Experiences

I have had many really amazing experiences going to the Easter Pageant. Each child has had their own special place in my heart. It has been a few years since we have gone to the Easter Pageant and this year we braved the crowds and went. Before it started my kids were going crazy. Chase was running around and I was worried that we were going to wrestle the whole time. As soon as it started Chase sat on my lap and Wyatt sat on the other knee.  Wyatt was so excited! Chase fell asleep about 20 minutes in. Thank goodness! Wyatt was convinced the stage was a TV. He kept asking about the "show" at one point the actor walked out of the "frame" and it freaked Wyatt out. He is so funny! I tried to explain to him that it was a play. When the Last Supper happened all of a sudden Wyatt sat up and said "MOM! THIS really happened!!! He said "that is the Sacrament!!" I love watching this little boy's brain click on. He kept saying "this is in the Scriptures!!"

I am thankful for the opportunity I have to share these wonderful experiences with some pretty amazing kids. They make me happy. I am so privileged to be their mom and I love them with all of my heart and soul.

Great Friends!

Yesterday was my Birthday. I spent the day with Chase and the cuties I babysit. After school the kids sang to me and we played and hung out. At about 6:30 my doorbell went crazy and Chase ran around in circles like a cartoon scared out of his mind. When Kiley answered the door nobody was there. Kiley went to investigate (now that I think about it probably not the safest mom moment ever) and 2 of my best friends ran out to surprise us! They kidnapped me and took me out to dinner while Cole babysat. I called my dad and he was so nice and ran over to make sure they all went to bed. What amazing friends I have that wanted to make sure my birthday curse was broken! I am thankful today for Andi and Laurie and the special women that they are that they took time out to come and make me feel special. And I am so grateful for Laurie's husband Brian who babysat for Laurie and Andie so that they could come surprise me! What a great birthday!!

Am I Really This OLD?

On Monday I will be 36 years old. That is only 4 years from 40!!!  I actually don't feel very old but Cole has a way of dating me. He is 5'2" and he is currently in a man's shoe size 9 1/2. WHAT??? When did he get so big???? I swear it just happened overnight. I am unprepared for this. I am WAY to immature for this :) But whatcha gonna do? Bring it on! 

While I am bragging on Cole he had a drastic improvement on his grades. He went from a F in Reading and Science to a B in reading and an A!!! in Science! Apparently when I went and got him cheap glasses from Target I totally screwed up his eyes. The lenses were making light shatter through his eyes. The Opthomologist was not happy saying it messed up all the vision therapy that we did on Cole's eyes. Luckily we got new glasses and he is back to normal. WHEW!

Kiley also improved and I could not be happier with her desire to learn and do all she can to be involved at school. She is in Orchestra and Class Representative in Student Council. She loves to draw and write and sing. She is also in a creative thinking club called Odyssey of the mind. She loves all of it!

Wyatt is still such a happy wonderful kid. I sometimes worry that he feels left out. Middle kid and all. He is so amazing and mature and so sometimes I forget he is 6 and needs mommy time. We are going on a date tomorrow so hopefully he will feel special. I love this spunky cute boy.

Chase is my little buddy. I talk about him all the time but last night we were snuggling and he looked up at me and said "Mom, you are lovely"  Seriously? What a cool kid. I am a lucky mom!