Smoke-Out

Kaden tried to get me to make him a pretzel when it was time for bed. I said no and to go to bed. 5 minutes later he said can I close your door which he does when he wants to do something he's not supposed to. He shut the door and about 10 minutes later I hear Tristen saying "Did you cook it?" and Kaden says "yes" and then I hear little feet in the hall. So I open the door to go bust them when I am confronted with a wall of smoke that has filled the dinning room living room and kitchen. We can't really breathe but I go to the microwave and open the door to this mess

Tristen I think has earned his badge for fire safety in scouts because he is telling Kaden to get low and crawl out of the house to our "meeting place".

Tristen told Kaden the next time he wants a pretzel to tell him and he will help." Kaden said "I was trying to be sneaky!"

(Maybe the ninja smoke screen trick?)

They get out of the house and I open all the doors and widows. I take the kids to my parents house and switch them for a fan to help clear out the smoke.

With the lovely smoke gone I go to pick up the kids and when we get home Kaden says...

"Is my pretzel ready?"

It's a good thing there wasn't a fire because I took one step outside the house and my flip flop broke and then went to get in the truck and the battery was missing from the remote for the car alarm so I have to go back in to find the battery with all the smoke. Smoke really does make your lungs burn!!

It"S a BoY!!!

Today we had an ultrasound and found out we are having another boy! Tristen hopes that this baby will beat on Kaden the way Kaden beats on Tristen and Kaden just wanted cereal. Adam is so excited because he was terrified to have a girl because of when she would start dating. I took a little while to get use to the idea of another boy... about an hour! I was so proud of myself I didn't even cry when the tech said boy :) I did when I saw the cut little hand and foot.

Little foot

Little Hand I can't wait to hold my little man! Only 4 1/2 more months!!

First days

First two days of staying at home and Kaden is sick!! He has not moved from the couch all day and just lays there. I got a lot of much needed cleaning done while Emma was sleeping. I love having the house cleaner than what it has been. Next week I want to start scrubbing everything! It's sad that I am looking forward to doing a bunch of cleaning but it never got done before because I never had time. I am loving it though!!!

Great News!!

Two of my bosses had to speak with me today and said that due to the enrollment going down I can either take a pay cut, change my hours to later, and go to a different classroom with the younger children or... I could be laid off. I chose to be laid-off and am ecstatic about it!!! I WILL NOW BE A FULLTIME MOM!! I am so excited to be able traise and teach Kaden and Be home for Tristen. What a great blessing it was! Never thought losing my job would be great but it will be!

Halloween

For Halloween this year the kids (Mostly Kaden) wanted to go to Sea World again. This time he had a mission to tell Shamu that he was going to be a big brother. He is so proud of that. When he gave him a hug he told him and also when we saw him swimming in his water he told him again. He was so cute!

They got to go trick-or-treating at different stations. Tristen went with Mema to ride on rides while Kaden collected all the candy! They got to pet snakes and other reptiles and saw a huge tarantula and a huge millipede.(gross!) They had fun seeing the different animals they brought out.

Our tickets are only good until the end of the year so we are using them as much a possible!

Our Three Year Journey

Sunday night I found out that we are going to have a baby! We are so excited about the great news! We have been trying for the past three years with no luck. We have even been through some fertility drugs to help push us along. Last year I got tired of the pills and decided I would lose weight before we tried again. 60 pounds lost and we get the happy news! We are thrilled! Tristen wants a sister so I am not outnumbered (great kid) and Kaden just wants to be Shredder. (He's been watching Ninja Turtles at night) They are both excited that they told everyone they saw before we even told the family. We are due in late June:) Right when the blazing heat hits but that's ok because the blessing is better! We are so excited with our next addition to the family!

4 Wheeling Family Fun!

We went out by Sycamore Creek early Saturday morning to beat the heat and have some fun on our new toys! Kaden and Tristen both took turns riding on the faster quad with Adam. Adams quad goes twice as fast as mine but mine can hold more kids:)

Kaden got to drive. He pressed on the gas once and we jerked forward so he just wanted to steer.

Tristen did really well driving. He tries to go fast but with Kaden in the middle I didn't want him to go to fast so he kept a steady pace and did great. He didn't even run into any trees (bushes)!

It was a great morning!