S-Kade-R

Weekly Wrap-up

This has been quite the week with Skylar starting school and Soffee's kittens being born. Skylar has LOVED kindergarten!! She comes home everyday so excited and ready to share every detail of her day. I'm so glad that she loves it so much. She's so cute. Since Skylar was in school everyday this week, we settled more into the school night routine and didn't do too much throughout the week. On Thursday, Ben and Skylar finally got to have their daddy/daughter date at 7 Peaks since kids under 5 aren't allowed in pools because of the freaky virus going around. I stayed at home with the boys and played outside. Kade is OBSESSED with skateboarding right now and it's all that he wants to do. He loves it! It's really funny.
Friday night brought our last Owlz game of the season. It was the mascot, Hootz's, birthday so they had a bunch of his "friends" (other mascots from around the area) there to celebrate. There's nothing like a bunch of freaky guys in costume to make the night entertaining. They had a pinata for the kids-a disaster with 100 kids-but the kids loved it! We had a good time.
Saturday was our busy day. My niece, Katie, was baptized. Nick decided after seeing her that it didn't look as bad as it had when my other niece, Mae, was baptized last month. I asked him if he'd changed his mind about being baptized and he said "Me will do it if you go with me." I told him that Dad would help him get baptized and he said " Okay. Me will do it if Daddy holds my hand." What a cutie! We had a nice lunch at my brother's house, complete with nuzzies from Grandpa!
After the baptism, most of the family headed for the BYU football game. My mom, Ben, and I stayed at our house to babysit the little kids-our kids and my sister's two girls. Skylar was so excited to get to spend the entire day with her cousins. They had such a fun time. Of course, the kittens were a big hit. Soffee's so sweet, but still very concerned, about letting the kids hold them. If we only hold two at a time, it makes her much more relaxed.
Our friends, the Stuebners, blessed their little girl, on Sunday. It was nice to go to that and the great lunch afterwards. As I watched my husband help with both the confirmation of my niece on Saturday and the blessing on Sunday, I felt so glad that I was married to someone that could hold the priesthood. Skylar also received a Father's blessing on Monday before starting school. The priesthood is such a comfort in our home. I swear the only time our kids sit completely still is when he's giving them a blessing. I'm so glad that we are able to benefit from it.

You're not so dumb as I think I are

Totally into Twilight

Last night I finished the latest installment, Eclipse, of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. I have to say wow! I really enjoyed it. My only problem with it? The next one isn't due out until next fall. It will be hard to wait because I've totally gotten into them. Each one only took me about a week to read and they're all at least 500 pages, I think. Adrianne gave me the first one for my birthday and I'm so glad she did. Ben teases me because the main audience is teenage girls. But I'd beg to differ on that. Everywhere I go, I see adult women reading them. I even saw a lady reading it while driving, which I definitely don't condone, but totally understand how hard it is to put down. For those of you that don't know the premise-it is basically about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire-but he's a good vampire. Sounds a little hokey, but it is definitely a good read. The author actually graduated from BYU and is LDS-although there's nothing "churchy" in the books at all. I've always claimed that you can be LDS and still really be into the whole horror genre. My brother gave a Book of Mormon to Stephen King while on his mission and I'm pretty sure someday Stephen King is going to pick that up and it will change his life. Anyway, get on Amazon & order the whole series-3 so far-it is very difficult to find them in the store!!!

One Crazy Day!!!!

Okay, I expected today to be crazy and emotional but I had no idea! Today was Skylar's first day of school! Of course, her & Nick(he usually is our early riser-and last to bed!) were up before me. Skylar was so excited! Ben woke me up when he left to work & I jumped in the shower. When I got done I went downstairs to tell the kids to come up for breakfast. They were watching TV and our cat was sitting with them, staring them down, trying to make eye contact. Then I noticed the blood. Soffee finally had her babies!!! Of all days for this to happen. She seriously looked relieved when she saw me and guided me to where they were-4 little adorable kittens. To quote Nick, "It is awesome!!" I was so proud of Soffee. She had done it all by herself and cleaned up most of the mess. I wasn't too happy about her sitting on our couch but hey, we need a new couch anyway. Of course, she didn't have her babies where I wanted her to but she didn't object to me moving them. She has been the perfect little mother all day. Everytime she heard someone cry or scream she'd come into the room and meow like she wanted us to be quiet for her sleeping kittens. The kids have loved it and it's been so fun to watch them dote on Soffee. The biggest challenge is keeping them away and letting her have her peace!!
After the exciting morning rush we walked Skylar to school. Ben drove over from work to meet us and send her on her way. A girl from our ward in Skylar's class came over yesterday so that they could meet and play. Today, like old friends, they grabbed hands and entered the world of kindergarten. So cute!! I didn't burst out crying like I expected, but McKade did! He did not want to see his Skylar go! After taking a dozen pictures, I walked home with the boys with a heavy heart, but kept my composure. When I got home I shed a couple of tears and cuddled with Nick really close until he said "Mom, can you let go?" My sweet babies are growing up. I'm so excited for them because I know how much fun they'll have in life but I also know that it's so hard! Plus I love them sweet and little. Well, of course, Skylar LOVED school!!! She has not stopped talking about how much fun she had. I'm so glad she's so excited!!
Ben & I have been bugging Skylar about taking off the training wheels on her bike. She has been adamant that she was not ready at all. Today she asked me if she could ride her bike to school and I told her she had to have the training wheels off. So, that's all it took. She was ready. So, tonight they came off and she was on her way!! She did pretty good-much better than me when I learned. We will continue to practice but she is determined to get that bike to school within the week.
Anyway, it has been one of the craziest days in a long time. I feel like it's been a whole week's worth in one day! I had insomnia last night so I only slept about 4 hours so I'm in definite need of a bed. What a day, what a day!!

Weekly Wrap-up

This week feels like it hasn't been as busy but looking back it still has. I think it's been less hectic because Seven Peaks is closed during the day so we've only been one time this week instead of our usual trip or two during the days. So, I guess we're slowing down on the fun-filled days of summer and settling into the more mellow days of the school year.
Monday Ben and I went out to dinner with the adult members of my family for my dad's and sister-in-law's birthday. I don't think that we've ever done that since I have been an actual adult. I'm the youngest in the family so it's great to finally make it to the adult's table!!! It was nice to get together. My dad is so awesome. When I was in high school we didn't get along too well (totally my fault-I was such a punk!) but now I value our relationship so much! He's turning the big 69 which seems so weird because 70 year olds used to seem so old!! I guess he's still got one year of youth left. That's how I felt at 29!!! Happy Birthday Dad!! I love you!!!
On Tuesday I got together with one of my high school buddies, Om. Her and another friend, Rachel, and I have been getting together more this year. Rachel had to cancel on us so it was just Om and I and our kids. We went to the park near our high school and just chilled while the kids played. Om's always been such a great example to me. She's the kind of person that you can just count on to do the right thing. It's great to still have her as a friend.
We've been taking advantage of the cooler weather (it's sad when 90 is cooler, huh?) and hanging outside a lot. McKade had his first go on the skateboard and loved it! I think he's got some talent there. Now we'll definitely have to build that half pipe in our yard that we've been talking about. The kids also did some romping in the sprinklers. It's so much fun to watch them do summer kid stuff!!
Saturday we went to BBQ for a friend's birthday up in the canyon. We had fun playing in the river even though it was freezing!! Afterwards we went to the Owlz game. It was like the shortest game ever. We were about an hour late coming from the BBQ but it was already in the 7th inning by then. They won with a homerun in the bottom of the 9th so it still ended up being fun even though we were only there for a short while. We might make it out to one more this summer but the days are slipping away!
Skylar starts school on Tuesday!! She is sooooo excited. We found out who her teacher is (my first pick so I'm glad) but also found that her two best buddies are in the class that she is not. She was really bummed about that. There is another girl in our ward that is in her class though. Skylar doesn't know her because they are not in the same class at church. I set up a playdate for tomorrow so they can play and then they'll know someone the first day. She seems a little more happy now. I know she's going to make a lot of friends and have a blast! I'm so scared that I'm going to cry the whole way home after taking her. Good thing we live across the street from the school so I don't have to drive and bawl at the same time. We told her that tonight is her last little kid night because tomorrow is a school night!! That's a little weird to say!

Baby No More!

So here's McKade in time-out for the first time! I usually don't start the time-outs until my kids are 18 months old but he's close enough and definitely deserved it. He slapped Nick right across the face!! Of course, Nick was breaking one of McKade's "rules" and cuddling with me. That is something Kade will not tolerate and he let it be known! I don't know what to do with my boys! Lately, they fight like crazy and it's driving me a little crazy. I expected sibling rivalry but it's a little out of control with those two. Nick is always upset with Kade playing with his toys and McKade simply can't handle any association of Nick with his momma. Hopefully we'll figure it all soon and they learn that they can be best buds instead of fighting. But I'm kind of afraid that many time-outs are heading our way. At least they always end with a hug!!!!