First Post

We figured since everyone is into this blog thing, we should probably create one as well. This way it's a little easier to keep everyone updated on what's going on with us in Illinois. Rick says that I should get a hobby or start a blog and I figured the blog thing was probably easier to do than to start a hobby or something. Although I am sure in the winter time, I will wish I had started a new hobby. But I guess we will see.



The kids have been busy with the start of school and all that it involvesl. Somehow, I think we forgot how hectic the weekdays are while AJ is in scool. Seems like there is never enough time in the evening to get eat dinner, do homework, baths and then get to bed at a decent time. Since, AJ's bus comes at 6:15 in the morning (yes, that's what I said), we have to make sure he gets to bed early because he has to get up so early. So the evening times are really a time crunch in trying to get everything accomplished and still make an early bed time. At least this school year, Rick gets home by 6:30 instead of 11:00 like last year; so I will have a little bit of help with the kids which will be nice. AJ seems to really enojy 2nd grade class. Most of the kids were in his class last year, along with a few new kids. We have Open House on Wednesday. So it will be nice to meet his teacher face to face.



Ashleigh just recently moved to the "big kids" class at school. She is now in the 4 - 5 years and is truly in her element. The teachers say she is doing really well and enjoying learning new things. I am sure that is the way she will always be about school. She is really getting into writing her name and recognizing different letters as she is looking at things. It's really amazing to see how much AJ and Ashleigh have both grown over the last year or so. We look at them now and ask where the time went! Seems like just yesterday, they were so little.



Well, hopefully, I will be able to keep up with updating the blog. I will try my hardest. I know how I am about reading other blogs and get a little disappointed when it hasn't been updated in awhile.