Sina, Scouts and Soccer

There is a cat that has been hanging in our yard.  Evan named it Sina.  He wants to keep it.  lol  The cat has to belong to someone because it is way too tolerant of Aaron.  I have to protect the cat from my curious baby.  ha ha

Dallin at scouts learning about planting.  

If Evan does a good job with his school work all week he get to do something fun on Friday.  

We took him to kids kingdom.  He had a blast.  The last two weeks he wanted to the library as his treat.  We just added the park the last two weeks as well.  He told me he wants to be a librarian now.  He is so fun.  I will be so sad when he goes to school next year.  I think Aaron will be to.

Leah's team got their cute new socks.  She is really doing well playing positions this year.  

My niece Sariah was blessed. She is a cutie!  

Soccer Season has begun!

4 kids in soccer is no joke!  It is insane!  I even made Dallin play up so I could have two kids on one team, and we still ended up being at the soccer fields for 6 hours.

Evan had his first game.  He really enjoyed himself.

Joshua plays goalie and is an impressive goalie!  I have to admit whenever some other kid to a body shot I felt grateful to them so Joshua didn't have to take the hit.  ha ha

Dallin loves to play midfield.  

Leah did well too.  Michael took pics of that game.  She is learning postitions and played defender and forward.  

First day of School and Speedy Kids Club

First day of first grade.  Leah was excited to go and her teacher seems very nice.

First day of 5th grade.  Joshua likes his teacher and is excited about his last year in elementary school.

Dallin was not thrilled with pics.  It is his first day of 4th grade.  He got the teacher he wanted.

All three ready to go.

Evan is ready for Kindergarten, but still has to wait one more year.  

Aaron is having fun exploring everything on two feet now.  He loves to be outside.

It was quiet in the house and I found all the kids on my bed sharing a tablet.  ha ha  Rare moments of  all sharing and getting along.

My Aunt made this gorgeous quilt for Aaron.  I love it and I'm sure Aaron does too!

On Saturday we went to Speedy Kids track club.  It was so fun.

The kids did drills and then ran races.

They had a good time, and I am sad we can't keep it up.  Soccer takes over our Saturdays for the next  few months.  

Aaron's Birthday!

Aaron turned one! I can't believe my Aar bear is one!  

The cake decorating didn't turn out exactly as I wanted, but it tasted good.  

We made the cake for Aaron and Jenny.  Jenny turned 31 and Aaron one so Aaron could blow out the one and Jenny the 3.  ha ha

Aaron seemed to enjoy the cake as well.

Aaron is a climber.  He is so strong, so I decided to get him a slide.

He loves it!  He climbs up the slide, and then goes down all sorts of ways.  He got some other really great gifts too.  It was fun to hang with family and celebrate with everyone.

He is waddling around more.  

He sure does make life interesting.  He has great balance and is so strong.  He can climb fences and couches.  He climbs up onto beds.  He has the stairs mastered now.  He loves people.  He loves when his brothers and sister play with him.  My older kids are so good with him, and play with him frequently.  He will light up when around a group of people.  

We start school tomorrow.  Michael made this for our anniversary.  

For our Anniversary we went on a Harbor cruise on the lake.  It was fun.

The weather was so perfect for Texas in August. Michael said he is ready for a cruise on the ocean now.  ha ha 

Busy Week!

My new niece Sariah was born.  I had the privilege of being there for her birth.  Jenny did awesome!  I am excited for the time I get to hold her.  

I also watched her boys for most of the week.  We had a good time and they definitely kept me busy.

Aaron wants to play with the big kids.  He crawls up on the window seal and dreams of one day being out there.  ha ha

Michael made me these cool lockers!  I love it!  It will be perfect for when the kids go back to school.  He made it for our anniversary.  As of today we have been married for 12 years!  Crazy.  I have booked a harbor cruise for next Friday to celebrate.

We also had a back to school gathering with neighbors last week and we had kids over for night games one night.  I didn't take any pictures, but we all had fun!  Next week will be busy too with Birthday and Meet the teacher night.  

A little bit of August

I think i mentioned that Aaron is crazy.  He has scaled this gate many times.  I finally got a pic.  You can hear him grunting and using all of  his force to pull himself up and over.  He has also started to take steps.  He has been standing for a while now. Now he will walk across the living room, but still prefers to crawl when in a hurry.

The kids all wanted a watch that keeps track of steps.  I happened to be in the 99 cents store and came across these.  They have loved watching their step count and telling the time.  They love competing with us and how many steps we take.

Also great news my my Mom just got hired to teach 2nd grade in Dallas!  I am so excited for her and her new students to be.  

Finishing up July

After Evan found his painted rock, the kids decided it would be fun to paint rocks too.  They each painted several rocks.  They had a good time.

Leah and I had our one on one time this month.  I took her to get nails done.  She was really shy but enjoyed it.  She surprised me when she picked blue sparkles instead of pink.  Aunt Jenny came too, because what pregnant lady doesn't need a pedicure.  ha ha

Aaron is always unloading bookshelves and cupboards.  He is scaling the baby gate to go up the stairs.  I just get nervous with him going down the stairs.  I think he can come down safely but I get nervous.  If he is determined to do something, nothing will stop him.  He doesn't forget or get distracted from it either.  It should get really interesting as he gets older.  ha ha

I find him in the oddest places.  He loves to explore.  I found in sitting in a roasting pan, and ever so proud of himself.  He is standing on his own and will take a few steps here and there.  He has not decided to walk yet, but it shouldn't be too long.  

Earlier in July Joshua got a pallet expander put in.  He wasn't too excited about it, but he is doing great with it.

There are three key holes that I have to turn twice a week.  I am grateful that they don't bother him too much.