Two looooooooong hours

We waited in line for soccer registration today for 2 hours! Picture me...in line with all three kids...for 2 hours! Yea..that was tiring! I didn't want to put Cal down for fear of him running into the parking lot, or up the stairs only to fall down, or annoy any other people in line. So I held all 31 pounds of wiggly mass for two hours! I had NO idea there would be such a line like this. The reg time was only from 10-noon, so I figured it'd be quick. I was completely unprepared. No snacks, no books, nothing to occupy the kids except for my amazingly descriptive stories that I've been able to come up with lately for times such as this. The kids were all very patient and despite me desperately wanting to leave and just forget waiting in line, we didn't. We stuck it out and now the girls are good to go in the fall! This will be their first real soccer season and they are both very excited about it!

Goodbye second grade

Jules is officially no longer a 2nd grader! Her last day was today and summer has begun for her! She got her report card and is doing awesome! She got nearly all 5's (which means advanced) and all O's (outstanding) for work habits and citizenship. She has received nearly all 100% on her math tests and she is reading 187/words correct per minute. The second grade norm is 94/wcpm. Needless to say, we are extremely proud of her! She loves school! Obviously a trait she did not inherit from either of her parents! LOL

Toddler bed time

Mike took down the crib and put up the toddler bed this last week. This is a huge step, and I'm not quite sure if either Cal or I were ready for it. Cal showed this to me by not wanting to sleep in his bed. Each time I put him to bed at night he refused to lay in his bed. Bedtime went from being a snap, to a major ordeal. SO frustrating. I thought he was having a hard time adjusting and since in my heart, I was too, I thought he was picking up on that. So the first night that Mike had off work, he put him to bed and low & behold....he went to sleep without even getting out of bed!

Darn it! That means he's playing me big time! UGH. And since Mike is not normally home at night, that leaves me with the battle! He's been sick all weekend long with fevers and tons of coughing, so I think tonight he was just exhausted. It took him about 10-15 minutes to fall asleep! YAY!! I bought one of those pool noodles today to put under the sheet so he wouldn't fall out. He is a wildly active sleeper and has fallen out of the bed already! He used it as a pillow tonight and I couldn't resist this picture! He was asleep here.

No such luck

We were hoping that Jules would knock this Bronchitis thing and we'd all be good again. Cal coughed all night long and Mia woke me up with, "Mommy something's weird when I cough." So yea, Cal and Mia both have croup! Great! Now Mia has the Hello Kitty humidifier she's always wanted. We made it this far with only one, but now we need two humidifiers! Wish us luck this weekend!

Tahoe

We were invited up to Tahoe to help celebrate our good friends, The Chilcotes, 12th anniversary! With the schedule that we have had lately where Mike and I have had next to no couple time, and we've only been able to steal away a few moments here and there of family time, we were REALLY looking forward to this! We got to spend the whole weekend as a family! Well, Jules began Friday complaining of a tummy ache and a rapidly worsening sore throat. She woke around 11pm throwing up with a slight fever. We stumbled through the night and when she woke at 6am with another fever and feeling very ill, we decided to pack up and head home.

As Cal woke up shortly after Jules and then Mia to follow 10 minutes later we got to packing. The rest of the house was asleep, so I took Mia and Cal for a walk at 6:30am and it was BEAUTIFUL out! The weather was gorgeous and the sites couldn't not have been any better. Cal loved finding sticks and carrying them with him all over the place. He learned this weekend to hit the ground with the stick and say, "High-ya!" Still not sure where that came from, hmmmm....

We got back to the condo where Dean and Carole convinced us to stay even though Jules wasn't well. She looked a lot better after the Motrin, so we thought we would stick it out with her just taking it really easy. Well, see the post below to know the rest of the story with her...

Tahoe was absolutely beautiful. Between Carole, Laura, Julie, and I we have a few hundred pictures! We spend Saturday afternoon playing in the freezing water but beautiful weather at the Lake. It was a great day! We then went back to the condo and sang to Cal over his birthday cake! He really liked that! We had fondue for dinner (I highly recommend that if you haven't done it recently) and finally went to bed just after midnight after some games and laughter. Only to be up with Jules being sick again. I think we finally all drifted off to sleep about 3:30am Sunday morning. Cal decided that he had had enough sleep by 6am, so he and I went out for another long walk in the hopes everyone else would catch some more z's.

All in all, the weekend was fantastic! We really didn't want to leave at all! I would rather spend a few weeks there than just the weekend. It was definitely something that our family needed (even though Jules was sick).

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Miss Sicky-Poo

We have been so thankfully healthy for quite some time now, so I guess it was time we were due. Jules came down with something last weekend and just hasn't shaken it. She went to school yesterday because we "thought" she was finally on the mend. She ended the school day with another fever. So since it's been a week now of sickness, I took her into the doc today and sure enough....Bronchitis. She's on antibiotics now and hopefully this will kick it for good. I'm shocked that no one in the rest of the house (nor any of our friend we were with last weekend) have picked up anything. Cal just started coughing tonight, so cross your fingers it's just a freak thing!

I have a ton of pics and updates for you! I'll get to that tomorrow more than likely!

I've been tagged...

Maybe I should - start going to bed earlier
I love the smell of - the kids after bath time, brownies baking, other people's bbq
People would say that I- am creative and love family time
I don’t understand why - some people are allowed to be parents, there should be a test you have to take.
When I wake up in the morning - stumble into the shower, check on my friends online, get ready for work in a sleeping house, and leave for the day after I've written a few notes to the kiddos.
I lost my willpower to - keep the house clean all the time, and be at work earlier than I have to
I'm glad - school is almost out for the summer. I can't wait to spend the days with my family!
Life is - following God's direction and listening to him (a daily lesson)
My past made me - realize who I want to be as a parent and the relationship I want to have with my kids
I get annoyed when - Mike has to work too many days in a row
Parties are not a good time to - be a "Me Monster"
Dogs are - a great part of the family
Cats are - unpredictable therefor I don't like them at all!
Tomorrow is - Hump Day
I have low tolerance for - selfish people
I’m totally terrified of - spiders and something happening to Mike or the kids
I always knew I would - be a mother at the age I am. I'm so glad Mike and I didn't wait any longer to have a family!!
Never in my life have I - smoked, got drunk, or done the stupid things that go with either of those
High school was - a blast! I enjoyed most of it, as well as all the activities I was involved in.
When I’m nervous I- sweat (lucky me!)
One time at a family gathering - hmm...can't think of anything.
Take my advice - Don't have a tv for the first few years of marriage...you learn to communicate more
Making my bed- doesn't happen often but when it does, Mike does it
I'm almost always - thinking of something to do
I’m addicted to - my internet friends, my camera, family time
I want someone to - invent cars that run off of air or water (great idea Sarah!)

Now I tag...Carole, Laura, & Mary

Calvin chatting away

Comparison pics

Brand new at only a week or so old.

At about 18 months or so.

And at two years old now!

Spring Sun

It was in the low 90's today and it's supposed to get to the 100's by the end of the week! YIKES! Mike didn't have practice tonight, so we decided to go to one of the sprinkler parks this afternoon to cool down. It was a great way to kick off the season of warm weather.

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My new wheels!

My Mother's Day was very nice. I woke up to the girls giving me the cards they had made along with a gift that Calvin and Mike had picked out. I got a stash camera! You know, one that is small enough to stash in my purse for those addicts like me?! hehe

We got ready for church and were actually early for a change. (That's a miracle in itself!) We came home and made some lunch, then headed off to find the other Mother's Day gift Mike had planned. We drove all over (and I mean all over!) the Sac area looking for the prefect bike! I have been researching online for the kind of bike I want and I had it narrowed down to 3 brands. I just wasn't sure which one specifically until I had ridden them. So we hit about 6-7 bike stores and the one at the first store ended up being the winner! Here's my new wheels!

2 Years Ago Tonight...

This was me:

Anxious for the morning to come so we could meet this little Honsal boy! I was going to be induced 2 days early because both the girls were born early and were big. Also because my blood pressure was not remaining steady. It kept spiking randomly. We barely slept the night before in anticipation of tomorrow and who it would bring.

Tell me a story

I started telling Cal stories at night about a month ago. Basically because I just wanted to extend bedtime just a little and soak in the "Calvin-Mommy" time before the day was over. I usually tell the stories about animals and they always do some sort of silly thing. He's gotten now to ask for them. He is attached to the frog and monkey stories for some reason. Now he will say, "Money story, Mommy." or "Froggy one, Mommy." He sits still through the whole story and smiles each time they make their sounds. I love this time.

I'm not a country fan at all, but this song has stuck with me for a while. Check it out....but have some Kleenex handy. ("You're Gonna Miss This" by Trace Adkins)

Weeding through things

We have been wanting to have a yard sale for quite some time now, but we just haven't had the opportunity to gather all the things we need to get rid of. Hopefully early this summer when I'm home during the day so that Mike can go through the garage and organize some stuff. The girls and I went through some of their old clothes and stuffed animals today. They play with all their animals often. We keep them in two big plastic tubs under their bed so they can easily be brought out and then can be put back so they are out of the way. We waded through the animals and they each decided on specific ones to give away and ones to keep. Then Jules wanted to pray over the bag so that the children who receive them would be blessed. She can be so compassionate, it melts my heart. So the girls prayed over the animals and of course, Cal wanted in on the idea! He prayed, "Dear Jesus, help Mommy sleep good. Amen."

New phrases and tricks

Calvin says or does something new each day. It's quite hilarious! He'll be two in 8 days!
He can now jump with both feet off the ground.
He runs everywhere!
He asks in full sentences for thing. "Mommy, warm milk please. Help please Mommy. Mia, don't do that!"
He can count 1-10 sometimes. Usually he skips five!
He can sing parts of "Down by the Bay"
He knows all his body parts.
He knows the sounds of the majority of animals.
He knows all the Bob the Builder characters.
Still loves his blankies!
Loves to ride the scooter with Daddy!
He prays, "Dear God, thank you Jesus, love you, Amen"
He loves to play outside, but won't hold a lady bug when Mia wants him to!
He can scream way louder than the girls combined!
When asked if he's Mommy's Boy, he answers, "Yea, Mommy's Boy and Daddy's boy too!"

I'm so A Mom!

Last night while the girls were in the shower, I was laying on my bed with my feet dangling off the side. Calvin was having a ball tickling my toes! Somewhere he found a pen (a ballpoint one fortunately) and was running it around on my calf. I didn't think it was working, but was just wiggling my leg because it tickled. Every time I wiggled it, he would break out in hysterics! So this game continued until I pulled my leg up only to realize that the pen HAD been working!

We are in our last day of testing this morning at school and as my students were having a snack, one of them asks me, "Mrs. Honsal, why do you have pen on your leg?"

Yea, I was embarrassed! I showered...really, I DID! Guess I just forgot to scrub!

Lady Bugs

Mia not only loves butterflies, but lady bugs too. Our roses have been covered with aphids lately. I have been spraying them, but we noticed the other day that there have been some lady bugs on them. So every day Mia goes out and finds a lady bug or two and gets them to crawl on her finger. She loves those little guys. She could be out there for hours watching them and letting them crawl around on her. Calvin thinks it's funny and will watch while laughing with excitement. Mia tries to get him to hold one, and he'll put his finger out there, but as soon as it gets close to him, he pulls his finger away and steps back yelling, "Tickles, tickles!"

It's awfully cute!