2 more days of school left!

We have made it through another school year. Ayla has finished 2nd grade and Greyson conquered kindergarten. I am so proud of both of them. They both have excelled in their school work. Greyson was top of his class in reading and math. Ayla has been put into gifted classes for reading as well. They are such great students, their teachers couldn't say enough great things about them, and they both love school. This is one happy mama right here :-) . This summer is looking like its going to be a good one! Greyson just signed up for boyscouts. That will keep him and Job busy doing "boy" things. Ayla is super interested in cooking. She just finished a cooking class at school so that will give her and I some time to spend together. We are also planning on heading to California at some point and playing tourist :-) I am so excited that I don't have to share my kiddos for 2 whole months. They will be all mine!!!

When the boys are away... the girls will play...

The last few days have been some ultimate female bonding days. The boys took a short trip to go pick up our new furniture so Ayla and I have been hanging out A LOT. We have watched every movie we own, we have eaten, slept, and been completely lazy the entire time. This is my kind of bonding. Ayla would prefer we do a little bit more, so I have played Uno and connect four more times than I can count. We have also had "sleepovers", which consist of her kicking me the entire night (I do feel bad for her future husband) but all in all it has been a blast hanging out with my little munchkin. We don't get a ton of time with just her and I so we took advantage of the time we had together.

I will say I am very excited that the boys are home because I sure have missed my Greyson hugs. <3 br="">

updated photos of the family (April 2014)

Well well well.. It has been awhile now hasn't it...

It has been quite a few years since I have logged in and wrote anything on this blog... I figured tonight is as good a night as any to possibly try to continue with my thoughts and stories...

Lots and lots of things have changed since I last wrote. I was reading back on my previous post and got a little misty reading about my babies and where we were in our lives. Greyson wasn't even walking and Ayla was still learning how to conversate. Life flies by whether you like it or not I guess.

We are now in Colorado, both kids are in school full time, Job is the regional manager of the west coast with GE, and I am working at an elementary school as an aid.

Job was promoted to take over the whole west coast for GE as a regional manager. He manages from Colorado North, South and West. He is in charge of growing the west coast for his company and travels A LOT. It's part of the job but we sure do love when he is home with us rather than out in other states. He really enjoys what he does and I can't complain seeing how happy he is.

I landed a job at the kids elementary school. I work part time and get to see them every single day. It really is a fantastic job for that perk alone. I love being able to get to know the teachers, the friends, and first hand info on what's happening in the school. I LOVE being in Colorado but there are things I miss from back home. The mountains are amazing to look at every day, and trust me, I make sure I look at them at minimum once a day. I love the sunshine we have, I can count the number of cloudy days on one hand. The people are nice and it has all the great shopping I love. BUT I really dislike the wind we get, it's seriously ridiculous. Wind is not fun, makes it very hard to be outside and enjoy yourself. I also don't love how brown everything is, there aren't very many trees, grass, or flowers. It's definietly a "dessert climate". BUt I am going with the flow and enjoying my time here because anyoen who knows me knows, we move a lot haha.

Ayla is doing very well. I think she misses her house, friends, and life back in Ohio but she is adjujsting pretty well and has made some nice friendships here. She hasn't decided if she wants to continue on with sports or go another direction so she is taking a break to figure out what she is interested in at this point in her life. She is an amazing student and has been put in the "advanced" reading classes. She reads like crazy and really enjoys flying through chapter books. She is such a sweetie and is really growing in to her own. She cracks me up because I think she has actually surpassed me in the "girly" catagory. and I am loving every minute of it! She still LOVES being outside and will choose that over anything else. She is a pretty amazing little girl!

Greyson is such a happy kid. Always making someone smile or laugh. Very rarely is he upset and finds joy in EVEYRETHING he does. He started kindgarten this year and has just masterd every skill he has been asked to do. He is very advanced in his math skillls and reading skills but since they don't "officially" have advanced classes until 2nd grade his teacher and I have been workign with him to keep his skill level up and also make sure he doesn't get bored. He is a SUPER smart boy, but I might be a litte bias :-) He hasn't decided on what types of things he wants to do outside of school either so we are exploring different options for him to do. He is very interested in baseball and football so I am looking to see what we can do.. He is such a sweet little by and loves his family. I just love being around him because I know when he is around there is no way I can be anything but happy...

Now that we have caught up on where we are and what we are doing... lets see if I can keep this blog thing going... I loved being able to read up previous post and see what we were doing and were the kids were at in their lives. I would love to try to keep blogging just to be able to read the memories and see what life was all about along the journey...

Greyson's growing up....

Well we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese last night with out next door neighbors. They of course had a blast, but Greyson surprised the heck outta me! He figured out how to sip from a straw! I couldn't beleive it! I usually let him bite on my straw but last night I was holding onto him and looked down and there he was sipping my pink lemonade, everytime it came up he would gulp and then laugh. It was so cute! So he figured it out all on his own, what a big boy! and while all this was happening, Job and Ayla were running around like 2 little kids doing every toy available! It was so cute. I know Ayla had a blast!! We need to go there more often, I always forget about it. So we had a great day and Greyson learned a new skill!

Everyone is doing great!

So far so good here! Today has been a relaxed sorta day...

Ayla just got up from nap and Greyson just went down, it always seems to work that way! It has started turning cooler here, I noticed a few of the trees around the house have thier leaves changing already! As the weather lady said the other day "it may be awhile before we see the 80's again" ahhhh!!!

I can't beleive how big the kids are getting, Greyson is going to be 9 months old this sunday! I just called to make him his 9 month check up and it totally hit how old he's getting. While Ayla was sleeping him and I were playing on the floor... He's not my little baby anymore, He listens when i tell him something, like come here or no... He drinks from his sippy cup like a pro, he is even done with the baby food! He's eating everything we eat now, he does so good at that! I just can't beleive how much he is doing on his own anymore. He cracks me up! He has been standing all by himself for a good 10 or more sec. He's also talking up a storm in his own baby talk... he likes to tell you all about it~

Ayla is doing great as well! Her new saying is " I Love it" which sounds like "I Bove it" hahaha if you put on a movie for her or give her something to eat that she likes she always bust out with "Thank you mommy, I Bove it!! hahaha Can't help but smile when I hear it. We took the the bed rails off her big girl bed the other night, she is doing awesome! Only fell out once I think but she was back in bed by herself when we went to check so I we aren't positive if she actually fell out or not... She loves watching her disney movies now, she could watch them 10 times in a row if i let her but mommy can't handle that so she gets to pick one movie a day...

Tomorrow is soccer practice she is doing so good at it. i think she really likes it! I need to remember to bring the camera one of these times so I can get some pictures of her! Both kids are just doing awesome as usual! I am one lucky mama! Job and I are great as well. He has been working down in Findlay for the past month so he has been able to come home every night. It's been great!! I wish this could last for the rest of the year at least! Wishful thinking at least!!

This weekend was great!

Yesterday we made it to the Sylvania arts and craft festival. It was nice. There wasn't as much stuff as I was hoping for but we did leave with a few things! This was the first "fall" festival of the year. and It's starting to feel that way to. Yesterday I was in Jeans and a sweatshirt as well as the kids. Amazing.. We actually went to old navy this weekend and hit the killer sales and got Ayla and Greyson some fall clothes. I was pretty excitied! haha

Today the cable is not working, not sure what the problem is. Job thinks it's the connection, who knows so looks like a day with no tv. So far so good I guess, I am getting laundry done (very much needed) I got the clothes switched around and brought some other toys from the basement to keep the kiddos interested. I hope we get it fixed soon, what am I going to do without my "All my children"!!!! Lol