Monday, November 11, 2013

Austin's 5th Birthday












 
 
Austin wanted an Angry Bird themed party, and I must say I had a blast decorating!! Two days for a 45min party...yeah baby ;) A few kids over for a treasure hunt (to find the cake), cake and ice cream, piƱata, and presents. It really was perfect....anything more would have been too much! Thank you all for his wonderful gifts!

Elko Trip

 Papa and His Grandkids
 Madison and Lucas
Madison and Dallas
 
 Happy Birthday Boys!!
 Lucas
 Dallas
 Dallas walking!!
 
Lucas
 
Had a great visit!! Got to go Trick-or-Treating with the cousins, (pictures on my phone, of course, hopefully I can upload them soon!), My sister and I got to watch the kids for a little bit, and had the boys first birthday party!! Got to meet the new puppy and have our doggies play together for the first time. Went out with some friends and had a blast with karaoke!! All in all it was a really fun, really great trip. One that I will remember for a long time. Thank you everyone for all the great memories made :)

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Canyon Pictures...with the Dog?!?!






They turned out pretty well I think...Miles even got to play in the water! He loved it!

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Last Game Pictures

Love his smile here!!
Austin and Arie.
    His Soccer Picture

 
 Pretty Girl

 
 His Coaches...they were great and did so good with the kids!!

Sunday, October 6, 2013

September!!

September was super busy with soccer, cheer, and hunting. Soccer is almost over, only one more game, and I am a little sad for Austin. He loves to play and looks forward to going to the games. Last game they were short so he got to play almost the whole time. He loved that!! He's getting the hang of it and gets more and more excited each time he gets to play. He has scored a goal in each game he has played since his first goal, and last game almost scored 3 times!! I'm looking for something else to put him in when this is over. He definitely needs something to get all his energy out!! And he hasn't had a single asthma attack since his last one, which is a relief!! I'd hate to have to tell him he couldn't play!
 Madison is still in cheer, for now. Not sure if this is the route we want her to go, so I am going to try and give her different options. We've thought about horse riding, which I would love, but with winter coming it is too far too drive and will be too cold!! Maybe in the spring we can pick that up. There is a dance "studio" in the neighborhood behind us that does dance and tumbling. That will probably be the route we take next for the kids.
School is going great for both of them! Austin has started reading, which he seems to have picked up pretty good. Madison is having a little problem with comprehension, but it gives us something to really work on with her. They both are loving school and are excited to go each day, thankfully!!
I have started something new at bedtime, which I love and want to share. After story we tell each other what we are proud of for each of us, or what we liked the most about what the other person did that day. Its nice to hear what we all come up with and on the really rough days its nice to have a positive end to the day. I urge you to try it....I'm sure you will love it and it will become part of your bedtime routine!!
Garrett went hunting last week, and although he ended up having tag soup, he had a great time and made some awesome memories. He even got to take the kids one afternoon and they were able to sneak up on a doe. The kids loved it and it won't be long and he will have two little hunting buddies!!
This month we also sneaked in a concert. My sister, Garrett, and I went and saw Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and Thompson Square. It was a blast!! We had so much fun and were able to meet up with Steve and Sarah and a few other friends of Garrett's from High School!
Looking forward to a slow October, maybe a Halloween visit to Elko. Will be uploading pictures later today and I will try and get them emailed out.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Soccer and Asthma

Austin had his second soccer game and did so good!! He was out front with the ball whenever he played and was more aggressive with the other team, which the coach told me later that it is a good thing. It just means that he has what it takes to play soccer. Madison never did that, but then again, she never really liked it! Watching Austin play is completely different than when Madison played, so maybe soccer will be his thing, as long as his asthma holds off. Last night, after playing hard all day, Austin had his first full blown asthma attack. He woke at 10p.m. and couldn't breath. I've never heard him wheeze so hard!! It was super scary, but we (ok Garrett....I was a wreck.... again) got him calmed down with help from his nebulizer, inhaler, and a walk in the fresh air. His lungs are still tight and he's "barking" like a seal, but seems better this morning. My friend has a boy who has attacks like this 2 times a week and she told me that we have to find his "trigger." Could be allergies, the cold rain he was playing in yesterday, or the fact that he played outside, hard, all day. For now we are giving him extra cuddles and lots of rest....for all of us :)

Thursday, September 5, 2013

First Soccer Game

 Practice
Every time he ran by me he waved!!

 Falling on the ball.

Miles watching the kids!