livia's first day

Livia started kindergarten and our lives have been crazier than ever........I feel like I live in my car these days! Tate starts preschool next week on Mondays and Tuesdays and I will be working while he is occupied with that. I am trying to set some goals which includes continuing to blog our little life! When I look back over the past few years on this blog I am so grateful I took the time to document things. I don't want to stop doing it just because life is hectic. Chad and I have both recently lost our grandfather's and when we hear stories about their lives it warms our hearts. I want to be sure that our children will be able to hear about our life together.

Blue Thunder!

hear the Thunder? that's right- it's BLUE thunder baby! Oh how fun it is to watch our little boy so dedicated to a sport (note picture of shirt over head while playing) he likes it some days and other days just wants to have a permanent water break on the side lines for the ENTIRE game. I am a little worried about this kids work ethic at times. My favorite picture is the one of me in full Soccer Mom glory. Livia took that one and we couldn't stop laughing when we found it on the camera.

July celebrations

We were able to celebrate Tate's birthday in Eagar as well as spend time with family over the fourth. It was so much fun to all be together. It is true- Tate is now a four year old and has left all baby things behind. I have the baby bug soooooo bad right now. he had a wonderful "surf's up" party with a "Pengalin" pinata. thank you Andrea for letting us use your house for the party! I made cute flip flops for all of the girls and we ate some of the yummiest food ever made.

my parent's place........................

It was so green this weekend. The kids felt as if we were at Disneyland with all that there was to do!

The girls...........

I can't forget to post about all of the girls and their fun this weekend at my parents house- Abbie loved getting crochet lessons. They played and fought just like most girls do! I loved having all of us together. Thank you mom for letting us all play for the day at your house!

boys having fun in NM

So Max, Jack and Tate were reunited this weekend at my parent's land and it was hysterical to watch the three of them at play. They harassed chickens, fished, took rides on the Polaris, swung and pretended like they were farmers while sitting on all of my dad's tractors ( I loved that Jack picked the mower to sit on instead of a tractor). They were so precious to watch. I am grateful for such good cousins. Boys are just so different than girls...............

Tate the Sailor!

While driving home from New Mexico today the kids were getting a little restless and irritable. I had forgotten to pack DVDs and told the kids that they didn't always need movies on trips. "Dad and I never had movies to watch- we just had to use our imaginations when we went on trips....." Livia thought about it for a bit and then said "What movie should we imagine we are watching Tate? I know let's imagine we are watching Dumbo!" Not really what I meant but it cracked us up for a while. Later when Livia was throwing a fit over being hungry, Tate just calls out to us all "Livia is a damn whiner!" No joke............I swear I never talk like that as for Chad, I can't say but Chad and I both busted out laughing (the exact opposite of what a good parent should do) So Tate said it again and again and again.........................When we finally composed ourselves we talked to him about his bad language. I really hope he gets it. He is just too precious of a boy to have a potty mouth like that. Needless to say my cup runneth over having my family whole again. I am so excited to have both of my children home with me finally. I don't think I will ever take my daily life with my kids for granted again after not being able to care for them for the past few weeks. It is funny how just the simple things are more sacred to me now........................

preschool graduation

Livy graduated from preschool a few weeks ago and I am just now taking the time to post. I was so proud of her and how much she learned at school. We are going to miss Juliette and her amazing curriculum. Livia is always singing and giggling with Avery since they had the chance to be in school together. I can not believe I have a child that starts kindergarten next year! Time really does go by way too fast. Wasn't it just yesterday that Livia was walking around in a saggy diaper?