My baby is growing up....

I just realized today that I no longer have two babies anymore. Even though I will always think of him as my baby, Alex is truly growing into a big boy. He will be starting Kindergarten in a few weeks - which I can't believe. It feels like yesterday that I found out that we were pregnant and 5 years have passes already. I took him today to get his hearing and vision test so that he is able to start school. He was so proud of himself when he was done and got a perfect score. When we were walking out and talking about it is when I realized how grown up he is now. He used phrases like "that was no prob" and "what a breeze that was". He is just so mature for his age that it just amazes me sometimes. Sorry daddy, who wishes that Alex is going to be a hunter and fisherman with him - I just don't think that it is going to happen. Alex is already talking about how you need to take care of the earth and how you need to love all living things. I have no idea where he gets some of his thoughts from. We also had a talk today in the car about being brave and a friend told him that he was not brave because he is afraid of the dark. But he thought of several different things that make him brave - including doing a good thing even when all of his friends at daycare are being naughty. He also enjoys spending time playing in the basement and is not scared down there all by himself. He also said that he is brave because he is not going to be scared to go to kindergarten but he may be a little shy. I am so proud of the "big boy" that he has become and am looking forward to watching him grow into a young man someday. Love you Alex - just don't grow up too fast for mommy OK. I am not sure that I can handle it. :)

My first day

Hi. This is my first time ever posting on a blog. I am not so sure how I am going to like it or how much time I am going to have to actually update it. I have been looking at a lot of my friend's blogs and have found that it might be a good way to keep in touch with friends and family that I am not able to talk to or see on a daily basis. I thought that I could keep everyone updated on our lives and maybe be able to connect with others who I haven't been very good at keeping in contact with over the years. Life gets so busy sometimes that I feel awful because I am not the best at making phone calls or returning emails.

What is happening in our lives these days.......Well, Luke and I have both been very busy with work. It is never ending. We have many busy weekends coming up too before the summer ends. Last weekend we spent in Lansing. This weekend we are going to a picnic at Bunker Hill. It is with Luke's family. Next weekend we will be heading to Lansing again. Luke and Alex will be heading to the Nascar race over the weekend down in Jackson. After that, we are spending a long weekend in Gaylord with my parents. They are renting a condo up there for the month. Labor day weekend is usually spent in Grayling with our friends Travis and Heather. After that, summer will over :(

Alex is having a good time this summer going on many field trips with his daycare. Today he is at Chinook Pier - at the playground, having a picnic, and having fun. He only has 3 more weeks until he starts Kindergarten. He is hesitant about going, but I think that once he is there, he is going to love it. He is my studious one. He loves to read books, write, and make new things. The other day he wrote a book about him and his friend Colin. He also does arts and crafts and made me a bunch of money so that I don't have to work anymore ( wouldn't that be nice). He is my boy that loves to take care of others and when he grows up he says he wants to be anything good like a Dr, police officer, teacher, or superman. He is the one that is always telling me "Mommy, everyone is different and that's OK" he also says "You don't have to be friends with everyone, but you still have to be nice."

Max is now walking and talking. He likes to get into everything. He is one of the happiest kids around. Even when you are mad at him and yell at him, he keeps smiling and laughing. It gets frustrating at times because it is so hard to be mad at him for long. He just had a very hard week last week when he got 8 teeth all at once. We had a lot of sleepless nights and he was not eating much. We all made it through though. He loves being outside this summer and anything that has to do with playing with water - which includes playing in the toilet :) He is in love with Elmo now which is the only thing that will keep him in one spot for more than 5 minutes. He is a busy little boy.

I am hoping with this blog that I will be able to keep everyone posted on our daily lives and I will try and update pictures and videos for the grandparents and those who like to see them.