So many kids, so little time

Well its been almost 5 months since I've updated my blog. Bad Mommy! Things have been so busy, or so it seems. Let's see....

Janson- still a PITA, and is talking like crazy- his favorite things to say are Tree (with the sign), Milk (with the sign), Bath (with the sign), food, up, please, thank you, love you (sort of), bye (in a high pitch voice and waving- its adorable), uh oh, Mommy, Daddy, Bobba, Gigi, Papa, Sisi (for Kelson), Memere, Nin, Pops, (still working on Weeza) LOL. My new favorite thing about Janson is he tries to tell you something and if you repeat it back and its right he says "K"-- its adorable. He loves to get into everything and tests our patience all of the time. He's such a cutie patootie which is a lifesaver since he is ALL boy and into everything. He's got a mouthful of teeth. He goes to bed rather well and loves to take a bath. Funny story that happened a few months ago- we took a trip to the ice cream store and we were enjoying some ice cream and then it was about time to go. I was talking to one of Kelson's teachers and i saw Lucy run out the store with Janson. I just thought he was acting up so she was taking him out, then I heard Louise say- OMG- Lucy Lucy- so I turned around to see what was going on and Lucy was taking Janson out. BUT THEN.. I noticed something on the floor and a horrible smell filled the room. I didn't know what it was at first, but then I walked up and OMG- Janson had pooped on the floor. He had a onesie one, so I wasn't sure how it was able to come out, until I realized as he was walking it was dropping out of the bottom of his pants- LMAO! So as quick as I could I grabbed some napkins and tried to get people to not step in it- people were looking at it like What is that!? I couldn't believe it myself. Kelson's teacher had told me I was a brave momma and she would have left the store. haha. So I asked the staff for lots of napkins- people were staring at it and I said Hey people- this isn't guacamole ice cream here so no need to stare- LOL! So i wiped it up as fast as I could and ran out. In the meantime, Elliot (louise's grandson) about puked smelling the poop. LOL. So we got him out too. It was a VERY funny story after the fact and I was very embarrassed. When I got back to the van Lucy was laughing and was covered in poop too- LOL! let's just say we haven't been back to the ice cream shop yet, but it did make for a funny story.

That's just a little piece of our little Janson. He's such a sweet boy when he wants to be, but he can be such a handful, but either way we love our little man!

Kelson has been a busy bee over the last few months. She is now a Kindergarten graduate (insert tear here) she is growing up so fast. I registered her at Endeavor next year. I've heard good things about the school so I'm anxious to see how Kelson will like public school vs private. I loved the fact that Asbury was christian-based and I never felt worried about her safety, plus the hours were easier on our household.

Kelson was also attending dance- tap and ballet- classes at Southern Sensations dance studio. She loved it and had her first recital in May- she did AWESOME for her first time and was even asked to audition for the competition team, but since it costs so much, this was her first year, and VERY time consuming I didn't want to fill her summertime with practice and competitions. Also she played tball at Phillips Park. she was on teh Ladybugs team. At first I wasn't very thrilled at being a new park (played at Palmer last year), but as time went on i enjoyed it. I really enjoyed getting to know the other girls and I helped coach. It was a little hard to not be hard on Kelson, since she is only 5, but i think after a few more years she is really gonna be good. She had a great time and I LOVED watching her play ball. Kelson is a wonderful big sister, and although Janson likes to pinch or pull her hair, she still loves her little brother. Its so cute to see them together. So this summer Kelson is going to COUSIN CAMP again in Florida, she is so excited. My parents and sister are coming up for Kyle's baby boy Kaleb baby shower at our house and then Kelson is going back to FL with them. She will be gone for almost 2 weeks :( but I know she LOVES going, so I guess we have to share. I hope to get Kelson signed up for either gymnastics or piano lessons this summer!



Kids ready to go to Disney



Easter 2013

Jason and I were discussing if we wanted to have anymore kids. We are both pretty happy on where our life is right now, but would love another girl. So its not completely ruled out, but I don't think its gonna happen right now. But we can't wait too long either- we ain't getting any younger :)

This memorial weekend we went on a camping adventure with the Albert corner. Windemere Cove is the name of the park. VERY nice and it was a nice, relaxing, and fun time with the family. We hope to go back again for the 4th of July. Janson was a little hard to keep an eye on, but he's like that at home, and hard to get to sleep (since it was a new place), but other than that it was a lot of fun. Lucy and Bob bought a new travel trailer (very nice) so we all stayed in that. We did a lot of swimming, fishing (Kelson caught two), bike riding, and just hanging out. Oh- and we brought home a new pet that we found at the campsite- a baby turtle that Kelson named Squirt Windemere Albert :)

I've been working hard on our snowball debt plan (starting in mid-March) we've paid off over $1100 so far. I'm hoping to get us completely out of debt (except our mortgage) by May 2014. Its taking a lot of discipline, but I think we can do it. Jason is still doing the stay at home dad gig and playing when he wants to on the weekends. It works great for our household for now. So I'm hoping that we can stay on a budget and keep each other in line. No lavish vacations until its all paid off! I know I can do it. We have $24K in debt, but if all goes right, we will pay it all off by next summer! Fingers crossed.

Also I'm working on losing weight AGAIN- I was at 201 last summer and now I'm at 176! I'm hoping to lose another 20 lbs! So fingers crossed again :) Wish me luck!

Where has time gone!? 2013 already!

Well Janson is now 14 months old- he says a few words- da da, uh oh, and dat dat- like What's that. He also can sign light and fan (his two favorite ones), music, puppy, so smart, fish, milk, more, please, thank you, all done, bath, bye bye, and blows kisses. He's so into EVERYTHING. He walks into a room and it totally becomes a disaster area. LOL He loves to be held and show you things. He doesn't snuggle much anymore :( and I barely get kisses either- bummer, but hopefully he will go back to being a snuggly bunny. He pretty much goes to sleep around 7:30pm and wakes up around 8am- sometimes he'll wake up in the middle of the night to play or have a bottle, but otherwise he does rather well. He had a few teeth breaking through a few weeks ago so he was up every couple of hours and was running a fever. The flu has been running around for a few months, but luckily I never got it and tried to keep the kids as healthy as I could. With Kelson attending Kindergarten its hard to keep germs away. She is doing really well in school and seems to love it. Next year we start 1st grade public school at Endeavor. I'm really nervous to put her into the public school system but I know that she will be fine and safe. Plus its only a few minutes away from our house. Jason is still staying at home with the kids and does an awesome job. He does seem ready for a break when I get home from work- LOL! I don't blame him though- Janson is a handful and its hard to get much done when he's awake. Lucy says that he is exactly the same way that Brady was- nice! But he's a sweet little man and I just pray that all this work now will be easier when he's older. He's such a cutie pie little man!

Kelson is doing great- she has quite the imagination. She can play by herself for hours and has the best stories to tell. She loves to sing and knows quite a variety of artists- thanks to her daddy. Her and Jason have been watching "Face Off" - its a reality show where artists/sculptors compete to creat different monsters/characters for a panel of judges. She and I did our own version in the bathtub with body paint and she had a blast telling me the inspiration behind her painting- it was so cute! She's so grown up for her age. She is attending dance at Southern Sensations dance studio- she has been there since August- she seems to like it- she is taking ballet and tap. Her first recital will be in May. She still attends the little gym and I just moved her up to the advanced gymnastics class this semester so I'll be anxious to see if she improves over the next few months. I also signed her up for softball starting in the spring- I'm so excited and so is she. We're thinking of signing her up for piano/vocal in the summer after gymnastics and dance are done. I think she will LOVE that! She already has a natural singing voice and has so much expression in her voice. Natural talent! People ALWAYS compliment on how beautiful Kelson is- makes me sooo proud- she really is a gorgeous little girl.

Jason is a stay at home daddy who plays music pretty much when he wants to know- JAB is no longer- so he just plays with Chopper occasionally. I like to be able to hang out with him on the weekends instead of him playing all the time. Heartland is pretty much over, so that chapter in our life is closed- it was a good run, but honestly with two kids and me working full time and working to get promotions it would have been VERY challenging for him to go back on tour.

So me- last July I finally got promoted into the BD Marketing and Sales arena, instead of just a staff analsyst- so with that I got a little raise. I'm hoping to move up to a P4 within the next 6 months if all the start align right :) I just celebrated my 10 year anniversary with Boeing on Jan 20th- wow 10 years. I feel blessed to have such a great job. I'm hoping to gain a lot of experience in this job and then maybe in 5 years or so move to Orlando and work for Disney in their Marketing/BD arena. Never know.

Well that about wraps it all up- everyone is doing GREAT- our little family couldnt' be happier. Oh and I'm working HARD to get us debt free by Dec 2014 (except the house)!!! BUT.. .we are planning a trip to Disneyworld to see the new fantasyland for my bday and Jason's 40th! We're looking forward to it.

*Kyle and Renee are expecting a baby around the end of July- early August! Pretty exciting!!!! I've been getting baby fever- only because I'm not sure if I want ONE more or just to be happy with our boy and girl!? I guess only time will tell.

Oh- and eers is 14 years old- he is hanging in there- God love em! He can't hear anymore and has cataracts in one eye, but still loves to hang out, run a little, and eat. He's the cave dog.