First Day of School - Jackson

He had his first day of kindergarten today, tear... Dad took him in to the school to his class. Brandon said he was so excited to get to his class. They have to wait in the cafeteria until the teacher comes to get them. He found his little table with his name on it, so cute. Brandon said he was already making friends. I think we will walk him in for the week or so, then move up to the curbside drop off. I don't know if I am ready for that. At preschool it was curbside dropoff but to a person who walked him, so different then get out and find your way :)

Abagayle starts preschool in about a month, she cannot wait to go back. Jackson is in AM and Abagayle will be in PM, a little time with mom each day.

Trips

We had a couple fun trips this months. I went with my mom and the kids to the ocean for a reunion with her dad and siblings. Then the whole family went to Reno and Tahoe for a week for a Perkes reunion. I will update with pics and stories later. :) So much fun!

Soccer Mom!

Before we had kids, we decided I would stay home with the kids. One of things I was most excited about was to be a "soccer mom". I wanted to drive the mini van. I know some people think it lame, but I love it. I wanted to have a practices and games to go to for them. I wanted to volunteer in the class room cutting out calendar pieces. To join the PTA or PTSA will be exciting.

Part of that is starting for us.
Jackson had his first soccer practice tonight. This is his first organized team sport. (tear) :) He was soooo nervous, for the last two days. Will the kids like me? Will my coach be nice? He was also so excited, constant "what time is my practice?" for two or three days. He had so much fun!

I am also the team mom now. Not much to it, snack schedule, end of the year party and fundraising. (be ready to buy some cookie dough soon! :) I am actually excited to do it.
I of course forgot the camera. I will not forget next Monday for practice, be ready for picture overload.

In a couple week he will start kindergarten, it is so crazy he is almost 6, in Jan. He is such a little boy, maybe not little.

11 months!

It is really hard to believe that it was a year ago when I was huge and pregnant with her. Crazy! Time is really flying by, maybe because I have three now.
Our dear sweet Lorelei. She is really learning how to object to things she does not want or like :) She has 7 teeth now and I think two more are about to break through. I had her down to 2 or 3 bottles a day, I like to stop the bottle or nursing at 12 months. She is late teether for me, all she wants lately is bottles, she does not want to chew anything!
Here is her after a sad time. Still so cute

So happy to come and see me!
We have a full on walker now. She mostly walks everywhere. She crawls once and while but she prefers to walk. The Jackson and Abagayle get so excited when she walk to them. They love to hold her hand, if she lets them. She only likes to one hand not two, if at all.

Here is a video of her walking you have to tilt your head though. :)



We started to put a barrette in her hair now. She looks like a little girl now, not a baby :( I wish I would have had the sound on. It the end she is growling at the camera, she growls a lot, so cute!

Something that will have a huge impact.....

I know a lot of you check the Knuz blog, but I know that some may not check it that often if at all. Sorry if this repetitive but I feel that if a few people see it twice and for a few reading the first time it is worth it.
Here is the link:
http://ekunzfamily.blogspot.com/2009/07/something-bigger-than-us-alla-countdown.html

So help out, pay your $5.00 and take a half hour and go in.

10 Months

This is crazy to think that in 2 months she will be 1! Well in the last month she has started so many new things... She stands herself up without holding on to anything. She squats and stands and squats and stands... good exercise. She took her first steps (see previous post). She loves all food :) She wants whatever you are eating, I haven't fed her babyfood in about a week or two now. She loves grandma banana now, she would cry is she saw her. Now I think she likes her more sometimes, which is fine with me. She has warmed up to James and loves Brett.. I like cause he looks like Brandon especially with the glasses.
When she gets up from her naps or in the middle of the night she doesn't really cry anymore. She stands up opens the door and yells Poiahh at us till we come, it is so cute. She definitely knows what she wants and does not want. I don't think we have had one yet that has thrown little fits like she does, we just laugh, it is cute. She has her two bottom teeth this month she cut her top two I teeth. So she has fangs :) They are not all the way down yet but when they are I will get a pic of the fangs. Brandon hisses at her and she finds it sooo funny.
She says Dada of course still and upah for up. She said mom mom mom once but I don't think she meant me.
She shakes her head no at you when she is done with something or doesn't want it, so cute and she thinks it is funny. She loves to splash in the toilet anytime the door gets left open...yuck. Her "punishment" is to wash her off in the sink. So it is a win/win for her, stinker. The stairs are her favorite! If we forget to block them she is up them so fast and down the hall to their bedroom. she did learn this month how to turn around and go down them, so that is good.
She still doesn't sleep through the night, the good nights she is up once or twice...don't ask about the other nights.

All and all I think we will keep her. :)

She is walking!

So Saturday Lorelei just deceided to walk :) She was standing next to me and deceided to walk to the Elmo..three steps and she was there. Holy Cow!! So fun. She has only done it a hanful of times since then but WOW! Soon there will be no stopping her. We are trying to video it, we had Jackson get some video Sunday not the best, I will try and video it tonight.