other night Matt was putting her to bed and she informed him that she wanted to be an Astronaut when she grew up! "Really?!" he said...quite surprised. Avery then said, "Daddy, what is an Astronaut?" Matt told her it is someone who goes into outerspace...like to the moon. After a moment of silence Avery said, "Will Mommy be at the moom?" Matt said, "No, Mommy won't be there." Avery's response...."Forget it then....I don't want to be an astronaut!"

Another thing that Avery has discovered is that "A" is "her" letter. She truly believes that because her name starts with A...it is her letter. I tried to convince her that my name starts with A also....she's not buying it! :)

A Day of Firsts...

First day of preschool

First day of 3rd grade

First day at a new school

First day that I read a book for 2 hours...uninterrupted!!

Here are some pictures....

Both girls have done remarkably well and are really enjoying school. Although there was some sadness with sending my "baby" off to preschool, she LOVES it and it is nice to have a few hours each morning to myself! Britlyn has already made new friends and that is such an answer to prayer.

Now....if we could just sell our house and get closer to school....until then....it's lots of driving for me! UGH!

Do you know how to tell when you are REALLY out of shape??

When you get on the exercise bike and before you hit the 1 minute mark, your legs are burning and you are wondering if you can possibly make it! Sad...very sad!



P.S. I did make it 20 minutes on the bike and did 40 crunches....I probably won't be able to walk tomorrow (sigh).

A $5 Bed...

We have a new term in our house...it's the $5 bed. As you may know from previous posts, we have a rule in our house...your bed MUST be made EVERY day. I just think the whole room looks messy if the bed is not made....it's just one of my things (that I got from my mom)!

Anyways, Brit is my, how should I say this, "not so neat" child! She does everything fast...to get it done...including making her bed. When I would tell her that it was a mess, she would say "that's the best I can do!" So I decided to see if that was the truth.

One day a few weeks ago, I told Brit to go make her bed and if it was done perfectly, I would pay her $5. (Of course, I did not tell her why I was offering $5.) So....she made her bed...it took her a few minutes longer than normal, but it was perfect...I could not have done a better job!

So...I handed her a $5 bill and told her that now that I know she can do it perfectly, I expect a "$5 bed" every day! You should have seen the look on her face!!!

All About Brit!!

This post is way, WAY overdue!! I wanted to post some pics from the last few weeks of Brit's 2nd grade year! She had a great year! She is growing up so fast!

This is crazy hair day during Spirit Week. Brit said she had the craziest hair in her class!

This is during her Spring Concert. This is her doing the sign language for one of her favorite songs...The Lord is Great. I tried to post a video but it was too big!

This is Britlyn with her teacher, Mrs. Cole, on the last day of school. She was a GREAT teacher. Her teacher was crying in this picture...she loved her class so much!

This is Brit with all of the 2nd grade girls...and Avery!

Brit with 2 of her good friends!

The end of the year was bittersweet for us as Britlyn will be going to a new school next year. We are leaving a lot of good friends....to make a lot of new friends!

P.S. More posts to come soon of our Florida vacation, flooded basement and more!!

You know what really bugs me??

Friday was Britlyn's last day of school and she was having a friend spend the night. So, I decided to take the kids to a local place where they have a big room full of inflatables that they can jump on, climb on, slide down! The kids were excited. I was excited to take them. When we get there I see the sign with the prices...

Children ages 3 - 11....$5.50
Children 2 and under.....Free
Adults...................$5.50
(2nd Adult free)

You have GOT to be kidding me!! I have to pay to watch my kids play on inflatables??!! What if I promise not to go near the inflatables unless my 3 year old gets stuck on the rock wall and can't get to the top. I will even turn around and climb back out instead of getting the full enjoyment of going down the inflatable slide! I promise not to enjoy myself one moment so as not to cost you anything while I am there!

Nope...adults have to pay. Ridiculous!