We've been busy this last month or so. Lauren's birthday and my consignment sale were the same weekend, Mother's Day, baseball games, soccer sign-ups, amusement parks, field trips, and more!!
I'm so happy to be done with the consignment sale. It's a lot of work getting things ready, but so worth it! I made almost $400 from all the kids old stuff - clothes, shoes, books, toys, baby gear. Even though it's a lot of work, I really enjoy doing it. I even volunteered 2 different shifts. Now I'll put some of the left overs on eBay, donate it to Goodwill, or save it for the next sale in September. :-)
Some more updates...
Jacob is reading very well. He's been flying though all the books he checks out from both the public library and his school library. He LOVES reading, and I LOVE that he loves it!! He has his moments, but he really is my favorite little guy!! We finally found an awesome dentist for him that works with him to get the job done. Unfortunately, he will most likely be getting braces next year. :-( We've heard this from 3 different dentists now, and 2 of those dentists I really respect and trust. Oh well, the joys of childhood. Swim lessons are now over, and Jacob has mastered 2 different levels!! Go, Jacob! He's become quite the little fish since we started 10 weeks ago. I wish we'd be able to continue more lessons, but with our crazy summer planned, there's no way to squeeze it in.
Ashlyn is so excited for her "step-up" program with her preschool. She can't wait to show us what they've been working so hard on. I'm pretty excited too, I bet it's going to be super cute!! She also completed her swim lessons, and she's doing great too!! Both big kids are excited to show grandma their swimming skills this summer!! Ash is a pretty happy kids (in between her melt-downs). She loves playing, coloring, writing, learning, cooking, and helping mommy!! She makes me smile!!
Lauren is such a sweet little girl. Although, now that she's 1, she is letting us know what she wants by pointing and sometimes gets very vocal...and if she doesn't get what she wants, she will definitely let you know!! I wonder where she gets that from?!?!?!? She is our little peanut, weighing (at 1 year) what the other 2 weighed at about 6 months - 18 lbs. But that doesn't stop her!! She is crawling, cruising, standing, waving, clapping, shacking her head no, pointing, playing, snuggling, and stepping - yes, I said stepping...she's been taking 1 little bitty step pretty good!! She is still not walking, and I still don't think it will happen for at least another month. We'll see.
Our summer vacation is pretty much planned, and it is going to be a super busy one!! Sad thing, it will fly by...but good thing, we are going to do a lot with family and friends!! We will start off with our family trip to Disneyland for a couple days and checking out some beaches and other stuff for a couple days. Then Mike will fly home, and the kids and I will drive to Vegas to meet Grandma (and Aunts, Uncles, Cousins)!! A few days later, we will head back to SF with Grandma. After 2 weeks with us, Grandma will go home, and we'll have a few days before flying to KC for FOUR WEEKS - 1 of those weeks will be at the Lake of the Ozarks!! Daddy will fly to KC to go to the lake with us. Lots of travel, lots of family and friends, and LOTS OF FUN!! We can't wait!! (Did you get all that?!?) ;-)
PICTURES---->
On Friday, Jacob's class took a walking field trip to the Foster City Library.
His entire 1st grade class!!
While Jacob was on his field trip, our friend (Kari) watch the girls. She took them to the park to play with her son, Colin.
I think they all had a great time.
Lauren LOVES standing, but she just doesn't like stepping (although, tonight she started getting pretty good with taking 1 little step).
On Sunday, we took the kids to California Great America, and met our friends there.
Lauren really enjoyed riding the carousel.
Ashlyn and her little friend, Colin. He is the partner in crime when it comes to running away to the park without mommies!! ;-)
Today, we had a play date at the park with our friends from MOPS.Ashlyn enjoys playing with other girls.
After picking Jacob up from school today, he wanted to go to the library again - since he already read his book from Friday.
I let him check out 3 more books, and he's already read 1 1/2 of those before bed!!
Ashlyn is a little artist, she loves to color, draw and paint. She was having a great time using the computers at the library.
Lauren found a big teddy to climb and cuddle on!! She does this at home with all her (and her sis/bro's stuffed animals)!!
Trying to practice walking!! Tonight she stated wiggling and dancing as she stood there!
(if you see her diaper hanging a little on her right side, that is because
Jacob and Ashlyn teamed up and changed her previous diaper). LOL
