Isaac and Eric go to Kindergarten

Well yesterday Isaac and Eric started Kindergarten. They were not all the excited about it. And well I had to sike myself up about too. I woke them up and and said" rise and shine little ones on your feet are you ready for school?" They replied with a very basic "ugh no". I told them that they would have lots of fun and that Kindergarten would be a great year cause they will learn how to read. ( they LOVE to learn) They got up, got dressed, ate and brushed their teeth. Then it was time for the bus. As we walked down to the bus stop, a rush of memories over-loaded my mind. Flashbacks from the moment they were born, all of their" firsts", and precious moments from the past 5 years. Where did the time go? When they were toddlers it felt like I was there FOREVER it was some rough times. But it feels like all I did was blink and those moments were gone, just like that. And being that I have other children I know that this is only the beginning and that I will"blink" again and they will be in junior high and then teenagers. I know I have talked about it before, how the times seems to fly by to fast. But it is in this passsage of time you find yourself treasuring those very moments that you thought you never would. You were just in "survival mode" getting through the day and now that it is over for some reason you ALMOST wish you could go back.

So as they got on the bus and I watched them pull away,I started to cry. I knew it was coming. And as much as I had prepared for the moment I could barely stop the tears. I love those boys. I miss them being home with me all day. But time must keep ticking and kids must grow up. I could not wait for them to get home and to hear the report of the day. The first thing Eric says is "Mom you lied to us" I asked" how?" He said" you told us we would learn how to read and we didn't" I just couldn't help but laugh. They had a good day and Isaac said " mom I know how to spell zoo,it's so easy Z-O-O, see I don't need school". Well if only that was all we needed in life, just to know how to spell zoo!!!

Name please

We have had such a difficult time trying to pick a name for this new baby who is due to arrive in about 9 weeks. I fell like we have simply run out of names. Either the name that one of us picks the other doesn't like or we already know someone with that name. I have now come to terms with the fact that I don't care anymore if I already know someone with the name. If Ronnie and I agree then that is all that matters!!! We kinda agreed on Ben but you know a name for your child has to really grab you. And well,though I think it is a cute name, it doesn't grab me. So I thought of Peyton and I REALLY like it ( it grabs me) and Ronnie doesn't dislike it he simply said "that the more I say the name the more he likes it". I had to remind him that it is also a quarterback's name!! So I found myself out of no where saying" Peyton" so he would continue to like it and it would "grab him!" So a possible name is" Peyton Michael" Of course I know what will probably happen what always happens--- once he likes that name I won't. Not on purpose, I guess b/c it is not definite I keep searching and by the time he likes it I have found another name! Ashley also said to us that it is a boy or girl name so even IF the baby turns out to be a girl( she claims that nothing is 100% until the baby is born, ya gotta admire her hope!) we could still name her Peyton and all of my embroidery ( if done) I could still use. What a smart girl I have!!!

Sketti O's & Caleb

Caleb will now only eat if he gets to feed himself. I am having some issues with this, seeing how my chores have now increased a bit! But like any mom, if that is the only way they will eat you just let em do it. No matter what the price you may have to pay. Thankfully the stains came out of this outfit, however next time I give him food with red sauce I will remove the clothes first!

Birthdays and Beginnings

The last week has been crazy! Matt and Ronnie both celebrated birthdays and everyone here is getting ready to begin the school year. Matt is now 14 and all he talks about is next year when he can drive. He continues to make mention of his "dream car". Which is a corvette, by the way! I told him that we all have dreams and that it is ok to do so!!!! He is also getting anxious about starting his freshman year in high school.( I cannot believe I am here ALREADY, where does the time go)Though I am sure he (we) will be fine!
Everyone else is ready for school,too. "2 more days","1 after today" are the words that will echo in my mind today. Even as a mom, I can only describe my own feelings like that of when I was a child towards school." I am nervous, ready for the change , yet NOT ready for all the homework and assignments!" I am praying for a wonderful year ahead. When school starts you can't help but feel like you are turning your kids over to people you don't even know. That is such a hard thing. To leave on the first day of school, after dropping them off. I just want to cry for them. Do they feel abandoned, scared, lonely? All of the sudden, since summer is now over and you are not with them every hour of the day, you have no idea what they may want to tell you b/c you are not there! I know I am thinking way to much into this, and my kids do great in school, but I can't help it! Ok let me say it again I am praying for a wonderful year ahead> I need to focus on the fact that God is STILL with them even when I leave this Friday. And he is EVERY where I can't be with my children. I can hear God telling me,( not audibly) "will you let go, I got this". I need to remember that, though I cannot fathom this, God cares for them more than me and better than me!
Dear Lord,
I thankyou for all of your wonderful blessings. I thankyou for these children that you have entrusted to me. I pray Lord that as school starts this week that you will be with all of us, meeting us where we are, giving us whatever we are lacking. I pray that you will be with my child's teacher and that she is the one chosen by you to suit my child best for this year. Thankyou Lord that you care enough about all these things in our lives that in comparison to your kingdom seem so tedious and worth nothing. Thankyou for all that you are and all you have and will do.
Amen

Day at the Beach

We took the kids to the beach this weekend. It was nice, we haven't been since the summer of Katrina. Things look different there but they have bounced back quickly all things considering. As for Marine Life I guess they have yet to rebuild but from what we saw today there is no need. The kids and Ronnie caught guppies & crabs ( which we did throw back into the water). Then there was a jellyfish and the thing that looked similar to a stingray. I am sure it wasn't b/c when we turned it over it resembled a crab. People were coming over to see all that we attracted and that included the beach patrol! We asked them if they knew what it was, I am still not sure if he was joking when he called it an armadillo crab!

We decided that the water had become somewhat dangerous after the Armadillo Crab and decided to go home. But we did have a lot of fun!

The cutest thing

We were getting ready to leave this morning and Caleb was being himself running around the house getting into everything, and Luke just says the cutest prayer out loud. It went something like this. " Jedus pease come into Cayub's heawt" It was so sweet. I guess he thought that if Jesus came into his heart that Caleb would be a little calmer?! It is amazing what they can understand at such a young age!

Back to "Normal"

I feel like life has just today turned back to normal again. We had a very long,hot but none the less wonderful week. It was the World Series for Jacob. Ronnie was off of work for 10 days, my mom was here and we had ball games ALL week long. Jacob and his team ended up coming in 3rd place which they were very depressed about, they won State a few weeks ago and won the World Series last year and they are a very good team and had a great All-Star season! But as you can tell on Jacob's face 3 rd place was not good enough for him. I think they are awesome and did a wonderful job, they played their hearts out in this extreme heat!



Of course the week wasn't complete without going to the dr ( Isaac had an ear infection) and then Caleb caught the stomache bug that according to my dr is going around right now, but thankfully it only lasts 12 hours!
My mom left Friday,and she was a great help. She stayed home with the kids when Jacob had a game so that I can, for once, enjoy the games without visiting the concessions 20 times during a game or hearing" I'm hot" or "is it over yet?'"She was great! Thanks mom!!!

Ronnie went back to work today and I am surprisingly sad about it. Normally it is a nice change for him to go back to work but it was also nice having him home!

So while baseball is over for now, Matt and Jake are still in summer basketball, Matt is practicing football at his school and we just signed Ashley,Isaac and Eric up for soccer. Jake's football sign ups are this weekend! So we will be busy all to soon again with sports, so I will enjoy the "break"!!!