Finally Settling Down

I think things are finally calming down. During the summer, we keep two of our nieces for a week and then my two go to their house for a week. Of course the week we have them, we get the call for our first placement. It was crazy at our house last week. I went from two to six kids in two days. I wasn't really stressed, but I felt a little out of my element. Yesterday Darrell took our two plus our nieces and met my sister in law 1/2 way to take the 4 back home with her.

It was a big adjustment taking the two little ones. They are 1 1/2 and 3 1/2. It's been a while since I've had to chase a toddler. They have not been sleeping well. I put them down and they go to bed fine, but they were up two mornings at 4:30 AM. I am not a morning person!!! They were up for the day too. I think they both fell back to sleep on the couch about 7:00. I really hope they adjust to a schedule and that sleep habit doesn't last long. They slept until 6:30 this morning, much better than the day before.

They are really good kids except for the sleeping thing. We are very blessed that that's the only issue we are struggling with. They both seem to be above average developmentally. Really smart boys.

Any suggestions to get them to stay in bed a little longer would be great!! I'll post more later. I have to get some sleep. Please keep us in your prayers.

Blessings,
Angel

Camping Trip

We are picking up two little boys today!!! Keep us in your prayers. I'll post more when I get a sec. I'm a little nervous. I hope the exchange goes well.

Blessings,
Angel

Baseball pictures

Here are a few pics from our baseball season.

Enjoy,
Angel

Well, we did not get the little boy we were planning on getting. A plan was worked out so that he is able to stay with family members. I’m a little disappointed, but I’m happy for him. Family is always the best place for kids as long as it’s possible to keep them safe.

Update on our summer…

We had a great 4th of July. The place that shoots fireworks off has a bike path that runs right through it. We were able to pick up the bike path and ride our bikes to the closest spot we have ever been during a fireworks display. We were only about 100 yards from the launch pad. We brought a blanket and just lay on the grass and looked straight up. They were right over us. Mason was a little worried at first. He thought that maybe the sparks would fall on us, but he quickly got over that. It was awesome. The best part is we got right back on the bike path after the fireworks and didn’t have any traffic to deal with.

Baseball is finally over. We lost our second tournament game, so we are officially finished, with summer baseball at least. At the awards ceremony, each player received a participation metal and one player from each team was picked to receive a sportsmanship award. Mason was picked for his team!!! We were very proud of him. He’s such a laid back kid and just wants to play. Winning is not that important to him. I’ll post a picture soon. I think he wants to play fall ball this year. It will start up around the time school starts.

Both the kids went to vacation bible school this summer too. I am lucky enough to work right near our church, so I was able take them and pick them up this year. They had a blast. Madisyn met a new friend and had a play date one day at the little girl’s house. Of course she loved that.

I can’t believe summer is half way over already. We still have a few things planned. The kids are at the YMCA camp this week. Mason is going to Art camp and Madisyn is in Bowling Camp. They are so happy to be there because they get to see a lot of their friends from school. They take field trips 3 of the five days. Mason is going to the Works museum and Madisyn get to go bowling all three days. They both get to do 2 more camps before summer is over. Mason will go to Olympics and Fishing and Madisyn picked Gymnastics and Art.

We have a weekend of camping planned with cousins, then having them stay with us for a week and then my two will go there for a week. I’m taking Madisyn to see Taylor Swift (with the cousins). The girls are very excited for that day. Madisyn has been listening to her CD to get ready for the concert. I don’t think Mason has been too happy with that. He’s asked me several times to make her stop singing. LOL.

I have been crazy busy at work. I was almost caught up and then we took our vacation, month end was here, we got a new system, …. and I’ve been trying to get caught up since. It seems like it’s always something. I try hard to not put in a lot of OT because it takes away from our family time in the evening, so it’s tough to stay on track. I’m getting close to being caught up though.

Darrell’s just been working and hanging out with us. Since we are trying to sell the house, no new major projects have been started. We’ve just been playing outside and doing some biking in the evenings.

So, that’s what we’ve been up to. Hopefully everyone is having just as much fun.

Blessings,
Angel

Our First Placement

We may have our first placement on Monday. We got the call today. A two year old little boy. He is staying w/ family for the weekend, but we were asked to take him on Monday. Of course this could all change in the blink of an eye and his relatives may decide to keep him longer. Keep him in your prayers. We are excited and nervous at the same time. It's been awhile since we've had a two year old in the house. We'll probably get a few things this weekend like sippy cups and two year old friendly toys.

I don't think the situation with my family is as bad as it first seemed. Hopefully they get everything straightened out and it will be OK. Please continue to pray for them as well.

Blessings,
Angel