Wicked!

Oh, today has been so fun! I took Brianna to see the Broadway musical "Wicked". What an outstanding performance. It was awesome. I enjoyed spending time with Brianna. We got to talk together on the trip to the performance hall. We had great seats and the three hours just flew by! Wicked is the story of how the two witches in the Wizard of Oz came to be. Great story!!! We had a great time!

Then I got to go and watch Tori do her tumbling class. She is in a higher level class now and is doing really great.

I am pooped and looking forward to the weekend, but I wanted to just check in and also leave you a picture from today!!

Later :)

Hooray! I love Wednesdays, it means that the weekend is coming!! Yesterday I got the house cleaned from top to bottom, the girls school went wonderful and I had time to play with the babies for a couple of hours....NOT!! I did get some laundry done and the girls got their school done, but the house is still a mess!

Tori started a more advanced tumbling class last night. She was the youngest one and looked so little compared to the other girls in the class. She looked overwhelmed from the beginning, but she stayed in the class and did pretty good! She had trouble on the trampoline, she gets nervous and jumps for several minutes before she does her handspring and it gets her so worried and upset that she falls. I had to walk out because I get nervous watching her jump for so long to prepare. She seems to do much better on the floor than the trampoline. I guess it is the floor that matters though! I sat there watching these other girls do a back tuck and I wonder if I will ever be able to stop being so nervous and just watch!! Her coach told her she was a super trooper for hanging in there!

Kalli and Emi had a rough night last night, thus I had a rough night last night. I really need to come up with a sleeping solution that works better, those two just can't sleep together.

Today Kalli has a gym class with me at noon and the other girls at 1. Then Tori has a lesson at 2:30. She goes back for more tumbling at 5pm and then we are going to head to church. We have our first youth group parent meeting tonight! I can't believe my biggest baby is going into the youth group!

We are trying to decide if we still want to go camping this weekend! It sounds fun, but a weekend home getting things done sounds fun too!! Well, I am off to impart my wisdom on my girls!!!

Hooray!!

Hooray!! Today is the last day of coop clases before the summer. I really enjoy getting to participate in the coop, but it is a lot of work and I am looking forward to a break. The girls have had a great time doing it this year also. They should get their yearbooks today, which they are very excited about!

Monday's tend to be hectic because after coop, Tori has gymnastics. Tonight after her regular gymnastics class she has a two hour break and then another lesson to try and help her get her back handspring. He told her on Friday that she was doing about 1 out of 3 on her own and on the floor. He said he thought that she should be able to get it this week. I worry that now she is going to stress so much now about trying to get it this week that she won't! Oh well, I guess we will see. They have moved her up a level in her tumbling so she can go ahead and start working on the back tuck. I have been nervous enough watching the handspring, I am not sure I can handle more!!

I am so glad that I listened to William and did not plant all of my veggies before this weekend! My lettuce likes the cold, but I am thankful my tomatoes did not have to try it out. I am enjoying the cool snap though. I know that a few months from now we will be melting.

I have been so worried about Emaleigh not having friends her age at church. I talked to her Bible class teacher this weekend at LTC and found out that this particular class just has a different makeup and it is not just Emaleigh! That makes me feel better. I just need to help her find someone to hang out with.

Oops, just saw the time and I need to skat and get ready for coop!!

Have an awesome day!!

KRisti

Good Day!

Yesterday was Kalli's 2nd birthday. I still can't believe that she is 2. I am going to post some more pictures of her party.

Boy were we busy yesterday. Brianna had to finish getting a powerpoint presentation ready for a class she is taking. I was just amazed at what a great job that she did putting it together. She decided to do it over God's plan for our lives. She is such an outstanding servant of God. She inspires me often! Her name means "of great faith" and boy has she lived up to that. God has very special plans for her one day!

Tori had several gymnastics practices. She is doing better on her back-handspring so was in a much better mood! That was good for all of us :) She has another practice today and then is off for the weekend.

Speaking of the weekend, we have a leadership training convention to go to for the girls. They are really excited! They will participate in a Bible quiz competition, drama and chorus. It is something that they have done the past few years and have really enjoyed it.

Kalli has a doctor's appointment today for a check-up and shots. I am not looking forward to that.

My girls are such a blessing to me! There are days that I think I must be crazy, and then we have sweet days like yesterday and I see the light! I never imagined that being a mom would be so hard, yet so worth it!!

Later!

Pseudo Pain

I must admit that pseudo pain is something I never thought about before becoming a mom! I thought my days of stressing before try-outs and the frustration of trying to master new skills was far behind me. I find myself today on the verge of tears. Tori has taken up gymnastics for the last 10 or so months. She has found something that she really loves. Her coaches are working with her to advance through a couple of levels over the next year. She is really excited about this and is trying really hard. They all say she is a very hard worker and a joy to coach. Of course, this makes a mom feel really proud. You gotta love it when people love your kids. Anyway, there is a skill that she is trying to master and they have told her for about a month that she is on the verge of mastering it. She has worked very hard for hours trying to get this skill. She really wants to get this down. But is seems that every time she fixes one problem, another one creeps up. She was very discouraged after practice tonight and started crying. My body is aching for her! I see her doing what she is supposed to be doing and still struggling and it hurts my heart for her. I know that she will eventually get it and this is a good lesson in patience and perseverance for her, but man it is hard for the ol' mom!!

Time to get ready to watch LOST!!!

Kristi

Falling a Bit Behind!

Well, I think I have failed in my first attempt at blogging in cyberworld! It has been almost 2 months since I have posted anything. I will try and do better.

Things are moving at warp speed in our home. Kalli turns 2 this week. It seems like just yesterday that I was pregnant with her. She has grown so fast. Emaleigh is doing well. She is learning to read and actually enjoying it (most of the time). I have enjoyed it too and this is shocking considering the stress that came with teaching the other two to read. Tori is doing great in her gymnastics. She is working hard this spring to skip some levels over the summer. She would live at the gym if we would let her! I am glad that she has found her passion and gift. Brianna is also having a great spring. She is working to enter into an early college admissions program. She is fasinated with science and is a whiz in her algebra.

I have really enjoyed all of the rain we are getting. The grass and leaves are soooo green and pretty. Of course this means more lawn work, but it sure is pretty. We head out this weekend to a leadership convention that Brianna and Tori are involved in. It should be a fun little trip!

I really am going to try and do better with my posting! I think I may go right now and try to figure out how to add pictures!! Wish me luck :)

Kristi