Obviously, it's been a long time since I've updated our blog. You can imagine a lot has happened in almost 8 months. Looking back it is absolutely crazy to think how much our lives have changed in such a short amount of time. Here's a quick review.
April -
*We broke ground on our new house. We got to watch the house being built step by step. Everything went extremly well and we couldn't be happier with how everything turned out. When we were making the decisions, I just kept hoping that the images in my brain would turn out.
*Easter with my family in Lisbon. We went to church, went to my friends for an Easter egg hunt and enjoyed wonderful food.
*Jason went to California for meetings. He is on the Board of Directors for the hospital in Lisbon. It was my first go with putting all 3 kids to bed by myself and let me tell you...I appreciated Jason even more and have a real respect for single mothers.
*Hayden participated and Jason coached soccer. The preschool group didn't have any games, just a camp and for Jason never playing soccer he enjoyed it. He had lots of help from other parents too.
May -
*Reid giggled for the first time on the 7th.
*We went to Marion to celebrate Jason's cousins graduating. On from high school and the other from NDSCS.
*We celebrated Hayden's 6th birthday party with a sports themed party at the park. The kids had a lot of fun playing and running around.
*Hayden's last day of preschool.
*Memorial Day weekend at the lake.
*Hayden started Tball
*Hayden tested for his orange belt in Tae Kwon Do.
June -
*Hayden had basketball camp
*Tball games.
*Jason and I went to my college roommate's wedding in Mayville.
*We went to St. James to watch John play baseball. They also had their summer celebration, so we got to see their parade.
July -
*4th of July at the Lake.
*Swimming lessons for Hayden and Clara.
*Jason golfed in the GOLF tourney.
*I went to the lake with a couple of my girlfriends and the weather was awful, but we still had fun. It was also my first night and day away from Reid
*Reid rolled over from his back to tummy.
*We did a lot of packing!
*We moved out of our house on July 26th and moved to Forman.
August -
*VBS for Hayden and Clara.
*We moved into our brand new house!
*Jason and I went to Wefest with friends. The kids stayed at the farm with grandma and grandpa.
*Clara turned 3! We celebrated with a Little Mermaid pool party.
*We hosted 3 of my very good friends from high school and their families.
*Kindergarten open house!
*Ransom County Fair.
*Hayden's first day of Kindergarten! He was so excited and could hardly wait. We dropped him off and I barely got a goodbye. I only almost cried. :)
*Labor Day weekend at the lake. We celebrated Carver's 1st birthday.
September -
*Clara started dance class. She LOVES it. Each week she walks right in and has a huge smile on her face when we pick her up.
*Hayden, Reid, and I spend Tuesdays at the library while Clara's at dance. Hayden looks at books with Reid and I take quizes for my class. This semester I have 4 classes which is a lot more than I've done in the past.
*Sunday School starts for Hayden, Clara and me. I am a helper this year in Clara's class.
*I went to labs in Wahpeton. I've gone once a month September, October, November and I will go this coming weekend in December. It has been very interesting and fun to connect with my classmates.
*Jason and I celebrated our 8th anniversary.
*Clara had her tonsils and Adenoids out. After 3 years of terrible sleeping and finally listening to her sleep one night, we realized she was stopping breathing. We were refered to an ENT and he did X-rays and showed us that she had obstructive sleep disorder. Which is a less severe case of sleep apnea. Her adenoids were completely obstructing and he tonsils were very large. Because she didn't have issues with infections we didn't need to remove all of the tonsil tissue so the recovery was very quick. We noticed a difference in her sleep immediately and it has been the best thing ever. We only wish we would have none sooner. We are all finally getting sleep.
*I went to SVACA with some of my friends which is a arts and craft fair in Fort Ransom.
October -
*The 5 of us went to the pumpkin patch in Oakes. In the past years I've taken the kids with a friend, but this year it worked for Jason to go too. It's such a nice patch and we were sad to learn it will be their last year operating it.
*Reid started crawling.
*I attended my 10 year reunion at Concordia. I met with my 2 best friends from college and we had such a great time catching up.
*My cousin Tom's wedding in Fargo.
*Clara, Reid and I got to help at Hayden's Halloween party at school.
*Trick or Treating - we had Hiccup from How to Train Your Dragon, Elsa from Frozen and Reid was a cute, cuddly elephant.
November -
*Jason and I went to the NDSU/SDSU game with friends.
*Jason and I went to Rutand to the Coteau de Prairie with our friends Nick and Rachel for a food and beer pairing dinner. It was such a fun night out.
*Hospital gala in Lisbon.
*Hayden tested for his yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do.
*My yearly Christmas shopping trip with friends.
*Reid says "mama!!" I was soooo excited! The other 2 said "dada" first, so I was excited that at least one of my children said mama first. :) He is sort of a mama's boy, so I guess it would be fitting!
*Jason and I helped my parents move out of their cabin on Turtle Lake. This year has been a transition for my parents. After much consideration they have decided to sell their house in Forman and then decided to sell their cabin at the lake and find a lake home that they will eventually retire to. They are still a couple of years away from retiring, so they will find an apartment to rent in the area until they retire, but they are very excited. So this spring we will be moving them out of their home in Forman. It will be a very sad day, as my great-grandfather built the house in 1920 - the year my grandpa was born. The house has only been in the Dyste family. It is a good thing though, as a nice, young couple will be buying it and they will be able to make new memories in it. We are really looking forward to this summer at Lake Seven. The house there has much more room for all of us, and amazing yard for the kids to play in and a really nice lake and beach. I am so very happy for my parents. They have worked hard for many years and it's so nice to see them reap the benefits.
*Thanksgiving in Forman. We celebrated our last Thanksgiving in Forman with some cousins and aunts and uncles.
*Reid is pulling himself up to everything and scooting around furniture.
That's pretty much a quick catch up! In a couple weeks I will be completely done with classes for good!!!! I'm so excited! And then I will start interning in January and I am very excited to get that underway. It will definitely be an adjustment for us all. After 5 years of being a stay at home mom, I'm excited to "work." I don't know what will happen after my 8 weeks of interning are over, but I'm excited to see what the future holds....more on that soon. Hopefully not 8 months from now! ;)
