T-ball

His first practice was Saturday and he talked about it all day. Sunday after church he went to change and came back down looking like this...

His excitement is adorable. I love baseball season. (Jake is excited in an 11 yr old way, not so facinated by the uniform, but still having fun) At practice I sat next to a couple of parents that were complaining about people with more than two kids and how their kids can't be involved. They were tooting their own horn about what great parents they were of their one and two kids. I surprised myself by keeping quiet and just smiling inside about my own "deprived" in their words, kids that all play a musical instrument and are in boy scouts, band and orchestra, two playing baseball and two playing soccer. Poor things how do they survive? They are begging for more brothers is what they are doing in their spare time. I am so glad I have my boys. Life would be boring without them!

My View

This is my view out the back window.  I went in to grab some shoes and couldn't resist taking a picture.  I love my boys, and stood there enjoying the view of them playing together for a minute before I went out to join in the fun.  Jake and Joshua start baseball next month and Jackson and Jeremy are playing soccer, so this month we are enjoying an empty schedule and some nice down time.

Kindergarten Orientation

I took this cutie to Orientation today.  He is ready for Kindergarten now!  Me... not so much.  Why would I want to send him away (all day kindergarten here) when I could keep him home and play?  I don't think the marble game will come out while he is gone.  What will it be like next year?  Should I work? Take piano or guitar lessons?  Subsitute at the elementary or middle school?  Do Geneology? Landscape/work on the house?  Take college classes to get a teaching certificate?  Golf a lot?  Read a lot?  Any suggestions?

artsonia online kids art

People have asked to see photos of the house. I haven't taken many yet. Here is a view from the front porch. Jackson and Jeremy were bringing the garbage cans in without being asked, so I had to take a picture. As you can see our driveway is really long with a couple of hills. What good boys!

The kids school now posts some of their art projects online. The website is www.artsonia.com

Jeremy's screen name is... Jeremy2152

Jackson's screen name is Jackson2006

This is one of Jackson's Webelos projects. I'm the webelos leader and am having way too much fun making projects with the boys.

Settling In

Now that we are settling in to our new house I'll start blogging again.

Aunt B and Grandma (my mom) came up for a visit and we painted the boys bedrooms.

Grandma and Jeremy preparing to paint.

Jake putting on some primer

B and Joshua

Jeremy and Joshua's room, after the robots were up.