Lucas Singing Curly Shells

Lucas learned this song for his preschool graduation,even though he's not graduating. The theme is Hawaiian and the song is Pearly Shells but Lucas sings it as Curly Shells.

Missing My Family

And so our lives roll on. This is a week where I feel like I haven't seen Ruth or the kids. Work has been busy, school is in the last week and the final project, Jon was here visiting and now is gone...

We were talking about our life in the fall with grad school. There will be days I don't see my family. That is the saddest thing. I know it's only two years, but that's two years of my kids I won't be able to recapture.

There it is - I want to capture every good moment and hold them. Moments when Lucas tells me he loves riding his bike or when Nora lays her head on my shoulder and pats my back or when Ruth and I have a moment to lie in bed and snuggle and talk. They seem so fleeting, but really make it all worth it I suppose.

Anyway, I miss my family and look forward to seeing them tonight.

And yes, it's an old picture...

Pig Tails

Nora loves being a girl. These are her first pig tails. Of course they didn't stay in long but they sure looks cute.

Things I've Said

Sometimes I say things that are, well...how a three year old thinks.

The other day, I was supposed to go on a field trip to Carkeek Park. There's this big fish there you can slide down and I was a little nervous about it.

But of greater concern to me was the fact that my teachers, Joan and Bonnie would get stuck in there. So, I asked my mom and dad, "If Teacher Joan and Bonnie go down the fish will the fish spit them back out?"

Anyway, my favorite song right now is One Love by Bob Marley. Everything is going to be alright you know.

-Lucas

Soccer

Lucas started soccer yesterday. This class he plays with a team and listens to a coach instead of playing with Daddy and relying on him. He was fabulous. He listen and obeyed directions of the coach and played really good. I was proud of him.
Nora is relaxing more probably because she's sleeping more. 1-2 hour naps instead of 20 minutes. She's becoming more happy and really going through a Mommy phase and wants to be with her family more than anything. She's very clingy lately.

Starting a blog...me?

Wow me starting a blog. It's more for me to journal my life as a mother, wife, woman and christian. I put them in this order because I feel that is the order I'm suppose to work right now. Oh I forgot, I'm also an employee. Mother takes up my life 24 hours a day. Even though I work a lot my mind and heart are with my children. Wife always seems to take a back seat to when a couple has kids. Which saddens me at times because I miss my times with Ted alone, honest and dreaming together. Christian is last because sadly I feel I put God last although I feel my faith in Him is still strong. He's been so faithful to me all my life. I will continue later...

Lucas here had just built a bridge all by himself. We were really proud of him building it. He's got a lot of his engineer grandpa in him.

Nora at her 1st birthday party.

This is for our family to share to write in to years to come so that our children can enjoy the story of their past. Oh, we might share it with others but for now it's for us.