The beginning of school and the last week or so.....

What a crazy few weeks!!! As most of you know Cody's car broke down so we have been living life with one car... Luckily there are some co- workers of his that live down the street and he has been riding with them. School started for Austin and Katelyn and they are doing so well... Katelyn has a great teacher and she has been going to school with a great attitude. Austin went to school and has no problem leaving me. I help out in the classroom on Friday, which was nice because his teacher is a little crazy.... Bryce and I are having a lot of fun and he loves to sit by his brother in school when we stay there. School for me is a little crazy because I am taking two classes and and it is a lot of work. With the kids' schedule and mine it is a little crazy.... But we will get it down.... Katelyn just got signed up for basketball and she is back in gymnastics, Austin is signed up for basketball as well and Bryce is doing short sports which is hockey, basketball, soccer. That will keep them busy for the fall and part of the winter. It is funny, when i had kids I never thought of how busy it would be with school and after school activities.

Katelyn has officially lost 5 teeth. It is so cute... She is missing both of her front teeth and it reminds me of an old grandma. She won't be missing those teeth long because her adult teeth are coming in already. It is funny to watch her say some words like father and faster.

Also, the last few weeks we have done some major changes in the house. Getting new pictures, changing room around and just getting ready for a winter. They say there is such a thing as Spring Cleaning but I say there is a cleaning out day for all seasons of the year... And then some touch ups in between....

I hope everyone that is in school has had a great week and I hope all the moms that have kids in school feel refreshed and excited for a new year!!! I am loving it!!

Splish Slash!!

So the last few days has been a little bit chilly out to go swimming which is kinda a bummer, because it is great for the kids to go out when I am doing school work. But after all the practice the last few months of swimming, the kids are getting pretty good. We have had some really good times in the back yard and I hope that it warms up enough to get back in it for a few more weeks!! Anyways the kids wanted to show you these videos of them doing there thing in the pool. Austin loves to jump off the ladder and he doesnt have to plug his nose. He is always the first one in just so that he can jump. Katelyn is getting how to stroke with her arms. She is getting pretty quick. She is getting to the point where she loves to race Cody. Bryce is finally getting where he will swim with out his floatie. He is getting to be the brave one and loving to kick the water. So here are a few pics and a few videos of them....

A whole lot of things this summer!!!!

This summer is going so fast. There are so many fun memories that we have made... I am so lucky that my sister got to come for a month and she stayed at our house for a week of it. Here are some of the pictures of each.

Austin and Cody and my nephew went bear hunting with their papa and they all got their first bear. It was so exciting for them. Congrats Boys!!!

We had a day in the park with the whole family.

Going to the horse races was a blast. My mom lets the kids pick the horses for her and she won close to 25 dollars. We won 16 dollars. Here are some memories of that....

We went to a Hawks game last night. We lost but It was so nice to do something different. The weather was great and the kids had a good time.

We went to the Caldwell Fair and Saw Kelly Pickler. My mom let Bryce go on the fairis wheel and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I was so nervous for him. And couldn't wait for him to get off of it.

We were going through some old clothes and getting organized for the school year to start. So Cody was getting rid off some holey boxers and shirts and hats and Austin and Bryce loved this. So here is them trying on Codys stuff.

We also went bowling. Here are a few pics of that adventure.

I am sure going to miss my sister and the kids when they go but I am so glad that we got to have this memories with them. Jen, you are my best friend and I cant wait to make more fun memories with you guys. I hope to see you guys soon...... Time will go by fast..... Maybe we can get there next!!!!!

After so many great memories and the kids having a busy summer, we are ready to start school. We got all our school shopping done and ready to get back to the real schedule.

After Surgery...

Surgery went well. I went in a little early than scheduled. I felt tons better than when I went in. They had to put in a stent in because they were afraid that the hole would close. It has to stay in till the 29th and I am suppose to take it easy, no heavy lifting till then. Over all I am glad that the surgery is over and I had a lot of support through it so thanks for all the warm wishes.... Now here is the fun posts of the fun activity t o catch us all up to date!!!

A long Time

It has been such a long time since I have wrote on my blog. So many great things going on this summer. My sister is home for a month and she stayed at our home for a week and I am super busy in school. With all the fun activity I haven't had time to get on my blog. I will update you on all the activities for the last couple weeks but I want to do it when I am not on perkiset... It makes me loopy.....

But I wanted to inform you all that I am having an emergency surgery tomorrow because I have a 8 mm kidney stone and it is to large to pass and to low in the ureter to blast. It is really important that it comes out as soon as possible because it could cause kidney damage. I went in to Mercy medical in Nampa- never again. and I felt like I was dying on my death bed, it took them 2 hours to give me pain medicine and for the doctor to come in. Then after threatening me with a cathliter I finally gave a urine sample that they needed, come to find out the urology office said that they never even tested it. They diagnosed me with a serious kidney infection that I didn't even have. Cody even asked if they should do a CT scan to see if it was more serious, and they said no go home take antibiotics, that I don't even need.

So I have been in pain for about 3 days, but that will come to an end tomorrow around 2. I have so much to do for school and with the kids. I am very nervous about surgery because I have never been put under before. So wish me luck and I will let you know how it goes....

To be Continued...