This is my attempt at resurrecting this blog. Not sure how long it will last, but we'll try. I'm not even going to TRY to catch up from where I left off, but instead just start from where we are now.
Kaelyn is now 9 years old and officially becoming "tween". Somedays the attitude is better than others, but for the most part she is so helpful and pleasant to be around. She is finishing up third grade and took her state test last week. We'll see what the results reveal, but she has made such great strides this year as far as her academics are concerned that I'm expecting them to be good. She came out of the test exclaiming, "That was SOOOOOO easy." So we'll see..... She continues to swim and was promoted to the intermediate swim team earlier this year. She swims 3-4 times a week for a couple hours each time. It's so fun to watch her. I can't wait for summer when she starts up with her swim "meets" again. A couple weeks ago Kaelyn made her dramatic debut when our homeschool co-op put on a performance of the 'Wizard of Oz'. She did a really great job as Swirly the munchkin. It was really fun not only to watch her in the play, but to see her excitement prior to the performance.
Cooper is growing in leaps and bounds. He has gotten so tall and is ALL boy. We've been referred to speech therapy for him as he has some issues pronouncing some of his letters, so we'll see what happens with that. We're planning to start more formal schooling with him in the fall. Not neccessarily kindergarten material, but something that will be a little more interesting for him than just playing while we try to get schoolwork done. Cooper is into EVERYTHING Star Wars related. From the lego people to the video game to the books about Star Wars. It all fascinates him and he can't get enough of it. Mommy, however, could use a break from it all and we've had to have a few 'No talking about Star Wars' days. But all in all, its nice to see him excited about something and using his imagination when he plays with his star wars men. Cooper love Campbell so much. Watching him play with her and care for her is so precious. He is such a loving little boy (when he's not pretending to shoot people) and it has been fun to watch. He isn't currently active in any sports, but we're hoping to get him in some swimming lessons, along with pondering putting him in something like soccer, karate, etc... in the fall.
Campbell is now a toddler. Maybe that's enough said about that. LOL She is into everything. I swear that I'm cleaning up one room in the house and she is in the other room destroying everything. She is also talking a LOT. I don't remember either of the other two talking as much as she does. Actually I know the other two didn't talk this much at this age. She repeats everything and jabbers on 'the phone' all the time. One of her very favorite things is to climb into the little rocking chair and be a big kid. It's actually pretty cute. She is turning into a little diva too. Whenever we tell her she looks "pretty" she will walk around all proud of herself and then walk straight into the bathroom and demand to be put on the counter so she can see herself in the mirror. She also loves shoes. If she sees a pair of her shoes sitting around she will pick them up and want them on. No matter if she's wear footie jammies or not. LOL
So, that's about all about the kids. Jeff was laid off from work in February so we're working through the hardships of unemployment. But we'll be fine. Thankfully, the job Jeff is in means that he WILL have another job at some point in time. It's just going to be a little wait. We're hoping the construction business picks up over the summer and that he'll be back to work in the fall. In the meantime, I'm learning a lot about couponing and we're going to lots of garage sales to find things we might need around the house. But all in all, we know that God will provide!
So, here we go. The blog is resurrected. We'll see how long it lasts.
Today we were able to get some dirt from our fabulous friends and fill up one of those raised beds with awesome dirt and even a few vegetables! Imagine that! 
We were SOOOOOO thankful that my mom and dad were gracious enough to take all three kids for the majority of the day so that we could actually accomplish something. Not only did we get one of the beds filled and mostly planted (still have carrots to go) but we were able to clean out the pots from last year and plant our tomatos & peppers as well. 
We also managed to get the front flower beds completely cleaned out and weeded! Yay! I think this is the earliest our yard has every looked this good. We worked hard and we're really tired, but it was so worth it. Thanks mom and dad for taking the kids and helping us out - we owe you big time!
