FINALLY ROUTINE!

The kids have been great. It is always hard to get the first week of schoool over with. But heck I have the 3 youngest in bed at 8:oo sharp! Reagan has been going to bed about 7:30 and dosen't wake up until about 7 in the morning! So wonderful!! We have been letting Zac stay up a little later and do his homework. It helps when the rest of the house it quiet he seems to do a ton better this way. Zac did very well last week he recieved at least 2 100% and a couple that have only missing 1 answer. This is outstanding for him! I don't want to jinx it but maybe a good year for him! He was so proud of his assignments that he actually showed me and brought them home. I don't think that happened once last year.
We went to my grandma's 80th b-day party on sunday and that was so great. I just feel so welcome with my family even when I haven't seen them in months. I swear my grandma dosen't even look 80! She is an awesome grandma!! With as many grandkids and great grandkids she has she remembers them all!! My cousins are all so different is style and you can still get along with all of them! I hope my personal family can be like that and will always be as close as we were growing up, and still are! My grandmother has taught me a lot!!
We were suppose to go to Justins family b-day party but didn't make it. The kids were disappointed, they were looking so forward to playing at Jack's house. As Ky's words "He has the best swings ever!!" Maybe next time! Justin's family reminds me of my grandma's close and they love each other no matter what. They are always helping in a time of need! They seem to understand Justin is going through a really trying time right now and is understanding with his moods. Support is all he needs and unquestionable love and they give it always I know there are times we couldn't make it without all of them!!!!!!
My family is going through some trying times also and it is so hard to love so much and then have to deal with problems! But that is life I just wish that when you were doing something right that it didn't feel so wrong!! I love them and wish I was able to see them more then I do! I wish we had the open end realationship Justin's family and my grandma's has. We have been working on it and it has been getting better and will get even more better with time.
I hope both our families know no matter what we love them and will always love them! I just been thinking a lot lately that we can't replace what we lost and the little things shouldn't get in the way of time that we loose! We may never get it back!

NEW IDEA....

I really hope this works out but I'm planning on being 100% positive about this homework no matter how hard Zac fights me on it. He has already informed that he dosen't want to go back and school has not one bit of fun time in it. We had spelling words this week, a page to do on an explorer of his choice, he also has to get 10 things together about himself and put in a box and then he needs to do his 20 mins of reading each night. For him this is a lot. It is hard enough just doing one thing but all of it really gets him fustrated. Then on top of trying to complete all this I work until about 6:00 each night and then we have a soccer game each night of the week. We just have to much to do at once. I need to come up with a schedule so me or justin can stay at home a night with the rest so we can also get things done in the house and then they also have some at home time during the week. So positive is my idea which will be a huge challenge for me I'm always so fustrate and negative before we can even get Zac to start that all the rest is an horrible experience for both. Wish me luck and hopefully we can get things accomplished me smoothly around our house.
Kyle on the other hand can go to school all week. He loves it!! He gets his homework done immedately! Yeah!! I think after Zac i deserve an easy kid, but I may just jinx it so we will see how it all works out. Anyways Kyle and Zac have been riding their bikes to school, which Kyle is thrilled he just thinks he is so big now!! But I sure miss him around on my day off, he helped me with Reagan and Wy so much!!
Wyatt is so pissed he can't go to school. Every morning on our way to daycare he informs me he is a big boy and that he can go potty all himself! So of course he can go to school now. I just have been telling him Reagan would be really sad without him at Cindy's so he will go peacefully!
Reagan our little tear!! She is into all!! I don't know what to do with her!! But we enjoy her so much!! She is just growing up so fast!! They are great kids and we love them all!!

School....

Well it has started and I cried dropping them off. It dosen't matter how old they are, I wish they could just stay little!! Zac thinks he is so cool and then Kyle trys to be just like him. When I was taking them they first day I said I would walk them in. Zac freaked of course and said I would embarass him. I wasn't planning on walking him but I wanted to make sure kyle made it ok. So on our way down the hill Kyle asked Zac if he remembered where his class was. Zac said yeah. so Kyle then asked him if he would walk him. I was so proud of Zac he said yes and he would show him what to do and get his backpack to it's spot. So mom was voted out and Kyle informed me that he and Zac were fine getting to class by themselves. They can be pretty good kids when they want to, glad they're mine!!
NOW HOMEWORK!! YIKES!!! What am I going to do????????? They have been in for 4 days now and we already have it Kyle is wonderful he brings it home and does it immediately, Zac on the other hand will procrastinate until the last minute and has been that way since day one! Oh well, wish me luck i swear i went to school to get my kids through school!

Finally sleeping all night......

Wow, I can't believe we did it!! Reagan is sleeping all night and has been for a week! It has been so much easier then we expected. I guess in a way with her being the last baby it is hard watching her grow up, but exciting and fun at the same time. She has been sleeping most of the nights with us and only a few hours in her bed. But I decided none of us were sleeping very much that I needed more rest. So I thought I would do the 5 min crying and wow, she only cried about 2 mins. and now when we lay her down she is asleep by the time we're out of her room.
It really makes me sad that my baby will be 1 less then a mon. But man she is so fun to have around never boring!! She is already mumbling words, and walking when she wants to. She has decided that crawling is faster and she is always on the move. So faster is the best for her. She was in my cuboard with all my bowls pulling them out (she broke 2 of my pyrex dishes) then was mad when they were out that she couln't get in herself. Same with the pan cubboard. If I let her do that she is more content then playing with the toys. Her brothers have also gotten her to drive the cars and trucks around making the sound, we are in so need of girl toys. Even though she has got to stay tough and keep up with her bros.
We love her so much all of us and hope she keeps us just as busy always!!
School starts in 3 days!! Wow what are we going to do??

SCHOOL SHOPPING
Man what a day!! This is an understatement. My friend and I decided to go school shopping together today. We both had a few things to pick up and with my surburban we all could fit and we could go together. I was actually really excited, you see I don't do this very often with friends and thought it would be fun. We actually did really well, with all 7 kids in tow, I'm just not the shopper type. We did have a lot of fun and got some really good deals. Our kids were good all in all. We left at 9:00am and didn't drop them off until about 4:00 so they did awesome!! Reagan was a sport and Wy was just starting to get really moody in need of a nap so we timed it just right. I think I could do this again with Kim she has about the same budget as me and likes to go to the same stores as me to get what we need. Our boys have a lot in common and enjoy being with each other so much they would actually live together if we let them. Then I don't know what we would do without Wy's Kel!!! I'm getting so used to her being around and helping out that man I'm not looking froward to when a boyfreind comes into play and with her starting highschool it is coming we all know. Wy will be so disappointed!! We love her she better get someone worthy of her!! Well of to get my house clean once again it is my day off and that is what I do. I'm almost done with laundry, yeah!!! Also school starts in a week so good for us!!

I should be cleaning my house, you know how that is, I hate doing it but once I start I will get that done. Today is my first day off since I have been back from our vacation a week ago. 7 days off and then 7 days working is tough. I have to catch up on all of our laundry. We then have swimming lessons this week. They have been tough on the days I've been working, mon. it took me an hour and a half to take my kids to swimming lessons and my work only had alloted me a half hour lunch that day! Just getting to and from is the hard part with the construction going on the freeway. I been blessed with Justins family that will help out with my kids a lot of the time, but I hate having to ask all the time so I suffer and try to do all myself. I know sometimes signing my kids up for things like this is impossible to even get done with my job, but I don't want them going without just because we are both working parents. I feel they all have to give so much as it is and that is not what I want for them. I know my job is what we need as a family to make ends meet some times, but some days I would love just to stay home with them and let them be kids. Let them go to there friends house to play and let them roam the neighborhood with their friends. What normal kids do during the day. Instead they are a a babysitters about 8 hours a day. So this is my worry on a daily basis when I drop them off to play. I am lucky they enjoy going to their daycare and she is a wonderful lady, if it wasn't for her I probably couldn't stay working.
Anyways I'm going to pack our trailer and we are going to be able to camping with some close family friends this weekend. They have boys Zac's age and a 15 year old daughter that Wyatt just adores and loves!! We have really enjoyed this year becoming so close to them, I don't think I've come across more behaved kids! So off to cleaning and doing laundry, then swimming lessons, and packing our trailer.

Today I was reading some other blogs and decided I could do this , so lets see if I can. I know with all that I have to do with my job and kids adding one more thing can be treacherous!! Anyways I have a wonderful husband and I'm a very lucky woman to have the one I got. Here is an example, On Thurs night I decided last minute to go with my horse riding club to the distrct show and ride in it, (this was like 8 at night). I had to work the next day and then have a horse ready by the time I get off and then also myself. Justin didn't even complain! He said when he got off he would get the horse ready and that he would also take me. So by the time I got off work he had the horse bathed and brushed our and shinny ready for the show. He then takes me there and helps me get ready and saddles the horse and then while I show he watches our 4 kids until about midnight. This why I can't ask for more then what I get! I love him and are very lucky to be married to him! With him we have 4 kids that is a trial everyday for me. Our life is never boring I can tell you that! They are the light of my life, I can't wait to come home and see them. Even when I say otherwise!! Zachary is ten and love sports, hunting , video games and his friends. Kyle is 6 and love sports, hunting, coloring, playdough, and swimming. Wyatt is 3 and he loves to think he is bigger and loves his bike and loves trying to help his sister, also just been potty trained. Reagan is almost 1, she loves getting into anything she isn't suppose to and being a holy tear! But we love her and all the joy she brings to our family she is a wonderful baby!