Here it is July, JULY! I can’t believe it! Time seems to be passing at light speed and I can’t seem to keep up. Summer vacation is coming to an end already and the kids head back to school in just 2 weeks….where does the time go?! Because I can’t keep up, I am constantly needing to reset and re-prioritize my goals. I have lofty goals when it comes to wanting to “do it all”. I want to do projects around the house, take the kids on adventures, let them have play dates and sleep-overs. I want to keep this blog updated, I want to scrapbook their childhood years, I want to play games with them, all while maintaining a clean house, cooking SOME descent meals throughout the week, doing the never ending laundry, doing daily homework and chauffeuring the kids to and from school and their various activities. With that said, I am finally realizing that I CAN’T do it all, although, that realization doesn’t make me feel any better when things in my life start slacking! I often feel as if I spend my day doing the things that need to get done just to get through that day. Things like emptying the dishwasher and doing the dishes, getting a load or two of laundry washed and dried (but certainly not put away), picking up toys, mediating over the boys disagreements and getting dinner on the table (even if it is just Mac-n-cheese) along with a hundred other daily items, but rarely am I able to complete some of the bigger tasks on my list. Everyday I say, “tomorrow I will do so and so” and then tomorrow comes and goes and it is still not done! This is exactly what has happened to this Blog….tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow has turned into nearly 6 months. And so, as I get further and further behind it gets harder and harder to restart! I love doing the blog, it is a relatively easy way for me to document what is going on in our lives so that the memories don’t get lost forever, however, it is still another task that needs to be done! I tell myself that I am going to catch up some day, but I can’t! Rather than abandoning the whole thing, I am going to try and start fresh. It is not how I like to do things, but I just can’t go back and put in the hundreds of events that have occurred since February along with the thousands of pictures I’ve taken. My goal, which may have to be reset, is to put in a single snapshot from some of the key events over the last 6 months and then going forward try and keep up. With our busy schedule, I know this will be difficult but it is worth a shot and I guess if I fall behind again then I start fresh again. I am trying to tell myself that something is better than nothing! I want my kids to see the pictures and know the stories that go with them. So, I will plug away at this task and all the others in an effort to “do it all”!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
A great trip to Tahoe!
Back in February the kids had a week off of school, so we took advantage of this break and headed to Tahoe for some snow time fun! We rented a beautiful house and spent 5 days enjoying the sunny skies and plentiful snow. It was a great trip.
For the first time, we were ALL able to enjoy the same activities. We took all 3 boys to Alpine Meadow for some skiing. It was so great to have all the boys old enough to do this. It sort of felt like a new era! Skiing went great! Jeff and I were able to spend time on the slopes skiing together knowing that the boys were having a fun time in their ski classes and learning a sport that we enjoy so much. It was so great to sneak up on the boys at the end of their lessons and see them actually skiing down the hill, with no help, with smiles on their faces. They were doing it, they were really doing it! This was so exciting for us because the last time we took Travis and Justin skiing it was not such a positive experience. We were having to practically carry them up and down the hill. Travis swears he almost skied off a “cliff” and I am pretty sure there were tears from everyone! So to have independent skiing and smiles was SUPER EXCITING for us! Ryan did very well with his first experience on skies also. He donned all the gear and looked so cute! Although, at 3 years old, he wasn’t skiing on his own yet, he did well and had a fun day in ski school.
The rest of our trip was spent just having fun and relaxing. Grandma, Papa, Sam, Emily and Darrin joined us for the trip. It was so nice having everyone together. We had a great time sledding down the road in front our cabin and building our own sled hills in the back yard complete with fortresses for protection during the big snow ball fight. While indoors, we played games and spent countless hours building a puzzle which was very therapeutic.
I have to say, this is probably one of the best vacations we have taken in awhile. It wasn’t jam packed with activities! For the first time, we actually came home feeling rested rather than feeling like we needed a vacation after our vacation! I can’t wait to go back next year!
Pictures to follow at a later date. I have hundreds of pictures of our time in Tahoe, and I am so far behind with my blogging that I felt it was important to get the words down and have the pictures come later.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Hoop Time!
Travis played his first ever season of basketball this winter. He really enjoyed it and surprisingly, so did I. Prior to Travis playing, I had no interest in or knowledge of basketball and didn’t think I would like it that much, but it was fun to watch! It was fast paced and exciting! Travis enjoyed the practices and the games and scored a few points for the team along the way. Go Natomas Heat!
February 12, 2011
A beautiful day in the neighborhood!
It is days like this that make me so thankful for the neighborhood we live in. It is not an unusual sight to see all the neighborhood kids and of course a few grown up kids participating in some sort of organized street game. On this night, it was a friendly game of football! The boys played for hours and as the sun started to go down we were given the most beautiful sunset!
February 5, 2011
We made it….2 hours later!
Ryan and I decided to take Wiggles to the dog park. With Ryan in tow, I am more inclined to either drive down to the park or to put Ryan in the jogger and walk him and Wiggles down, but Ryan did not have the same plan! He wanted to ride his bike! It is a little over a mile down and back, which is a long way for his little legs to go on his miniature bike. We packed a bag with snacks and lunch and hit the trail.
Ryan did great! He didn’t complain once about being tired or that he couldn’t do it anymore. I fully expected to have to carry his bike home! We did not break any speed records however. It took us over 2 hours to go there and back with a few snack breaks in between! It was a fun morning hanging out with my little guy!
Buds!
This picture of Travis and his best friends, Aaron and Andrew, just makes me smile. They are just so cute!