Something's Gotta Give....

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted...over 2 months, WOW!!!  But life is getting in the way of this blog and it's the one thing I can put on the back burner. 
Between....
*preschool
*my 2 classes
*10k training
*a 13 month old that only naps once a day for maybe 1 1/2 hours and is into EVERYTHING
*a 4 year old that RARELY naps, unless he is threatened because he needs it soooo very badly!
*laundry
*a dirty house that doesn't know how to clean it's self
*helping in Sunday school
*Jason traveling for work lately
*church special events committees

.....and more......are you getting my picture?? :) 

So this blog may or may not be getting regular posts.  I'm hoping to have a little lighter load in my class schedule in a couple weeks and my 10k will be on Oct. 20th and so I'm hoping that I will be able to be able to update more often as I have lots of pictures and lots of things to tell you all about.  Until then, I'm off to read one of my VERY interesting text books while BOTH kids are sleeping! :)  Just wanted to let you know we are here....just not HERE! :)

4th of July 2012

We had a great 4th of July vacation at the lake this past week.  With the 4th landing on Wednesday this year, Jason was able to take the rest of the week off as was the rest of my family. 

Tuesday

Wwe got to the cabin and had Zorbaz nachos and hotdogs!  We LOVE Zorbaz nachos!

Wednesday 

We swam, went for a couple boat rides and Jason's parents came to the cabin for the afternoon/evening.  We grilled burgers and had lots of other great food to go with them.  Later that night we sat outside waiting for the fireworks.  The bugs were awful and it was super humid so we went in and out to see the fireworks.  It was almost midnight when Mr. Hayden finally went to bed.

Thursday

We went to the Detroit Lakes Zorbaz to meet Jason's parents and Jeremy and Heather.  After that we went to Rose Lake to hang out with all of them for the day.  Jeremy and Heather have a spot there and Jason's parents rented a spot for the week.  We went boating and Hayden went for his very first tube ride.  He loved it.  Jason tried skiing, but wasn't able to get up on the skis.  Jeremy showed us how it was done.  We then had a huge steak supper outside.  It was a beautiful day!

Friday

A rainy day at the lake!  So we went into Fargo.  We left Clara with my parents at the cabin.  We all ate at the mall, Emily and I did a little shopping, Jason entertained the boys and Scott and Sara went to his parents in Fargo.  Then Emily, Jason, Hayden, John and I went to Madagascar 3.  It was really cute!   We then went back to the cabin for a shrimp boil.  

Saturday

Another hot, sunny day.  The big boys went golfing, Emily went for a walk, so my mom and I took the kids for a walk.  It was good to get them a little worn out since they have a whole lot of energy and sometimes that energy turns into naughtiness! :)  We did more swimming and hanging out.  Jason grilled a turkey with his new turkey cannon he got after his grilling class.  It turned out really well and we will definitely be doing that again.  

Sunday

And another hot day!  The Boelke's and Enger's all went golfing.  Picture this....4 adults, 4 kids (ages - 5,4, 2, 11 months), 2 pull carts (no motorized charts available), 1 carrying clubs, 1 stroller, 80 + degree day, very hilly course, a 2-yr old and 4-yr old that wouldn't walk, a baby that needed to be carried because said 2-yr old went in the stroller....do you get my picture yet...we only made it 4 holes, but we gave my parents a little time to get a few things done at the cabin and wore the kids out!  After that we hung out for a little bit and packed up and headed back home.  

All in all it was a very fun long weekend.  Great weather to be at the lake.  

We are home for a whole week and then another vacation starts again....we won't be at the lake the whole time but it will be a busy one.  A recap on that at a later date.  

Other things....

Hayden had an appointment with this asthma doctor.  He is now doing an inhaler twice a day every day instead of a nebulizer.  I am not sold on the inhaler yet, as it is pretty difficult for a 4-yr old to do.  I'm giving it another week and then we'll see.  His dr. said that he won't be outgrowing it, but may get to the point that he won't need to do anything on a daily basis.  Just on an as needed basis.  We will continue with yearly appointments.

Clara is changing daily!  She will 1 in a month!  HOW CRAZY IS THAT???!?!?!?  She waves hi, claps, does "so big", dances, says dada, stands up in the middle of the room all by herself and is getting close to taking her first steps.  She is pretty quick crawling so she usually goes with what she knows.  She LOVES food!  Her favorites - fruit of any kind, potato salad, spaghetti, yogurt melts, carrots....actually, pretty much anything you put in front of her.  

Beach Babies!

We love the beach and swimming at our house!  We went to the lake this past weekend.  The temperatures were HOT, the sun was out and the water was wonderful!!  Clara doesn't quite know what to think about the water at the lake, but I think she'll love it just as much as the rest of us in time.  We are packing up and leaving again tomorrow for the rest of the week.  We will spend time with both of our families and maybe even some friends.  Have a safe and happy 4th of July! 

Here We Go!

 

 

 

 

 Here we go again with another one of my marathon posts!  I need to figure out that it wouldn't take so much time if I would post more frequently with less info on each post.  But I guess this will have to do.  Here is what we've been up to lately....so much to update!

1. Every Wednesday when the weather cooperates we have been going to the park.  This Summer I sent out an email to all of the stay-at-home mom's I know and decided we should just have a weekly, standing playdate at the park.  It has been lots of fun and something we all look forward to every week.  
2. Hayden celebrated his birthday at the farm, at our house with friends and at the lake.  He had a Batman birthday party this year.
3. Memorial Day weekend we went to the lake.  My sister and he family was also there.  The weather wasn't great, but we still had fun.  The boys golfed and the girls shopped at the Flea Market.
4. My nephew John stayed with us the week after Memorial Day.  The boys had so much fun playing together.  For the most part they get along very well.  
5. The Friday after Memorial Day I drove the kids and John down to St. James to my sisters.  LONG drive with 3 kids by myself, but they all did very well.  We had a fun weekend just hanging out at Emily and Scotts.
6. For Father's Day the kids and I got Jason signed up for a grilling class.  He loves to grill, so I thought it would be fun for him to learn a little more.  He and 2 of his friends from Lisbon went and they said it was really interesting.  They grilled muffins, pizza and stir-fry.  He hasn't showed us any of his new tricks yet, I'm patiently waiting!
7. Hayden went to basketball camp.  It was 4 days for an hour each day and he had a lot of fun.  
8. I started school!  I am taking 2 summer school classes.  Not the smartest thing I've ever done, but what do you do.  I should have just waited to start in the fall, but my advisor talked me into it.  I'm having to adjust to being tied down in the summer.  I am taking a computer class that is pretty easy and a medical terminology class which is not easy.  So far I've been fitting studying in while kids are napping and sleeping.  And when Hayden isn't napping (which is most days) he has been pretty good about letting me study while he plays outside or keeps himself busy. I'll be done the end of July.
9. Hayden is in t-ball again this summer.  They meet 4 times on Wednesday nights in June.  He has been enjoying learning to bat, throw the ball, run the bases, field grounders and eating lots of freezies! :)
10. We went to the lake the 2nd weekend in June and Emily and the kids were able to come again.  Clara went on her first boat ride and didn't do too bad.  The 2nd one wasn't as successful. 
11. We went to Jason's cousin Devin's baseball game in Lisbon.  We were glad it worked out to watch him play.  
12. Happy Days in Lisbon!  We went to the park on Friday night and enjoyed the picnic there as well as the bounce games.  On Saturday I ran in the 5k, we went to the parade and then hosted a barbecue with our friends.  We had 36 people and the weather, food and evening was perfect!
13. Jason was in Jamestown for his 2nd year of banking school.  We were happy to have him back on Friday.  
14. Clara is not eating pretty much everything that we are.  She LOVES food and there isn't much she doesn't like.  The only thing so far I have found she doesn't like is cottage cheese.  
15. We've been going to the pool lots.  The weather has been nice once in awhile so when it's nice we try to make it there.  Both kids are little fish!  
16. I've been golfing every Tuesday with friends.  This past Tuesday I golfed in the Ladies Day tournament with my friend Danielle.  We were rained on the back 9, but we had a great time.  

OK.....I think I'm caught up now.  Hopefully it won't be another month before I post again!  If so...Happy 4th of July!! :)