Another couple of months have passed in the blink of an eye! It is already half-way through March. The girls are out of school right now. They will go back after Spring Break. It will be a long 4 weeks. Hopefully we can get to the Zoo, Aquarium, and do a little bowling while they are off. Those are the things they would like to do at least. They got into a bit of trouble this week "writing" stars into the paint and taillights of Rob's truck. Grounded for the week and doing lots of chores right now. Marshall is getting big. He is just about 11 months now. Marsh is getting into everything! I need to baby proof stat! He can walk along furniture and just in the last couple of days has started to let go and "transfer" to another piece of furniture or person. I think he will be walking by his 1st birthday. This may seem like a normal milestone to some, but for our family he will be "ahead". Neither daughter was ever this mobile this early. They didn't walk until well into their 1st year. Of course, this had its advantages...I didn't have to worry about them getting into everything like I do with Marshall. Definitely keeping me busy. He is quickly learning "NO" or "Danger" and either pauses and moves away, or if so inclined, beelines it for whatever we just said "no" to. He is a really good boy overall though. The girls are loving playing with him. Tally can even feed him for me. Now, if I can just get her interested in changing diapers:) Ashlyn is having a lot of fun in dance. She has a Spring Concert coming up in June. It will be fun to see her perform again. She is finishing up Kindergarten and loving it. I think she is very excited for all-day school. Probably not as excited as I am though. She knows all of her "sight words" and is reading her little books very well. It is fun to see her succeed with reading. She is so proud of herself. We need to work on handwriting a little bit, but she is really thriving in the classroom. Tally is trying to memorize her times tables in school. She is constantly "testing" us on ours. She is doing pretty well though. She is a great student when she wants to be. Spelling and math are her two best subjects. She is really enjoying reading as well. Natalia cannot wait for "sport season" to begin. She wants to play soccer and baseball again. I think she may end up with just baseball because school isn't out until July. She has already been out shooting hoops in the backyard with all this nice weather we have had. I think they will all take swimming lessons this year. They are all getting too big too fast! We have the "Summer of Birthdays" starting next month. Marshall, Ashlyn, Tally, then Rob. I guess we need to get through April fools day and Easter first (Ashlyn is reminding us of every holiday that is coming up daily).
Well, there is an update. Hopefully my next blog post won't be too far in the future.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Happy St. Patrick's Day and other stuff:)
Monday, January 11, 2010
Oh, the snow days of winter!
The girls had fun playing in the snow after the last storm. I never was able to get Mr. Marshall out there before it was melty, but he loved watching the big snowflakes falling & catching them in his mouth! This is the 1st time I have seen the girls have a snowball fight and play together. It was a fun few days of snow fun before school started up again. Marshall and I have pretty much been house-bound during the storms. I am not the hugest fan of the cold weather or driving in snow storms, so we have stayed home. It has given me time to snap some cute photos of my boy and his toys though:) The girls are back to school and loving it. Life goes on now that Christmas is over. I am looking forward to Spring--hopefully it won't be a late one this year!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Goodbye Christmas, Welcome 2010!
It is a new year! I cannot believe it. 2009 didn't seem too great for a lot of people out there, but we were able to welcome Marshall to our family so it has been fantastic for us. Everyday is crazy, but fulfilling,and usually fun around our house. The girls are ready to start school (the longest 6 weeks ever for us all!) and I am ready to have time to myself again--even if it is only 2 hours! I don't really believe in resolutions, but if I were to have one it would be "to purge". Everything--toys, clothes, shoes, cupboards, basement, etc. We have way too much stuff taking up random space at our house. It is time to take back my space! I can't stand the clutter that is lurking in every corner right now. I sound pretty motivated eh? We will see how it goes:)
Hope everyone has a prosperous, safe, and healthy 2010!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Where did fall go????
Well, time has flown by once again! It is already winter and almost Christmas. I am still trying to figure out where fall went? I want to post some photos from the last couple of months and then I will post some from December. There will be a couple of posts in a row, but I gotta catch up! Our little guy is getting so big! Over the last couple of months he has learned to sit on his own, roll around and get into stuff, bang his drum and whatever else he can, eat "big boy" food, give big and slobbery loves and hugs, clap. He says "mo, mo" which we assume is "more" since it is always said when he is eating and he is eagerly awaiting the next bite. He says MaMa pretty regularly and sometimes "dog" when Al is around. Dog is a new one so I am not sure he really knows what he is saying, but Al is present when he has said it so far. We love all of his new little stages and tricks. Marshall's biggest fans are his sisters. They are very into playing with him right now. Tally is just finishing up her fall basketball season. Last game is this week. It has been fun to watch her develop her game. Her coach has been good this season and taught her a lot. Of course, we think she has some natural talent as well:) Ashlyn is loving taking dance lessons through Miss Margene's Creative Generation. She just finished up performing in their version of the "Nutcracker". Ash was adorable as a "puffoon" and really loved performing. No shy girl here! I am going to post a video of her performance because it was sooooo cute! That's about it I think. Same old for the rest of us. Thanksgiving was great. I was cancelled from work so I was able to spend my Thanksgiving and birthday with my little family. A really great day. Seems like forever ago now though. Natalia, Ashlyn, me, Grandma Sharon, and Aunt Tiff all went to Ballet Wests "Nutcracker" on the 5th. Very fun to dress up and have a girls day out. Well, here's to winter and all it brings....
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Halloween 2009
It was such a fun Halloween this year! The kids looked so adorable in their costumes. Tally wanted to be a witch, but not just any witch. She was a "pumpkin" witch--pretty much just had to find her a costume with orange on it:) Ashlyn was Snow White and had tons of fun posing with her prop apple. Our little Marshall was the cutest Sock Monkey that ever was! I think we have the cutest kids ever! We dressed up for 3 days straight--Valley Crest Carnival Thursday night, Atria Carnival with Great Gma and Gpa Schirack (also great aunt Sandy & Nina) then Trunk-or-Treat with Tiff and Jeremy on Friday, and last but not least--Halloween! So much candy and fun times. I was lucky to have a bit of time off around Halloween and got to do it all. Marshall had a blast exploring the pumpkin guts--our 1st kiddo that would even touch them. He thought it was fantastic and started eating it--yuck! He also thought the little pumpkin we let him play with was awesome. He apparently thought it looked like something that was going to feed him because he kept "latching" on and then looking at it so confused. It was very funny to watch, but after a while I felt bad for him and let him have the real thing. I guess it is time to prepare for Thanksgiving and then Christmas. This year is just flying by! It will be 2010 before we know it.
Sorry there are so many pictures, but I had a hard time picking which ones to post! I will try to figure out how to do a collage before Xmas photos are taken:)
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