I know I JUST posted, but I wanted this to be a separate blog.
Tomorrow is Zane's last day of Kindergarten. How did that happen? It really doesn't seem possible that a whole school year has come and gone. When he started he knew a lot of the things he needed to and that knowledge has been improved on. His printing has come a long way from the beginning of the year, his reading , yes I said reading, gets better every week. His love for school is undiminished after a year of Kindergarten and he's very excited to start Grade 1. Wow. It's sometimes hard to believe that this wonderful, smart, confident and friendly kid is mine. Who he is today is due largely to me. (I'm not trying to be cocky....I know lots of other people influence him to, but if we're honest I've been the biggest influence so far). And that's really humbling. I'm so proud of his accomplishments and of his confidence.
Saturday is the last day of soccer. The final tournament. It's been fun to watch him play and learn and improve every week. He's really thrilled to be out there on the field just playing the game the best he can. I hope it's always like that for him and not always about the win. (We don't keep score in the league he's in). I've been really impressed with all the coaches and kids that we have played with and against. It's been a great season but we're ready to wrap it up and be done.
We're getting geared up for some time with family. Cliff will be with us for the first week and then it will just be me and the kids visiting. This visit has an ending and a beginning too as mom and dad J move from their home into their new home. It's exciting and a little bittersweet too. The kids all grew up in that house, Cliff lived there while were dating, and it's the only home that Zane and Rhett know Grandma and Grandpa in. There was always lots of room to spread out in the old house and the new one we'll be a little more on top of each other. But change is good.
Summer feels like a middle to me. We're ending some stuff like school and soccer but not starting new things like school, piano lessons, playgroups and stuff like that until fall. Also, Brock is in the middle of stages. He's learning and changing every day. He's in the middle of a little baby and a big baby and by fall will be moving onto things like crawling and solids and things like that. So I'm excited to enjoy the summer. To enjoy the middleness of our lives right now and anticipate things to come. I hope we get to all the spray parks we want to, jump on the tramps as much as we can, see as many cousins and family as possible and make as many memories with friends that we possibly can.
Last weekend as we were helping mom and dad clean out their basement we came upon a couple of boxes that were still there from us. And one of them had old journals of mine....from before high school and through high school. I read a couple of them. Some of it made me laugh, some of it made me cry. Some made me sad because I can't believe how much I've forgotten! But mostly I'm really happy that I did that and that I have them now to look back on. (Although there are definitely a few years that need to be edited before I want anyone else reading them...or maybe I just need to be a little older so I don't care. I think I was a little too detailed some times! ) But for all the memories - good and bad - I'm grateful that they are recorded. And it makes me realize that although a lot of the time I don't feel a lot different than I did 14 years ago, I really have grown up a lot and I'd like to think become a better person. I wonder if I'll think the same thing in 14 years when I read these blogs?
And one more fun tidbit...Zane was playing with Brock Tuesday night and got him giggling really good. Usually you still have to work pretty hard with the tickles to get him going and then it's short lived but whatever Zane was doing Brock thought was hilarious! It made it even funner that Grammie and Grandpa Dooley were here for the night as well so they got to see it!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Busy
As usual life isn't slowing down any. The month of June has just flown by and we can't believe that here we are in the last week!
Auntie Kizzy came to visit us for a weekend and we had so much fun with her! It was the first time she got to spend any time with Brock and the two of them quickly became fast friends. And Zane educated her on the ins and outs of the Star Wars story line. And the two of us took Brock for a girls night of shopping. It was great to get out and shop with just one....even though it was Kizzy doing the shopping and me along for the ride. I refuse to shop for new clothes until I get back into my skinny stuff. But we had a great weekend together. Living up here, I really miss my sisters. I'm very grateful for the blessing of a close relationship with both of our families.
Umm, let's see what else? I can finally announce on my blog that Alisha and Jay are making us an Auntie and Uncle in December! Everyone is really excited and so far she's feeling pretty good. And Cliff's sister Rikki is having a baby as well...sometime in February so we get 2 new babies to spoil. It will be a lot of fun and we're hoping that one of them is pink!
Cliff's parent's sold their house and bought a new one in Taber. It's smaller and has a lot smaller yard which is perfect since Kristie will be the only one living at home soon. This past weekend we were down for a wedding on Mom J's side and helped with some of the packing and de-junking that needed to be done so they can move this weekend.
The wedding was for Cliff's cousin Ben and his now wife Rebecca. They are the first ones to get married on the Jackson side since we did 8 years ago! They got married in the Lutheran Church and it was a very.....interesting ceremony. The Pastor read a passage that was supposed to be scripture but sounded more like Shakespeare and just went on and on and on about it. And I wasn't the only one with raised eyebrows. Mom J and all the aunts commented about how strange it was too. Between the wedding and reception we went to Uncle Gary (mom J's brother) and Auntie Mel's house. Everyone hung out and my kids were fairly bored 'cause I hadn't thought to bring anything for them to do out in the yard. Zane asked for a drink while pointing to a liquor bottle and I told him he couldn't drink it because it was liquor. He started to point to another bottle but I told him he couldn't drink anything in a glass bottle. One of Cliff's cousins thought that was a clever way to help him distinguish right now. For some people I think it's a big deal to have liquor in the same spot as their kids. But Cliff and I both grew up that way in extended family and I really think the best way to deal with it is to be honest about it. We've talked about the Word of Wisdom and Zane knows that we don't drink liquor or coffee or tea. And he knows that some people in our family do. I hope that when our boys can choose for themselves they choose as Cliff and I have and do. But I digress. Umm, Rhett got carsick on the way from the house to the reception. I had a hard time not freaking out but got everything cleaned up, changed his clothes, and everyone into the reception. Oh the joys of kids! The meal part was good, a little hard to keep the kidlets entertained but luckily we have lots of people who love kids and are more than willing to hold a baby, entertain a 3 year old or listen to a 6 year old talk their ear off! Ben and Becca looked gorgeous and happy....and although it was very different from our wedding, and from what I want for our boys we had a good time.
Sunday we packed up in the late morning and headed to Raymond to spend some time with my family for mom's birthday and Father's day. Dad was stuck in the States but the rest of us were there. And as we pulled up Zane says "Grandma got a trampoline!!!!!" "Can we jump on it mom?" He was so excited. I knew about it but Grammie wanted to keep it a surprise. Their reaction was a lot of fun. While they jumped Jay and I got strudels heating up, we ate, and headed out to play on the tramp for awhile. It was a lot of fun!
And now we're getting ready to head down for a couple of weeks of fun with everyone!
Auntie Kizzy came to visit us for a weekend and we had so much fun with her! It was the first time she got to spend any time with Brock and the two of them quickly became fast friends. And Zane educated her on the ins and outs of the Star Wars story line. And the two of us took Brock for a girls night of shopping. It was great to get out and shop with just one....even though it was Kizzy doing the shopping and me along for the ride. I refuse to shop for new clothes until I get back into my skinny stuff. But we had a great weekend together. Living up here, I really miss my sisters. I'm very grateful for the blessing of a close relationship with both of our families.
Umm, let's see what else? I can finally announce on my blog that Alisha and Jay are making us an Auntie and Uncle in December! Everyone is really excited and so far she's feeling pretty good. And Cliff's sister Rikki is having a baby as well...sometime in February so we get 2 new babies to spoil. It will be a lot of fun and we're hoping that one of them is pink!
Cliff's parent's sold their house and bought a new one in Taber. It's smaller and has a lot smaller yard which is perfect since Kristie will be the only one living at home soon. This past weekend we were down for a wedding on Mom J's side and helped with some of the packing and de-junking that needed to be done so they can move this weekend.
The wedding was for Cliff's cousin Ben and his now wife Rebecca. They are the first ones to get married on the Jackson side since we did 8 years ago! They got married in the Lutheran Church and it was a very.....interesting ceremony. The Pastor read a passage that was supposed to be scripture but sounded more like Shakespeare and just went on and on and on about it. And I wasn't the only one with raised eyebrows. Mom J and all the aunts commented about how strange it was too. Between the wedding and reception we went to Uncle Gary (mom J's brother) and Auntie Mel's house. Everyone hung out and my kids were fairly bored 'cause I hadn't thought to bring anything for them to do out in the yard. Zane asked for a drink while pointing to a liquor bottle and I told him he couldn't drink it because it was liquor. He started to point to another bottle but I told him he couldn't drink anything in a glass bottle. One of Cliff's cousins thought that was a clever way to help him distinguish right now. For some people I think it's a big deal to have liquor in the same spot as their kids. But Cliff and I both grew up that way in extended family and I really think the best way to deal with it is to be honest about it. We've talked about the Word of Wisdom and Zane knows that we don't drink liquor or coffee or tea. And he knows that some people in our family do. I hope that when our boys can choose for themselves they choose as Cliff and I have and do. But I digress. Umm, Rhett got carsick on the way from the house to the reception. I had a hard time not freaking out but got everything cleaned up, changed his clothes, and everyone into the reception. Oh the joys of kids! The meal part was good, a little hard to keep the kidlets entertained but luckily we have lots of people who love kids and are more than willing to hold a baby, entertain a 3 year old or listen to a 6 year old talk their ear off! Ben and Becca looked gorgeous and happy....and although it was very different from our wedding, and from what I want for our boys we had a good time.
Sunday we packed up in the late morning and headed to Raymond to spend some time with my family for mom's birthday and Father's day. Dad was stuck in the States but the rest of us were there. And as we pulled up Zane says "Grandma got a trampoline!!!!!" "Can we jump on it mom?" He was so excited. I knew about it but Grammie wanted to keep it a surprise. Their reaction was a lot of fun. While they jumped Jay and I got strudels heating up, we ate, and headed out to play on the tramp for awhile. It was a lot of fun!
And now we're getting ready to head down for a couple of weeks of fun with everyone!
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Have you ever....
heard your own words come out of your child's mouth without any prompting?
We were driving home from a friend's party this evening and had to pass in front of the lake. And there were people IN the lake...it's like 15 degrees Celsius today...definitely not lake weather in my mind. Anyways, I didn't comment but Zane piped up from the back
"Honestly people! It's not even summer! "
Then he looked over at the Big Moo and noticed the summer lake toys out
"Floaty toys? What are they thinking? It's not like it's summer!"
By this time I'm biting my lip and hoping I'm not going to make it bleed! It was so funny to hear him talk like that because I KNOW he got it from me! And I agreed with him....except maybe the floaty toys. You can buy them at any time and save them for a nice hot day. Oh my son. You make me laugh!
Monday, June 08, 2009
Brock at 4 months...
- can roll from tummy to back
- drools EVERYWHERE!
- drools EVERYWHERE!
- talks and babbles....loves to have conversations with you
- is a tight wad with his giggles right now
- his eyes sparkle when he's happy
- his brothers love to smooch on him
- sits in his Bumbo pretty good now
- still likes to be swaddled up to sleep
- goes hot and cold with his soother
- is smaller than the other two
- looks like Zane did at this age
- is growing and changing so fast
- usually sleeps 6 hours to start the night off
- still loves to stand all the time
p.s. for those who noticed the pants REALLY don't match...he just had shots and sore legs...needed something comfy and spacious. His jeans just weren't cutting it.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Firsts....
Rhett peed on the potty for the very first time today. He also peed on the floor 3 times, but heh, let's focus on the positives. Does this mean that I'm full-fledged potty training? For a few hours every day, yes. Slow and steady.
Brock rolled over from his tummy to his back fully without any help. And so it begins!
(and in case you were wondering....the laundry was clean!)
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