Where have they gone....

Can it really be that 6 years ago my life changed so much! Today my baby girl Gabby turns 6 years old. As I look back on this time I cannot believe that it has gone by so fast! She has brought so much joy (and drama) into our lives. There are so many words I could use to describe Gabby - friendly, happy, energetic, loud, athletic, emotional, girlie, fascinated, smart - but the one word I would use to BEST describe my angel is PRECIOUS! She is a gift that we were not expecting at the time, but have been overjoyed since the moment she was pulled out into the world! Happy birthday baby girl! We love you more than words can ever say!

End of School...Beginning of summer fun!

I am (as usual these days) a bit behind. Last week Gabby "graduated" from Kindergarten and is now officially a 1st grader! How crazy is that. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday and now here we are a blink later and she is about to be 6 and headed to 1st grade!

Jack is also moving up...he is no longer is CDO (Children's Day Out and has been moved to Preschool. He will go 3 days next year! I am not sure what I will do with ALL that time!

Anyway here in OK summer vacation is in full swing. The kids have a VERY busy June schedule. They have already started school camp and will soon be enjoying Vacation Bible School, tennis lessons, swim lessons, cheer camp and a trip to NY! We are also house sitting for our dear friends and neighbors so we have unlimited use of their pool this month! The kids are sleeping great these days!

Well I am off to get them in bed and ready for another fun filled busy day!

My sweet (sleepy) Jack....

Many of you know that my sweet Jack has had his fair share of issues/illness over the past year or so. I had hoped that once we got him on his asthma meds he would start getting better, and initially that was the case. However, a few months ago he started randomly falling asleep in the strangest places. I finally called the doctor after having to go pick him up from school about an hour after I dropped him of because he had fallen asleep on the playground (with about 20 kids running around screaming and playing!) Anyway, after some MORE blood work and testing they have determined that he is most likely falling asleep because he is anemic. He has never been a very good meat eater, so this really did not surprise me at all!

If this poor child has any more problems I am pretty sure the doctor is going to dedicate a room at her office specifically for me and my children!!

Jack's birthday party....

Where does the time go? I can not beleive my baby is now 3 years old! We celebrated this year by having a party at the OKC Zoo (about a month after his birthday due to the fun Oklahoma weather). It turned out great though. Jack loved seeing all the animals. They even brought an armadillo into the room for the kids to see up close. It was pretty neat! It is really great to see him starting to make friends of his own now instead of always playing with Gabby and her friends.

March Madness...

Well I was hoping to have pictures of Jack's birthday, but as luck (and Oklahoma weather) would have it last weekend the weathermen predicted a large snow storm, so I had to postpone the party till mid April.

We did get a chance to celebrate his birthday with a visit from Nana and Papa. The kids had a great time visiting with Carl's parents and I was very excited to get lots of stuff done around the house while they visited!

On a very exciting note for Mommy, my washing machine imploded last Sunday and I was "forced" to get a new one! (I am really sad about that!)

I am off now to go start stuffing 1000 plastic eggs for and Easter egg hunt this weekend in our neighborhood. Why do I get myself into these things???

Spring BREAK!

I will never understand why we need a break from MDO when the kids only go a few hours a week. I am READY for Monday. The kids have been keeping me very busy most of the week and luckily the weather has held out thus far - we have headed to the Zoo, the park (several of them), Chuck E Cheese, the barn, played with friends and painted the driveway a variety of colors.

Today is the least fun day as I am cleaning house and getting ready for my in laws visit. They are headed up to help celebrate the little man's birthday which is just two short days away. I am SO excited to give him his gift....tune in on Saturday to see the pictures!!

The start of soccer season...not so great!

This morning was Gabby's first soccer game, at least the only one she remembers since she played with her friend Tyler when she was 3 but does not recall. Anyway, she and Carl were both very excited to start this season until the cold front blew in yesterday! The temp was 25 with a wind chill of 15! The kids were MISERABLE! I was shocked that the games were not cancelled.

So we headed out to the field at 9 am bundled up and ready. We have 6 girls on the team and we play 3 v 3. One of our girls showed up in shorts and her parents took her home before the start of the game and one girl did not show (smart parents)! So we have 4 players and we need 3 to play on the field. By the end of the first half 2 of our girls were crying because they were so cold and Carl finally called the game.

So our first game lasted just shy of 20 minutes and the girls will probably never want to play again! I have to say though they were really playing great and if they get back out there to play they may just have a really good season! Go SuperKickers!