No Sweat!

Well, actually yes, sweat. It was actually HOT today. I would be relishing this, but alas, the AC in the Tahoe is not working right now. No I am not too excited about this. Summer in the Mid-South does not sound fun sans airconditioning! Other than that, we are breaking out the summer wardrobes. I seem to find that Bailee is fully stocked for warm weather (I know you are all shocked) except for PJs. Gabriel, however, is not. He is growing so dang fast I didn't really buy him anything. I'm glad I still have a little gift card left over so I can get the boy some shorts and some flip flops of his own this year, lol! On a side note, I am enjoying being able to cool off with yummy sweet tea since good sweet tea is available virtually everywhere! Bonus of living this close to the south! We are going to dye eggs some time this week. I've been trying to get Matt to pencil us in, but Bailee doesn't have school on Friday so we may just dye them without him. Matt decided on lasagna for Easter dinner this year (not too sad since I gotta do all that cookin') so we are going Italian. Bruschetta, lasagna, salad, and probably a little cheese ball in there somewhere! Bailee is now reading at a level 28 at school. The expected level is 16 so she is doing great. We are working on telling time, but she is picking it up very quickly. Gabriel is up to his usual boy wanderings. Demo and destruction is his game plan lately. He is doing great with underwear and is now working on no diapers while he is sleeping. YEA! He has a pair of Wall-E underwear so we had to rent Wall-E today so he could actually watch the movie. Hope the weather is improving for everyone and have a great weekend celebrating the resurrection of Christ!

Home Sweet Missouri

So we made it home! The drive was fine, the kids did great and the weather was perfect. It was nice to be in Colorado and see everyone. It went by too fast of course. I don't know when we will be able to head back that way. Matt has to be in training every Monday until June. With 2 babies coming in August, I guess we will just see what happens! Matt was very glad to have us home. It is taking a little bit to get back into the swing of school and waking up at 6 am CO time, but we are working on it! My cousin Amy and her 2 boys are coming to spend the night tonight. It's not the same kind of family, but it is family to be with none the less! It has been dumping down rain all day today. Bailee was commenting on the rain, which was so loud we could barely hear each other. I told her we live in the Ozark Mountains and it rained a lot. I said this is spring in the Ozarks. She thought for a second and said "in the Noah's Ark mom?" She is too cute! Gabriel was being silly and I asked him "who are you?" he smiled and grinned "Trouble!" That is kind of funny since he seems to be a non-stop mess lately! If you are reading this, leave me a comment every now and then. It's nice to know you're there.
PS~I think I will add a little section for listing things the kids want. This isn't so everyone will buy things for my kids, it's just a place for me to put them before I forget so that when holidays come up I know what the want or need. Kerry and Jess can also let me know things for Paige and Abby, that way everyone has a resource for gift ideas. Hmmm, Kerry and I have birthdays coming up, maybe we should make a list too!

Ready, Set, Colorado!

So it's Tuesday night and I'm suddenly realizing we leave day after tomorrow! Exciting, yes.....ready, not quite! I have suitcases out and partially packed, but I think there's a lot more than that left to do. The kids are beyond excited. Gabriel thinks every time we get in the car that we are on our way. Little does he know he has a 2-day car ride ahead of him. I want to be totally prepared since I'm flying solo on this one, so I'm making lists! We will hopefully make it to Hays Kansas by Thurs night, which is about 1/2 way of our normal trip. That is where we usually stay, so I am familiar with the town. Our schedule is pretty packed full but I think we'll get some time with everyone. We have been enjoying some beautiful weather here, so I am having a hard time packing up warm clothes. I have spring fever big time! Jessica gave Matt her Nintendo 64 for his birthday so we have been playing family games of Mario Kart. Matt usually wins, but I think Bailee will be able to beat him soon. Gabriel doesn't really play, but he appreciates the idea that he COULD actually be playing, lol. Matt is busy rounding up customers and finally ordered business card, so watch out Missouri, he is on the loose! Everyone within a 50 mile radius will have life insurance before they know it! I'm not too sure he's thrilled with the idea of being home alone for this long, but I am boiling him some eggs and he has 3 gallons of milk in the fridge. I think he'll make it! Alright, time to finish packing. We will see our CO family very soon!
P.S. they guy in the picutre with Bailee is Chip. He is from Team Impact. They went to her school and she was so excited so we went to watch them at a church here. She had an awesome time and got his autograph. He blew up a hot water bottle until it exploded and smashed cans of pop all over the kids. He was her favorite :)

March, can it be?

We've had a pretty full few days! The kids both had a sinus-ey cold last week so we couldn't go to church. They felt pretty good all in all, just boogers flyin everywhere! Matt came home on Friday and we were all very happy to have him home. We loaded up on Saturday and drove 1 1/2 hours to Cotter AR to see my mom and step dad at a fishing resort they like. Gregg bought a new river boat so Bailee and Matt were introduced to river fishing and fishing with lures. Matt caught quite a few fish and Bailee learned to cast- and did well until her pole took a swim in the river! The kids had a great time and the weather was beautiful so it was definitely a good weekend. Bailee was having ear pain this weekend so she went to the doctor today and has an ear infection, but she is on antibiotics and should be back at school on Wednesday. I think I'll keep her home tomorrow just for extra rest. I think we may venture out to find the library tomorrow and see what it's like. We took a trip to Lowes tonight to check out their grills after dinner. Matt found one he likes, but is taking some time to think it over. He wants to make sure he is getting the right one, so thanks to everyone who chipped in on that. He had a coupon for 10% off at Lowes and couldn't find it today, and Gabriel was the last one seen with it. Soo, off I went to search for that. Then I saw the basket in the corner and sure enough, it was inside. I told Matt you just have to think like a 2 year old. I wonder if maybe that is what happens to my brain sometimes..it's stuck in toddler mode! I am working out the details of a trip to CO this month. I should have at least 2 Tastefully simple parties, so I will work out a schedule to be everywhere at least once during the trip. I will let you know more next week. Have a great week, and enjoy the sunshine!