Happy 2nd Birthday Mia and Congrats to Daddy!!!!

Mia hit the big age of two on Saturday! She is very proud of it and is acting like a normal sassy two year old already. She got a new trike, more food for her kitchen and a shopping cart. She is the 'homemaker' out of the three of them. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIA!!!!!!!!

Adam's football team won another game on Saturday!!! They beat Rochester!! That was a win that would put a smile on any junior college football team's face. They are now undefeated at 5-0 and play Fergus Falls at home next Saturday! Congrats to all of the members of the CLC Raiders football team!!!!
To celebrate all the happenings of the day, we went to eat at Applebee's after the game. Mia got her birthday dessert and they sang Happy Birthday to her. All of the coaches were there with their families, so it was a wonderful celebration!!!

It's A................................................................

BOY!!!!!!!!! That's right, we are finally getting our boy. This is not the best picture, but I am technically challanged and don't know how to scan stuff onto my computer, so this is a picture of a picture. We are pretty excited. Everything looks good according to the ultrasound, and that is what really matters.

Megan is very excited! The words out of her mouth were, 'Thank you God for our baby boy!!'. It was very cute. Madi told me no, it was not a boy and she doesn't care she is calling it a girl! She says her name is Sadie. Don't ask me where she gets this stuff. Mia just looked at the picture and said 'baby'. She doesn't quite get it. I tried to get her to say brother but she just said 'No, baby!'.

Friday's the Big Day!!!

I am going to write this blog in blue because I am hoping it will help with the baby being a boy! No, we really don't care what it is as long as it is healthy, but after having three girls, it sure would be nice to have a boy. Megan wants a brother, but Madi wants another sister. To be honest with you, I think she is just saying it to be difficult. She has been really good at that lately. Mia doesn't quite understand yet what is going on. We try to tell her the baby is in Mommy's tummy, but she just says no, and grabs one of her dolls and says 'baby'.

So, Friday is the day we find out what is growing in the tummy. My gut tells me it is a boy, but that could be because I am not sure if I can live with my husband if it is another girl. I will admit I am a little excited to find out what it is, but if they can't tell and we don't find out, that will be fine with me too. I made it nine months with the last three without knowing, I can do it again if I have to.

The appointment is set for 8:40 in the morning, so we will know first thing.

In other news, Megan is really enjoying kindergarten. They had a Garden sale today and she got to buy pumpkins. She was very excited for it. Madi and Mia started their ECFE programs last week. They are in class together on Tuesday and both really enjoy being there. I enjoy it as well because all the moms go to a different room half way through the class and we get to have discussions and get other ideas from each other. It is nice to have adult conversation every once in awhile.

Madi also has Preschool Wednesday and Friday mornings. She is in the same class with the same teachers as she had last year. All new kids, but she is doing well and enjoying the time away from everybody. I enjoy it as well because then I actually get some one on one time with Mia. I feel I dont' get enough of that with any of them right now, so I will take what I can get for now.

Adam's football team is 4-0. I have only made one game, but am hoping that the weather holds out for us to join in on the festivites this weekend. They have a big game and really want this win! Rochester is the opponent. Adam lost to him the two years he played juco ball, so he is really out to get them! Rochester already lost one game this year, so hopefully we will be able to add another loss to the column. It is Mia's birthday on Saturday also, so that will be a great birthday present. Even though she will have no idea what on earth is going on, she will have fun cheering for dad!!!

There will be an update on Friday letting you all know what we found out at the doctor!

Until Friday, It's a ????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!

Madi and Mia's Birthday Party

Today was the big day for the birthday party. Madi did pretty well considering she had to wait two weeks to have her party. They both made a haul and won't be getting much of anything for Christmas if I have anything to say about it. For the most part the day went very well. Madi has been a little on the naughty side the last few weeks and we are still trying to deal with that. I feel for her preschool teachers that get her this week. It was a fun filled day of the three F's: family, friends and food. Thanks to all of you who came to help celebrate the big day!

Madi decided on a Barbie cake this year. I was thinking she was going to pick Tinkerbell, but she wanted Barbie. I think it was all the pink that hooked her on it.

Mia is totally into 'Dorie' or as the rest of the world knows her, Dora. She just thinks she is the greatest.

Then Auntie Amy got ahold of Mia's hair. She kept it in all day. I think I had hair-dos like that about 15-16 years ago when Amy got ahold of my hair as well!!

Madi and Mia will be starting school this week, so there will be another update the end of the week with the details on that. Megan and Madi also start swim lessons this week. I am hoping they go well!!

Megan's Kindergarten Pictures

Here are the pictures from Megan's first day of kindergarten.


Getting ready to go out to the bus

On the bus for the first time!!!

Walking down the driveway after her first day!!

So far she is really enjoying school. I just wish it would stay that way. She ended up getting sick on the bus on Monday and had to be picked up. I think she suffers from motion sickness like her mother!

Megan's 1st Day of Kindergarten

Megan made it off to her first day of kindergarten with a big smile on her face. Unfortunately, my computer is not being cooperative with me right now and I can't get my pictures loaded. So, I will fill you in on the morning and as soon as I get the pics on the computer, I will make another post.

I went upstairs to wake her up, just to find that she was awake and waiting for me to come and get her. She was very excited and jumped right out of bed. She got ready without much arguing. She had her backpack on and was waiting by 6:35 and the bus doesn't come until almost 7:00. So, we told her to come sit down and relax while we waited. Madi was up for the whole thing, but Mia slept the whole time and missed the send off.

We made it outside, had time to take a couple of pictures waiting for the bus and then it came around the corner. Her bus driver is very nice and greeted her by name. That is always nice to hear. She was beaming the whole time. I was a little choked up, but made it through the whole thing with no tears falling from my eyes. I couldn't let her see me cry and then her get all upset.

Madi and Mia didn't really seem to notice she was gone all day, but I am sure they will be happy to see her when she gets home. Unfortunately, I was mistaken on thinking she would be one of the first ones off since she was one of the first ones on, and we won't see her until 4:00. We are going to let her ride both ways for the first couple of days and see how it goes. It makes for a long day when you are up at 6:30 and don't get home until 4:00. Some days she will not be able to ride home due to swim lessons and dance starting before she gets off the bus.

She was hoping to start soccer this fall, but due to some scheduling conflicts, the person that was going to take on her age for coaching couldn't, so now we are falling back on dance. She will enjoy it. Madi will also be starting dance, but they will be in different classes. The will be in the same swim lesson class. Megan will hopefully move up to the next level for spring, but Madi will be at the same level for the year.

I hope all of you that had kids starting school had fun memorable experiences with their first day off on their own. I know we did. As hard as it is for us to watch them grow up and become independant, it is worth it to see the smile on their face knowing they are doing something 'big' all on their own!