A sad day for mom

Today was a sad day for me! Today was the day Jace started Kindergarten. I really never thought this day would come.... i thought about it when he was a toddler (somedays wanting it to come.... other days hoping it would never come) but it always just seemed so far away. I was told by someone that once school starts the time seems to fly by.... which I can't imagine it going any faster then the last 6 years have gone. I hope that is not true (but know it is). If the next 6 years go by as fast as these 6 years he will be in Jr. High... uggg.

Anyway back to Kindergarten.... he did great! He went in and sat down (even got to sit by Bowen from preschool) and when I said I was going to leave he said "OK mom... I am fine"... nothing at all like his first day of preschool .... which was heart wrenching. No... he was fine and as each year goes by he needs me a little less... which is what we want... right??!!

I sure do love this guy!

Eating a healthy breakfast!

New Batman backpack

The local Rodeo

Last week was the annual Owyhee County rodeo... a 4 day rodeo held in Homedale. This year Jace was old enough to ride a sheep and he was soooo excited. We really had every intention of getting him on one before the rodeo so he could practice but we were just to busy. So Thursday night was his 1st time on a sheep.... and the poor little guy only rode about 2 seconds... but he loved every second of it. If he is anything like his dad (and he is exactly like his dad) he will be riding steers and bulls in the future.

My so super cute nephew.... Payton!!!!

A Trip to Nevada

I have been really bad about blogging lately... so I am a little behind.

A couple weeks ago we went to Nevada for the week to visit Josh's brother. We had such a good time.... and we got to go to this really cool little old ghost town called Bodie.. which was actually in California. We also went to a fish hatchery in Yerrington, NV. Mainly we just spent a lot of time relaxing, which was really nice.

A pretty uneventful weekend...

I forgot my camera the few things we did this weekend... We started off by going to the Snake River Stampede on Thursday night... the boys seemed to have alot of fun. It was Patriot night and they did a really awesome tribute to our military... I was totally choked up watching it. Overall it was a pretty good rodeo.

On Friday I went out with some friends and Josh took the boys out to his mom and dads.

On Saturday the boys spent the night at their Papa Toms and I made dinner for Josh and then we went on a PEACEFUL drive... usually the kids are screaming the whole time in the back seat... it was actually really nice for just Josh and I to go.

On Sunday we watched National Treasure 2... which I loved and didn't get to watch the last 25 minutes of :( Then we went to a BBQ and horseshoe tournament Sunday evening... where I proceeded to get my rear end kicked by a team of 10 year old boys. A tad embarassing... but they were good!

Overall it wasn't a busy weekend... those are my favorite ones!!!

Quitting once again...

So I had quit smoking in January and then had alot of really bad and stressful thing go on in my life the 1st week of April.... needless to say I started smoking again (I will learn to deal with stress another way). So I quit AGAIN yesterday and am doing quite well actually. I refuse to get upset about the fact that I have to keep quitting.... at least I am trying. I really don't want to smoke... as much as I enjoy it when I am doing it... I know the health risks and would love to be able to see my kids grow up and enjoy retirement with my husband. I also hate being so dependent on something... not doing certain things because I can't smoke and so on.

So anyway - I am once again smoke free and already feeling better. I plan to take one day at a time and we shall see how it goes.

4th of July.... 2008

What a long weekend!!!! Our weekend started On Thursday the 3rd when we went over to Marsing and watched their fireworks over the Snake River... that was so fun! That was the first time Rylan had really seen the big fireworks and been old enough to know what was going on. He was a little scared they were going to get him... but mostly it was fun to see his reactions to them.

On Friday we went to the Parade in Wilder at noon and then the demolition derby that evening.... this is the boys absolute favorite thing to do. Josh is very involved in making the derby happen so the boys think it is extra cool to watch. After watching the derby Jace can recite every car and every hit for months... the kid is amazing with the information he gathers. After the derby they had a cool firework show.... the kids then went to grandmas and Josh and I got to go out for awhile.

On Saturday we had a big BBQ at Joshs parents house with a Horseshoe tournament and some fireworks of our own. By this time though I think me and the boys were pretty well worn out... Rylan didn't even get to see the fireworks and he was out!

All in all it was a great weekend... just not much downtime.

Camping 2008

We left on Friday the 20th at 7:30 am for a 9 day camping trip... YES 9 days! The boys were soooo excited to leave! We finally found a really nice camp ground and started setting up camp.

On Saturday there was a huge windstorm that came through and completely uprooted a 120' tree and knocked it down right in our camp... just barely missed the tents. Then about 20 minutes later we heard another one fall... then another one. By this time Julie and I were gathering up what we could as fast as we could and getting the boys to safety. Josh and I decided it was not smart to stay and went to a motel for the night. That was one of the scariest things I have ever had to live through.... as we were driving out you could see trees falling!

After that we went back to camp and had a great week.... no one got seriously sunburned, bit or injured! Although Jace did lose his 1st tooth up there and the tooth fairy brought his $17.80... can you believe it!

There was lots of fishing, riding and just relaxing.... and eating! We had a great time but I am glad to be home and back in a normal routine.