This and that....September

I am trying to catch up on my blogging today, so although we are not that far into September, I want to be up to date! So here are a few random pics!Gage at his schools fun run. He ran in front of me so I didn't even get to walk with him!



Jeff took the boys mini golfing!

Catching up on August

This is was our last trip of the summer to Bear Lake :( We had a great time up there this year, as always!! My kids love the sand, 4 wheelers, but Most of all I think they like riding the tractor with Grandpa. They go about 2 miles an hour up and down the beach. The trailer is still usually hooked on as well. They don't care, they just like being with Grandpa! We had a invigorating water balloon fight this trip thanks to Gage and Jordan filling up all the water balloons! I thought the fight was fast paced and dramatic, until I saw the video, we are pretty lame!!

I got my swim back

August flew by with Gage starting school and trying to get in all the summer activities that we wanted to do !! Gage finished up his swim lessons. He had a great time!! At Bear Lake he was afraid that he had forgotten how to swim. But once he was in the water and swimming he said" I got my swim back, I thought I lost it!" Now we are on to soccer! Wish us LUCK!!!

Kennady turned 6 months old at the begining of the month of August, but I am just barely blogging her stats.
Weight 16lbs. 13oz (75%)
length 26.25 inches (80%)
noggin 42.2 cm
She rolls, she sits up, she giggles, she is always grabbing at everything, she is eating baby food! She is growing up too fast!! It would be OK if she could grow some hair ! She is too cute!

hallelujah!!!

Kindergarten has begun!!!! I never thought I would say that!! I thought I might shed a tear or two!!! But I was thrilled for Gage to start school!! He is smart, he is ready, I am ready!! He loves school, in fact, he says he wishes school was longer! He has been acting out so terribly this summer that I couldn't be happier for him to go!! I am so proud of him!! He even gets to ride the bus and he loves it!~

Gage getting on the bus!!

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First day of kindergarten!!

Kennady how do you feel about Gage going to Kindergarten?:)

Jack turns 1!

My brother and his wife's son just turned one!! It is so hard to believe that just year ago they were able to adopt this handsome little boy!! What a great addition he is to the family!

mama said there'd be days like this....or did she??

We headed up to the lake again before Gage started school. I didn't take any pictures, because I didn't feel like it. I did take this self portrait though. I was on the boat without any kids. I didn't have to worry about any kids for about 5 minutes!!! It was pure heaven and I had to document it. After about 5 minutes my Dad threw me out on the tube and my relaxation ended. But I enjoyed it while it lasted.
A couple of weeks ago a friend who I admire very much posted a post on her blog. It was unusual for her in the fact that it was about the horrible week she had been having. How sometimes life is hard, raising kids is hard, overworked, and under appreciated. I was SO relived to read this post, not because she was having a bad day, but that she posted it!!! I read so many blogs and I think how do they do it all. Everyone takes there kids SOO many places, they have soooo many friends, everyone elses kids are behaving.....and so on. I think that we get such an unrealistic view into people's lives when we read their blogs, because everyone always posts the fun and exciting things in life!! Which is great, we should. But I also think it is OK to post the bad. Not only for support, but someone else may be going through the same thing. It is comforting to know others go through some of the same things as you. For me blogging is the only journal I keep anymore. And if my kids read this when they are older and parents, I don't want them to get an unrealistic idea of life. Being a parent is hard. I often think, how did my Mom do this and keep her calm and keep her house spotless and life was hunky dorey. But I bet it wasn't. But I don't remember that. Our parents parents probably grew up around the great depression, life was HARD. They wanted to give their kids the best life, but wasn't much. Our parents wanted to give us everything they could, and most likely gave us more than what their parents gave them. Our generation wants to give our kids even more, a better life. But are our kids going to feel the pressure to give more and more? I think it is important to let our kids when they get older know our struggles and pressures. Maybe they won't feel so much pressure to be "perfect".
I don't know if I made any sense to anyone. I think I am rambling.

Jeff told me I need to update my profile information. But I told him maybe I should wait....if I updated it right now it might say something like this...
I am a mother of three. Somedays I go crazy. I feel like I have lost myself. I don't know who I am anymore. I have a hard time taking care of three kids...but how do you admit that when no one else seems to struggle. My five year old is out of control. I have been diagnosed with severe post partum depression and anxiety. ?? Fun huh!? I am a neonatal nurse and I like my job. People often ask me if that is a hard job. OFten I think it is a whole lot easier than being home. I love life and adore my kids. I am doing the best I can and yet I have failed.

So maybe I will wait a few months to update my profile!:)