1st Grade Fieldtrip Day!!!

Tyson and Jellyfish..they were soo cool! Watch out! Theres a shark behind you Tyson!
A little nervous to touch the sting rays. "Do they sting, mom?"

Our fun little group..only one wanderer in the bunch...not bad!

Today was a day Tyson has been looking forward to for weeks! A fieldtrip followed by 5 days of

NO SCHOOL! I'll have to admit I was as excited as he was! I love no school days. They are the best! Today we went to The Living Planet Aquarium in Sandywith the first graders. It was cool, but the best part was just spending a day watching Tyson interact with his friends and teachers. He is such a good little guy, despite my worries the first few years of his life! (There is still hope for Carter who is following Tysons busy little footsteps!) We had a great day and thought we'd share a few pictures with you. Obviously when an ordinary field trip makes the blog...we have a very uneventful life! I hope it stays that way! I dont know if you can tell from the picture of me...but I think I broke my nose this weekend. My nose is bruised, swollen, and also around my eyes. I never went to the dr. so I don't know for sure, but if sure feels broken! Owch! I know my pictures look dumb again, somebody PLEASE help me! I really can't spend the time to figure it out. HELP! Brenda was rushing me into another blog...so here it is. I'm not near as talented or patient at this as some of you are. Like it or leave it! Today was fieldtrip, swim team, soccer game, I ran 3 miles, then had 12 beehives at my house for mutual. Busy day...can't wait for the weekend! 5 days of no school and work..that means it's PARTY time at our house!

Bragging Rights

I have rights. One of those rights as a mother is the right to brag about our children. So, I'm bringing' it on tonight. My daughter made the USSA swim team today!!! It was sooo exciting, I am still a little high from it all. Need a little excitement in your life? Try swim competitions. Seriously I had NO idea how much fun and how exhilarating it was to watch. I can't imagine actually competing...I'd probably have cardiac arrest! All three kids tried out today and Kylie is now officially on the USSA team! Sydney and Tyson, because of their age, are going to a few lessons of pre-competition before they can compete officially, but let me tell you they won't be far behind. A few days is all I figure. Sydney was by far the best swimmer there. Her stroke is beautiful. We couldn't believe she didn't make it. I guess not one kid in that age group made it so it must be standard for them to start in pre-comp. Apparently her kick was not legal in the breast stroke though, so that was what they want to work on with her. I din't know there was such a thing as an illegal kick. Can you go to jail after your first offense? They worked so hard that I was physically exhausted after watching them. For a complete hour they swam back and forth an Olympic size pool, doing breast, butterfly, back, and freestyle swimming. At one point I looked at Tyson and he was totally green as if he was going to puke, yet he kept swimming as hard as he could. He absolutely loved it. His dad says he has his natural butterfly stroke, I could hardly tell what he was doing. (Brian was on the USSA for a long time too) Guess I'm not the swimmer here. Anyway...I will be living at the pool now, so if you ever need me... just call there. Just ask for the crazy hyper mom pacing up and down the pool getting a little too worked up! It will be my new home. Monday -Thursday from 4:30-7p.m.. Yikes! Then Kylie and Sydney have gymnastics in between all of the swimming. Over scheduling you say? You're right! But we'll try it for a month and see how it goes. The only good thing is that there is a gym at the place so maybe I will get in a little much needed exercise while the kids are swimming! Its that or sit in my car and have a good nap, We'll see what happens. Ok I've bragged enough. They were just worked so hard and I am so proud of them already. They haven't even won a race yet! I remember when Kylie could hardly walk and she would try to jump into pools. We seriously couldn't keep her away! I should have seen this coming! OK...I am finished. Next blog I will be more humble. ...maybe. So, I haven't figured out how to write something by the actual picture and I don't want to take the time to learn...so in these pictures Kylie is treading water...for 20 min! Tyson is coming up for air in the breast stroke, and Sydney is getting ready to dive in off the block.

What the Heck am I thinking??

So, I have no idea why I am doing this. What the heck am I thinking? Peer pressure was too much to take I guess! Or maybe it's because my whole freakin' family lives far away and this is one way to avoid e-mailing 100 people everytime anything remotely exciting happens, which is about twice a year. (Christmas and Family Vacations!) I am working more than ever, busier with the kids than ever, more behind on my laundry that ever, and loving life more than ever, so here we go. Anyway, it is a done deal now so hope you don't get highly disappointed by my lack of creativity. My kids are excited though, so that should count for something! Here is a few pictures of what we have been up to. First day of school, our new puppy Ruby, soccer for Tyson, goofing around for the girls, and thats about it. I couldnt figure out how to arrange the pictures all cute. Can you move them or pick where they go. Obviously I don't know what I am doing yet. Anyway.... right now is such a fun stage for my kids. We are having a blast! Give me a couple years when I have 2 teenage daughters and there may not be anything nice to write, so I better hurry while the going is good!