Fast Forward to 2009

I have finally found a minute to get an update to this blog. I’ll do a quick fast forward since the last post after our trip. Halloween came and the kids had a great time. Kynlee was a witch and Carson was Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean. We traveled to Austin and San Antonio for Thanksgiving and enjoyed catching up with everyone. We had a great time.

Next came Christmas which really snuck up on me this year. I was late with getting decorations up and shopping, but finally got it all done. I’ve posted a few pictures of the kids during the holidays. We went to the Bass Pro Shops this year for their Christmas Wonderland and the kids had a lot of fun. The both got Nintendo DS’ from Santa and so far it has been great for me during our longer car rides. They now have a distraction besides picking at each other. We had a very relaxing Christmas this year and it was really nice. Scott’s mom and dad came to spend Christmas here and we had fun just hanging out. I’ll post a few Christmas picks along with one of my parents with all the grandkids.

Now basketball season has begun and the kids love it. Kynlee has moved up to play with all girls grades 4th-6th. This is a bit more challenging for her, but I think it will be a great experience. They are much more aggressive and the rules have changed since last year. They can now steal the ball from each other and more fouls are called. We’ve only had one game so far. I think after a few more she’ll get the hang of what’s going on out there a little better. It surprises me that she jumps right in there and gets aggressive right back. Most of you know she’s more the shy type when it comes to this stuff. Carson is also doing great with his team this year. You can tell when he gets out on the court that his adrenaline is really up. He’s bouncing around trying to do his best guarding his opponent. It’s quite funny to watch these smaller kids play. They really don’t know all the rules very well and you can tell by the looks in their faces half the time. His team consists of Kindergarten and 1st graders. I’ll post some pictures of them playing soon.

Kynlee and I are off to a Girl Scout camp this coming weekend and are really looking forward to it. It may get pretty cold, but at least we’re camping indoors which will be much warmer. I should get some really great pictures of this. The last campout we did was a lot of fun and I took some really great pictures. Now if I can just get them in a scrapbook that would be even better. That’s a whole other project that I’m way behind on. I’ve decided until I finish school some things will have to wait or at least get done when I can get to them. Speaking of school, things are going really well. I can’t believe I’ve already been going for more than a year. I’m in the process of trying to transfer so when I find out about that I’ll put out an update.

The kids and I went with Scott on New Year’s Day to the deer lease for the last hunt of the season. We stayed in a friend’s fifth wheel and really had a relaxing, fun time. It was a different experience from ‘normal’ camping, but all in all it was okay. The first night Scott thought there was plenty of gas in the generator, but at about midnight it ran out leaving no heat for the rest of the night. We were freezing all night and by morning when Scott returned from hunting the kids and I were in the truck with the heat on waiting to go get more gas. When we left around 9:00am the temperature was 28 degrees. Did I say it was COLD!! I told Scott that’s not a really great way to introduce me to going to the deer lease J. After that it was much better and a lot warmer. Although he did not shoot a deer this trip the kids really enjoy sitting in the blind waiting to see if one would along. Kynlee was really excited and gets into the whole thing. Carson just kept asking why I came if I wasn’t going to actually ‘hunt’ with them. Roxi and I (aka ‘sissy dog’) just stayed back and enjoyed the peace and quiet. I will say by the time it got dark I was watching for the headlights. It got a little creepy out there! Oh, and Roxi is doing good although I’m still trying to get her completely house broken. I’ve been pulling my hair out with this, but I keep thinking the light bulb is bound to shine bright real soon! Overall she does good, just still has accidents more than I would like. She was nicknamed sissy dog by Scott’s dad since Scott has really grown attached to her he felt it appropriate. Don’t worry I don’t call her that, just in reference.

That’s our update for now! I didn’t realize it would be this lengthy and I know I should post these more often to keep them shorter. Thanks for hanging in there with me.