Children and Cousins

I figured while I am updating the blog I might as well show some pics of the cousins and the kids. Aaron is in a separate pic cause he actually wasn't here at the same time the cousins were. Anyway, enjoy!

Snow and Updates

For those of you who still actually read this blog... I am finally updating it...Yeah! I know it is a miracle. We have had many changes in our household since I have last updated. Richard and I (and of course the kids) moved to Goddard, KS over Christmas break. It is 10 minutes from Wichita. We apparently love to move when it is Winter. Actually I would prefer warmer weather, but when God pushes you to go, you go. We were kind of looking around for a lower rent place and have always wanted to live in Goddard. It is only a town of 4,000 people but still close enough to everything. Anyway, we saw this duplex and just called the lady and she came right over and Richard and her started talking. They both know the same people and she just gave us the house without checking on us or anything. We moved in two weeks. It has been great cause now we are close to all the kids friends and live in a quiet neighborhood. I do have to run outside to grab our newspaper before the neighbor dog takes off with it and takes it to her house, but that is the only downside.

I quit my job in December to be home with the kids. Richard and I prayed about it and felt this was something that God really wanted us to do. I feel so much relief since doing that. Though we have to watch our budget more closely, I am so much more happy. I do finish my masters in Psychology in May. It is soooo close and I am so ready to be done. These pictures are of our foot of snow we got yesterday. They have closed school a few times this month for wind chill (-15 to -20) and now we got a foot of snow. They had to use the tractor to clear the road before the snow plow could come in. Insanity. I don't know if we are going to have school tomorrow. I am just glad the family made it home fine. Okay I will try to update more often now that I am home. Have a wonderful day everyone!

Happy Birthday Father o' Mine

Some of you might know that mom had planned an awsome surprise birthday party for my dad. However, dad decided that he would become sick and wasn't able to come. Did that stop us from having the party? No, it did not. Leann and I decided to do the thing right and dress up as dad so that he could feel that his spirit was still part of the party.

Here is the awsomeness of us. Needless to say (But I will say it) our husbands were both very disturbed about us dressing up as men. It was fun and the cake was good. Next time I think that dad might want to check out his party. =) Have a wonderful birthday dad! Love you!

Happy Birthday Jacob

Happy Birthday Jacob! We celebrated Jacob's birthday this year by going to All-Star Sports. It was great because he got pizza and soda, lots of tokens, and got to do outdoor activites. We had the cousins come and Jacob's friend from school. The kids had an awesome time playing outside. Then we bought a cake on his real birthday so that he could officially turn 8!

First Day of School

Well it is true. I am finally able to download pictures on the internet again. So now you will see the pics from the first day of school. I am a little late getting these on here since we have been in school for 3 weeks now. Oh well.

Rebekah has started High School. She really loves it. I can't believe that she is in it. I see her every once in a while. Apparently she does not want to acknowledge me, so of course I have to make a big deal about it in the hallway in front of her friends. =) So I think that she is learning it is better to say "hi" the first time. =)

Alyssa is now in the 6th grade. She has been doing really well in it. She is in intermediate school, which is only for 5th and 6th grade. Then she will go to middle school that is only 7th and 8th. I like the way that it is divided up. I think that it better prepares the kids. She decided that she doesn't want to play band this year. Choir here we come! =) I am a little partial to choir myself.

Aaron is in the 4th grade. This is his last year for elementary school. *sniff*. He is also doing well. This is the first year he has had a male teacher. It has been a great experience for him. Of course, he still would prefer to stay home instead of go to school =)

Here is Jacob. The brand new 2nd grader. His favorite class is PE. He is very athletic, a natural ability. I don't think that he got it from me! =) His birthday is this month so he has been praying about it every night. Apparently he really wants to go to Chuck E. Cheese. *groan*.

This is obviously just the bare minimum of what the kids are doing. Richard is now teaching 3rd grade. He really is liking it. It is much different than 5th grade. Richard is getting out of the National Guard so that he can be home with us now. He just finished his masters in education last month. I am so jealous. I still have until May before I am done with my masters in psychology. I am still a vocational para at the high school. It is my 3rd year there. We have been having computer issues lately so hopefully we are on the right track and I can stay online for a while. Everyone have a wonderful day!

Summertime

The kids went to Mom and Dad's house for 5 days. They had a lot of fun. They did a lot of cooking, feeding cows, and messing with the chickens. I got to feed the cows. Richard wasn't there to pick up the kids so he didn't get to experience the messiness!The cows are so cute! Thanks Mom and Dad for taking the kids. We love you!

After the 4th

This year it rained pretty much the whole fourth of July weekend. So instead of doing fireworks we had the kid throw pop-its from the garage and played a lot of family games. It was good fun. So yesterday I took the kids to the Y. What else can you do when it is rainy outside? Apparently alot of other people had that idea too because I think half of Wichita was there. However, the kids were all very good and loved swimming and climbing on the rock.

This is Naaman. He is Rebekah's boyfriend. He was able to come and hang out with us for a little while at the Y. They mostly played ping-pong and took pictures of each other on their cell phone. =) Hope you all had a great fourth of July.