Some Thoughts

Here are some thoughts I had tonight.....

1. You know you are getting old when your friends have never seen Little House on the Prairie or The Waltons!!

2. Jacob's question for the night....."Mommy....why does the moon follow our van?"" hmmm...

Jacob Grayson

I have posted so much the last few days about Joshua, I thought it was time to post about Jacob today. I know you can't tell by the picture, but he is writing his name. I know the "b" has a lot of working to do, but I am proud that he can at least jot this down by himself. I did some flashcards with him today to see how many letters he knew, and I think he only got 1 wrong and that was the letter "v". He even knew the sounds the letters made, so the leap frog video has worked once again. Not to bad for a 3 1/2 year old. Of course his reward is a gumball from Joshua's new machine. Jenna knows how to write J and E. He has really picked up on a lot in the last two weeks, and I am proud of him. Joshua got his first report card this week. He did pretty good too. He only got one "needs improving", so we will work on him with that.

Someone asked me a few days ago if I was certified to teach because they needed a kindergarten teacher and they thought I would be good for the job. I wish so badly now that I would have stayed in education. I would love to teach at a Christian School and have my kids go free. There is no possible way that we could ever afford to have 3 kids in a Christian school from here till graduation. I am still struggling with the home school issue. I know when Joshua hits second grade I probably will home school, but I am struggling with next year. I would really love to work at preschool one more year. I love my job and I know that this would be the last possible year I would ever be able to do it.

Back to Normal

I really didn't know what to title this. I guess we are going back to normal after a weekend of birthday celebration. I think a party would have been faster....one day and we would have been over, but he has had a party every year, so I agree he needed a break. We had a good time at Logan's last night. My parents joined us and Joshua was very excited about that. He was surprised when a group of workers came over for his birthday. I think he was a little embarassed. I know all the weight I lost is back on with all that marble cake with whipped icing, and our dinner last night at Logan's, so I hit the gym this morning at 4:45 I did the eliptical for 15 minutes and then did 45 minutes of aerobics. I am tired! I'd like to go back tonight for my Tuesday night class, but Idon't know if I will make it. I didn't get to go last week and Tiffany can't watch the kids tonight, but maybe I can go late!

Isn't he cute? (part 2)

Happy Birthday Joshua!!

Happy Birthday, Joshua!!! I can't believe I have a six year old little boy. It seems like yesterday you were just born. I remember how excited I was to know I was finally pregnant! I remember waiting until the superbowl was over to have to go to the hospital! I remember when you arrived at 5:50 am in the morning! I can remember how fragile we thought you were and how careful we walked around with you thinking you were going to break! You are such a joy to this family and we love you very much! Happy Birthday, Joshua!!!

Fun with Friends

We enjoyed our time last night with Scott, Traci, and Travis. The kids were so excited with Joshua's new toys that they didn't want to go to bed. They really enjoy the new Wingo, so thank you! I think I need to get Scott and Traci to move to Clayton! We are truly thankful for all the friends that God has given us. Thanks for a fun night and we hope to get together with you again soon!

Birthday Weekend

Well, our birthday weekend is off and running. We decided not to have a birthday party for Joshua this year since he has had one every year. We are doing a lot this weekend for his birthday, even though his birthday isn't until Monday. Last night, we went to the hockey game. Jack's company got tickets so we snatched up three of them and took Joshua. He really enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun. We slept a little late this morning. Jack took Jacob to Faytteville this morning to work on his car. Jacob is so excited! He loves tools, so he should be in heaven today. I am going to pick up Joshua's cake, register him for soccer, and then clean house for our company tonight. Everything got messed up because I got called into work yesterday. I didn't mind because it is extra money, but it did put me a little behind. I am posting a picture of Joshua's cake that we will be eating tonight. It's my favorite...marble cake with whipped icing!