BREEZY FIELDS

Grandma Bennett was here for about 10 days and we had SUCH a fun time. And this week was our Mid-Winter break. I did three things 1. Babysit. I earned all of my money for Wicked in one week. I LOVE babysitting. It is so fun to play with little kids and especially since I have babysat them since they were babies. 2. Watch TV. I was watching Psych, my new favorite TV show. 3. Family. Although it was a lazy week, it was needed. It was the end of the trimester and a new one starts tomorrow. It was nice to be together as a family and not ALWAYS doing something. Just relaxing and talking. I love ALL of my family so much. I cannot wait to see everyone this summer:)! I read all of the blogs, almost every day, but I am making it a goal to blog more.

Here Sadie demonstrates that Jane can be part of the Sawyer and Sadie Batman Game whether she knows it or not. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

joins me for a nap. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Our girl is seven! Her party was actually on Thursday because Mike and I had tickets to the Pro Am Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach on Friday and Ellie didn't have school on Monday. Celebrating Ellie's bday in her classroom. Veronica is Ellyn's aide and we love her. Sawyer's preschool Valentine's party. How cute are these kids? Sadie's school party. Very fun and sugar filled. We sent bright pink play dough cut in heart shapes. My good friend Lisa did that years ago and I have always loved the idea. Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

I don't know. I'm a little nervous. This cat looks like trouble. But he's sooo cute. Especially when he takes a "cat nap." Ellie's birthday is Monday, but they don't have school. Tuesday I am having surgery on my nose (a deviated septum, hoping to actually be able to breathe through my nose when it's done), Friday Mike won two tickets to the Pro Am Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach. So... Tomorrow is cupcake day for Ellyn's class. I love that this girl knows when I am baking. Today we did it together. She was so patient but eventually she did indicate that it was time to lick the spatula. Just try to tell me I don't have the cutest kids ever (some other children I know could tie). - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

This weekend was pretty exciting around our house. Sadie was whisked away Friday evening for dinner at California Pizza Kitchen and dancing at River School's Daddy Daughter Dance. Jane and Edie had a sleep over and then Jane spent the day rehearsing and performing in her second year of CCS Honor Band. Sadie and Mike and Ellyn and Sawyer attended Landon Snyder's baptism (Landon and Sadie are friends). We spent the rest of the weekend eating delicious food (I tried cooking lamb for the first time and it was a success- I love lamb and now the kids do too), taking a couple of great runs, going for a nice long walk on a 70 degree Sunday morning, eating way too many homemade chocolate chip peanut butter chip cookies, watching football, playing games, and loving being together as a family. Darla, for your sake I will tell you that my heart shape brownies for the dance did not come out of the silicone baking thingy and I had to redo the batch and have Mike and Sadie pick it up for the ...

I know I need to post but life is going along so smoothly I feel as if I've covered most everything. Mike- has had some really big projects and thus, lots of homework. He is training for the Big Sur marathon and so far that is going pretty well. Brooke- I got new tennis shoes, new fancy insoles, a new friend to run with, and I'm feeling great. I have been working closely with Ellyn and her tutor, attempting to learn everything I can before our move in case we have issues in Kansas. We also had her annual review last week for her IEP. Ellie's team and I are working hard to ensure a smooth transition to a new school and new programs. Everyone is really detailing the techniques they use to make Ellyn's schooling a success. Jane- survived her mother chaperoning a stake dance. She said I barely embarrassed her:-). Tomorrow she starts the long weekend of rehearsals for CCS honor band. She has two solos on the piccolo. She is nervous and very excited.She is going to be one ti...