Something About Me Sunday

I thought it would be fun to ask Jayce a few questions.

What are you good at? playing football, listening, eating & puzzles (I'm amazed that Jayce can put this puzzle together by himself and name a lot of the states)

If you had $10, what would you buy? fish to cook

What are you afraid of? Monsters

Who are your friends? Dallas, Noelle, Tabitha & Benjamin

What is important to you? To work

What are your favorite foods? soup & cheese (just happens to be what he had for lunch TODAY)

What is your favorite part of school? listening (the teacher has been giving listening stickers, so this is VERY important right NOW.

What is your favorite stuffed animal? puppy

How do you show your family love? hugs

What do you want to be when you grow up? a football player

What is your favorite color? red

What is your favorite song? Nebraska song (it is song he made up)

Fifteen Future Friday projects

These are just a fifteen things I would like to do in the future. The number one thing on my list is something I found online today. I'll let you know how it turns out. If you want the instructions now, I will email you the link.

1. Make silhouette plaques of the kids
2. Frame Lakyn's Easter dress
3. Scrapbook pages: Brad's birthday, Jayce ice skating, Lakyn with her quilts
4. Redecorate Jayce's room: He wants a football room. I would like to find some old lockers, paint them and use for storage. Get new bedspread.
5. Redecorate Lakyn's room using all her quilts.
6. Order pictures from Wal-Mart.com
7. Find photo albums for storing photos
8. Frame Lakyn's birthday picture
9. Organize recipes
10. Store all winter clothing
11. Go through all the boxes in the basement
12. Organize garage
13. Start School Days scrapbook for Jayce
14. Back up all pictures on new flash drive
15. Transfer recent home videos to DVD

1st Picnic

Our first picnic this spring! Spring has finally sprung even though it VERY mild. We've had 2 warm days this week even though it has been extremely windy.

Look at my two babies! Lakyn and I tagged along on Jayce's field trip. I'm amazed at how crazy my two kids are about each other. I wonder how long Lakyn will follow Jayce around and how long Jayce will tolerate it.

Happy Spring!

Not Again!

We woke up this morning to snow! Yep, it is snowing in the middle of April. How long is this winter going to last? I'm SO ready for spring. It is currently 2:00pm, and it has warmed up to 38 degrees. The wind is blowing so hard. Jayce will have interesting stories to tell his children one day. He fought the wind and the snow uphill to the entrance of his school. It felt like something out of a movie when someone is stuck in a blizzard! Well, it looks like it is going to be this way for a couple of more days. Still praying for spring!

Katie is Back!

Katie went MIA on March 25, 2008. Katie got left at the hotel in Joplin, MO! After we got back to Nebraska, Lakyn's Daddy immediately got on the phone with the hotel and asked to send her home ASAP. Lakyn was so excited to see her baby today! She is as important to Lakyn as Puppy is to Jayce. Puppy has been left at the homes of relatives, at Target in Little Rock, and outside on the camper steps. Somehow, Puppy has always found his way home. Hopefully, Katie will do the same. I'm sure Katie and Puppy will have many more adventures. Welcome home, Katie!

Farewell Nebraska

Farewell Nebraska!

We are on the countdown to our move which will take place in about 10 weeks. All in all, our 22 months (by the time we move in June) has been good. Some things we experienced in Nebraska: Folks say "pop" for soda, the food is quite bland (sorry), no good Mexican food, there are lots of corn fields, we went ice skating, Jayce rode his sled, we watched people ice fish, we heard a different accent, we got funny looks for our southern accent, we welcomed Lakyn into our family, we celebrated Jayce's 5th birthday, we celebrated Lakyn's 1st birthday, Brad shoveled snow, our neighbors looked after us, Lakyn crawled, Lakyn took her first steps, Jayce and Brad watched the Huskers play football, Jayce fell in love with hockey, Shannon made great friends, Brad started a new job, Jayce caught his first fish, Shannon experienced a pregnancy here, Brad and Jayce planted butter beans (had to have Nana ship those to us), walked many miles at Walnut Creek Rec Area, Jayce and Lakyn rolled around on the floor playing together, Lakyn had her first bath, Lakyn saw her first snow, Jayce got on the school bus from our driveway, Jayce made many friends, Jayce played football, Jayce took swimming lessons, Jayce took ice skating lessons, we went to the zoo, we played at the park, we had many meals at our table, we read books to the kids, we heard our kids laugh, we heard our kids cry, Jayce and Lakyn chased each other around the circle (through the living room, into the dining room, through the kitchen, and back to the living room), Jayce caught a rabbit, we talked on the phone with our family, sent and received emails from family and friends, spent Christmas in Kansas City,....lots of memories.

It is hard not to get attached to a house. I wasn't excited about this house in the beginning. I was afraid it would be too small, and wasn't sure of the neighborhood. We have made so many wonderful memories in this house, and our neighbors have been wonderful! Once we walk out these doors for the last time, it will no longer be our home. Home is where the heart is. Our home is our family. Wherever our family goes, that is where our home will be. We are nervous at where we will end up living next. I'm sure we will become attached once again because of the memories we will make.

Thanks for the memories!