These are the moments...

...that make you stop, think and realize that, 'this is why I love being a parent!'

Ashlyn fell asleep in a chair waiting for me to finish up a project at church yesterday.

The Games

Ok, so 1994 didn't win the tournament. They lost the whole thing by 1 stinkin' point. Oh-well...there is always next year I suppose. It was a fun weekend anyway. It usually is. It was also amazing to find out just how many babies are going to be born this coming spring & summer. There are 2 or 3 women in Lincoln's class alone due on the same weekend I am. Not to mention the 1 or 2 that aren't in his class. Then there is a baby due in July. My sis-in-law, Bonnie, is due September 1st along with another friend of ours. Cannon Falls is going to be growing fast this summer.

Ashlyn is still dry. YAY! All weekend. We're going to try real underwear tomorrow...Dora even. Imagine that. I think she'd be Dora if she could.

Well...signing off for tonight already. It's been a long, fun and tiring weekend. Can't promise that'll I'll be writing this week. I will be getting ready for this lia sophia jewelry open house I am having. Take care!

Basketball

The title sums this one up....
Lincoln went to Cannon Falls High School and Cannon Falls holds a High School Alumni Basketball Tournament every year. So far his class of 1994 hasn't had to merge with any other class...so far. 1994 used to win every year...they had a great streak going for a long time. Hate to say it guys, but I'm a little nervous for this year. Their guys are dropping out of this year like flies, that and they are getting older. They should have merged with another class....should have. Oh-well, what do I care? I don't even really get to watch because I am busy trying to keep up with the kids anyway. Whatever. It's fun to go and check everyone out though. See all his friends that we really only see once a year, at the alumni tournament. Sad, huh? I just know that I have one important job this year...since I'm pregnant, I get to be sober cab Saturday night for all these basketball players, if they choose to ride in the Sjoquist mini-van. Hey, it's a privilege. :)

I am really more worried about my house right now and the lia sophia Jewelry open house I am having next Saturday. I decided to leave the open house open from 10 am - 4 pm in hopes to get more people to come out. A bigger window of opportunity means a bigger chance of more people being able to fit it into their schedules, right? Let's hope. I need to jump start this business again. Usually people have an open house for 4 hours. I hope this works. I invited friends, family...I invited my hostesses and all their guests and customers. I sent out over 200 invites. If there isn't a decent turn out, I am really doing something wrong. :)

Potty training still going strong. Not going to say anymore on that. Don't want to jinx it.

Wow, it's late again. Bed time. Everyone have a great weekend!!!!!

Potty Times

Maybe some of you will know what I am talking about.....
Potty training is one of my biggest parental stresses (well, for the toddler years anyway). With Luke it was easy, he was in daycare so I had help. He's a pretty easy kid anyway except for his diet. Ashlyn...she's a different child. She's cute and loveable and I can't imagine life without her, but boy does she have attitude. I like that in her, most of the time. We started the potty training process last spring. She did good for a good month and then decided that she was too good for it. "Whatever, Mom...diapers work just fine!" So, ever since then, she's gone on her own off & on, still in diapers and pull-ups. Everyone experienced with children told me not to worry about it. Well, she turned 3 in December and I started to get a little nervous. Parents always compare kids...even if they don't admit it and me, if my kids aren't up to speed with other kids their age, I feel like a failure. Anyway, a couple girlfriends of mine have daughters almost exactly Ashlyn's age...they seem to talk better and they have been potty trained for a long time now. Back to that 'parents told me not to worry stuff,' I think I finally am starting to believe those people who said that. The last 2 days Ashlyn has been dry all day...all on her own. I hope I don't jinx it now that I said this. I am hoping that this is the "she'll do it on her own when she is ready" time. I would have a huge weight off my shoulders...then I would only have one child in need of changing come May. Here's to hoping! -Kim

They had a boy!!

My good friend Amy and her boyfriend, Kevin, brought a little boy named Cole William into the world today. He was 7 lbs. 12 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Congrats guys!!!!!

MONSTER JAM 1-20-07

As promised, pictures are here. We had a great time last night. Our seats were great. 3 rows from the bottom right by where the truck entrance was. Lincoln and I had fun, but were a little disappointed to find out that it wasn't a huge show. I think the dome may have come close to selling out, but Grave Digger's main driver wasn't there and Maximum Destruction wasn't there. We only knew 3 out of the 10 trucks there. Luke had a blast though. It was a lot of fun. We already got tickets for Feb. 17th. Grave Digger won the main event, but then he was the last go during the Freestyle event and before he could even do anything big, he flipped a couple times and wrecked the truck. Very disappointing. Especially since I was saving camera battery to get him plowing through an RV and it never happened, so I didn't get any of his freestyle. Next time, I hope.

Enjoy the photos!

I wish I knew how to put captions right on the photos before uploading them. I could have added about 123 more pictures...we got a lot.

Luke got a Grave Digger shirt and flag. He's spoiled, I know. You only get these times with your kids for so long before they don't want to have fun with you anymore. Gotta make the most of it.

Later!

Sick of being sick yet??

Well, that shoe dropped yesterday afternoon. Hit me right in the forehead. I knew that something was wrong as soon as she passed up lunch and wanted to lay down. Ashlyn slept for 3 hours. By 5 pm she was tossing cookies and had a fever. 'Here we go,' I thought. She did it a couple more times and fell asleep. Today we're good, I think. She's eating, running around and not quite as warm. I am just thankful that everyone is through it now before Monster Jam tomorrow. However, with our luck, Lincoln will get it tonight or tomorrow. It's his weekend off at the farm so why not?

Ashlyn and I got up at 2:30 am and came down stairs to watch a video because she was too restless and I was too worried about having to wash numerous sets of sheets if she got sick. Well, ok...she walked down the stairs, I fell. Yep, pregnant clutz. I hit the middle step with my bare foot, slipped and slid the rest of the way down on my butt (more like tale bone) all the while everything I was carrying flew everywhere...puke bucket, thermometer, bottle of water, cell phone (it's my alarm clock)....everything. I hurt a little now. I'm almost 30 and I fell down some stairs. No alcohol in me to even make it a good story. :)

Lincoln got a call from the farm about 5 minutes after that and went to work. He's been there since 3 am along with his dad. So tonight our kids will be bouncing off walls and we'll be fighting to stay awake to keep them occupied. I can't imagine what it'll be like to do this with 3 kids. Wow, I'm going to be busy.

Well, as I have been saying, tomorrow is a huge day for Luke...it's time for...


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Pictures will be up soon after tomorrow I am sure. Have a great weekend! -Kim