Dance Recital

The big Dance Recital is this weekend for anyone interested! It really is a pretty good show. The girls are pretty cute in it too!

Brecca has another costume but my camera battery went dead so pictures of that still to come! Something to look forward to!

Pool Pictures!

Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days!

Larsen

Brax

Braylee

Kam

Brecca

It has been brought to my attention (Thanks Tave!) that the last time I posted was May 6! Wow, time flies! In my defense, my computer had kinda been on the outs for the last few weeks. Apparently the fan isn't working properly and the computer will only stay on for about 5 minutes before it overheats and shuts off. Yes, I should probably get it fixed instead of just using it about 5 times a day in 5 minute increments but that would involve actually unhooking it and being without it for a few days and I'm not sure if I could handle being computerless for several days! My plan is to take it in when we leave on vacation in about a week and then pick it up when we return. That way it will seem like it was never gone! Genius, huh! :)

It has been an exciting couple of weeks. Brecca's last day of Kdg was on Friday! Can you believe that! She is going to be a 1st grader next year! We have had lots of activities going on. Swim team and T-ball will be starting within the next couple of weeks and will continue pretty much throughout the summerfor both girls. The girls have their dance recital next weekend and then on the 1st of June, we are leaving for DisneyWorld!!! Yaaaahhhh!

Two major events for the last couple of weeks would be Avrey falling out of our swing and breaking her arm and Brax swallowing a penny! I would post the pictures Kenny sent of Avrey's arm but I think they may be a little disturbing for wek stomachs! Let's just say it was not pretty! She will be in a cast pretty much all summer but seems to be adjusting well to it! She is a tough little girl, that's for sure! Keep her in your thoughts and prayers as I know it won't be an easy summer for her.

The penny passed within 36 hours of being ingested and didn't cause any problems. I did call the clinic and they said to give it a couple of days to pass and if it still hadn't, he would need x-rays to find out where it was. Luckily he told us he ate it, - "Mommy, I ate a penny!", so we were able to watch for it. I won't go into details but "watching for it" probably entailed exactly what you are envisioning! Braylee said, "Yeah, he really did." Nice! I need to do a post on all of the things Brax does to keep us on our toes! I think it would be never ending!

In other exciting news, I got my new camera! Just in time for summer! I am still adjusting to it but am having lots of fun with it! I will post some pictures soon but have a feeling my 5 minutes is about up so I better get this posted just in case!

Waffles and Back hair

I have a couple of funny stories to share about Brecca so I'll get right to the point! Sunday morning I decided to dust off (and I mean that literally!) our waffle iron that we got as a wedding gift (7 years ago!) and make some homeade waffles! The girls helped me mix them up and then they each got to pour their won waffle onto the iron. After Brecca's was finished and she had dumped half a bottle of syrup on it she says:

Brecca: Mom, these are pretty good. They taste like REAL waffles.

Me: They are REAL waffles Brec.

Brecca: No, I mean the REAL waffles that we usually have.

Me: Oh, you mean the waffles we keep in the freezer and put in the toaster?

Brecca: Yeah, those REAL waffles!


OK, moving right along! Next story.

Brecca: Hey Mom, I have a whole bunch of hair on my back.

Me: Oh, you do?

Brecca: Yeah, and it's probably going to be on there for a long time.

Me: Why's that?

Brecca: Because I can't shave yet and it will be a long time before I can.

Me: Oh, we don't shave our backs!

Brecca: Oh, well I guess it's going to be on there even longer then!

Catch Up!

Ok, so much for the more frequent, shorter posts! Once again, I have quite a bit to recap so here I go! :)

This should have gone before my Easter post but I figure better late than never, right? The Saturday night before Easter, my dad and Janis came over to color Easter eggs. This is no small occasion either! I think they brought over close to 50 eggs and we colored every single one of them! Unfortunately Miss Brecca was sick so she didn't get to enjoy the festivities but we said we would do it again soon. Who says it has to be Easter to color eggs???? I remember as a kid coloring Easter eggs with my dad down at the lake.. My grandpa enjoyed it just as much as us kids so it is nice to continue the tradition with my kids and their grandpa!

We went fishing one night a couple of weeks ago. Would you believe it if I told you Brax fell in Uncle Tim's pond??? Not once, but twice! He always wears a life jackets whenever we go fishing but Dave and Julia bought all the kids new life jackets for Easter so he broke in his new one! I dropped Nate and the kids off and went to Wal-Mart and then went to pick them up on my way home. As soon as I pulled up the girls came running up to the van! "Mom, Mom, Dad caught a big fish and Brax almost drownded (not drowned!)." This sure caught my attention! When I got around to him, he was wearing Nate's shirt and shivering but still fishing! Dave and Julia were there and offered to take him home and warm him up but he told them, "I'm fishing right now!"

My dad and Janis also got the kids a trampoline for Christmas that we just now put up. It has a nice net around it that keeps them from falling off so that is a big plus. I am quite sure that if it weren't for the net, we would already have several broken bones! (Actually, we would not have one if not for the net but you know what I mean...) Last weekend Brecca wanted to turn the hose on and put it underneath the trampoline and let it spray them. I told her that I didn't want to get the trampoline wet (just an excuse to not get out the hose). Of course, that same night it rained. The next morning she informed me, "Mom, I listened to you about not getting the trampoline wet but God didn't!"

Brax's birthday was Sunday! I can't believe he is 3 years old! I will do a separate post for that shortly. Only I wouldn't recommend holding your breath! :)

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

I hadn't realized it has been so long since I have posted! It really isn't that I don't have time to post. I have time to keep up with the 30 other blogs on my Google Reader (only about three of which are people I actually know in person!) yet I don't have time to write on my own??? It really isn't that. It just seems like I always have so much to write and sometimes I feel overwhelmed by it all. Shorter, more frequent posts are the key. I am going to try to be better about that. But until then, hope you enjoy this LONG post that recaps a few of the most important events of the last couple of weeks.

First things first, Braylee had her first soccer game. Well, I guess I can't actually call it a game... more like a clinic with a five minute scrimmage at the end. The first one looked promising. She got in there and kicked at the ball. She dribbled when the other kids were dribbling and kicked the ball into the unguarded goal. I was even more impressed when during the scrimmage portion, she actually broke away from the group and dribbled down the field a little ways until she realized she was all alone and stopped. Go Bray!!! I can't say she was the most aggresive kid out there but she was trying. I think one of Nate's proudest moments as a father was last night when the coach told her that it was her turn and she very slowly dribbled the ball and kicked it into the goal, all the while blowing a huge bubble with the big wad of bubble gum that was in her mouth! That's talent!

Friday afternoon we decided to head up to Lawrence to catch a KU ballgame. Nate's cousin plays baseball for them so we thought it would be fun to go watch. He plays in the outfield and starts pretty consitently for them so it was cool to watch someone we actually knew. Nate and I, Matt and Kara, and all three boys rode up together. The girls opted out this time. They decided they would rather stay with Grandma and Nanny this time but I think they would have enjoyed it so we will have to make another trip up before the season ends. He had a good game and they won so it was a great night to go. We also met my brother and Erin at the game and had dinner afterward with one of my best friends, Sarah, and her husband James.

Brax was sure happy he got to sit in the middle!

Sorry for the picture quality on this last one! It was getting dark and the flash on my mom's little camera just wasn't quite strong enough. Have I said I miss my camera????

Brecca actually got sick on Friday night while staying at my mom's. We were going to see Poppy at the Lions Club Easter Egg hunt on Saturday morning but Brecca didn't make it. She was supposed to play soccer too at 11 and she didn't feel like doing either. We called and asked if Larsen wanted to join us. The kids had fun and got quite a bit of chocolate!

In other news, I have not found any of my stuff. I was hoping since I had no cash in my purse that maybe they would just discard it in an alley somewhere (actually I was hoping they would put it back in my van!) and that maybe someone would find it and call me to come pick it up. No such luck! I am still hoping but I think the likelihood of finding any of it is diminishing more and more each day. I have been able to get most of the contents replaced though so that makes things a little easier.

I guess I had better get some stuff done around here. I only have about an hour left until I have to get Brecca from school so I better get something accomplished before that! Wish me luck!