What is up with us? Not too much, but I thought I'd give ya a little update. We are good, praise the Lord! He is so good to us, sometimes I feel like something bad is going to happen just becuase it can't be this good all the time! I guess I just need to keep praying, thanking, and praising Him for all the blessings in my life!
We'll start off with James news. He has his first official "assignment" as a firemen and he started his new schedule as of yesterday! He's always been in an academy, a seasonal employee, an apprentice, on probation, or a "floater" and has never been assigned to a specific station until this year. He's on the Truck at station 45, which is the big fire truck with the tiller in the back (there's a guy that drives the back end) for the entire year. He's really excited to be somewhere permanent and have an established crew to work with. We are both excited about his new schedule. They are now working a 48/96 schedule, which means they work for two days straight and then are off for four days. It's so much better then the Kelly schedule, which was a day on and day off for 5 days and then four days off. They actually work the same amount of days, believe it or not, but they are always home for four days! We did this before at James' previous department, and we like it much better.
Now on to the kiddos! They are all doing fantastic! Jackson is excelling in First Grade, which we pretty much knew he would. He's of course had a few bad days here and there, but still really enjoys it and is so stinkin' smart it's unbelievable! At his first conference in Nov. his teacher said he's already at the level he should be at the END of First Grade! He's amazing, and is growing up so much, I just love hanging out with him.
Ryan is also doing really well in pre-school. He's got a ton of friends he plays with, which is no surprise to us, he's such a fun, social kid. He's also learning alot, too! He can write his name, recongize most letters and just today he counted (well he called it clapping!) to 100!!! I was so amazed, I had no idea he could count that high! He also sings all the little songs he learns at school, (you may have heard a few in past blog posts)! He still has a crazy, active imagination and LOVES to play!
Hailey is of course growing up way too fast and I'm so sad that my little baby isn't a little baby anymore! She is talking, talking, talking, all the time! She amazes us everyday at how much she understands and with what she can say. It's really nice that she can communicate with us better now, there's a lot less screaming. Not to say it's gone, oh no, just a lot less! She also has a trait that neither of the boys had - taking off her poopy diapers! Yuck! I'd better say it again - YUCK! My only hope is that this means she'll be potty trained VERY soon. She has gone on the potty twice and sits on it a couple times a day. Right now she's more interested in putting the TP in it and flushing it so she can say "bye-bye, boo-boo's", which is her word for pooh-pooh! It's so cute, I just hope she starts actually going on the potty soon because I sure don't like cleaning up her messes! :-)
I guess that leaves me. There's not much new with me, other then cleaning up the poop! I'm really enjoying our new house, alot! It's so wonderful and I feel so blessed to have it! We've been working on pool plans and hope to get it started next month! I've also been doing projects around the house. James helped me get my craft room all organized and it's AWESOME! I also am recovering our dining room chairs, thanks, Laura, for the help! They look fantastic! Of course I'm kept busy with my beautiful kiddos, taking them to and from school and having playdates at the park, (the past few weeks have been gorgeous, but it's raining now!) and of course just hanging out as a family!
Well, thats it! That is what is up with us for now. Hope you are all well! God bless you!
