My Son

I got a call yesterday afternoon that I have been waiting on for months. A spot finally opened up at the preschool I wanted Jacob to attend! The teacher called excited to tell me the news, as she was also Madison's teacher and has known Jacob since he as little.

I was so excited to get the call, I was having trouble deciding what to do with my boy if preschool wasn't an option. He is such a smart little man, and he loves to play with other kids. However, he is a bit shy, and a classroom environment is something new to him. I think it is just what he needs. He is so excited for school. He cried so many times last year as Madison got on the bus. He really wanted to go too.

I was watching the kids run through the sprinkler this morning and thinking how much he has grown up. He is the middle child, and has every trait that comes with being the middle child. We are in the thick of serious training with him right now, and it tends to be discouraging and disheartening. It is days like today though, when I sit back and watch him running and playing in the water that I realize just how far he has come, how sweet he is, how gentle he is with his siblings, and how very very much I love him.

It is bittersweet signing him up for preschool. I can't believe he is old enough. I also can't believe I will have two kids in school next year. Time is going by so fast. I still so vividly remember the day he was born and my mom was crying as the doctors proclaimed "it's a boy!" She wiped the tears from my eyes and said "it's a boy honey, we have a son!" That is a memory, I will never, ever forget. She was so proud.....

So for today I am enjoying my kids during the summer when I have them all day, here with me, all to myself. Some days are longer than others, but He grants me strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow.

New Chapter

Well I finally decided to start my own blog, for me and about my life. I previously had a blog I set up for my mom as she batteled pancreatic cancer. I felt then like I had something to say, and now I feel like I just want to document our life. It feels very different blogging this time. I don't know if anyone will read it, but that's okay.

I am not a writer...at all. In fact I am not very good at it. I tend to write how I am thinking and that can be confusing... even for me. So if you are reading this, don't expect to be blown away by my increadible writing style.





So, on to the blogging.....



This weekend I spent with my possie (my friends) at a cabin in the mountains. It was so pretty and so peaceful. We talked, and shopped and laughed until we couldn't stop. It was wonderful. I then raced home Sunday to spend the day with my dad and my wonderful husband. We ate burgers at the park and played barefoot kickball with the entire famiily. It was a blast!



It is a busy week ahead, with lots of summer fun. It is already going by so quickly! My baby will be in second grade! Can you believe that? Ugh.. sooo fast.



It is finally nice outside. It has been soo rainy. It feels like summer now and I am thankful for it. Is so different having kids is school all year. It makes you appriciate the summers and the fun times you have with your kids. I am loving the time we have together.



I am beginning to be random, so I will quit for today. I am sure there will be more randomness to post another time!