The hockey gear that the place provides was a little small for Jaed so we ended up buying him his own gear. I'm so glad he likes the sport so he can keep using it!
I added his name on the back of his shirt!
! Here's Jaed in action!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Our Hockey Boy
Jaed played his first session of hockey and really enjoyed it. At first he was quite unstable on his skates but as time went on he improved so much. He is so excited to have a game and talks about how great it was when it's done. It's nice to see him so animated about a sport. He even lost a few pounds during the session! He begged Thayne to sign him up again, so I think Jaed and Indi will be our hockey players for now!
The hockey gear that the place provides was a little small for Jaed so we ended up buying him his own gear. I'm so glad he likes the sport so he can keep using it!
I added his name on the back of his shirt!
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Here's Jaed in action!
The hockey gear that the place provides was a little small for Jaed so we ended up buying him his own gear. I'm so glad he likes the sport so he can keep using it!
I added his name on the back of his shirt!
! Here's Jaed in action!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
One more Lake visit....
It has been so warm here that last weekend we took the kids to the lake to swim. They were so excited to go swimming in the "Fall". We took our shade tent and Thayne and I sat in our chairs and read our books and visited while the kids went swimming. There were lots of other people there so we weren't the only ones with such a great idea!!
We took our lunches to have a little picnic there as well. Jaed, Kaia, and Zofiya decided to come in from swimming and eat while Indiya and Josette couldn't stop swimming!
Here's Josie (on the left) and Kaia (on the right) enjoying the small waves made from the boats.
Zoey spent a lot of time in the sand playing. When one of her siblings called for her, she would head out in the water but shortly after she would make her way back to the sand!
Indi is like a little fish. She loves the water and trying to keep up withe Jaed in the deep parts.
I told Jaed and Indi to hug and Jaed was trying not to oblige.
Josie and Indi bringing water to the sand so they can build something.
Here's Thayne and Kaia having a discussion about sand!
Our cute little Zoey with her mouth full!
We took our lunches to have a little picnic there as well. Jaed, Kaia, and Zofiya decided to come in from swimming and eat while Indiya and Josette couldn't stop swimming!
Here's Josie (on the left) and Kaia (on the right) enjoying the small waves made from the boats.
Zoey spent a lot of time in the sand playing. When one of her siblings called for her, she would head out in the water but shortly after she would make her way back to the sand!
Indi is like a little fish. She loves the water and trying to keep up withe Jaed in the deep parts.
I told Jaed and Indi to hug and Jaed was trying not to oblige.
Josie and Indi bringing water to the sand so they can build something.
Here's Thayne and Kaia having a discussion about sand!
Our cute little Zoey with her mouth full!
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Swearing and Streets
I don't consider myself a potty mouth, but I do say "Damn" and "Hell" a lot which will kill my mother, I'm sure. I pretty sure I picked the habit up from Thayne even though he doesn't say them much anymore. Well, as my kids get older they pick up on the words and the today Kaia had to pick up a bunch of pictures that her and her sisters drew. I heard her say, "Ok, the pictures I don't like I'm going to say 'damn picture' and the ones I like I'll say 'beautiful picture'." So she proceeded to pick up the pictures and this is what she said, "Josie's beautiful picture......Zoey's damn picture......Josie's damn picture.......MY BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.......Indiya's damn beautiful picture.....oh wait.................well I like this part of it but not this part of it, so yeah.....Indiya's damn beautiful picture!".
I totally started to laugh so hard. I really should feel guilty for teaching her the word, because I know my mom is gonna give me the lecture, but oh man.......it was worth the laugh!
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Indiya has a friend in school that his hispanic (well several friends that are) and we passed one walking home from school the other day. She yelled hello out the window at her and I asked Indiya where the girl lived. Indiya's response was, "Um, I pretty sure she lives on Mexico St.". I was impressed that she would know that (since there is a Mexico St. not to far from us). I ask Indiya how she knew that and she said, "Momma, she is from Mexico so she must lives on Mexico St.!". She said in a "DUH" tone like I was the unsmart one. I couldn't even respond because I knew that if I opened my mouth I was going to laugh outloud, so I just said, "Hmmm" and kept quiet. HAHAHAHA!!
I totally started to laugh so hard. I really should feel guilty for teaching her the word, because I know my mom is gonna give me the lecture, but oh man.......it was worth the laugh!
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Indiya has a friend in school that his hispanic (well several friends that are) and we passed one walking home from school the other day. She yelled hello out the window at her and I asked Indiya where the girl lived. Indiya's response was, "Um, I pretty sure she lives on Mexico St.". I was impressed that she would know that (since there is a Mexico St. not to far from us). I ask Indiya how she knew that and she said, "Momma, she is from Mexico so she must lives on Mexico St.!". She said in a "DUH" tone like I was the unsmart one. I couldn't even respond because I knew that if I opened my mouth I was going to laugh outloud, so I just said, "Hmmm" and kept quiet. HAHAHAHA!!
Double Digit Birthday
My baby boy is 10 today! I can't hardly believe it. I often wonder if parents that only have one child remember so much more of their child's life than those of us that have multiple children. I wouldn't give up any of my children at all but sometimes I feel a bit robbed of the time that has gone by so fast with so little memory. Where has the 10 years gone?
I was going through some old pictures of Jaed when he was a baby and thought I'd post a couple:
Happy parents to have their first child in their arms! Jaed was such a long waited blessing! The birth was rough on him and me, but it was all worth it!
Was he really that small?? Wow, he was so dang cute and such a precious baby! I loved holding, hugging and kissing him! I often felt like I was playing house and he was my doll :). It seemed so unreal that I could be a mother to this little guy!
This was Jaedon's first Christmas. We loved being a little family and celebrating Christmas together. He got more gifts than any newborn should have got, I think. But, we waited 4 years to have him and we were ready to spoil him!
I was truly a proud mama!!
Our first professional family picture! Jaedon looked like a little man! He smiled and laughed all the time.
We bought him this little car way to early but we loved sitting him in it and taking pictures. He never cried, he would just sit there and enjoy the attention!
I know it has to be hard on Jaedon to not have any brothers but we are so happy to have him in our family. He is a great boy who tries so hard to please his parents, especially me. He loves to be praised, loves to be needed, and most of all, he loves to be told that we love him!! His sisters look up to him and I know they feel safe with him as a big brother!
I was going through some old pictures of Jaed when he was a baby and thought I'd post a couple:
Happy parents to have their first child in their arms! Jaed was such a long waited blessing! The birth was rough on him and me, but it was all worth it!
Was he really that small?? Wow, he was so dang cute and such a precious baby! I loved holding, hugging and kissing him! I often felt like I was playing house and he was my doll :). It seemed so unreal that I could be a mother to this little guy!
This was Jaedon's first Christmas. We loved being a little family and celebrating Christmas together. He got more gifts than any newborn should have got, I think. But, we waited 4 years to have him and we were ready to spoil him!
I was truly a proud mama!!
Our first professional family picture! Jaedon looked like a little man! He smiled and laughed all the time.
We bought him this little car way to early but we loved sitting him in it and taking pictures. He never cried, he would just sit there and enjoy the attention!
I know it has to be hard on Jaedon to not have any brothers but we are so happy to have him in our family. He is a great boy who tries so hard to please his parents, especially me. He loves to be praised, loves to be needed, and most of all, he loves to be told that we love him!! His sisters look up to him and I know they feel safe with him as a big brother!
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Hockey Player #1
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Our local skating rink has a hockey league they open up to the public and Indiya and Jaed said they wanted to join. Indiya is a great little skater and with her competitive spirit we knew she would be the "bomb" in Hockey. It's a 6 week session and they have two games a week. With two of them participating you can imagine how busy we are in these six weeks!
The first time you participate in the hockey league you get a new pair of inline skates! It was like Christmas for indiya! They provide the pads and helmets (to borrow during games) as well!
Here's Indiya on her first game day! She's the only girl on her team but she kept up and bypassed most of those boys!
She loved being #2 on her team. Not sure why, but she was sure proud of that shirt!
I wanted to snap a picture of her during the game. As you can tell she's never too busy to look at the camera!
After the first game, Indiya complained that no one knew she was a girl. Well, the creative gene I have started to go wild! Here's what I came up with:
I bought some "bling" material and made her a little skirt to wear over her uniform (and pads)! The first time she wore it in a game, several parents commented how cute it was and they know she's a girl now!
Then I added her name to the back of her shirt so everyone would be able to cheer her on!
We're very proud of her and hope that she continues to play hockey! She made her first goal the other night and I think everyone in the game was cheering for her!
Our local skating rink has a hockey league they open up to the public and Indiya and Jaed said they wanted to join. Indiya is a great little skater and with her competitive spirit we knew she would be the "bomb" in Hockey. It's a 6 week session and they have two games a week. With two of them participating you can imagine how busy we are in these six weeks!
The first time you participate in the hockey league you get a new pair of inline skates! It was like Christmas for indiya! They provide the pads and helmets (to borrow during games) as well!
Here's Indiya on her first game day! She's the only girl on her team but she kept up and bypassed most of those boys!
She loved being #2 on her team. Not sure why, but she was sure proud of that shirt!
I wanted to snap a picture of her during the game. As you can tell she's never too busy to look at the camera!
After the first game, Indiya complained that no one knew she was a girl. Well, the creative gene I have started to go wild! Here's what I came up with:
I bought some "bling" material and made her a little skirt to wear over her uniform (and pads)! The first time she wore it in a game, several parents commented how cute it was and they know she's a girl now!
Then I added her name to the back of her shirt so everyone would be able to cheer her on!
We're very proud of her and hope that she continues to play hockey! She made her first goal the other night and I think everyone in the game was cheering for her!
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
The Zoo...again!
One of our best purchases this year was our Zoo membership. We've gone several times and the kids love it! Here's more pictures of our last visit:
We found a spot in the Zoo we hadn't been before. It had a sand pit to dig for bones. The kids spent quite a bit of time in there digging away!
Zoey was the one flinging sand at everyone which didn't make other parents very happy. She did have to have a couple of time outs for the flinging!
Jaed acted to "cool" to dig at first but just couldn't resist participating in the fun that his sisters seem to be having. He got down there and started digging but kept a "bored" look on his face the whole time. When we said it was time to move on he was one of the first to say, "Ah, already?". He's such a funny boy!
When I said I wanted to take a few pictures, Indi was one of the first ones to jump up and start posing.
I think Josie wins for the best pose though! She's the one that I have to tell to act "normal" so I can take a decent picture. Sometimes I just let it go and snap the shot while she's doing one of her dramatic poses!
I think I caught Kaia sleeping while standing up!
We pass this ox and carriage every time we come to the Zoo but it always seems to be full of kids. Well this time it was all alone so the kids were excited to climb all over it! Here's Jaed posing as the "King of the Hill"!
We let Indiya invite a friend to the Zoo with us, so that's the extra child in the picture.
Here's Thayne and I still smiling after a long day at the Zoo!!
We found a spot in the Zoo we hadn't been before. It had a sand pit to dig for bones. The kids spent quite a bit of time in there digging away!
Zoey was the one flinging sand at everyone which didn't make other parents very happy. She did have to have a couple of time outs for the flinging!
Jaed acted to "cool" to dig at first but just couldn't resist participating in the fun that his sisters seem to be having. He got down there and started digging but kept a "bored" look on his face the whole time. When we said it was time to move on he was one of the first to say, "Ah, already?". He's such a funny boy!
When I said I wanted to take a few pictures, Indi was one of the first ones to jump up and start posing.
I think Josie wins for the best pose though! She's the one that I have to tell to act "normal" so I can take a decent picture. Sometimes I just let it go and snap the shot while she's doing one of her dramatic poses!
I think I caught Kaia sleeping while standing up!
We pass this ox and carriage every time we come to the Zoo but it always seems to be full of kids. Well this time it was all alone so the kids were excited to climb all over it! Here's Jaed posing as the "King of the Hill"!
We let Indiya invite a friend to the Zoo with us, so that's the extra child in the picture.
Here's Thayne and I still smiling after a long day at the Zoo!!
Sunday, October 02, 2011
New family hobby
Our little family has found a new hobby. It's called Geocaching! It's like a modern day treasure hunt. You get coordinates from a website and get your little handheld GPS out and start searching. The GPS will get you within about 10-15 feet of the treasure and then you have to start looking on your own. Usually the treasures aren't very big, but if you take something from it you have to put something else back in it.
The kids LOVE it! You don't always find the treasure right away and sometimes you feel like giving up the search but if you hang in there a little longer, you usually find it! Here are pictures from one of our treasure hunting trips.
We had to hike a bit on this trip. The kids were so excited to see where we would end up!
Here's Kaia hiking in the tall weeds guessing out loud what she thinks will be in the treasure box!
Zoey is not too sure about these tall weeds. She kept asking to be picked up, but I just held out my hand and she would hold my hand and keep on stepping!
We've made it to the general area of the treasure so everyone is looking around to see if they can find it. Kaia and Zoey usually stayed close to Indiya because if they needed help she wanted to be the one to rescue them. She would always say, "Oh, I'm coming baby. Just stay right there!".
Here's Josie with Dad and Kaia. Josie thought she found it but pulled up a piece of garbage instead of the treasure box. We heard, "I FOUND IT....oh...wait it's just garbage!" about every few seconds from Josie. We would even try and explain to her that it was in a box or container but it didn't seem to sink in.
Jaed was the one to find this treasure. It was hiding in an old hallow log! Some of us had passed that log several times and didn't see it but he looked harder than us and was the real treasure hunter!
The treasure was a plastic container full of small children items. The kids were so excited. They each got to pick an item out and then we filled it back up with items we brought for the next treasure hunters to find!
Here's Thayne and the kids feeling pretty great with another found treasure under the belt!
The kids LOVE it! You don't always find the treasure right away and sometimes you feel like giving up the search but if you hang in there a little longer, you usually find it! Here are pictures from one of our treasure hunting trips.
We had to hike a bit on this trip. The kids were so excited to see where we would end up!
Here's Kaia hiking in the tall weeds guessing out loud what she thinks will be in the treasure box!
Zoey is not too sure about these tall weeds. She kept asking to be picked up, but I just held out my hand and she would hold my hand and keep on stepping!
We've made it to the general area of the treasure so everyone is looking around to see if they can find it. Kaia and Zoey usually stayed close to Indiya because if they needed help she wanted to be the one to rescue them. She would always say, "Oh, I'm coming baby. Just stay right there!".
Here's Josie with Dad and Kaia. Josie thought she found it but pulled up a piece of garbage instead of the treasure box. We heard, "I FOUND IT....oh...wait it's just garbage!" about every few seconds from Josie. We would even try and explain to her that it was in a box or container but it didn't seem to sink in.
Jaed was the one to find this treasure. It was hiding in an old hallow log! Some of us had passed that log several times and didn't see it but he looked harder than us and was the real treasure hunter!
The treasure was a plastic container full of small children items. The kids were so excited. They each got to pick an item out and then we filled it back up with items we brought for the next treasure hunters to find!
Here's Thayne and the kids feeling pretty great with another found treasure under the belt!
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