I don't even know where to start. I have logged on so many times and have about 10 blogs that i have started and never finished, seems to be a pattern in my life!!!
The end of summer is here, and I've spent the last couple of weeks, traveling down the road trip of my life. It's been great. But first I'll start with an update on the kids.
Tyler turned one this summer. Woohoo!! He is still my little happy guy though. Always laughing and smiling and so curious about life. Its so amazing to sit and watch him explore everything that he can get his hands on, and even the things that he can't. He's been walking for quite some time now, and lately has been attempting to run. Hilarious to watch, but no matter how many times he falls, he gets up and takes off again. He absolutely loves to rough house, hmm... wonder why? He really didn't have a choice having three older brothers that like to think of him as their personal play toy. I could go on and on about him, there's so much to talk about. His first camping trip, first trip out on the boat, first ride on the quad, (he was hooked by the way), but most importantly, was his first discovery of a basketball. Brought a tear to my eye!! He was out in the backyard one day playing and i went to check on him because he was way too quiet, and those of you that have kids, knows that is a certain sign of someone being up to no good!! I came upon the sliding glass door and peered outside, and there was Tyler holding my ball. So I kept back and waited quietly watching him. Now, if I was thinking, I would've grabbed the video camera. I'm pretty sure the ball out weighed him, by the fact that as he held the ball up, he darn near fell over. He slowly turned the ball over and around, looking at every square inch of it. He bent over and put the ball down in front of him, and took one hand and tried to dribble it. I watched him for a while, completely amazed. I take the boys to the park everyday while I can, before the rainy season starts. I always take our basketballs with us and between the swings, monkey bars, and dodging the hailstorm of bullets from the gazillion little soldiers that band together to take out every form of evil that lives (mainly the parents), I usually get some time to shoot some hoops. Jake has always been the one that follows me out there to play, but his attention is quickly diverted by a little guy that comes to recruit him for the next attack, or butterfly hunt, whichever is on the agenda for the day. But Tyler always sat and watched me play. Even though he's number four for me, I still sometimes forget how much they absorb just by watching. Needless to say, I found the little basketball that his Aunt Laura gave him and I keep it out with all the other balls, but for some reason he always has to take mine!! All of this was only about a month ago, and I swear the kid will be dunking in the next couple of months!! Aside from ball, his other passion is food. The kid can single handedly wipe the pantry out!! And then look for more. If you think you're going to sit down and enjoy something to eat within earshot from him, good luck. He can smell food a mile away and comes at you with his signature look, mouth wide open saying aahhh.
Next is Cole. He is something else. I'm not quite sure how he fits into this family yet, as he is very caring, sweet, and way too nice to be a part of this group!! He turned two earlier this year, but as with anything else he took it in stride. Cole likes to take life at his own speed. And that would be slooooowwww. He's my quiet little shy guy that hides unless he knows you, but is so full of love for those special enough to get close to him. I'll admit I've had my concerns about him, which were only furthered when his pediatrician told me he suspected Cole had high functioning autism. Cole didn't walk until he was almost two, and he doesn't talk, or so he wants us to think!! Personally, I suspect he's a genius. Lol. I finally decided to have him evaluated, because by now he should be driving me a wall with his non stop chatter, but we're lucky to get 20 words a day from him. So his evaluation day came and off we went. I discussed my concerns and answered an amazingly long list of things he can and can't do, say, hear, think, you name it, they asked it. All the while Cole stood behind me because there were unfamiliar people in his presence. He eventually came out of his shell and joined the game we were playing and I quietly took a seat and let them do their thing. Little did I know the surprise he had in store for me. They took him through the standard block stacking, making a train, drawing lines and circles, then, out came the picture book. Haha, I thought, now they'll see where the problem is. Now, keep in mind, when Cole does talk, its very hard to understand him because his words are slurred, and no, i don't give him nyquil on a daily basis, only every other day!! So anyways, out come the pictures and right off the bat is a picture of a banana. Now he knows what that is. He loves them, always says nana, but I can't get him to say banana. No big deal right? Wrong, the lady shows him the pic and asks him what it is. He says, plain as day, thats a banana. What the heck???? Not only did he talk, but he said banana?????? And off he went, naming all 90 pictures and talking up a storm. Talk about looking like an idiot!!!! Thanks Cole! But at least we all know now that the only problem is that Cole functions with his own clock and in his own little world. I do think he is secretly dying to join in on singstar night though. He loves to sing and takes the microphone all over the house rocking out. Completely comical to watch!!
What is there to say about Jake? A few words come to mind, devil child, hell on wheels, emotionally high maintenance, and bossy bossy bossy!! I am happy to say that karate has made some small improvements, and believe me, I'll take what I can get! Its a proud moment when I tell him to go do something and he stands up and says, yes mom, and then, get this, he does what I asked him to. So sweet, now if I can just get him to ease off of doing a knife hand strike on Tyler while they sit in their car seats, I'll be doing good. He is definitely the bossy one of the bunch, however, rules do not apply to him. He'll go out of his way to get up from time out to come tell me that Dylan got up from time out. When I point out that fact that he is up also, he says, but mom, i just had to tell you so you can go whoop his bottom. Such a riot. He's gonna be a handful later. He's going to have girls falling all over him. We were at the market the other day and he found a rack of sunglasses. Of course he had to try them on, oh but this time, he turns to me, while I'm a few aisles away and says, hey mom, I'm so sexy. He's only 4, what am I gonna as he gets older??? He got to experience his first sleep over this summer, with grandma. He has an amazing bond with her. He loved it, was doted on and spoiled of course, so now he always demands that I take him to her house and drop him off. Poor grandma, he runs circles around her.
Dylan started third grade this year and it donned on me that in a couple of years, he'll be in junior high. Geez, I'm getting old!! He is a great kid though. I couldn't do a lot of the things that we do, without him around to help. He has come so far and I am so proud of him. I am sooooooo happy to report that he is easing up on Star Wars, now his focuses are Captain Underpants and Calvin and Hobbes. He has taken such a liking to karate. He absolutely loves it and is doing great in it. His favorite class is his weapons training. He has an amazing bond with Tyler. Always tells everyone Tyler is his favorite brother. He drags that poor kid around everywhere with him. Today I went to go check on them, i couldn't find Tyler and was a little nervous until Dylan told me where he was. Dylan put him in a "rocket ship" (cardboard box) and put him on the trampoline, and was going to launch him into outer space. Now you all know why there are so many trips to the doctors!! All in all, he's growing up into quite a big brother, no matter how much he scares me!! His proudest moment this summer, was catching his first fish, 14in trout at Devils Lake, he was so excited!!!
For me, my favorite thing this summer has been getting in touch with old friends. Getting out and camping, tubing at the lake, trying to keep up with the kids at making smores...all great memories and i look forward to more next summer.
The end of summer is here, and I've spent the last couple of weeks, traveling down the road trip of my life. It's been great. But first I'll start with an update on the kids.
Tyler turned one this summer. Woohoo!! He is still my little happy guy though. Always laughing and smiling and so curious about life. Its so amazing to sit and watch him explore everything that he can get his hands on, and even the things that he can't. He's been walking for quite some time now, and lately has been attempting to run. Hilarious to watch, but no matter how many times he falls, he gets up and takes off again. He absolutely loves to rough house, hmm... wonder why? He really didn't have a choice having three older brothers that like to think of him as their personal play toy. I could go on and on about him, there's so much to talk about. His first camping trip, first trip out on the boat, first ride on the quad, (he was hooked by the way), but most importantly, was his first discovery of a basketball. Brought a tear to my eye!! He was out in the backyard one day playing and i went to check on him because he was way too quiet, and those of you that have kids, knows that is a certain sign of someone being up to no good!! I came upon the sliding glass door and peered outside, and there was Tyler holding my ball. So I kept back and waited quietly watching him. Now, if I was thinking, I would've grabbed the video camera. I'm pretty sure the ball out weighed him, by the fact that as he held the ball up, he darn near fell over. He slowly turned the ball over and around, looking at every square inch of it. He bent over and put the ball down in front of him, and took one hand and tried to dribble it. I watched him for a while, completely amazed. I take the boys to the park everyday while I can, before the rainy season starts. I always take our basketballs with us and between the swings, monkey bars, and dodging the hailstorm of bullets from the gazillion little soldiers that band together to take out every form of evil that lives (mainly the parents), I usually get some time to shoot some hoops. Jake has always been the one that follows me out there to play, but his attention is quickly diverted by a little guy that comes to recruit him for the next attack, or butterfly hunt, whichever is on the agenda for the day. But Tyler always sat and watched me play. Even though he's number four for me, I still sometimes forget how much they absorb just by watching. Needless to say, I found the little basketball that his Aunt Laura gave him and I keep it out with all the other balls, but for some reason he always has to take mine!! All of this was only about a month ago, and I swear the kid will be dunking in the next couple of months!! Aside from ball, his other passion is food. The kid can single handedly wipe the pantry out!! And then look for more. If you think you're going to sit down and enjoy something to eat within earshot from him, good luck. He can smell food a mile away and comes at you with his signature look, mouth wide open saying aahhh.
Next is Cole. He is something else. I'm not quite sure how he fits into this family yet, as he is very caring, sweet, and way too nice to be a part of this group!! He turned two earlier this year, but as with anything else he took it in stride. Cole likes to take life at his own speed. And that would be slooooowwww. He's my quiet little shy guy that hides unless he knows you, but is so full of love for those special enough to get close to him. I'll admit I've had my concerns about him, which were only furthered when his pediatrician told me he suspected Cole had high functioning autism. Cole didn't walk until he was almost two, and he doesn't talk, or so he wants us to think!! Personally, I suspect he's a genius. Lol. I finally decided to have him evaluated, because by now he should be driving me a wall with his non stop chatter, but we're lucky to get 20 words a day from him. So his evaluation day came and off we went. I discussed my concerns and answered an amazingly long list of things he can and can't do, say, hear, think, you name it, they asked it. All the while Cole stood behind me because there were unfamiliar people in his presence. He eventually came out of his shell and joined the game we were playing and I quietly took a seat and let them do their thing. Little did I know the surprise he had in store for me. They took him through the standard block stacking, making a train, drawing lines and circles, then, out came the picture book. Haha, I thought, now they'll see where the problem is. Now, keep in mind, when Cole does talk, its very hard to understand him because his words are slurred, and no, i don't give him nyquil on a daily basis, only every other day!! So anyways, out come the pictures and right off the bat is a picture of a banana. Now he knows what that is. He loves them, always says nana, but I can't get him to say banana. No big deal right? Wrong, the lady shows him the pic and asks him what it is. He says, plain as day, thats a banana. What the heck???? Not only did he talk, but he said banana?????? And off he went, naming all 90 pictures and talking up a storm. Talk about looking like an idiot!!!! Thanks Cole! But at least we all know now that the only problem is that Cole functions with his own clock and in his own little world. I do think he is secretly dying to join in on singstar night though. He loves to sing and takes the microphone all over the house rocking out. Completely comical to watch!!
What is there to say about Jake? A few words come to mind, devil child, hell on wheels, emotionally high maintenance, and bossy bossy bossy!! I am happy to say that karate has made some small improvements, and believe me, I'll take what I can get! Its a proud moment when I tell him to go do something and he stands up and says, yes mom, and then, get this, he does what I asked him to. So sweet, now if I can just get him to ease off of doing a knife hand strike on Tyler while they sit in their car seats, I'll be doing good. He is definitely the bossy one of the bunch, however, rules do not apply to him. He'll go out of his way to get up from time out to come tell me that Dylan got up from time out. When I point out that fact that he is up also, he says, but mom, i just had to tell you so you can go whoop his bottom. Such a riot. He's gonna be a handful later. He's going to have girls falling all over him. We were at the market the other day and he found a rack of sunglasses. Of course he had to try them on, oh but this time, he turns to me, while I'm a few aisles away and says, hey mom, I'm so sexy. He's only 4, what am I gonna as he gets older??? He got to experience his first sleep over this summer, with grandma. He has an amazing bond with her. He loved it, was doted on and spoiled of course, so now he always demands that I take him to her house and drop him off. Poor grandma, he runs circles around her.
Dylan started third grade this year and it donned on me that in a couple of years, he'll be in junior high. Geez, I'm getting old!! He is a great kid though. I couldn't do a lot of the things that we do, without him around to help. He has come so far and I am so proud of him. I am sooooooo happy to report that he is easing up on Star Wars, now his focuses are Captain Underpants and Calvin and Hobbes. He has taken such a liking to karate. He absolutely loves it and is doing great in it. His favorite class is his weapons training. He has an amazing bond with Tyler. Always tells everyone Tyler is his favorite brother. He drags that poor kid around everywhere with him. Today I went to go check on them, i couldn't find Tyler and was a little nervous until Dylan told me where he was. Dylan put him in a "rocket ship" (cardboard box) and put him on the trampoline, and was going to launch him into outer space. Now you all know why there are so many trips to the doctors!! All in all, he's growing up into quite a big brother, no matter how much he scares me!! His proudest moment this summer, was catching his first fish, 14in trout at Devils Lake, he was so excited!!!
For me, my favorite thing this summer has been getting in touch with old friends. Getting out and camping, tubing at the lake, trying to keep up with the kids at making smores...all great memories and i look forward to more next summer.
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