Valentine's day!

Well, it has been a while. It seems like it is taking a well to get around and post. Mom said the site had changed. Did everyone else have to update to the new site?

Ryan is really glad there are only two more basketball practices and two more basketball games left for Cole's team. There always it one are two that are out of control. Anyway Cole is doing really well this year. He loves it. It is like night and day compared to last year. He is so much more aggressive and just much improved.

Ryan is also keeping pretty busy with work. We have had lot of rain and colder weather so it has slowed them down some. They have been able to work on some inside jobs and things to keep busy.

I don't know if I told you but I hit Ryan's work truck pulling out of the drive way a couple of weeks ago. So he took the truck in on Monday. His big truck had more damage to it than my trail blazer. What a hardy vehicle it is. We also finally have our DVD player in and working well. The kids are glad to have it back. With all the driving around we do and the time they spend in the car it seems to help them to not complain so much about all the time in the car.

Cole is sick again today. He woke up throwing up this morning. So he is home from school today. He was throwing up on Sunday and had to stay home from church on Sunday. I think all the kids have had at least 3 or 4 different things and they have been off and on again sick more on than off. Carter is still sick with something I think a cold. He has the green nose and cough. I can't seem to get them all well. I have sat through one whole Sunday in the last 6 -7 weeks. Ryan and I have been trading off. He goes to sacrament and I go to Relief Society. It will be nice when summer is here.

Cole had his first Blue and Gold Banquet. Ryan took him Kamden and Carter were sick that night. Ryan said it was good and he had fun. He now has 4 kids in his scout group. He is so excited. All his other friends are in the older group and he was just going to have one boy that he isn't really friends with in there with him but two other kids moved in so that has been nice for him. They made bracelets for there moms yesterday. It was a really nice bracelet. I think he was really proud of himself.

So Cole is signed up for baseball that will start in March. It seems to go from one sport to the next. Cole's favorite sport is what ever one he is playing at the time.

Cole and I had a good time yesterday at school they had a valentine's party all day yesterday it was a short day but they did lots of fun things. There teacher order pizza for all the kids for lunch. I thought that was really nice of her.

Tuesday Cole's school had a fund raiser night. They had all the teachers work at McDonald's and if you bought any food that night 15% went back to the school. So we went in for ice cream. It was so busy I will be interested to see how much they made.

Kamden has been busy getting ready for her tap/ballet competition. Well maybe I should say I have been busy too. I made there boot covers, belts, pockets for the horses, check off list, phone list, and trying to find jeans and a Washington state flag. So anyway we are busy with that. Her competition is in Cour De lane(how ever you spell it) on March 3. I will be glad when it is over.

I just found out yesterday Kamden is getting picked on at preschool. She has also learned some new naughty words from a boy at preschool that she is using there too. I didn't find out from the teacher it was one of the other mom's. I was a little upset the teacher didn't tell me so I could talk with her. Here I thought oh she is such an angle at preschool. It is just at home she is rowdy. Anyway I need to call her and find out what is going on.

Carter is doing o.k. like I said he has been really sick this winter. He still isn't really talking. He is repeating some words more. Still not really clear but repeating words a little more. He will go potty for me in the morning before his bath. I think he might be ready? I just can't decide if I am or not. He is in to everything. He is more into things than my other two where. We really have to watch him. He is also thinking it is funny to hit people. That has been fun to trying and stop. We have tried slapping his had that really doesn't work. He thinks that is a game and hits you back. So we have tried the naughty spot and he thinks that is fun. He will set there and smile and talk to you and laugh. So if anyone has suggestions I am totally open.

We found out we can't fix our laptop. So we are going to have to buy a new computer if we want to print. We have bought two laptops in 4 years that don't print anymore and the one doesn't work at all. So I think we are done with laptops and going to go back to a computer. I am tired of buying new ones and spending all that money on them. It probably will not be for a while. So hopefully one of these days I can get over to mom's and upload some pictures.

We had a nice Valentine's day. I spent the day at Cole's school and got flowers and a card from Ryan and we took the kids out for dinner. IHOP has free dinner for the kids everyday so we went there. Only you pay for the drinks how silly is that. They are more expensive than the dinner. I think we saved $10 on the dinner for the 3 of them. I think Apple's before 6 is still cheaper. We love Applebee's.

Love you guys