Fall Fun

We took a trip to Green Acres Farm on Saturday. The weather was a perfect 60 degrees and breezy. We had a great time.....

Running around the corn maze 

 

Climbing on big tractors

 

Climbing and jumping on giant hay bales.

Our Weekend

This weekend we took a trip to Great Wolf Lodge! We all had a great time and even got in a trip to Ikea while we were there. The kids are already asking when we go back and Cole has already called top bunk next time. Here is a little peek at our weekend......

Moments

This morning we had breakfast at the Observation Deck at the airport. Cole loved to watch the planes when he was two years old and it was fun today to watch the same excitement on his face as he raced up the stairs to watch a plane take off. He really enjoyed listening to the tower and pilots talking which of course he never noticed when he was younger.

I am working hard on myself lately trying to make sure I don't let these moments race by me without even noticing. It would have been so easy to play with my phone and not even look up to see Cole reading the signs on all the columns or Adrienne building a huge sandcastle and letting the little kids help even when their help was knocking it all down. I know I am way to distracted with nonsense a lot of times when I should be  playing legos with Cole or coloring with Adrienne. There will come a day when I am going to be the one longing for their attention and they will be the ones too busy for me. I want to make the most out of all of these moments with them because there will be no turning back time when they get older.

Of course my proud mommy moment came a few days ago when we were in a store and the man working there told them they were the most well behaved children he had ever had in the store. I am choosing to remember that moment because I am sure in the next store that was not the case!!

Three Years Later.....

Three years ago today Adrienne was diagnosed with diabetes. I feel like we have finally adjusted to our "new normal" life. Diabetes is an incredibly complex and challenging disease to treat. Whenever I think we have finally figured it out life smacks me down with the reality of how unpredictable this disease can be sometimes. Everything must be SO precisely balanced for her to feel her best and sometimes we still miss the mark.

I am still an emotional mess sometimes but I have learned to not beat myself up when things aren't perfect. There is not much I can do to make it easier for her. As much as I would like to make it all go away it is here to stay so I have to teach her how to manage the best she can.

I think Adrienne says it best "When I go to heaven I will not have diabetes anymore" While I pray there will be a cure during her life on this earth I am glad she knows she will be cured one day!

I love my little girl and while the world says she was a "disability" I know she is perfectly and wonderfully made!

Back to School

School has finally started back for us this week. My original plan was to start a few weeks ago but life got in the way of that a little. Waiting on the kitchen table for the kids on the first day of school was a lunchbox full of school supplies and Whoppers. Cole and Adrienne love Whoppers and probably have not had them since Halloween so I figured now was a good time for a special treat. They both started strong this week with lots of enthusiasm and I hope that will continue for at least a few weeks.

I wish I had some first day of school pictures but Cole has taken control of the camera making stop motion movies. I am amazed at how much time he puts into these movies. Now if I could only get him to put as much time into cleaning his room!

I am excited to start another school year but a little sad that my babies are growing up so fast. In two months I will me the mommy of a ten year old!!! That hurts my heart every single time I think about it.

Fall 2011

I promised myself that I was not going to put the kids in every class that comes available this year. This spring I got burnt out with all of the running around I did for three months. Unfortunately, they have become so used to all the classes that they are a little bummed we are not doing many this fall.

So here are the activities they are doing in addition to school and church activities.

Cole: TKD, Ancient Science, Cub Scouts, Piano

Adrienne: Ballet, Ancient Science, Girl Scouts, Piano

Maybe this is a lot of stuff to some people but it is the perfect amount of "extra" for us. I am still on the fence about a theater class for Cole and gymnastics for Adrienne. Maybe this year I will avoid Mommy burnout!!!

I Never Thought

I would hear my child say "Mommy when you die can I have your iPad"

I would experience an earthquake. Everyone thought I was crazy because only the dog and me felt it.

After creating the PERFECT schedule for my kids activities the Cub Scout Pack would disband causing me to find another Pack. Of course finding another Pack means different night and time which means the PERFECT schedule is out the window.

Creating a blog post about my son's injuries would cause him to have another one in less than 24 hours. Did I just do it again? Is he going to have another one?

I would be able to say no to someone even though I know they really need help. I'm setting Boundaries people.

I would be stuck in a rut for weeks of not knowing what to cook. I feel like we eat the same things over and over.

I would have a child that begs to eat spinach.

I would homeschool my children. I am the luckiest mom in the world to be able to stay home with my two amazing kids and teach them. On most days I am learning right along with them. I wish I would have learned half the stuff they are learning when I was in school.