Alyssa and no training wheels

For a long time now I have been thinking Alyssa was ready to learn to ride with no training wheels but time just gets away from us. Monday afternoon we finally did it and took the kids up to the school parking lot so Alyssa could learn to ride. I was super impressed! That girl got on a rode like a pro!!!! She didnt fall once! It was soooo cute!! We plan to go up to the school alot this summer and let the kids play since there is so much room. My little girl makes me proud!

Ryans Birthday and our loooong fun weekend!!

So last weekend was ALOT of fun. Ryan celebrated his 11th birthday last Friday and I think it was a great one. He had a couple friends spend the night and yeah, that was CRAZY!!! The boys ended up staying up all night long!!! They had alot of fun tho and we didnt have one issue. They even tried to stay in the tent out back and actually lasted until 4 am. It was a fun time for sure and I am glad we did that instead of a big party.

On Sunday we went to papas house for a bbq/birthday party and that was fun too. It was pretty kick back and nice to just chill. Of course my kids were filthy dirty by the time we left and Alyssa took a mud bath when we got home but it was fun. Ryan ended up with something like 330 bucks for his birthday this year....by far the most he has even recieved. He bought some stuff and he still has a little money left over....hopefully he will save it!!

Monday, I was extremely tired and we just stayed home and chilled out. This Fibro is kicking my ass and its getting so hard to do the normal things I used to do soooo easily!! I have to find a way.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend :)

Updates

So lets see....whats been going on with us? Not a whole lot actually!! We have been taking a break from outside activities for awhile now to focus on our family. I would like for us to spend more time together and thats what we have been doing and its great!! The other night we played scrabble and monopoly and it was alot of fun. I would like to have a dedicated family night again like we once did so we are going to start that up. I just need to figure out what day will work best and put it on the calendar!!

Ryan is doing great and is almost done with elementary school :( I cannot believe my baby boy is sooooooo big now. I can still remember his first day of Kindergarten. I cried all the way home, went to my friends house and cried my eyes out, and watched the clock slowly pass time. It was hard for me. At that time he was my only child and I didnt want to let him go even for a second!!! He did amazing and didnt seem to care lol. Since then I have watched him grow from a shy little boy to a confident outgoing young man and I am very proud of him!!! I know he will do well in middle school but that first day is going to be very hard for me :( Its hard to let go.
In just a couple days my son will be 11 yrs old...wow!! Needless to say he is super excited and is forever talking about buying a car. I keep telling him to slow it down!!!!

Alyssa is doing good. I cant believe she is 5 already. That little girl truly amazes me. She is smart as can be and I am in awe of her. I watch her play and listen to her words and she is really someone special. She has a gift. She will be graduating preschool on June 9th. I think that might be a hard day for her. She truly looooves her school and its going to be hard to say goodbye. It will be hard for me too because this school has done so much for her and I am very grateful. Today she brought home this alphabet book that she made and she practically didnt put it down all night. It was cute. She said she wants to keep it forever and ever. I love her innocence.

Chloe is amazing. She is for sure my baby girl. Her smile lights up my life!!! She is just pure joy. She is however getting into that little stage we call the terrible 2's. So far it hasnt been bad but there have been a few huge fits and some obvious defiant behavior (which secretly makes me laugh) Shes a really bright little girl and is already trying to potty train. She loves to sit on the potty and will pretty much sit there as long as I let her.

What can I say, my kids are amazing :)