So we're on to new adventures...new beginnings and a new "normal". ahhh, life is good! :-)
Things are still going well with Kira and kindergarten! The more time that goes by the more she is loving it. She has really been enjoying music and phy. ed! Thats my girl! :-) I would love her to gain a passion for music - those were some of the best memories from school for me.
She is also still in soccer which she is still enjoying. I think she gets tired out pretty fast but that comes with running up and down the soccer field for an hour. She's slowly getting more and more open with the other players too which really helps.
Julia is still doing well with me at home. It has been VERY different without Kira at home during the day. It's ssoooo quiet! :-) It has been an absolute pleasure being able to spend some time with just me and Julia. I love it. But unfortunately, it has led to some seperation issues. All in good time that'll get better though.
I'm very excited for my first opportunity to volunteer at Kira's school!! I love volunteer opportunities and helping making a difference in the lives of those around me. I'm also excited to get to meet more of the school staff too. I think I'll feel much more comfortable and confident with the setting once I know more of the staff personally and develop that relationship. The event is a "Flyer Fun Run", and its for all the grades K-6 and the kids raise money for the school and run around a track and enjoy themselves. It's a great event and the weather is supposed to be gorgeous!! This will also be the first time Julia has ever been left with a babysitter all by herself. We absolutely adore the girls that babysit for us so I'm sure Julia will adapt quick!
Thanks for checking in to the blog!! I've been much better at keeping it updated and just having frequent posts. Eventually I'd like to learn how to add pictures to it too. Good times ahead!! :-) Maybe i'll shoot for that for the next blog! :-)
Adios!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
My new theme song..."I will survive"
We've survived the first week of kindergarten!! Yay!! Kira has been loving kindergarten and been making a few new friends already. What a relief that things have started off on a good note. She has been coming home absolutely exhausted which has sure been interesting. She is throwing some pretty nasty tantrums that she never had done before but I know she's wiped out and is just getting used to the "new" schedule and the new "normal". All in good time, it'll get better. :-)
She has come home with some funny things to say and it almost feels like she is just maturing even after the first week. She came home on the first day and said, "Mommy, I have two new best friends!" So I said, "Oh, thats great Kira - what are their names?" And she replied, "I can't remember." Oh the little details! :-) She has been having fun and later this week came home and talked about playing with Abby and Jessica. Otherwise she has really enjoyed her teacher, music class, gym class, some of the lunches - ya know, its a pretty wide variety. We're off to a good start! And crazy enough, we already have conferences in a few weeks for her! I'm guessing its more of a this is what we're working on and what you can work on at home kind of thing. How much can they really tell us at this point. :-)
I knew this kindergarten transition was going to be a tough one for me too. Holy moly, I had no idea how much I would miss her!! When she comes home, I just want to sit down and talk and work on school stuff with her and she just wants to play with her toys and play outside and be a 5 year old. It's a little nuts! My rollercoaster started the night before. I knew I was letting go of my little girl into the world of school now and that was a little tough. I definately shed some tears the night before. But the day of kindergarten when we dropped her off, I only had a few tears! She showed us through her actions that she was totally ready for this. It really helped me emotionally to see that. The second day is when Kira had her melt down. This was the first day that I've left her at the door and said, "Okay Kira, thats the bell, you need to go into your classroom now". And she knew what that was and she knew how to get there but she wanted mommy to help her. I resisted and a music teacher ended up helping her and another little boy to their classroom. Then on day 3, that was the first day that she rode the bus. I did good then too but I have to admit, I was a bit nervous of her getting on and off the bus and finding the right door to go out of and stuff. Then on day 4, Kira just ran right into school and didn't look back! She was used to it and ready to go in all by herself (and William - her friend from preschool that goes to the same school). This was pretty emotional for me. I called Tom right away and was just overcome by emotions. I called Tom right away and said "Tom - she did SO good this morning!" She wasn't scared, she didn't look nervous, she looked happy and excited and just ran herself in! It was really a very heart-warming feeling and made me feel good.
I've also had the wonderful opportunity to meet a few parents of kids that are in Kira's class too! The parents are such wonderful people and we've all been there for each other and each others kids now. It's really been nice! It's been great for me too because I was a bit nervous as to how this huge public school was really going to work out for us. I've ever stepped up for a volunteer opportunity at the end of September which I"m pretty excited about too. I plan on volunteering a lot and getting involved so I can get to know more of the staff.
Thank you all very much for your prayers!! It has been a very big rollercoaster ride for me, not to mention Julia (she's been missing her "da-doe"... :-(
We're surviving though and getting a few more weeks into it will make it even smoother. I'm excited to see what the school year has in store for us!!
Have a great weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!
She has come home with some funny things to say and it almost feels like she is just maturing even after the first week. She came home on the first day and said, "Mommy, I have two new best friends!" So I said, "Oh, thats great Kira - what are their names?" And she replied, "I can't remember." Oh the little details! :-) She has been having fun and later this week came home and talked about playing with Abby and Jessica. Otherwise she has really enjoyed her teacher, music class, gym class, some of the lunches - ya know, its a pretty wide variety. We're off to a good start! And crazy enough, we already have conferences in a few weeks for her! I'm guessing its more of a this is what we're working on and what you can work on at home kind of thing. How much can they really tell us at this point. :-)
I knew this kindergarten transition was going to be a tough one for me too. Holy moly, I had no idea how much I would miss her!! When she comes home, I just want to sit down and talk and work on school stuff with her and she just wants to play with her toys and play outside and be a 5 year old. It's a little nuts! My rollercoaster started the night before. I knew I was letting go of my little girl into the world of school now and that was a little tough. I definately shed some tears the night before. But the day of kindergarten when we dropped her off, I only had a few tears! She showed us through her actions that she was totally ready for this. It really helped me emotionally to see that. The second day is when Kira had her melt down. This was the first day that I've left her at the door and said, "Okay Kira, thats the bell, you need to go into your classroom now". And she knew what that was and she knew how to get there but she wanted mommy to help her. I resisted and a music teacher ended up helping her and another little boy to their classroom. Then on day 3, that was the first day that she rode the bus. I did good then too but I have to admit, I was a bit nervous of her getting on and off the bus and finding the right door to go out of and stuff. Then on day 4, Kira just ran right into school and didn't look back! She was used to it and ready to go in all by herself (and William - her friend from preschool that goes to the same school). This was pretty emotional for me. I called Tom right away and was just overcome by emotions. I called Tom right away and said "Tom - she did SO good this morning!" She wasn't scared, she didn't look nervous, she looked happy and excited and just ran herself in! It was really a very heart-warming feeling and made me feel good.
I've also had the wonderful opportunity to meet a few parents of kids that are in Kira's class too! The parents are such wonderful people and we've all been there for each other and each others kids now. It's really been nice! It's been great for me too because I was a bit nervous as to how this huge public school was really going to work out for us. I've ever stepped up for a volunteer opportunity at the end of September which I"m pretty excited about too. I plan on volunteering a lot and getting involved so I can get to know more of the staff.
Thank you all very much for your prayers!! It has been a very big rollercoaster ride for me, not to mention Julia (she's been missing her "da-doe"... :-(
We're surviving though and getting a few more weeks into it will make it even smoother. I'm excited to see what the school year has in store for us!!
Have a great weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
New beginnings...
We're beginning the journey of having a kindergartener on Tuesday!! I can't believe its already just 2 days away!! I have a lot of mixed emotions with it. I'm SO happy and VERY proud of her! She has done awesome in preschool and is ready to take on "big girl school". She is very excited.
I will be honest and say that I'm excited for her but very nervous and sad at the same time. We had a chance to meet her teacher a few times and she seems awesome - so thats a very reassuring feeling. What is seeming to make it harder for me too is that I've had such a wonderful privledge of staying home with the girls for the last 5 years and now I won't have that anymore (well...with both girls home...Julia will still be home with me). She is going to all day kindergarten, so we're going to seriously miss her everyday! It's going to be a rough day on Tuesday but we'll manage. Tom and I both took the day off on Tuesday. Lets hope we can both hold it together.
I can't believe the fall weather is here!! Today it was in the upper 60's!! It's crazy! But it feels
I can't believe the fall weather is here!! Today it was in the upper 60's!! It's crazy! But it feels
great. I have been loving having the windows open and the fresh area flowing through our house,
its a wonderful feeling.
Kira is off to her first sleep over tonight!! She has talked about it before with her friends at preschool but it just felt like it was so far off still. She was approached tonight by her little friend and now she's off enjoying herself. Wow! I really feel old now. It's just another part of her thats just growing up too fast. She's getting so big and I would just really prefer it to slow down. :-)
I hope you all are enjoying your summer!! Take Care!!
-The Marlins
I hope you all are enjoying your summer!! Take Care!!
-The Marlins
Monday, June 13, 2011
Hey All!
So I know I say this a lot - but really - I am really going to work hard at blogging more and keeping our family and friends posted on all our upcomings and happenings! :-)
Kira turned 5 today!!!!!!! We had a weekend full of parties, food, pictures and best of all - memories! We took a lot of pictures which I'll probably post on facebook at some point. She had her first "friends" party this year and we had a great time at that. We are very blessed by such a wonderful group of friends that have raised some amazing kids for Kira to hang out with and be friends with. I got the opportunity to meet more moms from the preschool that Kira attends, so that was really great too! Such a blessing it was!!
We were sitting on the couch last night and Tom and Kira were opening more of her birthday presents that she hadn't taken out of the package yet and her turning 5 hit me like a ton of bricks! I didn't think I'd be this way but wowzers! It really made me realize that I've spent such a great deal of time with her since day 1 being a part time stay at home mom and I know she'll be off to kindergarten in 3 months and I won't have that anymore. It's going to be a big change for me - and Julia. In fact, as I write this, I have tears rolling down my cheeks. It's such a great and amazing time for us and I'm really excited for her but goodness sakes - I'm going to miss that girl more than anything! She kept telling me, "mom, I'll be coming home after my day at kindergarten". And while I do know that of course, it's just going to be different having her gone all day at school knowing I can't pick her up and bring her home early if I want. She's going to have a great time and enjoy it SO much! She's already REALLY excited about going and is going to make so many great friends I'm sure! It's just amazing just how fast it's all happening! She's growing up SO fast!! I remember when people told me "they grow up so fast - before you know it she'll be driving and out of the house..." Boy they aren't kidding! Time flies and they do grow up as fast and they say they do!
I'm really excited for this weekend! We're bringing the girls on their very first camping experience! We're tenting it and going to take the girls fishing too! We got Kira her very own fishing pole for her birthday so she's set! We're going with a group of friends that are great and we're looking forward to a wonderful time of relaxation and fellowship!
I have been given an opportunity to work with our bible school program at our church this year!! In the past, the girls haven't been old enough to attend our bible school yet, but now Kira is!! So I decided to serve and help out with bible school this year!! I am working with registration with the kids and then floating around after that to wherever a group needs help! It really should be a great time. I pray that during this time God speaks to me and teaches me a lot both about my faith and myself.
Everything else for us has been going well!! I will post pictures of Kira's parties eventually too!
Hope you're all doing well!!
Bless your hearts!!!
So I know I say this a lot - but really - I am really going to work hard at blogging more and keeping our family and friends posted on all our upcomings and happenings! :-)
Kira turned 5 today!!!!!!! We had a weekend full of parties, food, pictures and best of all - memories! We took a lot of pictures which I'll probably post on facebook at some point. She had her first "friends" party this year and we had a great time at that. We are very blessed by such a wonderful group of friends that have raised some amazing kids for Kira to hang out with and be friends with. I got the opportunity to meet more moms from the preschool that Kira attends, so that was really great too! Such a blessing it was!!
We were sitting on the couch last night and Tom and Kira were opening more of her birthday presents that she hadn't taken out of the package yet and her turning 5 hit me like a ton of bricks! I didn't think I'd be this way but wowzers! It really made me realize that I've spent such a great deal of time with her since day 1 being a part time stay at home mom and I know she'll be off to kindergarten in 3 months and I won't have that anymore. It's going to be a big change for me - and Julia. In fact, as I write this, I have tears rolling down my cheeks. It's such a great and amazing time for us and I'm really excited for her but goodness sakes - I'm going to miss that girl more than anything! She kept telling me, "mom, I'll be coming home after my day at kindergarten". And while I do know that of course, it's just going to be different having her gone all day at school knowing I can't pick her up and bring her home early if I want. She's going to have a great time and enjoy it SO much! She's already REALLY excited about going and is going to make so many great friends I'm sure! It's just amazing just how fast it's all happening! She's growing up SO fast!! I remember when people told me "they grow up so fast - before you know it she'll be driving and out of the house..." Boy they aren't kidding! Time flies and they do grow up as fast and they say they do!
I'm really excited for this weekend! We're bringing the girls on their very first camping experience! We're tenting it and going to take the girls fishing too! We got Kira her very own fishing pole for her birthday so she's set! We're going with a group of friends that are great and we're looking forward to a wonderful time of relaxation and fellowship!
I have been given an opportunity to work with our bible school program at our church this year!! In the past, the girls haven't been old enough to attend our bible school yet, but now Kira is!! So I decided to serve and help out with bible school this year!! I am working with registration with the kids and then floating around after that to wherever a group needs help! It really should be a great time. I pray that during this time God speaks to me and teaches me a lot both about my faith and myself.
Everything else for us has been going well!! I will post pictures of Kira's parties eventually too!
Hope you're all doing well!!
Bless your hearts!!!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
A bit crazy
What a crazy last couple of weeks huh?! The month of February for us is insanely busy, but March is looking pretty open and relaxing! Gives us something to look forward to!
Tom is employed again!! YAY!! It's a great feeling on many different aspects. He's working for a place called BSquare out of Chanhassen. He's really been enjoying his job and the people. I've also enjoyed it too because we now work about 2 blocks away from each other! So we're able to car pool and take lunch breaks together which is a great time! Thanks for all your prayers for this though! We really appreciate it! God is good!
The only news from my end is that I got a brand new washer and dryer! We upgraded to the front load washer and dryer!! They're huge and can do a lot of laundry at once. It's a great feeling to be caught up on laundry! It hasn't happened for quite some time. It's wonderful! We went to Appliance Smart looking for a chest freezer, and ended up coming home with a new washer and dryer instead. (oh yeah, and I still got the freezer too...just from a different store). It's really been great for us and we've really been enjoying it!
In the past two days, our whole family is being taken down by this upper respiratory bug. :-( We're on the mend! Disinfectant wipes are our best friend these days!!
We hope you're doing well and staying warm!!
Take Care!!
Love,
The Marlins
Tom is employed again!! YAY!! It's a great feeling on many different aspects. He's working for a place called BSquare out of Chanhassen. He's really been enjoying his job and the people. I've also enjoyed it too because we now work about 2 blocks away from each other! So we're able to car pool and take lunch breaks together which is a great time! Thanks for all your prayers for this though! We really appreciate it! God is good!
The only news from my end is that I got a brand new washer and dryer! We upgraded to the front load washer and dryer!! They're huge and can do a lot of laundry at once. It's a great feeling to be caught up on laundry! It hasn't happened for quite some time. It's wonderful! We went to Appliance Smart looking for a chest freezer, and ended up coming home with a new washer and dryer instead. (oh yeah, and I still got the freezer too...just from a different store). It's really been great for us and we've really been enjoying it!
In the past two days, our whole family is being taken down by this upper respiratory bug. :-( We're on the mend! Disinfectant wipes are our best friend these days!!
We hope you're doing well and staying warm!!
Take Care!!
Love,
The Marlins
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