happy halloween

it was a cold one this year! The kids had a good time anyway...and collected bags of candy! chloe didn't participate, she fell asleep right before we left so she stayed home with grandpa and grandma meyer.

sick babies

we've been bitten by the flu bug! It started with my Nephew Landon getting sick, then 2 days later Abby got sick. Abby was feeling better a few days later, then Kaelyn got sick. Fevers over 103, sore throat, cough, tummy aches, runny nose....luckily chloe and carter were spared, so far!

birthdays and big rigs

Abby is 7!! hard to believe she's growing up so fast. She had a wonderful birthday and recieved many wonderful gifts...and one not so wonderful gift, a sound effects remote. Let's just say that the "boo" button gets used a lot, and it's not music to my ears! After cake and ice cream we headed to the playstation with the kids. She had a great time!

The girls started girl scouts a couple of weeks ago. So far they enjoy it. I'll be "co-leader" for a little while until john's schedule changes. I'm looking forward to sharing the experience with the girls.

Kaelyn has played her first soccer game, though she is still not that into it. I guess sports aren't her strong point, but with parents like hers, it's no wonder! She didn't play much, and I'm not even sure who won...she has little enthusism for the game, more interest in playing on the playground!

Carter is finally showing strong strides in potty training after his relapse a few months ago. I'm excited to say he has been wearing "undies" for a week now with only one accident ---yay---! i'll take small victories as they come!

last week we went to "big rigs, little kids" Carter got to sit in a tractor, race car, semi truck, helicopter, ambulance, fire truck, and a few others...he was pretty excited!

soccer time

Kaelyn has started soccer! She has a game every thursday from 5:30-6:30. Her team the red rockets had a mock game yesturday with another team. kaelyn was waiting on the sidelines and got bored, so she just stood there spinning in circles for 5 minutes. thats my girl!

Carter starts preschool!

Well, the day has come, my little guy is off to school! He looked so little climbing onto that big bus. I cried as he took off. it's hard to believe he's growing up so fast!

Back to school!

The girls are back to school as of yesturday! They are enjoying it so far. Kaelyn was happy to be back to school so she could see her friend anyssa. Abby just loves having something to do all day long! Other great news is girl scouts is being offered this year! I can't wait to get the girls involved, i loved girl scouts when i was younger. they are also deciding what sport they will play this fall, but so far it looks like soccer is the choice for both girls. I guess that means i will officially be a soccer mom! Carter has a choice between football and basketball, but he only wants to play baseball, so we'll see what he ends up deciding on.

we got family pictures and school pictures done last week, will get those in the mail as soon as we get them in.

Summer 2009

It's been a very busy, though not very warm summer. The girls took a trip to wisconsin dells in july and had a wonderful time. They went with grandpa and grandma wygle. August has been a busy month. The 8th we took our annual trip to adventureland. It was Carter's first trip and he had a wonderful time. Though he had little patience for the heat and the long lines...just our luck summer decided to come the day we went, with temperatures over 90 degrees! We did get a chance to cool off at kokomo cove. Kaelyn loved the rides, the scarier the better. She loved the tornadoe. Abby decided to try the roller coaster this year, unfortunatly she found out she didn't care for it. She started crying after the first hill. It was heart wrenching not being able to stop the ride for her, but she made a full recovery afterwards...no more roller coasters for her!


The 15th we had Carter's 4th birthday celebration with a small gathering of family. After the party we went to the sweetcorn festival where we all had a good time.




The kids all had an opportunity to enjoy 2 weeks of vacation bible school. They had a wonderful time learning about god and all he does for us. During the wrap up for vbs the kids had a musical performance. Unfortunatly Carter was suffering from the "I want mommy"s and he just stood up there looking rather angry during the whole performance, needless to say he was memorable! The kids are looking forward to Awana starting in September.


Kaelyn took swim lessons this year, she did well...her greatest accomplishment was being able to retrieve the ring from the bottom of the pool!


Chloe has had a rough patch of fevers and general blah's, as she is now teething! They are popping up left and right, leaving us with many sleepless nights. She has gotten 3 in the last week! Lets hope that the worst is over. She has also started crawling, and pulling herself up on everything! She's very eager to be able to play with the kids, but moreso to be able to play with the cats! She will chase after them anywhere ( I'm pretty sure that was her motivation to crawl!)




John has accepted a new position at Toyota Financial where he is currently a collection agent. he will be switching to customer service. we're pretty excited about the change, it means hopefully that he will enjoy his job a little more!

School starts in one week. Kaelyn seems excited but Abby is claiming she doesn't want to go! This will be Carter's first year of preschool! He is excited to say the least. I'm also excited for him to have other boys his age to play with. Well, thats all for now! I'm sure we'll have more to report in the next few weeks as school starts.