Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Catching Up

Oh my goodness, I can not believe that it has been over 2 months since my last post... 
We have certainly had a very crazy 2 months, we've had the kids soccer 4 NIGHTS A WEEK!  Brady had Monday/Wednesdays and Jayme had Tuesday/Thursdays.  Yah, busy.  They did so great!  I didn't get out to nearly as many games as I would have liked, well OK I'm lying, it was a cold May and I didn't want to sit out there freezing under a blanket.  But with tonight being Brady's last game, and it was a beautiful night, I felt like I should have enjoyed a few more games of his.  He is such a good player, he scores lots of goals, and stops lots when he's in the net and if you think I'm bragging about him, you should hear him after a game!  Jayme is also an amazing player.  She's intense and focused and Mark says she really "gets" the game.  It was a fun soccer season, but I am glad it's over and we can move on to enjoying more of our summer, now that it's finally warm out!  Add Mark's baseball to the mix and there is where our last 2 months have gone!
We have had some new-ness around here, our dryer died and so we bought a new washer and dryer pair (Not very exciting news for anyone else in the world, but I'm pumped - we bought a front loading... so cool!)
Mark got a new BBQ which we will call his Father's Day present.  It's big and manly but unfortunately still not hooked up to a propane tank and therefore it's still clean and shiny, and I'm still BBQing on the old one.  Oh well.
The most exciting "new-ness" is... We put Nicoley into a "big girl bed" and she transitioned well.  She's so cute in the mornings and after her nap, she gets out of her bed and comes to the door of her room and knocks.  So polite!  Along with her big girl bed came "big girl panties".  She is potty trained!!  For about a month now,  and she caught on so quickly!  I'm so proud of her.  Her only "accident" this week was when she decided to be like her big brother and pee behind the shed... needless to say she got a mid-day bath!
I really am overwhelmed by how cute she is... she is so smart and so funny and so incredibly enjoyable.  
The countdown is on... only 7 days left of school.  This is bittersweet for me, I can barely believe that Brady is finished Kindergarten and that next year he will have to go for the whole day (sniff sniff) and Jayme is done grade 2, can that be right?  I'm looking forward to summer holidays so so so much.  I love the warm relaxing days that I get to spend with the kids.  I love having them around, I really miss them when they're gone.  I'm excited for our holidays at the lake, and our lazy summer days around home, for me this may be the most wonderful time of the year!
Oh and I'll post soccer pics soon... and hopefully some others.