Riley Jo

Another one of those funny moments has happened. I thought I should take a picture and write about it while Riley is still sleeping. I put her down for a nap (as usual) at 9:05 am. About a half hour later I hear her in her room playing with her dolls and nursery she got for her birthday. I think how cute that is that she is in there playing even though she needed a nap. I let it go. About an hour later (10:30) as I was wrapping Christmas presents I hear music coming from her room. I tried to figure out what was musical in her room that she could be playing with. Then I heard her open her door and come out looking for me. I had told her I wanted to lay down and take a nap too (hoping this would make her take a nap), so I think she must have gone into my room, didn't find me and went back to her room crying. I think she was hoping I would come in and see what was wrong but I didn't. I went in to check on her and found her asleep, on her floor, and she even changed her pants. She was next to the Karaoke machine, so she must have been trying to listen to music as she went to sleep!

My Knee

I took a Jogging class at DVC because I wanted to get back in shape and start running again. Plus I needed one more P.E. credit towards my AA degree and I thought this would be fun. I have been having pain in my knees consistently for about 3 months now
(the pain started two weeks after the class). At first I thought it was muscles I haven't used in so long. So after a month of having the pain I went to see my doctor. First she thought it was something, I don't recall the name of it but, she thought it would be okay to walk but not run. So I continued walking. After about 2 months of agony I went back to the doctors and was told it was tendinitis and I needed some physical therepy. So I went to see the physical therapist, she examined my knee, she thinks I have ACL damage and tells me I CANNOT walk or play sports until I get things checked out further. I just got home from my appointment with the Orthopedic Surgeon and he is pretty sure that I have torn my ACL in my left knee. On top of that he says I have the beginning stages of arthritis in both knees and cannot do any high impact exercises or sports until further notice. This is especially frustrating because as most of you know, I enjoy being active and playing sports with my kids. I will have to play H-O-R-S-E or around the world instead of a basketball game with Tyler for the time being because I can't jump. In order to play front yard baseball I will have to walk around the bases, I guess I will have to hit the ball harder so I have a better chance at getting around the bases. I have an appointment for an MRI this Sunday and I meet with a sport Orthopedic Surgeon on January 11. I pray I can strengthen my knees without having to have surgery.

Riley Jo turns 2

On November 28 Riley Jo turned 2. That morning we went over to the Jacobs house to watch the kids so April could work in Miranda's class. So Riley Jo was able to play with the twins. She always has so much fun playing with them. That afternoon Chris took Tyler and Kyle to the go-kart track so Riley Jo and I went out to dinner and did some Christmas shopping. We had a great Mommy and Daughter Date. For her birthday she received two dolls, a Disney princess nursery for her dolls, some dress up clothes, princess dress up shoes, and dress up jewelry. She loves to dress up. She is so much fun and makes me laugh everyday!

Time Flies

Wow I can't believe it is already the middle of December. I have to give a brief update on everything that has gone on in the last month and a half. The beginning of November I took Tyler and Michayla to see Hannah Montana. We went with Sheri, Brittani, and our friends April, Miranda, and Lauren. We had a blast. Luckily they sold more tickets to her concert because the ticket prices from the scalpers were outrageous. The kids were all really excited to be there and for a kiddie concert it was really good. Then on November 14 Tyler turned 11. He celebrated his birthday with his friends at the Embassy Suites. Chris chaperoned the party which was a nice change for me. On November 15, Tyler graduated from Cub Scouts into Boy Scouts and earned his Arrow of Light award. On November 19 our Mom's group went to the park to hang out with our friend and her kids that moved to Utah. They were in town for Thanksgiving and we haven't seen them since June. It was great to see all the kids again. Her son is 6 weeks younger than Riley Jo. Then of course it was Thanksgiving and we celebrated at our house with all our kids and my family. We had fun eating, hanging out, and playing games. On November the 23rd we walked around Old Town Sacramento. We went with Steve and Jeannine, we rode the Santa train, sang some carols and then went to the Train Museum. That was a lot of fun. Riley Jo turn 2 on November 28th, Tyler started basketball and now we are finishing getting ready for Christmas. That about sums it up for now.

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Camping

We went camping November 2-4. We went with some friends and their baby. It was so beautiful there because all the leaves were off the trees and on the ground. It made for some great fall pictures. We walked down to the water, threw the football around, played soccer, and hung out around the campfire. We all had a great time. Friday night when Chris checked in the ranger warned him that bears lived in the campsite so no one should plan to walk off by themselves at night. The ranger also bragged that he had one bear eating candy bars out of his hand. Great! So the guys thought it would be great fun to tell my boys this bit of information. That whole weekend Tyler didn't sleep much because every sound he heard he thought was a bear. So, Saturday night we are sitting around the campfire when all of sudden we hear something walking on the leaves. So Chad tells Tyler do you hear those foot steps? Those are definitely 4 legs walking on leaves. So I look over Chad's truck and all I see is a black back of something walking on 4 legs. I'm like what is that? By now Tyler is getting a little scared trying to see what we're talking about. What is it? It's a stray cow. The cow is walking on the pavement like it knows what it's doing and continues to follow the path all the way around the camp. Now driving into the campsite we didn't see any fields with cows in them so we don't know where this cow came from. It was very funny!

Potty Trained!

Riley Jo is 100% Potty trained. She takes naps and goes to bed in underwear. I can't believe it. She will be 2 in two weeks. The only problem is that she will only use her toilet. She refuses to sit on a big toilet even if it has an adapter on the seat. So if we are going to be gone from home for a while I put a pull up on her, but she refuses to pee in it so she waits until we get home. Which is good, I just don't know how her bladder feels about it. Last Sunday I put a diaper on her for church, to my surprise it was still dry when we got home and she could use her potty. She is my youngest and easiest child to potty train. So much easier than those lazy boys. :) But I love my boys!

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Halloween

So we had a busy Halloween night. We started out celebration at 3:30 at the Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm. We thought it would make for some cute pictures with all the pumpkins. Then we went to the Prestons for a Pre-Trick-or-Treating Party. We ate dinner and the kids were able to break open the pinata. I enjoyed watching Riley take swings at the pinata. She did really well for being just under 2. Then we went Trick-or-Treating around the Prestons neighborhood. We went down to the firehouse and Kyle climbed up in the firetruck. He loves being in the firetruck. (A fourth of July tradition too.)
Tyler decided he wanted a scary costume this year so he wore a black robe with a mask. Kyle was Obiwan and Riley Jo was Belle from Beauty and the Beast.

YES!!!!

So over the weekend Riley Jo kept asking to sit on the potty. She would sit down for a couple of seconds feel like she was going to fall and say all done, all done. So Monday morning Riley Jo and I went to the store to buy her a potty and some underwear (she's always trying to put Michayla's on) in hopes of her wanting to continue to want to use the potty. Monday she did a great job, she had only one accident the entire day! I thought since she was ready to use the potty she was ready for a toddler bed. So she now sleeps in a toddler bed. But after rolling out of the bed Monday night. We went back to the store to buy a bed rail. Oops. Tuesday, was a bit more trying. The potty became one big game for her. She would sit down for a couple minutes start playing, I'd try to put her diaper back on and she'd sit back down. Then she wanted a treat for just sitting on the potty. After her third accident where I tried to sit her down on the potty and she wouldn't go and 5 minutes later she peed on my floor, I said forget it she's not ready! So then Wednesday we didn't use the potty at all. I had given up. But Riley Jo woke up a completely different girl today. She stayed dry ALL DAY!!! Huge accomplishment. By 10 this morning she had already peed and pooped on the toilet and after she went poop I said "let's go get your treat and then it's nap time." She actually said OK. She ran to the kitchen for her treat and then ran to her bedroom, stopped by her bed and said "Riley's bed." It was amazing because she has been fighting her naps lately and her she was running for her nap. She said good-night and rolled over and went to sleep. I don't know where my Riley Jo is but this one was welcomed fast!! :)

They Grow up so Fast!!

I was changing Riley this morning and she told me she had to go poo-poo. I asked her if she wanted to go on the potty and she said yes. She took her diaper off and I took her to sit on the potty. We've done this before where she will sit for a couple minutes, tell me she's done, and nothing happens. Well this time she sat there and pushed and pushed, I thought this is it, she's actually going to poop on the toilet. Well she didn't poop but she did pee. She was so excited. She received a piece of candy for her accomplishment, so hopefully that will encourage her to go again! She is my sugaraholic and will do just about anything for a piece of candy!

Best Birthday Ever!!

Friday night my friends thru me and April J. a Surprise 30th birthday party. I haven't really celebrated my birthday with friends since I was 11 I think. My birthday is during the summer and everyone was always on vacation. So when I turned "30" I wasn't really wanting to celebrate that either. I wanted to do something fun with my friends. This will now be the "MOST MEMORABLE" birthday. I went to the park with our group like most Friday's. Before we left Hayley came up to me and asked what I was doing tonight? I told her nothing and she asked if I wanted to go out because she needed a girls night. I immediately said "yes, I need one too." She said how bout I pick you up at 6:15. I said that should be fine I'd make sure Chris would be home and if not I'd call and let her know. Then Hayley called me a little later and said 'How bout we go to dinner. I said great where? She said April told her about a restaurant in Clayton. So Hayley picked me up and we drove the long way to Clayton and she says she told April Preston she would drop a movie off do you mind? I told her no. As we pull up I see April Jacobs car and I mentioned it to Hayley. Hayley said Jeremy was there to help move a couch. I was feeling kind of bad that Hayley and I were going out to dinner and no one else was. I was just going to wait in the car at April Prestons house because I didn't want to hurt her feelings that we were going out. But when we pulled up I saw April and the kids with Jeremy. I thought maybe they came along because April J. hadn't seen April P.'s new house yet. So Hayley asked if I wanted to come up with her and I said "I will now." If I hadn't seen April and the kids I probably would have insisted on waiting in the car. We ring the bell, they open the door and yell "SURPRISE!" I said "Surprise?" Then I see the Happy Birthday banner and it made sense. So we ate dinner and after we ate they all took turns giving April and I a toast. They all brought us 30 items of something. We got candy, scrapbook paper, eyelets, and more. We even played some games. Brittany brought a Darth Vader stand up cardboard and they decorated it to look like Tim McGraw. Cowboy hat on top and everything. We played pin the lips on Tim McGraw. That was loads of fun. Then we hit a pinata. That was lots of fun too. While April J. was taking her turn the sprinklers came on. Luckily she has fast reflexes and was able to get off the grass without getting wet. My favorite was probably the 8x10 photo of us on the front cover of TIME magazine. Then everyone signed the matting for a great keepsake. That was a great idea. Thank you everyone for a GREAT birthday. You are the best and it will never be forgotten!

Take 5

I was tagged by April. I believe it was about a week ago. I guess I should really read blogs more often.
5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago
1. Working at Big 5 by day.
2. Being a mom by night.
3. Driving an 86 Mustang. (My dream car is a 65 Mustang.)
4. Changing Diapers
5. Planning Tyler's 1 st birthday party
My life was really exciting back then!!!!

5 Things on my to-do list today
1. Go to the bank
2. Go grocery shopping
3. Do laundry
4. Pick my kids up from school
5. Take Tyler to Scouts

5 Snacks I enjoy
1. Ice Cream
2. Rice Krispy Treats
3. Popcorn with butter
4. Snicker doodles
5. Milky way candy bars

5 Songs I know the lyrics to
1. Last Dollar (Fly Away)--Tim Mcgraw
2. Something Like That--Tim Mcgraw
3. Amazed--Lonestar
4. Back Where I Come From--Kenny Chesney
5. I could Not Ask for More - Sara Evans

5 Things I would do if I were a millionaire
1. Buy a cruise ship so I could go anywhere when I wanted.
2. Build my Dream Home.
3. Travel
4. Buy a vacation home.
5. Buy my 65 Mustang

5 Bad Habits
1. Playing solitaire on the computer too long
2. Yelling.
3. Procrastinating.
4. Not letting my kids win games when we play
5. Not entering the work invoices into the computer as often as I should

5 Things I'd never wear again
1. Baggy pants
2. Feathered hair
3. Bikini
4. short shorts
5. Leggings

5 Favorite toys
1. Boat
2. My Stampin' Stuff
3. My Scrapbook Stuff
4. Camera
5. Trailer

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The Lake

We took our kids out on our boat the weekend before my birthday. Steve & Jeannine went with us. Tyler decided he was going to go head first on the tube for the first time ever! He had a blast. At first Chris was taking it easy on him but by the end of the day Ty was flying off and getting right back on. So, since he tried it head first Michayla wanted to try it head first too. She had enjoyed it also. Jeannine & Steve had fun on the tube too.

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Summer Concert

I took the kids to see Aly & AJ, Corbin Bleu, and Drake Bell this summer at the Concord Pavilion. The boys were really excited to see Drake Bell because they love the Drake & Josh TV show. They enjoyed watching Corbin perform becuase he sings a lot of dance songs so he was all over the stage dancing. He was a lot of fun to watch. Aly & AJ were good too. This is the first teeny bopper concert I have ever gone to and oh my those screaming girls for Cobin & Drake were high loud! The kids had a great time & we had great seats! Enjoy the pictures.

My Next 30 Years

Well, last month I turned 30! So I thought for my big birthday I should get a new hair style and get rid of the long hair. So I decided to cut it shorter, put layers in, and get it thinned. Oh my goodness what a difference. It used to take me 20 minutes just to comb my hair out in the mornings because of all my hair! Now I get out of the shower, run my fingers through my hair, and go. It's great. I also decided to add the same amount of blonde but add darker brown to it so the blonde stands out more.

Isn't She Cute

I bought Kyle some new underwear as part of his new school clothes. Riley apparantly was a little jealous that Kyle got something and she didn't, so Kyle put on a new pair at bedtime and Riley didn't want to be left out. She said "on, on." She even grabbed the pair of underwear, sat down on Kyle's bed and tried to put it on. She put both legs in the same hole. So we decided to put it on, on top of her PJs. The next morning however, she didn't seem to know why she had these shorts on top of her PJs. Too cute!!!

Update on the Rossi Clan

Wow I can't believe how long it's been since I wrote last. Blame it on the summer. Wow I can't believe there is only 2 1/2 weeks left of summer. Where did it go? I'll start on our youngest and work my way up. Riley Jo- wow what a fun little girl. She is talking more and more every day. She will try and mimic almost everything you say. She loves to play with her toys and her siblings. It is so fun to watch her. Kyles favorite thing to do is race everywhere we go. A race to the front of the house is most common. So he will start the race and he always has to win, and he'll say "I win." Riley Jo will now run with us and even if she doesn't win she says "I win." Then a fight will break out between Kyle and Riley Jo to see who won. It's quite cute! Kyle is getting ready to start Kindergarten here in the next 2 1/2 weeks. He is very excited about his new school. He has started swimming all on his own this summer. The swim lessons that didn't seem to work last year seem to be paying off this year. Weird! Kyle turned 6 in July and for his birthday he got a Go-Cart. He loves to go out driving it whenever Chris can take him. Chris says he is doing great and may be racing by the end of the season. So I will keep you posted on that too. Tyler and Michayla are both excited to start the 6th grade. I think I am having a little anxiety about it though. Tyler has spent two weeks this summer in Pennsylvania and has enjoyed his time there. Michayla is enjoying her summer too. As for me, I will turn 30 in a couple of weeks. I finished a summer class at DVC, that was hard and will never take a summer class again. I wasn't prepared for all the homework and didn't think about when I would be able to do that homework with all the kids home all day long. Oh well, 4 classes left till I have my AA. Chris still is working hard to support our family. He is trying to play softball this season too, but sometimes work gets in the way.

Dream Come True!

So I wrote an earlier post about how my WONDERFUL husband found me floor seats to the Tim McGraw concert. Well last night I was albe to see how WONDERFUL he is. Our seats were 18th row but, we were front row center in our section right in front of the catwalk where they walk frequently. So needless to say I was able to see Tim McGraw up front and personal. Oh my gosh what an experience. And yes, I was able to touch his hand and Faith Hill's as well. Chris was right there next to me the whole time, touching their hands too. These are by far the best seats I have ever had and probably will ever have. The show was awesome, the music never stopped from beginning to end from 7:30 pm-12:00 am. The show was great too, Tim revealed last night that he turned 40 this year and that he may night be able to fit into his Wranglers much longer. He said that he had to hire 2 more people this year just to help him fit into his jeans. My brother teased me that when I got home I was going to go on Tim's website and try to apply to be one of those people to pull his jeans on. All in all this is now my favorite conert of all time!

Riley Jo turns 18 months

Well, actually this Thursday she will be 19 months but life's been a little crazy lately. So Riley Jo turned 18 months May 28. This is such a big deal to me because now church becomes inportant again. I've been walking the halls for all 3 hours for about 4 months now. Sometimes wondering why I was even there. But at least I was there. She started going to nursery and she does great! I drop her off she sees the other kids and forgets about me. I take off and go to Sunday School and Relief Society. When I pick her up after church she's happy and ready to go home. It's great. Now, only if we could make it through Sacrament meeting. One step at a time I guess. On May 30th we went for her 18 month check up. She was 31 1/2" long and weighed 18 lbs. 6 oz. Yeah, I got a little chewed out for the 18 lbs. This little girl eats everything. I think she must be going through a growth spurt. But she is totally healthy and developing normally. She is such a little talker now. She can say about 20 words. She's starting to repeat things too. She makes me laugh all the time. You'd wonder why I'm ever stressed out! Riley Jo's personality is totally coming out too. She is so stubborn and independent. She is starting to refuse to sit in the shopping cart when we go shopping. Which is completely opposite of my 5 year old Kyle. He still wants to sit in the cart. I guess that's the difference between boys and girls. Riley Jo is running all over the place now, she climbs on everything too. I keep telling Chris that Riley will be our first child to climb out of the crib. She just wants to be with the big kids all the time and doing whatever they are doing. Except when she needs her mommy fix. Which I don't mind.

Tyler's Big Game

Last night Tyler played baseball against the Giants. Tyler's team has pretty much already come in 2nd place in his league. So the coach thought last night the boys should be able to have a fun game. So he put the kids in positions that they have never played in before. Tyler was able to pitch. And he did a GREAT job! The Giants scored 4 runs in the 1st inning and 5 runs in the 2nd inning. Tyler pitched the 3rd inning (there is a 5 run rule for each inning). So Tyler gets up to the pitching mound and strikes out the first batter. The second batter gets a hit and makes it to first base. Tyler strikes out the next batter. Then the possible 3rd out gets up. He hits the ball Tyler stops it and throws it to first for the third out. It was awesome! Tyler was so stoked. Tyler even got the game ball for pitching so well and he may even get to pitch again on Thursday.

Ahhhh!!!!!!!

Have you ever had one of those days where it seems everything is going to go haywire? Today was my last crazy Wednesday schedule and I was so excited for it. Now I'm glad it's over. After picking Kyle up from school here in Concord and taking him to OT in Pleasant Hill, rushing to Walnut Creek to pick Tyler up, I was 15 minutes late getting back to pick Kyle up. Then we had to run to Michael's to pick up some last minute items I needed for tonights stamp club. Riley only took an hour nap in the car today and refused to eat her lunch so she's cranky. After Michael's we went to pick Michayla up from school in Lafayette. By now Riley has had it and is screaming in the back seat. Just to let you know it has been 2 1/2 hours since we left the house to get Kyle. Riley continues to scream all the way home until I turned the car off in our driveway. Then I get in the house to find our dog loose in our house! He was barking outside when I had to leave the house because our neighbors dog was outside. Since we have been getting complaints about his barking we try to have him in as much as possible. Since I wasn't going to be home and couldn't have him outside I put him in his kennel. Somehow I guess one of the door wasn't locked so I was shocked to find him loose. So we had our garbage knocked over with everything in it all over the place. Cherries squished into the floor, plastic bags torn apart, I had just cleaned the floors yesterday (of course) so all of that was back on the floor. All I can say is good thing for hardwood floors. So after I cleaned up the mess in the kitchen, I took a quick look around the kids bedrooms to see if I could tell if he used them as a bathroom I had to use the bathroom. So I went into my bedroom and sat down an was quickly surprised to find Tyko (our dog) had drank from my toilet. Disgusting! I don't know how I missed the water on the floor of the bathroom and on the floor of my room. So even though I cleaned my house this morning, I now get to clean it all over again! From now on I will have to make sure Chris takes the garbage out every night.

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Steve's Wedding

Steve's wedding was so nice. He included all of the kids. Tyler escorted my Mom down the isle, Michayla, Brittani, Riley Jo, & Shawna were all flower girls, and Kyle was the ring bearer. They all did a great job! It was so cute to see the little girls walk down with the big girls. Steve & Jeannine wrote their own vows and they were so sweet. The reception was a lot of fun too. It was great to see so many people we grew up with that we haven't seen for so long. The kids all had a good time dancing too!

HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY

I know your all probably shocked I'm doing 2 blogs in 1 day. But, it just seemed nothing really interesting was going on lately but this is blog worthy. This morning I was woken up by my husband at 8:00 am (yeah I finally made it past the 7:00 hour). In his hands was a plate full of Scrambled Eggs, bacon, fresh cut up strawberries, and a rose. It was delicious. Then when I came out to the kitchen, on the table was a huge bouquet of roses all different colors. It was beautiful. Then he made the kids breakfast, and cleaned up afterward. Too bad everyday can't be Mother's Day! But it was nice for a day! :)

Kyle's Hit

Kyle has been playing T-ball since the end of March. At the end of April the coaches started pitching 3 balls to the kids and if they miss those, then they bring the tee in. Well, Kyle is too busy watching the shadows or the players (I'm sure he's just trying to find the best spot to put the ball and the coach just throws the ball too early). Well yesterday Kyle hit the ball the coach pitched all the way up the middle. It was a great hit! He was so excited. And so were we.

Easter

This morning we did an Easter Egg Hunt with Kyle & Riley. Riley woke us all up at about 7:15. I went in to get her and she wanted her shoes on. So I tried to get her dressed first but she wanted her dress shoes on top of her footed PJs. We tried to put her slippers on but she refused. She is so funny about her shoes. So we put her dress shoes on & Kyle put his slippers on and we went outside to do the Egg Hunt. Kyle was excited to see what the Easter Bunny had left for him. He was excited to find a Skateboard, caution cones, a water bottle and candy in his Easter Basket. He also received a pair of PJs. Riley had a pair of PJs, a bunny, a bike helmet and a small bag of M&Ms. Once she saw the M&Ms the egg hunt was over. When we came back inside Kyle wanted to put on his new PJs. So of course, Riley had to follow. Her PJs were a Tank top and either a pair of pants or shorts. Once I put on the tank top though, she thought it was a dress so she wouldn't let me put on the bottoms. Then she went to her room and grabbed her jelly shoes to put on with what she thought was a dress.

My Husband is the BEST!!

So I have to brag a little about Chris. Yesterday tickets to the Tim Mcgraw concert went on sale. I know I shouldn't buy tickets on Sunday but they go on sale on Sunday and his concerts usually sell out quite quickly so I didn't want to take that chance. All of you know how much I enjoy Tim's music and his concerts are always tons of fun!! So I was on the computer trying to get the BEST seats possible (Which translates to the closest seats possible). I wasn't having much luck. I kept getting the 1st deck but in the corners and like 23 rows up, not on the sides. So Chris hops on the laptop and says, Hey I have floor seats, 18th row. I was shocked, I ran into the other room and couldn't believe it. I don't know how he was able to get those seats and I wasn't but, needless to say he found and purchased the tickets so He bought me 18th row seats to Tim Mcgraw and I am so excited!

Things that make you go hmmm

I have always had a hard time understanding Kyle and I thought it was because of his language barriers. But after a conversation with him tonight, it reminded me of other conversations I have had with him. I came to the conclusion that it's because most of his conversation topics come out of thin air. Completely random that don't have anything to do with other things being discussed so I am unable to understand him most of the time. (Plus it doesn't help that he always leaves out the verbs in every sentence.) Anyway, as most of you know, Kyle has always had these mini conversations with my dad long after his passing. We are working on his second year now and Kyle will still see him every now and again in the clouds. Well tonight out of nowhere he asked me where Papa's house was. Well, knowing exactly who he meant (my dad), I asked him "Papa who?" He said Papa Tom (my dad). I told him that Papa didn't have a home. And he asked me again. "Where's Papa's house?" Again I told him that Papa didn't have a house. Now he's growing agitated with me and he asked, mad this time. "Where is Papa's House." So, I said him "I don't know what house you are talking about because grandpa died so he doesn't have a house anymore." Then he says to me that Papa's house is in Heaven. And I asked him "Grandpa lives in a house in heaven?" And he said "Yes, who built it?" I had to laugh at this point, a little frustrated because he seemed to know more than me at this point and I didn't know how to answer it because I know he would correct me anyway so I told him that I didn't know who built it. And asked him "Do you?" and He said "Jesus built it. He's an angel now and angels need a place to live too." It makes you wonder how much a five year old may still remember, after passing through the Vail.

Hopping on Board

OK you all win. I've officially attached myself onto your train. I will be your caboose for the time being. So this will be my first entry, and an update on our family. Michayla is in the 5th grade and attends Happy Valley Elementary. She will be 11 on March 30th. This year for her birthday I am taking her and 8 of her friends to a hotel for an overnight. We will be playing/solving a Mystery game. Tyler is also in the 5th grade and attends Eagle Peak Montessori. He is playing Baseball this year and Chris is one of his coaches. He loves to play baseball and his team is looking really good. We have a good chance of fighting for 1st place. That means an extra long season though. Kyle is in a Pre-K program at Loma Vista Adult Ed. He goes to Speech Therapy twice a week, and Occupational Therapy once a week. He is playing T-Ball again this year. He is on the Giants, and Tyler is on the A's. So we have rivals in our home. Kyle is very excited to be on the Giants though. He will be going to Kindergarten in the Fall. Riley Jo- said Mommy for the first time yesterday. She's been saying it ever since, she says it so cute too. I LOVE it. It especially makes me happy since she is 15 months and Kyle didn't even say Ma until right before his 2nd birthday. She already says Ty, Hi, Bye, Mommy, DaDa, Dog, John, UhOh (the doctors count this as a word not a sound, weird), and a sound that sounds like she's saying What. It's cute because if you ask her a question that's when she makes that sound, so we just keep repeating our question. Then she laughs at us. Riley Jo is learning so fast. Kyle loves to be chased and tickled, so when we start chasing him, she gets our attention and gives us this look like, don't forget about me. Then she starts running too. She loves to be tickled too. I guess this is all for now. In all my craziness I hope to update once a week. As Brittany said, a Sunday activity.