Baseball Time!!!

Jayden running to second base
Jayden

Jayman getting ready to hit the ball

Talan playing pitcher

T running to home

I'm way behind on my blogging, but in the next few days I'm going to try my best to catch up. This past spring Jayden and Talan decided they wanted to give baseball a try this year instead of soccer. So, we signed Talan up for T-ball and Jayden up for coaches pitch. I wasn't sure if they would like it, since it moves a lot slower than soccer, but they both really liked it.

They both did a great job considering they never played before. Jayden only struck out once the whole season, I was afraid he would be so far behind since he never played before, but he surprised Jarrad and I both.

Talan caught on really quick and loved chasing after the ball even if it went to the outfield! He absolutely loved playing the 'pitcher' position since that's where most of the balls went. It was so fun to watch both of them play, besides sitting there for two hours with back to back games. :) They already told me they want to do it next year. Luckily, we have July free of any sports, so we can at least have a few weeks with out going to games!

Talan really got into it

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Happy 8th Birthday, Jayden!!!

Jayden's Jango Fett cake, compliments of Jarrad

Jayden and his crazy expressions

Eight years ago today, this little boy decided to scare us to death and come to us 6 weeks early! He had the cord wrapped around his neck 3 times and around his whole body twice and it also wrapped around 1 foot. I happened to go into the hospital that day for high blood pressure, which ended up being fine and they were going to release me. Long story short, I ended up going into labor and Jayden's heart rate plummeted and I was sent for an emergency c-section. He came out screaming, but he was in the NICU for 7 days and I didn't hold him until he was a couple days old. It was a miracle that I was in the hospital that day and I know it was not a coincidence, he was meant to be apart of our family. He has turned out to be such an awesome kid. He is extremely funny and kind. He has a heart of gold! He is always so concerned about others and I hope that never changes. He will be getting baptised later this month and I'm amazed how quickly time flies.

Today, Jarrad is getting off of work early to take Jayden out for lunch, since he's still in school. I sent in cookies for him, which he's never done before because he's always been done with school by now. He's already recieved lots of Star Wars presents from his Grandparents and had a slumber party with friends a few weeks ago. Basically, the kid has had a birthday month! We got him an Ipod touch, since Talan got one for his birthday. We also got him a couple of Star Wars toys to open. It should be a pretty fun day!

Happy Birthday, Jayden!!!!

We love you!

A weekend getaway!

It was freezing, but still pretty

Pretty view on top of a sand dune


Jarrad and I at the beach

The view from out hotel

A few weeks ago, Jarrad and I decided we needed to get away for the night. I was trying to figure out a new place to go and stumbled upon a place called New Buffalo, MI. It's only an hour and a half away and is right on lake Michigan. It is such a beautiful place and fun getaway. The hotel we stayed at sat right on the harbor and had free movies to rent and free bikes to ride.

Although, it was too cold for the bikes it was still a lot of fun. I loved it so much, that I came back a couple weeks later for a girls night with my BFF's Jackie and Shanna. I'll post about that later. It was nice to relax and have a night away with Jarrad, I'm sure we'll be back up here with the boys this summer!

Talan has glasses

Doesn't he look so cute? Jarrad likes him without glasses, but I think he looks cute both ways. We thought we were going to luck out with Talan not needing glasses, but after a quick check at his preschool we were told he needed to get his eyes checked. So, I took him the next week and were told he is very farsighted in one eye...just like Jayden(except not as bad...thank goodness). Now, two out of three kids already have glasses, Ky's chances aren't looking to great. I'm still going to cross my fingers anyway. :)

Our Disney World trip!

Picture of the boys at our resort Flying on the dino ride in Animal Kingdom

It's really hard to see but it's me, T and Jayden going down Splash Mountain

Ky's official Mickey ears

Getting ready to go on the "It's a small world" ride. Do you like Jarrad's hat? It's Ky's.

Ky and me

Our only family picture this vacation.

Talan waiting in line for the winnie the pooh ride

Kylen hugging Stitch

In Epcot

We got back from our Disney trip last Thurday and I'm just now getting enough of my energy back to post about it. If you noticed, I put trip and not vacation because going through Disney World is definitely not a vacation for parents. :) The boys had an absolute blast, of course, and we were blessed with wonderful weather!

We flew in on Sunday morning, checked in at Coranado Springs and let Ky take a nap, then headed to Epcot. It wasn't crowded at all and the only ride we had to wait on was Test Track, which Jayden and Talan loved. All the other rides we walked right on to. It was awesome to not have to wait in line for the rides, especially during spring break! We then ate at Japanese restaurant in Epcot, the food was so good. Jarrad enjoyed flirting with the waitress, while speaking to her in Japanese. :)

The next two days we spent in Magic Kingdom. We were so lucky these two days, because the longest line we waited in was 25 minutes. The first day, we got through all of Fantasy Land and Frontier Land, except Splash Mountain. It was a blast. The second day at Magic Kingdom was even better than the first, because it rained a little in the morning no one came! We went to Futureworld and walked on rides, it was heaven. Jayden went on Space Mountain 3 times and we walked on to Splash Mountain 2 times. I don't know how we got so lucky, because those two rides usually have over an hour wait. Jayden and Talan went on every ride they were able to go on, so it was definitely money well spent. Kylen loved going on the rides too, but he favorite thing to do was go ride on the train that went around the park(At least we didn't have to pay for his ticket)! Talan's favorite ride was Splash Mountain and driving the cars in Future World. Jayden loved Space Mountain and Splash Mountain. I think my fav would be Splash Mountain. Space Mountain was fun, but I was in the very last car and man did it ever kill my neck. Getting old sucks!

On our last day in Disney our luck caught up with us. We went to Animal Kingdom and it was sooo busy! We could barely walk through the park, it was insane. We only went on a few rides, because we couldn't stand the crowds, not to mention we were on our 4th day of rides, Jarrad and I were ready to be done. We ended up going to the Rainforest Cafe that was in the park and that was a good time and it got us away from the crowds for a little bit. We left not long after that and headed back to the resort for one last swim.

Needless to say, we had a great time with the boys. It was fun to see how excited the boys were, but we were completely exhausted once we were home. Disney is definitely a trip to take every few year, because it wears you out! Next spring break will be at a beach where I can soak up the sun watching the boys play in the water! :)

Talan lost his 1st tooth!

Can you tell is was freshly pulled from the blood in his mouth? LOL

I still cannot believe Talan lost his first tooth already! He hasn't even started Kindergarten yet. The other day I was brushing his teeth and I noticed one of his bottom teeth was loose, not really loose, but a little bit. Then last Friday at dinner time he was complaining that his tooth hurt and I noticed some blood on his mouth. I had him open his mouth and that tooth was so loose I was suprised it hadn't fell out on its own. I thought Talan would be happy, but instead he was crying that he wanted to keep his tooth. (crazy kid) So, we left it alone until later that night when Daddy came home and pulled it out! He finally was excited to get money from the tooth fairy and to show his preschool teacher, Mrs. Seiffert. My kids need to stop growing up...it's making mommy really sad. I love my T-man!

A DAY IN MY LIFE...

After yelling at my boys non-stop this evening about fighting, yelling, wrestling, you name it. I decided to give up and just let boys be boys. Yeah, probably not the best parenting decision on my part, but it was entertaining. This, no joke, is what happens in my house every evening...thus the 8pm bedtime.

Jayden and Talan wrestling

They've been watching Karate Kid...can you tell?
Kylen's turn to kick


Here's where they start doing jumps off the couch...yep every night they do this eventhough I yell about it constantly.

I love T's face in this picture
Thought this was cute one of Jay-man

Ky attacking J with Spike
Yep...he's only 2. Heaven help me
Love it! Talan has been watching Karate kid too much.


So there you have it, my wonderful life. Atleast I can say I'm never bored...gotta love boys!