OMG She is 5!!!

I can not believe my little girl will be 5 tomorrow. She got her ears pierced on Monday. She was so brave. She really is a tough little girl. No crying or anything. Her reaction was actually quite prescious. I was a horrible Mom though. I forgot to take the camara! So I don't have pictures, I am so sorry about that. Her face showed a look of surprise. Kind of "That was NOT what I was expecting". Her big brothers were there with her and they were so excited for her and told her what a brave big girl she was. That in itself made her very Proud.
We talked about the fact that she was not going to have a big birthday party this year because we have the cruise in 19 days. Now that her birthday is tomorrow, she is wanting to get notes out to all her friends to invite them to her birthday. Yikes. That is a heart wrencher. We will have Grandma and Grandpa over and other Grandma, Auntie and new cousin. Hopefully she will be fine with that. She also had Chuck E cheese on Monday. Just goes to show that if the birthday "party" is not on the birthday and with friends it is just not the same. Cupcakes tomorrow at school will hopefully do the trick. Maybe Dad will have to drop off a balloon or two for her.
School Auction tomorrow. So excited. It should be a real good time.

Basketball

We had our first round of basket ball games. I have to brag and say my kids were great. It is nice when someone else says that though. Lonnie had a proud Dad moment this morning. One of his customers had a son on the team that we played, (We lost miserably by the way.) said that the boy on our team with the glasses was really good. I asked him if he told his customer that was his boy. He replyed "Heck yeah!" lol. Cody's team won, and he did extremely well also. Last year when I decided to Manage Cody's baseball team it really helped him and his behavior. He seems to be more serious about playing the sports now. Dad will be coaching him in baseball this year. I will be coaching T-ball for Tabitha. Guess that means Tristan will be on his own.
Tristan doesn't seem to want us to be as involved as Cody does anyway. I think it is an age thing. I get in trouble for even wanting to go on the field trips. I guess that is ok. He has done his time and with three kids and only two parents, we can't do it all!! As much as we would like to.
2 more weeks until the 4th grade auction. I really hope it goes well. It should be a really fun evening.
Count down has also begun for the cruise.
We are taking the kids on a 4 night Mexican Baja cruise. Everyone is totally excited. We are flying to Long Beach and taking the cruise from there. Tabitha has never flown, and I am not sure Cody remembers the last time he did. So it will be very fun. 33 Days to go..

I have a meeting to go to tonight for the school auction committee. Our fourth graders get to go to outdoor school for 3 days and 2 nights. We are having an auction to help with the funds. I have collected quite a few donations for the auction in the area of family activities. I hope it is successful. I am surprised at how generous places have been.

Found out this afternoon that the local bowling alley in Keizer has bowling leagues for kids as small as Tabitha. She likes bowling on the WII. Think she can turn that into real talent? They also can earn points for college tuition. Bowling and scholarship what a deal!! They were nice and donated some free game passes worth about $30.

There really is a lot more to do in this area then we thought. Paintball, swimming, bowling, movies, arcades, and sports. No kid should go bored.

Been a pretty good day, now I am going to try and make clam fritters for dinner. Never made those before. we will see how they turn out.

I saw this posted on a friends facebook page. I LOVE this Quote and wanted to write it somewhere.


"Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came from the man's rib. Not from his feet to be walked on .. Not from his head to be superior ... but from the side to be equal! Under the arm to be protected, & next to the heart to be loved!!...."

Lake Shasta last summer.


Tristan and his new friend Sunny. Chocolate Lab puppy.

Clamming with Grandpa, much funner then duck hunting.

Tabitha's "date" to her first Ballet. Sleeping Beauty at the Elsinore.

Catch up

Wow, it has been sooo long since I blogged. I knew I had a pretty boring life, however I am always so busy. How does that factor in? I have logged on to Facebook, but still don't really get into that too much. I use it more as a way to see what is happening in other peoples life. If I was more creative with statements, comments and thoughts I would probably do better.

Kids have grown quite a bit since 2007! Go figure? Tristan is now in 4th grade. That is keeping me busy with school volunteer stuff. 4th grade Auction to send them to outdoor school, yearbook, PTC and not to mention sports. Cody is in 2nd Grade. He is doing real well in a 2/3 blend. I am not sure how he got so smart, but I am very proud of his academics. PE is another story. He is athletic and plays sports, but seems to think PE is play time and gets other children in trouble. We are working on that. My kids are not allowed to get a Needs Improvement on their report card in PE. or lunch for that matter. :) Tabitha is 4 almost 5. Last year of preschool then on to Kindergarten. She is starting to enjoy the girly things in life. Barbie dolls, caring for baby stuffed animals, dress up, singing and dancing. She sings to Taylor Swift and Hannah Montana. I can't believe how well she picks up on the words. She also likes a little Boom Boom Pow Thanks to brothers. I gave her the option of T-ball or dance this spring/summer. She said Soccer! Ha. She will do T-ball, then after T-ball, she can decide soccer or dance. Tristan would also like to learn dance and soccer, so we will see where that leads. Stay tuned.

I am still working part time, love the hours. drop the kids off at school, go to work, then home in time for the kids to walk through the door. Dinner done and whole family at the table by 5:30 at the latest. We are very blessed to be all home by 3:30-4:00. Lonnie works early, so is off early. Very nice. Lonnie is about ready to finish up hunting season. He took the boys with him most of the time, this year so that was good Dad-Son time. Tristan finally got to shoot a gun. He found that very exiting. Cody still has to wait a year or two. There is a mentor program that allows a nine year old to be able to learn gun safety and duck identification. Lonnie and Tristan went Clamming with Grandpa up in LongBeach Wa over new years. He liked it better then duck hunting. Sorry Dad :(

Thanks Amanda for your blog, and me thinking I should start again. Guess I will think of more exiting news and try to find pictures to post.

Ahh Columbus Day

I think Columbus Day is quickly becoming my favorite holiday. Why?, you may ask... I am now working at a bank which means I get all the cool Holidays off , and then some. So tomorrow, Columbus Day, While I am off and the kids still have to go to school what am I to do?? I am not sure if what I am about to say is dedication, or stupidity. hahaha... I will be having lunch with Tristan at school and then joining Codys Kindergarten class for the day. And the truth is I am very excited about it. The next holiday that I have and they dont I will probably do it all over again. I will have to let you all know how it goes.

Yesterday was a priceless football experience.. On the good side, our team won!! YEAH!! Tristan scored a conversion after the touch down, got to start the game by kicking off and .. He got kicked out of the game. How do explain too many fouls to a 7 year old? Basically, he got called for face masking. If any of you know football. This is a common foul, however they don't wear helmets in flag football!!! Yes, this means he got caught "punching" the opposite player.
After talking to him about the incident, I found out he wasn't the only one. Just the one that got caught. The other guy fouled when he pulled Tristans flags un-necessarily. (Meaning he didn't have the ball) Tristan tried to go back in after a few plays, the ref told him he was out of the game. CRUSHED... I hope he learned his lesson.

Yesterday we also went to McMinnville and participated in the Grand Opening of "Scottys Playhouse". I don't know if any of you are familiar with this, but it is a church in McMinnville that just finished a million dollar expansion to their church. They added on an indoor playground for children. It is a huge play area that is open to the public for free on certain days. Basically 7 days a week. They also offer an indoor party area and it is available for rent. The church is The Church on The Hill. I passed that really cool park on the way. So it is in that same area of Mcminnville. Anyway the kids had a very good time and they through a very nice grand opening.

This is opening weekend of Duck hunting season, so I am pretty much husbandless for the next 3-4 months. (on the weekends) Tabitha is hooked on preschool. Everyday, she asks if she gets to go to Lollop tree. She is loving it, and even Marlee noticed her coloring is getting much better at church..
That is my update for this week.
I still didn't realize it had been a week since I had been on. Yikes... It is going to fast!!
:) :) :) :)