Rylie's FIRST haircut!!!

Before first haircut

After first haircut

We took Rylie to her very FIRST haircut! Her hair was getting out of control and couldn't do anything to it. We were amazed she did not even cry or fight to get her haircut. She was awesome! When Seth had his first haircut, he cried and cried!!! Seth had his at 15 months old. Rylie got hers at 26 months. She looks so cute!!! like a little girl!

Seth usually goes to a barber but he wanted one yesterday since he wanted to sit in a firetruck.

Sick Seth!!!

I have been meaning to post sooner but ended up doing other things! Seth had been out of school since Tuesday! He was warm when I picked him up on Monday from school. Early Tuesday morning, he woke up with fever so he stayed home. He did not have any symptoms but fever. I asked him if his ears or throat hurts, he said no. Early Wednesday morning, he ran fever again so I called the doctor and brought him in. He think it was viral infection since Seth's throat was a little swollen from the outside of his neck. He did not act or look sick except for fever. Doctor said to bring him back on Friday if he still has fever. I couldn't take him to school unless he was free from fever for at least 24 hours. I was so sure he would go to school on Thursday. No! He woke up 1:30 am with fever of 101.5 so I gave him some Motrin and water and we went back to sleep. Called the doctor yesterday and brought him in. Nurse pricked his finger. His result came back normal so doctor is pretty sure that the viral is taking Seth longer to recover. Yesterday was actually the first day he looks and acts sick!!! I think he will not be playing his second basketball game this morning because he is starting to cough. Rylie is starting to cough too! I hope he will be better so he can go back to school on Monday for his last week before Christmas holiday!

I have some pictures that I need to post. I will do that soon!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

I want to take this time and give thanks for everything!
I am thankful for having Amy, Seth & Rylie in my life!
I am thankful for everyone in our family!
I am thankful for a roof over our head!
I am thankful for heat to keep us warm!
I am thankful for our good health!
I am thankful for our jobs!
I am thankful for foods that fill us up!

The way economy is acting now, I am thankful for EVERYTHING we have!

Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!!!

Basketball & Sick

I played two basketball games this past Saturday. I felt good that I can still play!!! I think I am much better than when I was in high school! My team won both games. We will play in another tournament in Feb. and March. If we win in March, we will play in April.

Seth is sick! He woke up Saturday morning with fever. He missed his basketball practice. Amy stayed home with him and Rylie while I played. Sunday, he told me that his throat hurts so I took a flashlight and look inside his throat and it was red. I called the doctor yesterday and got him an appointment. He has strep throat infection. He is to take medicine for 10 days! He hates it!!! He is much better today and will go back to school tomorrow!

His practice was suppose to be tonight but just found out that the gym is setting up for a science fair so it has been cancelled. I am glad because it would have been two practices he missed!

I can't believe Christmas is coming!!! Amy and I are done with our shopping except for our neice and nephews. We will be going to Dada (grandma) and Poppa F. for Thanksgiving this year. Look forward to good home-cooked dinner! Seth is looking forward playing with Connor.

Basketball and birthdays!!!

Seth had his very FIRST basketball practice last night. I enjoyed watching him trying to learn how to play! At first, I was told that there are no basketball team for his age and he has to be 5. Last week, someone emailed and said have a spot for Seth since other teams are allowing some 4 years old to play. I was thrilled because I wanted Seth to learn and see if he likes basketball. Last night was the team's 2nd practice but Seth's first because he joined late.
His first game should be on December 6th. I haven't got the schedule yet. He seems to enjoy the practice because it was ongoing.

Yesterday was my mom's birthday! She turned 57! I know she doesn't read the blog because she doesn't have access to internet. Happy Birthday to you, Mom!!!!

We have another birthdays to celebrate this Friday!
Nickie (my step- twosister) and Missie!!!
Happy Birthday to you both!!!!! Nickie will be 36 and Missie will be 35!!! Won't be long before we turn the big 40!!!!

Camping

We just got back from camping. The campground we stayed at was nice! We stayed on top of the mountain and the view was awesome! I learned how to play disc golf for the first time yesterday with three friends. They were very helpful and taught me how to play. The first round was difficult because I didn't know how to operate the disc. The second round was much better. I got the hang of how to throw the disc but my aims were off! My arms are sore today! It is a good feeling! I like how disc golf is played. It is like golf but use disc. I am going to practice and learn more about it. (I will post pictures. I am waiting on a friend to send me pictures since Heather took the camera on their trip)

We took Jerry (Amy's dad) with us to camping. He loves outdoor and made fire for us two nights. It was nice sitting by the fire. We made smores the first night. He took a shower in our travel trailer the first day and decided it was too small for him so this morning he decided to shower in the public bathroom.

I am suppose to play basketball this Saturday. I am on a women team and the coach "said" there are 3 teams playing this Saturday for small regional tournament. I sure hope I can last 4 quarters! I am looking forward to play because I need the excerise! I practiced last Sunday and afterwards I felt real good! Yes, I can run!!!

Last week I had parent conference with Seth's teacher. Seth is doing remarkably well in school! He knows his ABC's. He knows all his ABC finger spelling. He can recognize the letters in writing and finger spelling and put them in order without assist. He is ready for his "sight" words so he will be ready for Kindergarten. We are so proud of him! The only thing we are concern is his ability to write his name! He has no interested in writing so his grip is kinda weak. His teacher gave him some clay for him to exercise his hands while he watch TV. He has no problem cutting with scissors which is why we were not referred to OT. He can write his name but it is not strong enough on paper. We are happy to know he is a smart boy because he is doing everything right on track except for writing but he is only 4!

We are going camping this weekend! We invited Jerry (Amy's dad) to join us since the ladies and little man left us this morning!!!! They went to visit Maryrose's son and friends up north. They will be back next Monday. We miss the little man already!

Did you vote today? Amy and I did our duty last Saturday. We waited in the line for about 45 minutes. We voted for Obama. We really wanted Hillary Clinton to be the president. If Obama were smart, he would have asked her to be his Vice President. I bet you Obama regrets not asking Clinton. We shall see who wins tonight!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

BE SAFE OUT THERE! WE ARE GOING TO TWO HALLOWEEN EVENTS STARTING AT 2 TODAY. I ASKED SETH IF HE WANTED TO GO TRICK OR TREAT IN OUR NEIGHBOR OR GO TO A CHURCH PARTY WITH A FRIEND, HE CHOSE TO GO TO THE PARTY WITH HIS FRIEND. HE SAID I HAVE TO GO BECAUSE HIS FRIEND MIGHT NOT HAVE A KEY. (I AM GUESSING A KEY TO OUR HOUSE, HE DOESN'T LIKE TO BE WITHOUT HIS MOMMY!)




ANOTHER CUTE THING SETH SAID LAST WEEK. HE ASKED HOW OLD I WAS AND THEN ASKED HEATHER HOW OLD SHE WAS. HE SAID "THAT'S EXPENSIVE!"
I COULD EAT HIM UP! HE IS SO CUTE!!!




SETH DECIDED TO BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER. HE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A COWBOY THEN DECIDED TO BE A BATMAN AGAIN LIKE LAST YEAR THEN CHANGED HIS MIND AND BE A CLOWN. TODAY HE WILL BE A FOOTBALL PLAYER. RYLIE WILL STILL BE A PRETTY FAIRY!




ENJOY YOUR HALLOWEEN!! HAVE FUN GOING TRICK OR TREAT OR GIVING OUT CANDIES!!!

Camping

We went camping this past weekend. We had great time! The campground had Halloween activites for kids. Seth played in some games. He did good! It rained all day Friday but we still enjoyed the day. There were lots of activities on Saturday. It was chilly and sunny. Kids got to dress up. Seth went as a fireman, Rylie as a fairy and Trevor was an inchworm. Sorry there was no picture of Seth in his costume. He didn't want his picture taken. I dressed up as a clown. Seth has decided he wants to be a clown when he goes trick or treating in our neighborhood on Oct. 31st. We did not want to leave. Everytime we stayed in our travel trailer, we felt so relaxed! We might go back camping in two weeks. Just 4 of us while Heather, Maryrose and Trevor go out of town to visit Maryrose's son and friends.


Seth playing witch game
Seth hopping in potato bag (He did real good!)
Seth trying to catch donut with his mouth
Inchworm & Clown
Fairy Rylie
My Perfect Family!

Seth trying out my clown wig!
Wacky Trevor
My Blue Eyed Beautiful Girl!

Pumpkins

The kids got Pirate and princess potato head pieces from their aunt Dana to put on their pumpkins. They really enjoyed doing that. I wanted to carve a pumpkin so we got a third one. Seth picked out a spooky house stencil. It looks good when it's dark and has light in it. I will try and take pic of it when it's dark.

We are looking forward to camping this weekend! Seth gets to miss school this Friday and he is excited about that! We decided to leave on Thursday after Amy gets home from work instead of Friday. We felt that two nights will not be enough! The camp site have halloween event/party and it should be fun!

Seth and his Pirate pumpkin
Rylie and her Princess
Seth and Rylie with Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head

Spooky House!

Corn Maze

We went to a corn maze. The kids had great time! We found our way out! We went on a hayride, picked out three pumpkins. The weather was perfect!

Rylie blowing candles! CUTE!!!

Birthday Party

The cake was delicious! Rylie taking a deep breath. She got it!!!!
Ain't she CUTE???
We had Rylie's birthday party on Sunday. We had full house! It was nice and thank you all for the nice gifts! She got much needed Fall/Winter clothes!!! She LOVES what her Aunt Dana gave her! Dora backpack with markers, stickers and papers. Great-Aunt Barbara gave her the necklaces. Kids had good time playing with each other and also played outside with 4-wheeler riding toy and Barbie Jeep riding toy.

Birthday Girl!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday, Dear Rylie!

Happy Birthday to you!

We can't believe you are 2!!! You have grown into a beautiful little girl! We love you with all our heart!

We will be having a birthday party at home this Sunday. We got her a barbie jeep riding toy and will give to her tonight. Seth is going to be jealous! He got 4-wheeler riding toy that he won't share! Now he is going to let Rylie use his 4-wheeler because he will want to drive the jeep!

The pictures above was taken this morning. I tried to get her to sign "2". She said "twoooo".

Trevor & Rylie

I am keeping Trevor today. Thought you would enjoy a video and see how big Trevor is!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR MOM-DI / NANA!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

We are thinking about you and hope you have a GREAT day!!!

We love you! xoxo
Amy, Angie, Seth & RJ

Rylie

This is a very funny video of Rylie.

I thought I better blog about something since it's been few days. I am trying to think of what's new!!!

We are going to have yard sale tomorrow at Heather's house. Heather and Maryrose will be putting their house on the market this coming Wednesday. We offered them to move in our house. We have a garage that could easily turn into 3 bedrooms and a full bathroom. We haven't started yet but hope to do so soon! It would be great for all of us to save some money splitting the mortgage when we are not using downstairs at all!

Seth is doing good in school. He loves it but have some mornings when he just want to stay home! I can't believe he will be in Kindergarten next year! Where did the time go??? I want him to stay little!!!

Rylie is enjoying her stay at home with me! She likes it because Seth is not here to aggravate her! She gets to play with anything without Seth taking it away or them fighting over a toy! They even fight over which movie to put in the DVD! Rylie wants to watch "RV" allllllll the times! Seth likes to watch different movies. I had to set up our old DVD/VCR in our bedroom so one of them can watch something.

Trevor is growing up like a weed! He is 7 months old today! Happy 7 months old, Trevor!!! He is a cutie pie! He still looks like Heather!!!

Dana, Happy 34th Birthday to you!!!!!! (Sept. 10th) Hope you had great one! Enjoy your time in Las Vegas!!! Tell me all about the drag show when you come back home!!!

Long time no post!

Seth & Rylie Kids checking out the water
Missie & Karen
Trevor
Seth, Rylie & Momma

Beach

Sorry it has been 26 days since I have last posted! We went to the beach first week of August. We really enjoyed our time there! We took our travel trailer with us. The campground was packed but still enjoyed our time! Kids loved the beach and the pool. Missie and Karen went with us and they slept in their new tent. Maryrose and I had fun doing nice pranks on them late at night! Karen was funny to watch! She is so paranoid! She would peep through her tent every second to see if we were doing anything! I hope we didn't give them camping nightmare! They were nice pranks! Missie & Karen, right??????????

School

Seth started Pre-K yesterday. He is home today but will resume class tomorrow. Yesterday, half of his classmates came and today the other half will attend. There are 4 boys who are deaf and hard of hearing. There are 5 adults in that small trailer! (teacher, teacher's assistant, 3 interpreters) The teacher is awesome! Seth likes her and she is great with the kids and has learned how to use and deal with many interpreters in the classroom.

I want Rylie to be in her classroom next year when she turns 3. Usually that class is for 4 but can ask for special permission for 3 years old to attend. The teacher wants Rylie in her class! I am not looking forward to empty house next year! I love having my kids at home with me!

Hide and Seek

So, Seth has taught Rylie how to play Hide and Seek. Here’s how it goes.

Rylie stands facing the hall wall covering her eyes. She says “one, two, I COMING!” Then she bolts (or waddles) down the hallway to her room to find Seth (Seth has only one hiding spot). Then they both giggle uncontrollably and it’s Seth’s turn to count. Only when Seth counts, Rylie still counts (she hasn’t figured out the hide part yet). Then they run toward each other and giggle some more.

I will try not to wait sooo long to do the next post!

Paw Paw

We took Paw Paw (Amy's dad) to Outback this evening for his early birthday since we are leaving for the beach tomorrow. Seth asked Paw Paw how old he is and Paw Paw said "62". Seth said "whoa, that's a lot of money". It was funny!

Since we will be at the beach... I want to wish three people "Happy Birthday"!

To: Heather (3rd), Ron (5th, Amy's step-dad) and Jerry (Amy's dad)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR HEATHER, RON-PAPA & JERRY-PAW-PAW!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU AND HOPE YOU HAVE THE GREATEST BIRTHDAY!

Seth & Rylie

I think this is the best picture of Seth & Rylie together! It took several tries! Don't they look alike??? Heather fixed Rylie's hair for me. I got to learn how to do it! I can do pony tail but not like this!

5 Months Old Trevor

Swimming

Seth is now jumping off the diving board and swimming in the deep water! We are so proud of him! Amy has decided that he is a swimmer and think he will want to be on the swim team. I will encourage it when he is a little older. We have been swimming almost everyday! Today I have decided that we stay home to give ourselves break from the sun and water!

We went to a friend's birthday party at a rec pool on Saturday then Sunday we went to the lake for our niece's 11th birthday party. We rode on a pontoon then Seth and I rode on a ski boat. He loved it! He decided that he wants to have his 5th birthday party at his Aunt Lucy's house on the lake!

Rylie likes the water but she doesn't stay in the water. She goes in and out. Seth did that when he was at that age. Next year Rylie should be in the water more often. We will be going to the beach in two weeks. Seth has been begging to go to the beach NOW! We all are looking forward to it!

Happy Birthday Mommy!!

Well I am borrowing the blog to sing to Angie just like she does for everyone else!

*clearing throat*
la la la la (searching for the right tune)

(slightly off key)

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Angie/Mommy
Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuu!

*blows candles*
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii (For those of you who don't wanna count, that's 35 candles!)

We love you!
Amy, Seth and Rylie

July 4th Vacation

We went out of town for our July 4th vacation. We had great time! We stayed at a brand new RV park. It just opened on July 1st. We arrived July 2nd. Seth was the first person to try out their new swimming pool but it was too cold. They have a hotel across the street that has 4 heated pools and we were allowed to use them. Kids loved the pools! We took kids to kiddie amusement park. They loved it! We went back on Saturday so we could take Seth to ride the go-kart. We went on the double seater go-kart. Seth really enjoyed the go-kart rides! He went once with me then went again with Momma. I forgot to bring camera when we went on the go-kart rides.
Rylie and Seth were not ready to go back home! They loved to stay on the travel trailer. Seth wanted us to go straight to the beach when we left on Sunday. I wish we could and we would if we were a millionaire! We are taking donations! (haha)

Rylie and Seth on boat ride. Rylie wasn't too sure at first!

Rylie and Seth on plane. Seth demanded to get on the red plane!

Our precious Rylie!

Our handsome Seth!

Trevor taking a bath

Momma, Seth, Mommy & Rylie

Heather, Trevor & Maryrose

July 4th family picture

Momma & Seth working on marshmallows

Seth was sooo tired he fell asleep on Momma during fireworks

Mommy & Rylie

Rylie, Mommy, Trevor, Maryrose & Seth

Rylie playing in the mud water (It rained Saturday night when we were sleeping)