Soccer- season 2

Katelyn is almost finished with her second season of soccer.  She is quite the little player!  Yes, she is the only girl on her team, but she could care less.  She has scored at least once in almost every game and usually scores more than one.  I think her biggest advantage right now is speed (she must get that from Jared!).  She is faster than most the kids so when she gets in the open field, she can beat them!   

 She is a tough cookie too!  When she falls down, she jumps back up and keeps going.  She has a competitive spirit and keeps score even though this league doesn't keep score.  

She will be playing again after Christmas, and this time Jared and I will be coaching her team!  

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Interview with Colson-
What do you love about Daddy?  I Daddyyyy

Interview with Adelyn-
How old is Daddy? uhhh, 6 year olds
What is Daddy's favorite color? he likes my favoirte color, he likes purple
Where does Daddy take you? to the bus stop
What does daddy like to eat? chicken salad
What does daddy like to drink? lemonade and coffee
What does daddy do that makes you laugh? tickle and give me goosebumps
Why is daddy special to you? because he loves me because he gives me a heart inside my tummy
What makes daddy happy? he gives me hugs and I like it
What makes daddy sad? not giving him hugs or kisses
What does daddy do at work? play on his computer. play a game on his computer.
What is daddy good at? working at his office
What is daddy not good at? not very good at eating
If daddy was a cartoon character, what would he be?  a ghost!
What do you love about Daddy? giving him lots of hugs
Message from Adelyn, "I love you and when you get home, I'm going to give you hugs and kisses.  Happy birthday and I love you.  And that is all I know of."

Interview with Katelyn-
How old is Daddy? 31
What is Daddy's favorite color? red
Where does Daddy take you? on a special daddy/daughter date
What does daddy like to eat? salad and chocolate chex
What does daddy like to drink? smoothie
What does daddy do that makes you laugh? tickle me
Why is daddy special to you? because he is my daddy
What makes daddy happy? me being his kid
What makes daddy sad? when I'm not being nice to him
What does daddy do at work? he buys tickets and gives us money
What is daddy good at? playing skip-bo jr.
What is daddy not good at? nothing
If daddy was a cartoon character, what would he be?  spongebob
What do you love about Daddy? that he gets to play games with me
Message from Katelyn, "Happy Birthday.  Have a wonderful day."

Our 3 little pumpkins

Pumpkin #1- 2009

Pumpkin #2- 2011

Pumpkin #3- 2013

Halloween 2013

 We had a fun Halloween this year!  The night before we sat on the back porch and painted pumpkins and Jared carved one.  They all loved painting! 

On Halloween day we went up to Katelyn's school for the kindergarten halloween parade.  Pirate Princess Katelyn was so excited to see us there!

Next we took Adelyn to school and she had a fall party in her class.  She liked having us there until Colson starting eating her cookie!  And then Colson was not happy that Adelyn wanted to eat her own cookie.  Needless to say, it was chaos so Colson and I didn't stay for long.   

That night we took Pumpkin, Tangled, and Pirate Princess trick-or-treating.  They all enjoyed it, but Katelyn loved it the most!  Adelyn, Colson and I went home around 7:30.  Colson went to bed and Adelyn and I passed out candy.  Jared and Katelyn returned later and they joined us passing out candy.  

Colson- 20 months (almost)

Our sweet, dear Colsy is almost 20 months old.  Oh boy, he is growing up so fast.  This month was a huge jump for him in communication, understanding, discipline, and entertaining.  He has started to talk on command, understands most of what is said and I feel like we are getting over the hump of being frustrated due to communication barriers. He laughs on command which is hilarious.  He enjoys dancing which is also hilarious.  He has started getting really excited at different things and he will hold his breath and shake his head, also hilarious.  Yesterday we saw a tow truck driving down the road.  Luckily Jared was driving so I got to watch him point, shout, hold his breath and shake his head.  

This boy is loving cars these days.  The "pool bus" is his all-time favorite.  He watches for it when we take Katelyn to the bus stop and yells, "POOL BUS!!!" when he sees it.  Or when we are driving down the road.  I don't realize how many school buses are out until I hear him yell, "POOL BUS!!!!" every few minutes!  He also loves playing with toy cars, trucks, buses, etc.  

Colson is a good eater.  He still loves his milk.  I can officially say he can drink out of a cup.  However, I can also officially say I still give him a sippy cup at almost every meal.  I'm just not ready to have to clean up the spills that are bound to happen.  I guess that will be my goal this month, good bye sippy cup!

Little man is becoming a champion napper!  He will nap 2-3 hrs most days.  He sleeps from 7:30pm to about 7:00am.  We will wake earlier some days, later others.  But 7:00 is the earliest I get him.   

Colson has started to like doing crafty things lately.  Mostly he wants to do what his sisters are doing, which usually means coloring.  He has also started having an opinion on what he wants to wear.  He loves his bat-man shirt.  He also loves his "choo-choo" pj's.  

My favorite time of day is right before bedtime and naptime.  We sit in the chair and colson will sing, "Nigh-Nigh, Nigh-nigh.." Sometime he will take my hair and rub it on his face and laugh- oh, it brings me joy!  

My least favorite time of day is right after naptime.  He would really like to wake up to a full meal waiting for him, but he usually has to wait a while before dinner.  He is typically fussy/grouchy so he has to get disciplined.  Speaking of discipline, I will often ask him if he needs a spanking.  He won't answer me, but he usually reaches back and spanks himself (followed by obedience, usually...)  It cracks me up everytime.  

We are beyond blessed by this sweet little guy.  So luckily and thankful we get to watch him grow each day!

Happy 20th month little guy!

Big kids

I can't handle this picture.  

They all look so big!  

I guess it is because they are growing. up. too. fast.

That is all.

Katelyn- Kindergarten and 6th Birthday

How can my baby be old enough for kindergarten?  She is enjoying school so far.  Her first 2 weeks were a complete blur to me.  We were finishing up renovations to the house, school started Monday, we moved out Friday... Crazy few weeks!  Luckily Nanny was here to keep the kids alive and fed, helped pack the house, keep me sane, etc.

Katelyn's teacher is Ms. May and she has been teaching kindergarten for 20+ years.  She knows what she is doing and Katelyn is enjoying it.  Her favorite part of school is recess and music.  Oh, and riding the bus!  I fully intended to take her each morning and pick her up each afternoon, but she wanted to ride the bus (and the stop is right around the corner).  I think she likes that she gets the chance to talk to friends on the bus more than at school!

Katelyn had her 6th birthday a few weeks ago.  She wanted a rainbow party, so she got a rainbow fruit tray- worked for her!   

She has moved up to using 2 hands for her age- ugh!  She is so old!  and wonderful!  Katelyn is such a sweet, joyful, blessing.  She is so independent.  She started picking her clothes out the night before and putting them in the hallway outside her door.  She told me she didn't want to disturb Adelyn in the mornings- how thoughtful is she?!?  I have had to wake her up once, every other morning she wakes on her own, without and alarm or anything!  She comes downstairs when she hears me in the kitchen, and we get a few minutes alone before Adelyn and Colson get up most mornings.  I cherish that time and miss Katelyn while she is at school.  

She did swallow a penny Wednesday afternoon- the look on her face, priceless.  Of course it won't be priceless if the penny doesn't come out on its own :/  She has started Sparks, and I'm sure she will enjoy that!  She asked for a camera for her birthday and is quite the photographer.  She takes the camera on walks to document all the nature she encounters.  Yesterday instead of a camera, she brought a journal along.  Katelyn also started her second season of soccer.  She is the only girl on her team, but I know she will hold her own.  She is rough and tumble when she needs to be!