Kellen and Ethan's Blog: April 2010

4/29/10

Tiny Triumphs 23

The weeks are going faster and faster. School is almost done for the year and I am as excited as the boys are! There are many things to be done with the move and such. But it will get done sooner or later.

1. Jared has been looking at apartments for us to live in when we move. This is HUGE! I hope we will find somewhere this weekend.

2. The litter is still being scooped!

3. The boys are excited about the move and what it will mean for our family

4. The boys and I are trying to get outside more now that the weather is nice

4/23/10

Tiny Triumphs 22 A Day Late

Sorry that this is a day late but things have been really crazy around here!

1. We have been getting rid of a lot of stuff! We have a pile in the playroom and one in our bedroom. I still have a lot to go through but I will get it done!

2. Our landlady just called today and said that she has someone to rent our apartment! Just a few months sooner than we expected it. We were planning on being out by August first now we will be out before June 20. It is exciting a bit overwhelming. If anyone needs any of my crap let me know. I have tons!

3. Kellen played a great recorder in the concert on Tuesday! Pictures and videos will follow!

4. The litter is still being scooped!

Have a great week!

4/18/10

Build and Grow 2

Jared took the boys to another Build and Grow workshop at Lowe's yesterday. I did not get to go because I had to work. The boys and Jared had a good time! It is well worth the drive as the boys love it!

The boys checking out the directions

Kellen reading what he has to do

Ethan laying out the parts

And the building begins

Kellen building

Kellen hammering

Ethan hammering

Ethan with his finished See it Grow planter

Kellen with his finished product

Clifford Show 2010!

On Friday the First graders did the Clifford Show! They do this every year and it is a great show. Four first grade classes from two schools put on the show. They all did a great job!

Clifford! I mean Ethan

The sea of Clifford dogs before the show

Ethan

C-L-I-F-F-O-R-D

Ethan and his friends looking board

Singing a song

More singing

Throwing up their arms in a song

Ethan

Ethan and a friend of his

Ethan and another friend

Ethan and two of his friends

4/15/10

Tiny Triumphs 21

Here we are another week down. I am still wondering where the time goes? If anyone has any ideas as to where my time goes let me know!

1. The litter is still being scooped!

2. Ethan is in the Clifford show tomorrow at school! He has to wear red and we actually found some for him to wear! Pictures will be up tomorrow.

3. Jared got a new job! I am just wondering where to start packing. It seems that I get more stuff in between each move and now I have to decide what to do with it all. I mean do I really want to move my collection of bottles that I have saved to make sea glass with? I have yet to really make much of the sea glass.

4. Kellen and Ethan will be doing another Build and Grow clinic at Lowe's on Saturday!

Have a great week!

4/14/10

Puppies!!!

On Saturday we went up to Grandma Schumacher's farm so Jared could finish installing some cameras. The boys and I spent some time with the puppies and we went for a walk. When Great Grandma came by the boys talked her into taking them for a walk in the woods. It is something that they enjoy and they beg her whenever they see her.

Zander eating the string on my pants

The boys loving the pups

Ethan is on a time out from playing tag with the puppies. The puppies can't seem to understand why he is just standing around. After the boys ran with the puppies both boys and pups were very tired at night.

More puppy tag

Ethan getting love

Zander

Zander in action

Kellen telling a story about what happened last year at the farm

Zephyr checking out the camera

Zephyr on Ethan! These dogs were very well socialized before they came to live at Grandma's. They are very good with the boys! I have never even seen them nip at the boys!

Zander checking out the camera

Ethan practising driving the tractor

Kellen and the tractor

Ethan being goofy

Look at my little pigs in the pig pen! They were checking out the old pen

Look at my cute little pig

Kellen and Zander. See what I mean about how well they are with the boys!

Ethan and Zephyr

That's my boy! And just for the record poor Zander!

Ethan and I can't tell who

This is dinosaur Zephyr

Kellen and the pups!

4/12/10

Moving On Up!

Jared was offered and accepted a new position in a new company! He will now be working for Ministry Health as a IT guy. I am not sure the exact position but I will let you know as soon as I remember! He was offered more money, paid vacation, moving expenses, tuition reimbursement, and so much more! We are excited and a little sad as this position means a move for us! We will be moving to the Stevens Point area. The boys will finish the school year in Fort and start next year at a new school.

Plus, I just wanted to say how proud I am of Jared! He has worked really hard to get where he is today!

Keep your fingers crossed that all goes smoothly!

4/8/10

Tiny Triumphs 20

Here we are again! Another week down. It really is flying by now. The boys are counting down to summer and so am I! I can't wait for the warmer weather! It has been raining for most of the week and this morning it snowed. Yuck! But it is supposed to warm up this weekend! I am looking forward to that!

1. The boys are back in school and I am back at work after a very long vacation. I loved the time with the boys! But by the end of the week I think they were tired of me.

2. The litter is still being scooped

3. Kellen is practicing the recorder again. That means that the quiet in the house is gone.

4. We have been trying out new recipes! We have even found a few keepers!

4/5/10

New Puppies!

Grandma Schumacher got some new puppies! We got to visit with them while we were up North for Easter. They are so cute! Their names are Zephyr and Zander.