I'm extremely proud of Kailey and Natalie :)
Kailey is doing so well in Kindergarten. Her reading skills are improving and she read her first book by herself this week. She prefers Mommy to read but I keep telling her that she can have the most amazing adventures when she reads herself. One day, when she is able to read chapter books, she will understand. I'm thankful for her teacher at school. Kailey has had the best year and Tom and I couldn't ask for a better teacher. She truly cares about her students and even has a blog for the class. Now Tom and I can see what Kailey is doing all day!
Natalie is ready for Kindergarten, that's for sure. She loves her Preschool class but is having to take a break from it while I find another job. Natalie was ready for Kindergarten this year but I think she will benefit from waiting one more year. Natalie loves to read and is always asking us to read with her. She's at the same reading level as Kailey, so we are very happy with that.
Both girls are big helpers at home. They love to help with the laundry and would from time to time I let them stir whatever is cooking on the stove. But I still make them leave the kitchen when I open the oven door. I'll probably still do that when they are teenagers! It's a habit :)
The girls love Church, which is awesome! We have a great children's ministry at our Church. Kailey loves Sparks and Natalie is a little sad that this is her last year in Cubbies. It's exciting to see them memorize their Bible verses and get their patches. They definitley know who Jesus is and are retaining what they learn about him.
I just took some time to reflect on our kids and how much they have changed over the years. While they are growing up too fast, they are exactly where they need to be and Tom and I are excited to see where they are going!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Long Time No Blog
Looks like I missed the entire month of November, so here's a little catch up.
Our family enjoyed lots of yummy food at Thanksgiving and we were able to share the yumminess with some people from the base. The day after Thanksgiving we decorated our Christmas tree and set-up the Christmas village. The girls had so much fun doing this and they can't stop looking at the tree lights and ornaments. They've always loved Christmas, but Kailey loves this holiday just a little more than Natalie. It's fun to watch their faces.
At Church, I have been busy with the Praise Choir getting ready for the Christmas Program. It's going to be awesome! I can't wait to see all the kids sing. Last year, Kailey and Natalie kind of stood there but they looked cute :)
We have a Christmas party to go to and possibly a dinner on Christmas Eve, and let's not forget the ginger bread house project. Tom has been wanting to do this with the girls for a couple of years and we found a kit at Costco.
Our lives are so busy. Between work, the kids and Church we have so little time for each other. The four of us need a vacation. Not a vacation to visit family either, some time alone just the four of us. I'm thinking this summer we should find a cabin here in Idaho and enjoy the beauty of nature.
On that note, I think I will do tinker around with google.
Happy holidays and may God bless everyone!
Julia
Our family enjoyed lots of yummy food at Thanksgiving and we were able to share the yumminess with some people from the base. The day after Thanksgiving we decorated our Christmas tree and set-up the Christmas village. The girls had so much fun doing this and they can't stop looking at the tree lights and ornaments. They've always loved Christmas, but Kailey loves this holiday just a little more than Natalie. It's fun to watch their faces.
At Church, I have been busy with the Praise Choir getting ready for the Christmas Program. It's going to be awesome! I can't wait to see all the kids sing. Last year, Kailey and Natalie kind of stood there but they looked cute :)
We have a Christmas party to go to and possibly a dinner on Christmas Eve, and let's not forget the ginger bread house project. Tom has been wanting to do this with the girls for a couple of years and we found a kit at Costco.
Our lives are so busy. Between work, the kids and Church we have so little time for each other. The four of us need a vacation. Not a vacation to visit family either, some time alone just the four of us. I'm thinking this summer we should find a cabin here in Idaho and enjoy the beauty of nature.
On that note, I think I will do tinker around with google.
Happy holidays and may God bless everyone!
Julia
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A New Book
I ordered some new books for Kailey from the scholastic program, and one of the books made me smile last night. It's called "Llama Llama Red Pajama." It's a very cute story about a little Llama whose Mama Llama tells him to go to bed and she will be right there to tuck in him. But the little Llama gets nervous that Mama Llama isn't coming and he gets impatient. By the end of the book little Llama learns that sometimes Mama is busy and can't always get to him right this second. Of course if it's an emergency I am sure Mama Llama would not wait :) We have this problem with our kids a lot! We send them upstairs to get pj's on, get in bed and we tell them we'll be right there. But then they start crying and yelling for us. They don't understand that Mommy and Daddy have to clean up before going to bed too!
When Tom was done reading the book, I smiled and said that I bet the author of the book was a Mom who decided to turn a few nights (just like ours) into a cute children's book.
If you haven't read the book, it's cute and you should read it at least once.
Back to the sicky in the family, Natalie, who is feeling better but needs some fluids so must go take care of that. Have a good day!
When Tom was done reading the book, I smiled and said that I bet the author of the book was a Mom who decided to turn a few nights (just like ours) into a cute children's book.
If you haven't read the book, it's cute and you should read it at least once.
Back to the sicky in the family, Natalie, who is feeling better but needs some fluids so must go take care of that. Have a good day!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
My First Mile
After a few weeks of alternating walking and running, I finally ran my first mile!!!
I'm very excited about this. I have never been a fan of running or cardio for that matter. Running is making me stronger and I have more energy than ever. I am running on a treadmill, but I need to run on the pavement more because I have been told it's different.
Our gym is awesome! I know I have blogged about it before but I can't tell you enough what a blessing it is to our family! The girls love going to the daycare and playing. It keeps them active and allows us to workout. The gym has so many members that I know eventually they will need a bigger place. The Lord has blessed this facility in so many ways. It's a Christian atmosphere and the owners are awesome!
Natalie has show and tell tomorrow at Preschool and she chose her Sleeping Beauty Barbie. Kailey is finally excited to go to Sparks at Church. She was sad for the first two weeks that she couldn't go to Cubbies with Natalie. But she loves Sparks now.
Speaking of Kailey, she will be six next week! I can't believe it! My babies are growing up too fast. We are having a little party just the four of us. Unfortunately we were not able to invite all of her friends from school this year or our friends from Mountain Home. But Kailey understands.
Well, that is all for now. I'm going to soak in a hot tub to help my legs. They are sore but that's always the case after I work them out. Hope everyone is having a good week and if it's cold, stay warm!
Julia
Well,
I'm very excited about this. I have never been a fan of running or cardio for that matter. Running is making me stronger and I have more energy than ever. I am running on a treadmill, but I need to run on the pavement more because I have been told it's different.
Our gym is awesome! I know I have blogged about it before but I can't tell you enough what a blessing it is to our family! The girls love going to the daycare and playing. It keeps them active and allows us to workout. The gym has so many members that I know eventually they will need a bigger place. The Lord has blessed this facility in so many ways. It's a Christian atmosphere and the owners are awesome!
Natalie has show and tell tomorrow at Preschool and she chose her Sleeping Beauty Barbie. Kailey is finally excited to go to Sparks at Church. She was sad for the first two weeks that she couldn't go to Cubbies with Natalie. But she loves Sparks now.
Speaking of Kailey, she will be six next week! I can't believe it! My babies are growing up too fast. We are having a little party just the four of us. Unfortunately we were not able to invite all of her friends from school this year or our friends from Mountain Home. But Kailey understands.
Well, that is all for now. I'm going to soak in a hot tub to help my legs. They are sore but that's always the case after I work them out. Hope everyone is having a good week and if it's cold, stay warm!
Julia
Well,
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Busy Bees
Our family is finally settling down after a busy weekend. Thank goodness it's not over yet so I can recover for a few hours :)
After praying and much thought, Tom and I decided to host a small group. Our Church has small groups that meet in homes during the week. It's a wonderful time to fellowship, catch up with friends and share God's word. Tom and I have signed up to host one in our home but so far we do not have anyone signed up. Our first get together is October 9th so hopefully God will send some people our way. So, yesterday morning we spent a few hours at Church in leadership training. We proceeded to the outlet stores to buy some fall/winter clothes for the girls, a few pieces for myself, and then I had to be back at Church for Praise Choir.
Today was just as busy as I sang both services with the choir. Tom and I help out in the Children's Ministry during the 11am service which is something we have thoroughly enjoyed. It's a blessing to hang out with the kids and watch them grow as they learn about God. When I was younger, we always attended Church and I loved sunday school. I am thankful those people took the time to share God's word with me. It's not easy. It can be very exhausting but God calls each of us to share his word with EVERYONE and that includes the little ones. Tom and I feel that at this time, God wants us serving in these areas in our church. It's an exciting time for us because God is opening up doors for our family.
On a not so happy note...Kailey will be seeing a specialist tomorrow about her stomach. She has episodes where she throws up and can't stop, therefore she becomes dehydrated and has to go to the ER. She was hospitalized earlier in the summer but tests did not show anything. Hopefully this doctor will be able to help her and give us answers. Tom and I ask that you please pray for Kailey, and that we would be patient as we go through this.
I'm off to snooze for a bit. Hope you are all having a good weekend and remember that the Lord never gives us more than we can handle.
Julia
After praying and much thought, Tom and I decided to host a small group. Our Church has small groups that meet in homes during the week. It's a wonderful time to fellowship, catch up with friends and share God's word. Tom and I have signed up to host one in our home but so far we do not have anyone signed up. Our first get together is October 9th so hopefully God will send some people our way. So, yesterday morning we spent a few hours at Church in leadership training. We proceeded to the outlet stores to buy some fall/winter clothes for the girls, a few pieces for myself, and then I had to be back at Church for Praise Choir.
Today was just as busy as I sang both services with the choir. Tom and I help out in the Children's Ministry during the 11am service which is something we have thoroughly enjoyed. It's a blessing to hang out with the kids and watch them grow as they learn about God. When I was younger, we always attended Church and I loved sunday school. I am thankful those people took the time to share God's word with me. It's not easy. It can be very exhausting but God calls each of us to share his word with EVERYONE and that includes the little ones. Tom and I feel that at this time, God wants us serving in these areas in our church. It's an exciting time for us because God is opening up doors for our family.
On a not so happy note...Kailey will be seeing a specialist tomorrow about her stomach. She has episodes where she throws up and can't stop, therefore she becomes dehydrated and has to go to the ER. She was hospitalized earlier in the summer but tests did not show anything. Hopefully this doctor will be able to help her and give us answers. Tom and I ask that you please pray for Kailey, and that we would be patient as we go through this.
I'm off to snooze for a bit. Hope you are all having a good weekend and remember that the Lord never gives us more than we can handle.
Julia
Sunday, September 13, 2009
New pictures
Kailey's first day of School...yea!
Our maple tree is slowly getting bigger.
What a day for a mow Tommy.
Our spoiled fur baby; Mr. Dante.Saturday, September 12, 2009
Picture this...
A near accident occured earlier today. I'm a big fan of the Golden Girls so I will set it up Sophia style :)
Picture it....Kuna 2009.
Tom was unloading rock. I was supervising :) Kailey and Natalie were playing in dirt.
I didn't want the girls to get extremely dirty so I asked them to stop playing in the dirt. Natalie listened but Kailey didn't. So she got in trouble.
Kailey starts crying and decides to disobey further by picking up a tool that she isn't supposed to play with. A very looooooong screwdriver. I asked her to put it down. She didn't. I began to walk towards her and she starts running.....with the screwdriver. I run after her.
Let me just pause for a brief moment to say that kids are extremely fast and I am extremely out of shape.
Back to the story. Kailey is running and suddenly stops and turns towards me with the screwdriving pointing at me. I stopped in time to miss what could have been a messy accident.
Thankfully, no ER visits today. I explained to Kailey, in a very frustrated tone I might add, that she could have hurt Mommy and herself. She knows not to run with scissors but I guess that knowledge went right out the window today.
Things are better now. But every time I think about it and what could have happened I cringe.
It's times like these that I think "didn't I teach her better?" and "why can't the kids listen?" It's a frustrating time in our lives with Kailey because she doesn't listen very well. Sometimes she does awesome but she keeps getting in trouble at school. Remember the frog blog....yep the frog is not staying where it should. Must get through to Kailey somehow.
Okay. So the end of the story and pizza is on it's way. So I am going to close and leave on a happy note before another incident happens. Because it's bound to happen.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Picture it....Kuna 2009.
Tom was unloading rock. I was supervising :) Kailey and Natalie were playing in dirt.
I didn't want the girls to get extremely dirty so I asked them to stop playing in the dirt. Natalie listened but Kailey didn't. So she got in trouble.
Kailey starts crying and decides to disobey further by picking up a tool that she isn't supposed to play with. A very looooooong screwdriver. I asked her to put it down. She didn't. I began to walk towards her and she starts running.....with the screwdriver. I run after her.
Let me just pause for a brief moment to say that kids are extremely fast and I am extremely out of shape.
Back to the story. Kailey is running and suddenly stops and turns towards me with the screwdriving pointing at me. I stopped in time to miss what could have been a messy accident.
Thankfully, no ER visits today. I explained to Kailey, in a very frustrated tone I might add, that she could have hurt Mommy and herself. She knows not to run with scissors but I guess that knowledge went right out the window today.
Things are better now. But every time I think about it and what could have happened I cringe.
It's times like these that I think "didn't I teach her better?" and "why can't the kids listen?" It's a frustrating time in our lives with Kailey because she doesn't listen very well. Sometimes she does awesome but she keeps getting in trouble at school. Remember the frog blog....yep the frog is not staying where it should. Must get through to Kailey somehow.
Okay. So the end of the story and pizza is on it's way. So I am going to close and leave on a happy note before another incident happens. Because it's bound to happen.
Have a good weekend everyone!
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