PTA

Tonight is the first PTA meeting that I will be going to. I can't believe that I am starting the journy of a child in school. Jonas had his first fundraiser last friday. Which went really well. He had a lot of fun. He has school pictures today and I have PTA this evening. I feel like I am to young to have a kindergardener but really I am not. I can remember having him and just playing with him every waking moment. Now we talk about what he did in school and the different sounds that he is learning for each letter in the alphabet. It is very exciting to see him love learning and he is very good at retaining things. He must be like his dad. Josh is amazing with retaining things.

Jonas also got to attend his first sleep over. On last friday a friend who lives down the street (who has two kids the same ages that our kids are) wanted to have both kids for the evening. Josh and I were able to go to dinner and get a few needed things at Target. We then went and picked Miranda up and Jonas stayed the evening with his friend. I called the next morning and he didn't go to sleep until after midnight. I guess his friend sleeps with lights on and music and Jonas is so used to sleeping in quite and no lights. Funny kid because my friend turned off all that and he was fast asleep. I think that Jonas had a blast because he wants to go back.

On saturday Josh's brother and his wife and kids came over. Leslie and I spent the afternoon shopping at cute little shops. We ended the trip with a trip to the bank and getting some much needed goodies for the game. Josh and Nate watched the Duck game and now planning on watching it together this next weekend. The little boys played together really well. It was a nice day so they were able to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Fin and Miranda took long naps so the guys really did have a good time watching the game together. We also got to be a witness to Fin's first time clapping his hands. He is growing up so fast. Before you know it he will be on two feet running with his brother and cousins.

Well that is the update for our weekend......Until next time.. Thank you to everyone who sponsered Jonas on his first fundraiser!

What a Day......

Well after last night I didn't think anything could get worse. Well it did.... Let me first start off how last night went. Well I decided that before the kids and I went to church that we would stop and get some dinner before heading over. Well I tried rolling my window down and it didn't go down at first. You see it has been having problems for awhile and I just haven't had time to check it out. It did end up rolling down. Well I ordered the food and was driving off when I tried to roll it back up and it wouldn't go up. WHAT! Yesterday of all days it started to rain. Good ole oregon. I drove to church in a panic because I was going to be there for an hour and didn't want my seat to get all wet. Josh was still gone and what was I supose to do. Well I ask a man that was at the church to come look at it. He did and tried a few different things (mind you it is still raining at this point). It still didn't go up. We ended up putting a blanket in the door to keep the rain out. Once I was in the church I called my dad (dad always saves the day!) He told me to put the van in the garage when I got home. Then I thought about a friend of mine that worked on cars. I called his wife right away and asked for help. We ended up going there after church and he worked on it for two and half hours. Right now the window is up and needs to be fixed soon. We are almost done paying on the van so that really bites that it is doing this now. Well that was just the beginning. I got up this morning with not to much sleep to a phone call stating that one of my day care kids wasn't at her house to take him to school and I haven't heard from the dad. (he was to pay me today.) So I called his sister and she didn't know where he was. Oh no! Well it ended up that he got a flat tire this morning when coming into town. Then another family came in and said that her husband got laid off and starting as of Monday I wouldn't have him anymore (well of course until he found something else.) YUCK! What a day today has been. So now I am going to be fixing the van window and hoping that it isn't going to cost a ton of money and praying that my daycare family will be able to find a job and I will get him back. WOW! I keep thinking Lord what kind of lesson do you want me to learn. Is there something that I am doing wrong, I will change it....to much going on here.

On a better note I am watching my very cute nephew who is dressed in beaver gear. Tonight they have a game and I guess he can stay in that outfit...hahahaha! Just kidding! He is way to cute. Josh comes home today and I can't wait. I haven't heard from him yet and I am ready for him to touch down in Oregon and give me a call. It is about thirty mins when that will happen. Yeah. Soon I will be hugging him and kissing him!

Tomorrow is Jonas Fitness Fundraiser! He is so excited. My dad and my aunt are going to go and watch him. I am so excited. I hope to also start him in basketball next week. I hope he enjoys it. He really has never played basketball before so I hope he can stay and enjoy it.

Well I better get to my house full..........

Big Screen!

Jonas had his first time on the big screen at church. Jonas was asked to do a video. Our friend came over on saturday and tape Jonas. He was to make a video for the pastor about the sermon. The sermon was talking about the church. Jonas did the saying " Here is the church, Here is the stepile, Open the doors and see all the people." Our friend did it like a comerical. It is so cute and so much fun. Jonas felt like a star. He kept saying to us here it comes mom here it comes. What a cutie. When I get the video I will put it on so that you all can see it. Very proud mom here.

Today was a hard day. Josh left for a business trip and will not be back till thursday. The kids already seem like they are having a hard time. Jonas is very weepy. I just hope it is because he hasn't gotten a lot of sleep. He got off the bus today very sad. Not sure why but he said that he didn't think that the bus was going to stop for him. It was very sad. Poor little guy. Tonight he was also a little sad when we had to leave a friend of ours house. He just isn't his self. Not sure what is going on. Now Jonas and Miranda have had baths and are fast asleep. Jonas sleep well my little man tomorrow will be a better day.....

Friday Night!

Do you remember as a kid getting those wax lips and chewing them to pieces. Well I was in the store the other day and found them. So of course since I love having them I bought them for my kids. Well needless to say this was as much as they got out of them. Jonas put his down right away and Miranda spit hers out. Still makes a cute picture.

Tonight we had dinner at Pizza King with some friends and thier kids. It is a pizza place that is a kids dream. It has lots of games, playground, and face painting on Friday nights. Usually Jonas is pretty scared of the clown that does the face painting but he did great. This is Jonas as batmann and Zack as the lizardman. Zack and Jonas are the same age and we only live a couple of houses down from them. Jonas and Zack love playing together and have look forward to this night for awhile. They had a blast. Miranda and Hannah just played around us the whole evening. It was a great evening of having great food, great conversation and getting to know friends better.

Miranda is a butterfly. Hannah was to scared of the clown to get that close (I would be too.) Well that is enought for this evening.... Have a great night see you in the funny pages tomorrow....

New Mom's Club!

Today was the first day of our new mom's club. It is held at our church every thursday. It was a blast. It gives me time to be with other moms and know that I am not the only one going through this craziness. Today we just got to know each other. We also made apple duplings. They look so good. The whole theme today was apple. All the wonderful treats were made from apple in some form. It was great. They also have great people taking care of the children. Jonas and Miranda both got to make masks and other wonderful activities. They had a blast. It was so wonderful and I can't wait until next week to do it all over again.
Last night was the first time we actually had to come up with a punishment for Jonas. Other then the norm of going to time out. Jonas is now getting old enough that he has to learn another way in order to know that we mean business and it is not okay. The other night Jonas went into our room and earsed all of Josh memory card (playstation). Josh went in and found that some of it was missing. So Josh went to Jonas and asked him about it. Jonas said that he had no clue, then later admitted that he did do it. Not really sure how he did it but this hasn't been the first time. Because Jonas didn't tell the truth the first time Josh wanted to have punishment for him. Josh asked him what it should be and Jonas couldn't come up with anything. Then I said that he wasn't able to watch TV for all of Thursday. Which is a big deal because Jonas loves to watch power rangers in the evening. Jonas was very sad but he knew that he did something that wasn't okay and had to follow mommy and daddy. Jonas is doing really well. Everytime he walks into a room with the TV on he walks away. WOW! We are raising a wonderful little boy! I hope this contiunes.
Until later....

To Early!

GoodMorning! Miranda has woken up around 5:30 this morning. She is now coughing so it is hard for her to sleep. Although mommy would have liked a little more sleep. It is good because now I can get some stuff done around the house before church and the heat. It is supose to be really hot today like in the 90's. Yuck. I thought that we were going into fall. Yeah right.
On friday Jonas came home with homework. Can you believe in Kindergarden they have homework. Crazy. It isn't anything hard but still. I think it is funny. Jonas is doing really good. He is learning what each letter in the Alphabet sounds like. He has a little saying to go with each one. If you see him you should ask him. Very impressive.
Well I better start getting somethings done before I have to start getting ready for church. Going to need a large coffee this morning...

Bowling Fun!

Last night was the kick off for Caravans. It is a program at our church for the children during the school year. I teach the benson buddies which is the four and five year olds. It is a lot of fun and they are full of energy. Anyway. We went bowling for this kick off. Jonas loves to bowl and it is a lot of fun to watch him. Now on the lane that he was on there probally is a dent from where the ball hit everytime. He is a funny kid. All the kids did really well and enjoyed the fun.

Here are a few pictures from the evening...

This is my friend April who's mom passed away a few weeks back. She is going to love me that I put this picture on here but I think it is a funny picture. The coolest thing happen to her yesterday. Her daughter is staying with her dad during this hard time. She was cleaning somethings up and found a journal that her grandma was writing in. Inside it had a little letter to each daughter. I thought was amazing. It is like God was giving the girls a little piece of there mom to comfort them.

Today I also got to watch Eli again. He is such a sweet little man. I love him. I am so lucky that I get to spend some time with him each week. In this picture I think he looks a lot like my brother. What a cutie!One last picture for the evening. Isn't she beautiful. Sissy isn't feeling the greatest today. I can tell that school has started because we all have snotty noses again. Yuck. No fun. I just hope that she sleeps well tonight. Sleep tight my little one....

Bus Ride Home....

Yesterday was Jonas first trip on the bus. The day before I spoke to the bus driver to see how it all works for Kindergardeners and she advised me that they would pick him up @ noon at our house and then he would be dropped off in front of our house @ 3:30 ish. Yesterday Jonas got to take the bus home. He runs off bus really excited the first thing that he told me was " Mom I didn't have to wear a seat belt on the bus." Funny kid. He loves his teacher and loves going to school. This afternoon Jonas and another daycare child got on the bus for school and get to ride it home. How fun.

Jonas is doing really well in school and I really like his teacher. Mrs. Hart always greets him with a smile and says that he is doing really well. Man kindergarden is a lot different then when I was in school. They don't just play the day away and learn thier ABC's. Jonas has a special seat and the day is very planed out for them. When I walked into his classroom I knew it was the right place for him. The other day I asked Jonas if he made any new friends and he said yes. I then asked him what there name was (expecting him to say a boys name) and he said Sarah. Then he said "I was thinking mom that she is my girlfriend." He makes me laugh he is just in kindergarden. Silly kid.

This picture makes me laugh. I walked into the playroom and Jonas and Miranda were watching cartoons. They were sitting just like this. Miranda must really love her brother. All day she has used him as a pillow. This little girl is really tired. Jonas is so funny when taking pictures. He thinks that he has to be funny or do some kind of look.
Anyway. Enough for today.... Tomorrow is another day in life of Jonas and Miranda.....

First Day of Kindergarden!

Well today I took my baby to his first day of kindergarden. Jonas was very excited all day long. Jonas is in afternoon kindergarden so that means he doesn't go until 12:15 PM. So of course all morning long I got the "mom is it time yet." "No Jonas not until after lunch." He was so cute. When we got the school Jonas ran up to his teacher and said "Hi Mrs. Hart, I am glad to see you again." Her response was " I am so glad to see you again Jonas." He found his name on the board and put that I would be picking him up. He then also found his table where he would be sitting. I can't believe that he was so comfortable and this was no big deal to him. He was so excited.

So now I wait for my little boy to come home from school. More to come of Jonas kindergarden experience.....

It was also Jihanna's First day of Preschool. She is like another child to me. I call her my third child although I didn't have to be pregnant with her....hehehehehe.

Enough for this afternoon. I will tell you how his day went later....

My Husband is home......

Josh return safe and sound this evening. After two days of being in the wilderness he has come home. He went back packing with his dad to Strawberry Mountain. He came home very dirty but with some really nice pictures of his adventure. From what I hear he almost fell off a bridge, he says he was trying to get a better look at the waterfall. Funny. I think that he had a blast. He already talked about going at least two times next summer. He really wants to take Jonas on his own back packing trip. Not to sure about that one. He is going to have to promise a lot for me to let him to do that. :) I am really glad to have him back. I love you Joshua!
Tonight at dinner Jonas said the sweetest thing. He said " mom when I go to Kindergarden I will remember you and when I get really old I will remember you too mom." " I will always remember you mom." Not really sure where that all came from but I have been a little weepy this weekend. (has to do with not a lot of sleep) My little boy is no longer little and he will be entering the world of school. So strange because it seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. Sappy mom here!
Off to bed I go.... Really tired after not sleeping very well with out Josh.
Jonas, I thank Jesus everyday for you. You are very special to me and I am so lucky that God thought I would be the best mom for you.....

Lonely!

Today is the first of two nights with out Josh. He is backpacking with his dad. I am sure they sitting under the stars right now just talking away. When Josh gets around his dad they can talk forever. I hope he does some resting out there because when he gets home I would like a little break. I really hope he is having a good time. I am not sure he even slept last night because he was so excited. What a cutie. I sure do love him but I did what any wife would do. I gave him the low down on you know... don't get hurt....make sure that you don't do something stupid....I want a husband to come home.

Anyway.

Today was the first day that I got to watch Eli. He is so cute and a lot of fun. He is now rolling from his tummy to his back. He laughs a lot and both of his cousins were totally in love with him. Jonas just played and played with him. He then wanted to go outside and he turned to me and said "mom can you babysit Eli while I go outside." he was so cute.

Today we found out that Jonas is in afternoon Kindergarden. Yuck! Totally messing my whole day up. Not sure what I am supose to do now. I have to many kids to make that work. I guess tomorrow is spent figuring out how to get my son to and from school. I think I have a plan but we will see. So monday my baby starts school. Until then....

Nice Weekend!

Ducks won 44 to 10. It was the greatest game. So much fun. There is nothing like being in the stadium and watching the game. Everyone is so pumped and you are in the middle of it. What a feeling. It was so much fun hanging out with friends and Josh. After the game we headed for Shari's. After a game like that you can't just go home and sleep. We were exhasted but you still were on a high. It was so much fun. Then back to Josh's mom house.

This is the picture that we returned to. Miranda must have crawled into bed with Jonas. She usually crawls into bed with us so it was a nice thing to see that she crawled in w/ comfort. What cute kids I have.

On Sunday morning after we got up we headed to the farm. Jonas and Miranda both feed goats. They loved every moment of that. The farm has a lot of different things that kids can do. They have goats, horses, lamas, and lots of room to run. They also have a nice playground that at the end of the trip Jonas and Miranda played on. Later when we returned Josh's brother Nate and his wife Leslie and their children Maysen and Griffin came over. Jonas and Mason love to play together and now that Miranda is older she loves it too. Griffin is getting really big. He is crawling everywhere and loves to explore your face. He just looks and looks. What a cute little boy. I wasn't feeling very well due to lack of sleep so I went in to check on Miranda who was taking a nap and laid down. Bad decision because I ended up falling asleep. I didn't mean to but it happen. When I got up everyone had taken off. I felt horable for not spending time with them. Sorry Nate and Leslie and Jen for not hanging out more. I promise next time I will be the life of the party.... hehehe.

More pictures from the farm...

Jonas is King of the world here!





Well that was a weekend. Today Jonas is going on a date (3 connect a date) w/ Granny. He is so excited.