It's go time!

I just noticed that the "baby ticker" on my blog says, "It's go time!". I don't think that anyone has told the baby. I'll be sure to let her know ASAP & we'll see how she feels about it. :)

Little Bits of Lately

Trinity has officially learned to ride a bike with NO training wheels YAY!!!

She practiced & practiced riding on the short grass just outside of our house. It was perfect because if she fell it didn't hurt & She really learned how to ride steadily.

These pics are from her second day riding & it was so funny because she would look at the ground & not in front of her. (such concentration on her face!!) We are so proud of her (she's pretty proud too) and fully admit that we as parents did pretty much nothing to help her learn. yikes!

Brinley has really taken a step up in the role of "big sister" & 6 weeks being without Trin as head honcho has given her a chance to shine. Her newest accomplishment is vacuuming. She loves that she can do it herself, even though the vacuum weighs as much as she does. Brinley has also been an awesome helper to clean up, help with Grayden, & is excited to prove how much help she will be when the baby sister arrives.
Grayden all of a sudden grew up into a toddler & unfortunately is also growing out of his daily 2 hour nap. :( I know he still needs them & if the mood around the house is right he still gets a 45 minute to an hour nap in there.
I couldn't believe he actually fell asleep like this!
We also got a new horse & the kids are working diligently to get him broken in so that they can all ride together.

Its a work in progress...

At least this horse knows how to help them break the fall.

*This poor old horse feels sorta like he's been put out to pasture since his last football injury. A dislocated shoulder ended his semi-pro football playing season early. (I'm secretly smiling)
And...last but not least; here are a few of the dreaded belly shots that so many people always want to see. (The lighting in the kitchen was horrible, so ignore my pasty white skin in the first one)


Yes, I am still pregnant & doing fine. Monday the 16th is supposed to be the "big day" however, my Midwife told me yesterday that as long as the baby is fine they will let me go past my due date up to 12 days!! Yikes-I hope the baby wasn't listening to that!!


Did you notice my small bowl of ice cream waiting to be eaten?? OH YEA, bring on the cookies'n cream!! (I can't promise that the chips will be left alone for long either. hehehee)

Sir?

I am using the computer at the library while Brin looks at a few books. There are some older kids running around in the children's section. (kids that are WAY too old to be playing here-in my ornery 9 month pregnant opinion) I hear one of the boys say, "Um, Sir?"

I look up from the computer and realize he is talking to ME!

Are you serious? He has got to be 7 or 8? OK maybe he is 5 or 6, but still. I am in a bright pink shirt, long dangly earrings, big HUGE pregnant belly, & chin length hair...Sir?

It took me a few seconds to even realize he was asking me a question. I answered him and sat in a stupor of thought for a few minutes afterward.

Sheesh...gender confusion-that just made my day. hmpf!

Kindy-garten in July

That's right folks, Trinity started Kindergarten on July 6th and is almost done with her first rotation of year round school! I had a lot of concerns about how she would handle being in school & tried my best to prep her for it as it approached. She seemed to have no reservations about the idea & when the big day came there were both ups and downs.

Here are some tid-bits about Trinity's school and how the first 5 weeks of school have gone...

• The school only offers full day Kindergarten (that is an 8 hour day from bus pick up to bus drop off)
• Trinity eats school lunch& takes a snack for later in the day since lunch is at 10:45 am!
• Our neighbors above us and to the side of us also attend the same school
• Trinity was upset the first Friday & met with the school nurse because she wanted to go home early & "not ever go back to school". Reason: "I don't want to have to raise my hand and say-'Here' " Remedy: I helped her write a letter to the teacher about her worries & she drew a picture at the bottom. Problem Solved-Phew!
• Day 2 Trinity decided she did NOT want to ride the bus & I had to push her up the stairs of the bus
• Day 3 She refused to get on & I drove her to school
• Day 4 Dad took her to the bus stop and "helped" her onto the bus
• Day 5 Everyone woke up late & Dad drove her to school
• Day 6 Things at the bus stop were looking good-until the bus came. She screamed, kicked, cried, & Mom (who was 8 months pregnant) picked her up and put her on the top step of the bus. The bus driver had to get out of her seat and restrain Trinity while Mom "ran away" from the bus stop. (awesome)
• Bus issues have been resolved as long as Trinity has a picture colored, EVERY DAY, ready to give to Miss Cody (her bus driver) I am SO thankful for such an awesome lady!

I can look back now and laugh at the drama of the first couple of weeks. I am keeping my fingers crossed that when the second rotation starts, after having a few weeks off, that she won't have any issues getting back into a good bus routine.
I tried my best to get some pics of the first day, but she was so nervous/excited she wouldn't hold still long enough to even look at me and smile!I literally followed her around with the camera trying to get some sort of "happy" expression.One of the highlights was when a lady bug landed on her friend's bag.When the bus pulled up she was almost beside herself with anxiety.Luckily her friend was as confident as ever and insisted that they be "bus buddies"
Notice that there is still no sign of a real smile...I'll post pics of the arrival home & we'll keep looking for that elusive smile.

We Moved

Every time I sit down to blog I get overwhelmed at how far behind I've gotten. I know I don't have to include everything that is (and has been) going on with us, but it seems weird to just skip over everything!! So, I'll start back a ways and see how well I do.

We Moved!

Yup, back over Memorial Day weekend we packed up all of our stuff and moved from our third floor apt to a ground level apt with the exact same floor plan. Having been in our new place for a while makes me wonder why I ever wanted to live on the third floor! ALL those stairs...uh, it makes me tired just thinking about it!

Matt had access to a whole bunch of boxes from work & the kids had SO much fun using them as tunnels, houses, cars, and pretty much anything else they could think of. Trinity kept asking us if she could sleep in her box & one night we finally let her! Ha ha

P.S. The pregnancy is still going well & tomorrow is the 2 week countdown mark-bring on the baby!!