Spring is coming!!!

Kamden got a new haircut. She loves it and wanted to show it off.

Cole participated in the school talent show again this year. He did his pogo stick again. He loves to do this and the kids think he is so cool. His face got so beat red this year. He says he didn't get embarrassed. He said he had a good time.
Cole tried to do a lot more tricks this year. He tried to spin the pogo stick while he was jumping and he jump with one foot and also with both feet on one side.
A couple of weeks ago Cole had his pinewood derby race and Blue and Gold Banquet.
Cole took fourth this year. He was a little bummed because last year he took second and got to go to the regional race. This year they also bought them trophies for 1st and 2nd place.
Cole had his last basketball game the last Saturday in February and they had a pizza party with cake and trophies. Cole had a fun season. Ryan even enjoyed it this year.

I thought I would try to do better and start updating again on the family blog.

I will start with Cole he has been so busy. He finished up basketball at the end of February and then had baseball tryouts the first weekend in March. Then last Saturday was tryouts again for the older boys and they did the draft this weekend too. Ryan is assistant coaching this year with a guy we meet a few years ago in baseball. They have the same coaching style so Ryan is excited to not have to be in charge and to just be able to help. So Cole was drafted on to the team with Ryan and Brandon. The only other kid on the team that we know is Austin Bennion. He is Shawn Bennion's son. Austin was on Cole's basketball team and in his class at school. Anyway we have been busy with Cole trying to get everything passed off to earn his Bear. We have not been to good getting things done since I have been sick. So we are trying to get things passed off and he had his pinewood Derby a few weeks ago. He designed his own car and picked out the color to paint it and painted it himself. He also made a stand for it at scouts. He seems to really love school this year and his teacher. I am having a hard time because I haven't been able to go in this year and watch him and the other kids. He as I said before did the school talent show and had a good time. Cole has decided to grow his hair out again. It is finally long enough to gel it down a little and spike it up in the front. I can't believe he is 9 boy how fast he has grown. I have been reading a book called "How to teach you kids about sex". I love it so far and I am trying to get through the book so we can have this talk. I think it is so important to have this conversation and then to talk about it often. I think they hear to much at school to soon. If we don't talk I think he will get some wrong information from school. Anyway my point is he is growing so fast and before I know it he wont want much to do with Ryan or I. I hope that never comes but I think it is inevitable.

Kamden is keeping busy also. She has tap and Jazz on Tuesdays and Fridays. We decided to try her out in t-ball this year. She is really excited to start playing. She asks Ryan almost everyday if he will play catch with her. She even goes out and hits the ball off the t. I hope she enjoys it. I will admit it is my favorite. If she doesn't like it that's o.k. with me. I think it is nice for all the kids to try lots of things until they figure out what they like. Kamden also decide she wanted her hair short. Well we decided this a while ago but I never made an appointment. So finally I did and she was sick but I decided to take her anyway. I was afraid if I canceled we would never get in.

Carter seems to be getting in to trouble a lot lately. I think he is having a hard time with mom and he fights all the time with Kamden. His new favorite thing to say is I hate you or poop but head. I flick his mouth and put him in timeout but he hasn't slowed down. He also is loving to hit and bit Kamden. She has a couple of bit marks on her. I can't say she is totally innocent she isn't always kind to Carter. Does someone know of a magic pill I can give them both to get along.

All the kids have been sick pretty much the whole time I did the 6 rounds of chemo. Then I was off for a couple of weeks and everyone was well and no one but me was sick. Then I started chemo and on that Thursday Carter got sick and then Cole was throwing up last Thursday and then Kamden started running a fever on Friday. I think she has an ear infection. So back to everyone being sick. I am hoping that my blessing is still good and that my kids wont get me sick for the next couple of rounds. I have a feeling when this is all over I am going to get every kind of sickness flu colds and everything to pay back for not being sick all winter.

Since I have started these last four rounds. I feel like life is getting back to busyness and very hecked. I am trying to slow things down and rest but life is so busy that is really hard to do. The ward has started bringing in meals which has been so nice and helpful. That is one less thing I have to worry about. Last Friday Ryan decided to put the house up for sale. So I have been busy trying to get it ready. We found some property in Kennewick that we would like to buy. Ryan is afraid it will be gone if we don't buy know. We found out we can't get a loan for property so we have to sell our house and then get a contractor loan. Basically we have to build on it as soon as we buy in order for them to give us a loan. The banks also don't like to loan money to you if you are not a contractor. We think we found one bank that will let us build. Who would have thought that we would live in a day and age where you couldn't build your own home. You use to only be able to build your own home now you almost have to have someone else build for you. I think that is crazy. I think of it a little bit like the seat belt law. I think it is so funny that they make you wear a seat belt for your safety? What happened to freedom or choice?

I am really hoping to be better with the updating on this blog so stay tuned.