I have been slacking

I have been so bad about posting lately--life has just gotten a little crazy.

Zachary has been doing great in school. He has made some good friends and has a great teacher. She seems to think the world of him and he of course agrees with her. Unfortunately, he has started getting migraine headaches about once a week. He gets really sick and will sleep for the entire afternoon. He and I are going down to Show Low for a quick weekend trip and he is so excited to get some good Mom and Zach time.

Nate is a nut!! The child does not stop, I need to find a way to bottle up some of his energy. His teacher sent home a note a couple weeks ago saying what a good student he is. Apparently he is a great listener and a good example to the other kids in his class. I was so appreciative to his teacher for taking the time to let me know. He went to the BYU game the other night with Joel and his Grandpa. He loved it!! He got his very own BYU shirt and wears is as often as I can get it clean for him.

Cole has started going to speech. It makes me a little bit sad to hear him lose his little boy crazy language. He still needs a lot of work but he loves to go and practice so he seems to be making great progress. He is also going to school and has made a little friend. He has a playdate with him tomorrow and Cole is so excited.

Whew I think that just about gets everything. I had to make my tv my workout buddy. I have been trying to work out everyday and so far it has worked for me. Hopefully I don't jinx myself.

I need a workout buddy

It is a must!! No matter how fun it is to get up at 6 am all by myself I find myself more often than not turning off my alarm and going back to sleep. I do realize that I could workout other hours of the day but for me it is so much better if I get up early and do it. Last year at this time I was getting up at 4:45 am and loving it, now I have to drag my rear out of bed at 7:30. I need to just get over myself and get up and do it but blah!! That is easier said than done!!

School Time

So I can honestly say I was a little bit sad for this summer to come to an end. On Wednesday night we went and met both of my kids teachers. Zach and Nate's classrooms are very close to one another which made it quite easy (plus having them walk together after school is great). They both seem to have good teachers--I am hoping to get to know them better as the school year goes on.

On the first day both boys were up and dressed by 6:30, even though I pointed out they had a long time before school started. I made waffels and did my best to entertain them but they were both so excited to get out the door (although you can't tell by Zachary's face in his picture). Joel had lectured me about making sure I wasn't to nervous while I was dropping the kids off(Nate really picks up on my moods and Joel was worried that might make his first day harder). While walking the boys to their classrooms I was chatting it up with Nate just trying to make sure he was all excited when I realized how quiet Zach had been. The poor kid was so nervous and quiet.

Luckily they both seemed to have a good day--actually Nate had a great day and Zach told me he wouldn't go back if he didn't have to. The next day when I picked the boys up from school Nate told me that some of the kids were being mean to Zachary on the playground. I tried to talk to Zachary about it but he just shrugged it off and told me he walked away and then asked me not to talk about it. I didn't want to make something into a bigger deal than it is so I let it go but it makes me so sad to think that Zach is having a hard time. He is my quiter more loner type child and is happy by himself but still. I have a really hard time knowing that someone/something is making my child unhappy and not knowing what to do!!! Hopefully next week will be better.

Homeward Bound

I had such good intentions of keeping up on this while I was out of town but alas I did not. I can not believe how fast this month has gone by. My kids have had a blast traveling around seeing all their cousins on my side (there is about 3 times as many cousins on my side then on Joels' and very close in age to my boys). Cole started a four year old club with his two cousins his age. It has been great to spend so much time with my family but a month is a long time to be away from home and more importantly Joel. Nate has been counting down the days until we see him again!!! I am pretty sure we will make this a yearly trip!!
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I can't believe that summer is gone!! This is the first year I can honestly say I am sad for the summer to be over. There will be a couple days a week when everyone is in school and while I am sure I will get used to the alone time right now I am a little sad to think of it.

9 Years

I DO NOT feel like I am old enough to say this but 9 years ago today I was in the temple getting married. The time has definitely flown by and a lot has been crammed into that 9 years (3 kids, 2 houses, an innumerable # of pets and A LOT of fun/sad/scary/good/ times). I am so grateful to my two friends who invited me to take the institute class with them and then encouraged me to ask out the HOT guy in the back of the class room. While this may not be where I planned for my life to be after 9 years of marriage I am grateful for my wonderful husband who puts up with my craziness, takes great care of me and the boys and is a good example to all of us. I love you Joel. (Hahaha this post can also count as a I love you happy birthday post also).

I lost my wedding ring about 6 months ago. I kept hoping it would turn up but still has not. A couple weeks ago Joel and I went and picked out a new ring for me for an anniversary present. I still have high hopes that when we move my other ring will turn up but I LOVE my new ring.

Crazy Days

So I thought once baseball season was done life would slow down. Nate had his last game a couple weeks ago and he loved every second of the season. He had a sweet coach who did a really good job with the whole team. Zachary had his last game Wednesday--he ended the season in great fashion with two homeruns and a triple. It was a great game and he was so PROUD of himself. We definitely need to practice some more but he wants to keep on playing. Nate is excited for soccer season to start.

So girls camp is getting closer and closer. It is supposed to be super cold and I am pretty sure I won't survive. The idea of camping for 5 days without a shower really creeps me out. I am trying to have a good attitude and I am sure that it really will be a lot of fun. Two days before we leave is our anniversary, the day I leave is Joel's birthday and the day after we get home is Father's Day. I am sure we will survive but it is going to be full week.

I am lovin' this summer so far. Our days consist of homework in the morning and hanging out in the pool for the rest of the day. My boys are getting dark and getting better at swimming but I totally wish Miss Erin was around to refine their swimming. I don't suppose Aqua Babes wants to open a Utah branch hehehe.

Almost Done

I can't believe school is almost out--one more day and we are done!! I am actually really looking forward to this summer. I have girls camp in the middle of June and then we will be down in AZ for the month of July (woo-hoo) going to wicked and hanging out.

I figured since everyone has had there Graduations/Performances I should post about them.

Cole enjoyed his class. There was a little boy who Cole insisted on calling Mr. Jamison and he would tell me stories about him all the time. At their graduation Cole got the award for 'Always having a Smile' which is very fitting--even grumpy Cole is still smiling. They sang a mr sun song, signed there name in sign language and each child repeated two nursery rhymes.

Nate was officially know in his class as 'Nate the Great'. He had the sweetest teacher who adored him. They had an early program and it was awesome. They sang cute songs, and each student had a speaking part and dressed up for there part (Nate was an athlete so he just wore his baseball uniform). At the end they sang 'God Bless America' and waved little American flags. It totally made me get all teary eyed.

And last but not least Zachary. We were so lucky to get such good teachers when we moved here. Zachary's teacher was perfect for him. I was really hoping that Nate might have here next year but she is actually moving to a school closer to her home. It was a good year and I feel like my kids learned a lot of good (and some bad) things. They seem to enjoy school although they still like to bring up living in AZ I feel like the have had chances to do things we couldn't have let them do if we were still living there.

For Zach's performance all of the first grade got together and sang some songs. Then each of the classes went and did a performance in their classroom. Zach's class put on some reading theaters. He memorized his whole part and amazingly enough was not even nervous to say all his lines. It was a cute end to a great year.