Poor blog. I got out of the habit of posting. I've been reading parenting, education, and family type books. You can see where my mind is these days. Poor Easton in a wig has been stuck on the front page of this blog for a while. For the record, I bought that wig so I could turn it into Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh! for Halloween. You know, a very cool sort of character. We don't have a habit of dressing our boys up in girl wigs, just so you know.
Anyway, too much to catch up on, so I'll just stick in some pictures to sum things up. This is Maeleya's nursery:
It's an old pack n' play, and it's mobile too! Which is good, because she doesn't have a room of her own and has been trying out all the rooms to see where she fits the best. The laundry room probably is the most undisturbed place for her to sleep, although it makes getting laundry done a little tricky. Sometimes you just have to smile at what you have and forget about that magazine perfect picture of a home.
Easton and Ander did soccer this past Spring. Ander really is too young for it, but the alternative was to entertain him on the sideline, after two years of that it was so worth the money to have him play.
That's what he looked like half the time we arrived at practice. 5:30 pm is a tough time to stay awake in the car when you are three.
His black eye is totally unrelated to soccer, but I couldn't resist sticking it in the post. He looks like a Norman Rockwell image.
The school year finished, and summer is about done.
That is a snapshot of Easton at his Kindergarten program. Uhhh, does he look a little tall? After I married Michael, he mentioned he was six feet tall by 6th grade. Easton is doomed.
Our grass turned to hay by the 4th of July in this drought-of-a-summer.
We've been doing the normal summer things to beat the heat, like giant slip n' slides and things of that nature. (Notice all the hay around)
We went years without going to any grandparents' homes, and then ended up visiting all three sets within one month. It was good to visit.
Our poor Pathfinder had transmission issues on the trips though, and we had to leave it in Utah for a couple of months to get worked on. Lucky for us, my parents let us drive out their old van until we could exchange cars. Even though it was a 93' Dodge Caravan, I have to admit, I could see pros to owning a van. Sliding doors are not pretty to look at, but it was really nice to not worry about the kids bumping cars parked next to us. Vans also have some nice leg room...maybe I'm turning into a minivan person!
It was good to visit Utah again. It has been so long that Kynlee was the only one who had any slight memory of it. I realized there are so many things to do there. It was also good to go to Salt Lake City and have the kids realize that our church isn't just a small brown building, it is something much bigger. I think we should plan to make that trip often in the years to come.
It was great to see the cousins there, climb the mountains to clear our heads, and visit with the Utah grandfolk.
I didn't get a group shot with the my parents, someone wouldn't hold still for one (Mom). I guess we'll try in a few years when we make it back out there.
But, let's mention the latest news, Michael finished up all his residency, fellowship business and is the real doctor deal! Insert official bio:
We're staying in our little house for a while, but I have two sisters within walking distance, so I am not complaining- as long as I get to throw my couches out soon. Kynlee did a triathlon, so I'll post pictures of that at the end, I'm not wearing those ugly, purple glasses anymore, and I'm homeschooling this year.
Wait, what was that last bit? Yes, homeschooling. It's hard to say that word, because it seems to conjure up denim wearing, long haired, strange, isolated, messy people in my mind. Rather than say I'm homeschooling, I'd like to say we are taking a year sabbatical to enlighten our bright children's minds and travel the world. That sounds a lot more cool and intriguing. Minus the last of that sentence about the world travel bit and it's about right. In summary,
1. I have felt inspired to do this.
2. I have no major complaints with our schools, and both kids have had good experiences.
3. My plan is just to do it for a year.
4. I'm excited.
5. I'm scared.
6. In three days school starts!!!
I'm sure I'll talk more about that topic in the future, but...
on another topic, pictures from another trip I mentioned I'd post to family.
Kynlee was inspired to do a triathlon because of her rock, awesome parents who are in training. It was a sauna hot day though. I got sick in the heat just watching her, and she threw up at the end, so did the girl who finished with her. Kynlee wasn't sure she ever wanted to do it again. She said "I thought it would be awesome, but...it was hard!" Ten minutes after she said that, she told us, "OK, I'm ready to do another one." That night, she made me search online for another race.
What an athletic looking kid.
There's a good summary of the latest bit, or rather a lengthy post I guess.
