Wow, that went fast.

It has been a crazy month with kids sick, school ending and Tball and stuff starting up for the summer. Ellie had an ear infection, Trey is always battling bowel issues and that with the addition (we found out later) of allergies he pretty much missed his last week of school because he didn't feel good. He is starting to feel better though, still a bit more tired than usual but at least he isn't ornery. We had a good visit with my niece, Allyse. Sorry we didn't get to do anything fun because Trey and Ellie were feeling their best but she is a sweet girl and so amazing to have around. :)
Trey has started Tball and Paul and I are the coaches of his team this year. It is fun and Trey has a good time (even if he is sleeping though it with his headphones on).
I will post some pictures soon.

Go Me

Brett and I have a "Go Mommy" dance, because I'm so cool! :)
Well, this is a go me moment to I'm going to brag about. I noticed today that the garage door was about to break, the part up towards the ceiling and that attaches to the door (the main part that makes it up and down). Two screws were very loose and about to come out, one screw was holding strong and one screw was gone.
Do I wait until Paul comes home Friday night? Do I try to fix it myself?
Considering we use the garage door a lot and that is how we get Trey in and out of the house, I really didn't want to take the chance that it breaks completely and I have to pop the emergency release and leave the door up for days until Paul gets home.
I'm going to fix it myself. Found another screw for the one that was gone, and tightened up the others and woala (no idea on that spelling) :)
Garage door fixed! Oh, my daddy would be so proud of me!

Brett's Field Trip

I was able to go on Brett's last field trip of the year and we had a great time. We went to a little farm in Springville and saw some great animals. Cute little goats were so nice, Brett wasn't so sure being so close to one in the very first picture. After the farm we went to the Spring Lake Trout farm where the guy there has a pond that little kids can fish. Brett was so excited to fish and even more excited to catch the fish.

Then we went to the Salem Ponds and ate lunch and played on the play ground.

Below is a video and again you will need to pause the music on my playlist so you can hear the audio.

I love being a mom!

Spring has Sprung!

Happy Spring Time from the flowers in my yard!

Let's Go Fly a Kite!

Part of our Family Home Evening was flying a kite. Brett's SpiderMan Kite. It was really fun and all the kids enjoyed it. Both Paul and I were surprised that the $1 kite held up and the string didn't break.

Ellie's 1st Hair Cut

Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. I didn't want to but her hair was down to her nose and she wouldn't keep hair clips in. So I just got the scissors and went clip clip and it was done and I'm so glad I did. Now I can look at her beautiful eyes and she likes it too because she can see as well! :)

Family Picture

It is truely amazing how hard it is to get a family picture taken. We have not had a real family picture taken since Brett was about 18 month old and now he is 3 1/2 yrs old and now we have Ellie and she is 15 months old. I'm so bad!
Waiting for some good weather pushed the date back and then back again. On the 18th we finally attempted the picture thing and above is what you get.
Dave was so good to take time out of his schedule to come do this for us (free of charge!). I think he did a great job considering what he had to work with. Sunny day, cranky Trey and Ellie who just wanted to walk around.
So I would imagine that this is it for awhile, because I don't want to go through that again.

Playlist

OK, I have music going on my blog and now I've got video clips so click the pause button on the playlist in the left column at the bottom. Then you should be able to hear the video clips.

Here is Ellie on the 5th. Notice how she goes up on her toes a couple of times. Then at the end notice that she can say the word "no" and how cute it is. Though in a little while I won't be thinking it is very cute.

Twinkle Little Star

I can not being to explain the love that exists between these two boys. Brett is so caring towards Trey and wants to be helpful and Trey loves it when Brett plays with him, reads books with him and snuggles with him and mom in the afternoons after school. But right now the thing that Trey loves most is when Brett sings Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to him. And of coarse true to kid fashion Brett gets all goofy when we get the camera out, so this isn't the best he does but it shows a little bit of how Trey loves it.

So Tuesday was a beautiful day and so we took advantage of it. Paul took off work early and we worked outside in the yard. Ellie was funny before Paul got the camera out, she wouldn't put her feet or hands on the grass. She was balancing on her bum. She hurried and crawled over to me, not liking it the whole way, then she climbed up on my legs (I was sitting down) and balanced herself on my legs so that she wouldn't have to touch the grass. Well, as soon as Paul comes out with the camera everything is ok and she takes off to do some weeding of her own.

She is now walking all over the place. She has been walking for a month or so now but just until a week ago she still preferred to crawl to get places, now she prefers to walk. She thinks she is pretty hot stuff!

Brett and Ellie play pretty well for the most part. When Brett is in a really good, nice, and sharing mood they play really well for a long time. Like right now as I am posting this he is running circles around her and they both are just giggling. I'm sure at some point she will do something that he doesn't like and then that will be the end of that.

Yep, that's the end of that. :)

Trey's Frist Grade Program

Trey was a part of the school's first grade program. The program was on the "Little Engine that Could" with different speaking parts and cute songs. This was in the afternoon on Wednesday and Trey was tired from the physical therapist working with him just minutes before. So I was told he was more energetic for the morning programs on Monday and Tuesday. He did good though and really enjoyed the whole thing. His aide said he really enjoyed the practices and being with all the kids.

Trey is in a self contained class room at a regular elementary and part of his education plan is that he watches or participates in activities that his grade level does. So library time, PE in the Gym, school programs, etc. He really enjoys being with and watching the kids.

I do have to tell you that Trey is a ladies man, well, he always has been since the day he was born. So after the program it was also the end of school for that day so Paul and I were taking him home with us. But I needed to go back to his classroom with his teacher to get some papers that I needed so I suggested Paul take him out and get him loaded up in the van. I get out to the van and get in and Paul tells me that several of the girls said "Hi Trey" in the hall.

This is the first time I've posted video so I hope it works.