What in the world have we been up to....

My life has picked up and is very very very busy. Full time job, Ashlynn dance 2x a week, Coleton 2 soccer practices a week, and games on Saturday, Scott full time student, Doctor appointments for Ashlynn and me which has been 3x a week, and I have been having to run Ashlynn to and from school four times a week. I think she is back on the bus now. So if you have been wondering why I am slacking on FB and Blog now you know. I finally got some pictures of Ashlynn at dance and Coleton's first soccer practice.

Scott finally got his applications turned in for Pharmacy school, and this is the tell all of where we will end up. This is if he gets accepted for 2010. We are praying that he does. He is a full time student and looking for a part times job. His classes have become much less difficult for the time being. He gets to play stay at home dad right now. It has been nice. But it is time for him to get back to work.

Katie i working full time at nights, and even over time, as work has picked up dramatically. Flu season is hitting earlier than we ever thought it would. It has been crazy. I work in the lab now, and don't get out to draw blood all but maybe once a week if that. And running the kids around to all their various locations, and is doing roughly 2 doctor appointments a week. I am enjoying working the night shift. But my sleep gets really messed up. That is why I am up at 0400 on my day off. I am going to run my first 5k which I am super excited for. I should be at the gym and not blogging but the house is so quiet I am enjoying it.

Ashlynn is doing very well at school she has gotten much more comfortable at school, and is talking well and at the appropriate volume. I am happy for her she is making progress everyday. She still does not have very good sentence structure, but I am hoping that will get fixed over time. Ashlynn is loving her dance class. She is taking an acro class that teaches her the fundamentals of gymnastics. She is also in a tap/ballet combo, and this one is her favorite. She loves her teachers. Right now she is mastering cartwheels. But they are just taking time and courage for her. I am so proud of her, and I am scared to death for her to start kindergarten next year. Ashlynn is now done with seeing the doctor every week, and is now on to a once a month basis. Thank goodness for health insurance.

Coleton is our very humorous three year old. He is always looking out for his sister. He is such a people watcher it gets embarrassing. He still has the funky thing on his eye but it is getting better. He is loving his soccer practice and has gotten down what shin guards are thank goodness. Both kids have been very sick for the last two days. I am hoping they wake up all better cause we have shopping to do today. Coleton is so cute he always gets so proud of his sister when she does something good, or figures something out. He is so sweet, and is only ornery to his dad. He is super sweet to everyone else. I am so grateful to have such good kids.

Doing flips on the bar



Balance beam

Working on back hand springs.



Coleton's first soccer practice.
All ready for practice (really did not want sister in the picture)

My parents got him a soccer bag and wrote his name on it, and he thinks its just cool

Practicing his dribbling

Stretching (if you think that is Scott you are right. He got to be coach for his first practice, but they ended up splitting up his team and so he does not have to coach anymore, but he is totally fine with that.)

Shin Gaurds!!!

As we get Coleton all geared up for the soccer season we have gone out and purchased all of his soccer gear. Which include. Cleats, Shin Guards, Soccer socks, Soccer ball, and uniform. Coleton is so excited about playing. I will post pictures when we finally go to practice and start playing. With that being said I have to share a little story.

We got home and Coleton had to try on all his things. He kept on telling Ashlynn that he got new kindergartens..... What in the world is he talking about. So I asked him what kindergartens were, and he points at his shin guards. I said "no buddy those are shine guards". He looks and me and says "oh.... you mean shindegartens?!". I said "no sssssssshhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn gggggggaaaaaauuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrddddddddsssssssss!". Coleton replies "oh okay, Ashlynn look at my shindegartens." Oh well I will just deal with it. So now shin guards in our home are now called shindegartens.

As a side note I am planning on getting pictures of Ashlynn at dance and acro, and Coleton playing soccer. So you can look forward to those posts.

What makes my kids happy.

Well for Ashlynn it is animals. This kid loves dogs and cats. He auntie just got a new kitten, and Ashlynn just wants to be over there holding it all the time. The Ortiz's made Ashlynn's day when they brought this super adorable really well behaved puppy to the Labor day party yesterday. Ashlynn had that permanent smile on her face the whole time she was holding this super adorable puppy.

Coleton got one of those punching balloons from his grandma Wilkins about a week ago, and he asked me to let all the air out. So I did, and this is now what he does with it and it couldn't make him happier.

Other than that we are back in school, and I am working full time, and living the busy family life we live.

And to top off my week...

... Denise and Carly came for less than 24 hours, but we had some fun for that time. We picked them up from the airport, and came back to my place, and visited. Then we got ready, and took Carly and Ashlynn to dinner and then we went to see "Beauty and the Beast the musical". Again another wonderful play. The girls just loved it. The play was a 2 1/2 hour play, and the girls sat through the entire show. They did so good. They loved it so much. Then we went back to my sisters place, put the kids to bed. Had some BFF bonding time, and then went to bed. Then we went to McDonalds and let the kids play, and then took them back to the airport. We are always so sad to see them go we have so much fun with them. Love you guys.

Wicked.

Yes. Yes. Yes. I had the awesome experiance to see "Wicked" I would strongly suggest that anyone that has the chance to go see it. So do it. It was so worth it. I did not pay for my tickets my wonderful sister treated us all. For a birthday gift. It is the best birthday I have recieved in a long time. I got to go with my mom sisters except one, and my nieces. We had so much fun. Here are some pictures of us at dinner. Wonderful show.

Camping

Man it has been a while since I have blogged. Sorry! We have been busy. Work has been crazy with the expansion of our hospital. And Scott has been home taking care of the kids. I have adjusted to the night shift very well.

As our summer is coming to an end I thought I would show you more of what we have been doing. Ashlynn goes back to school in 16 days. I think we are done having fun.

Scott took the kids camping. I would have gone but we had just gotten home from our trip to Palm Springs, and I had to work that saturday. I just did not have the motivation or energy to go and play with no shower or toilet. So I got a nice few days with no kids, and peace and quiet. The kids had so much fun with their dad, and his friends. These are the only pictures Scott got of the trip.

Dino Museum

We basically stopped took a few pictures, and Ashlynn was to afraid to go do the rest so we left. But they are the famous Dinosaurs off the I-10 in Cali

Another Trip to Cali!

Lazy river relazin after lazy river walkin.

We swam that is our trip in a nut shell. Coleton is such a little fish. He would just always be under the water. He is the one in the red white and blue swim shorts. We had so much fun with family and cousins.

Trip to Cali!!!

Looking at Santa Monica Pier from the restaurant we ate at

Another picture of the Pier

Ashlynn riding the Carousal Her FAVORITE

Me and Ashlynn eating at the restaurant. I loved being surrounded by the Ocean. I love the noise of the ocean and all of it atmosphere

Mary, Bryan, Ashlynn and I had to take an unfortunate trip to California for a funeral of a good friend. I was able to get some pictures of our trip. Would have liked to have more, but didn't get them. We are leaving again for California tomorrow. For a stay at a resort I cant wait for the relaxing stay, and most of all to have 6 days off work. Scott will be taking his PCAT exam on Saturday as well. Then life should resume to some normality.