Merry Christmas

Hi,
Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged. Hope you are well and ready for Christmas. I am almost done but was not before the last couple of days. I took the kids to KC to see my family for Thanksgiving and that was fun. I have had a rough month because I decided to quit babysitting. My life was a little too crazy and I needed to slow down but as most of you know I have been babysitting the same family for five years. It was a really hard decision with lots of tears but feel it was the right decision. I am so excited to be done with my class. I got an A but barely. It was more work than I ever expected and don't think I will be so hard on myself next semester when I take Human Anatomy and Physiology 2. The kids are doing good. Alyssa performed in Gold Star's Holiday Xtravaganza. They dressed up in candy cane costumes and performed for a few nursing homes. It was really cute and she had a lot of fun. Matt continues to play the guitar. We think he is a natural at it but we are a little biased. Blake is continuing to make us smile with new things he says. He makes all of us laugh. We are at the Kalahari right now so I can't post new pics but I will when we get back. We got an awesome deal for two nights so we surprised the kids as part of their Christmas presents. Hope you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Kendra

Happy Fall

Does anyone ever have days where you feel completely overwhelmed? I have had many of them lately. I am trying to do well at everything I do but it keeps me so busy that I feel I have no time to just stop and relax. I am, though, very thankful to God for everything I have and all the opportunites that are in my life. Many have it far worse than me so I know I shouldn't complain. Everything is going well though. So far I have an A in my Human Anatomy Class. Hopefully, I will keep it after this test on Wednesday on muscles. Jim surprised Alyssa tonight with tickets to a "So You Think You Can Dance" show at the United center. He called her and told her and she was screaming with excitement and had tears in her eyes. I have never seen her that excited. It was really neat! Here are some pictures from the summer that I just now downloaded into my computer. I permed Alyssa's friend, Caroline's hair. The first is the after, the second is after I rolled it(sorry they are turned around). The third picture is Matt's friend Gabe and Matt being goofy.

Hi,
Sorry it has been so long since I blogged. Ok, well the kids started school and love it. Alyssa is in Honors Math and English. She had a horrible time trying to open her locker but has finally got it. Matt likes his teacher and is excited that this year he makes real grades. He is trying very hard to make great grades and is doing very well so far. Blake started preschool last Tuesday. He was very happy to go and didn't cry. He really likes his teacher, Ms. Michelle. The other day he started crying over something and said he wanted Ms. Michelle. I thought that was hilarious. I started my Human Anatomy and Physiology Class. It is a lot of work so if you happen to think of me please pray I make it out of this class alive. JK. I took the kids to the zoo last Saturday. We rode on the train and the kids had a blast. We saw the stingrays, butterflies, dolphins, elephants(Blake's favorite). That was a nice break for all of us. I haven't downloaded new pics lately but will soon.
Kendra

New!

Hello!!

This is Alyssa. I just wanted to let you all know that I got a new background for our blog and added music that my mom picked out. (Although for some reason it isn't working at the moment...) I hope you like it!!

Alyssa

Pictures from this summer

Alyssa and Matt walked in the Yorkville 4th of July parade advertising day camp for our church.

Matt got a facial from Alyssa and her friend Edie. Doesn't he look comfortable!

Matt played for the Royals this year which he was very excited about because my parents live in Kansas City. Sorry, I don't know how to ture it around.

SUMMER IS FLYING BY

Hi,

I can't believe it is already August. It seems like yesterday that I was thinking of all the plans around the house and plans to take the kids on trips to the city. I have not done a thing!! What I have done is spend a lot of time with my kids especially at the new waterpark. They LOVE it there!! There is NO fighting when we go there which is always a bonus. We saw my dear old friend Amy. I don't get to see her as often as I like because of both of our busy lives but when we do we can pick up where we left off. There are not many friends you can say that about. She has a beautiful daughter and cute, cute one year old twin boys. Matt loved carrying Christian around. Amy inspires me by her close walk with Jesus. We also went skating on Thursday. Alyssa and Matt each got to bring a friend and I skated with Blake. Blake does really well for a three year old. He is no where as good as Matt. When he was three, he was riding a bike with no training wheels. Not much has changed, his gross motor skills are still awesome. Hope all of you are well!!

Kendra

Fun in the Sun

Hi everyone,

Hope your summer is going well. Now that we are out of school mode it is pretty nice and relaxing. I passed my nursing entrance test. YEAH! What a relief! We are swimming a lot and I am trying to get some cleaning done. We are going to paint the bathroom and hopefully tile it. Summer always seems to slip by too fast so I try to enjoy every day. My favorite thing about summer is sitting in the backyard watching the kids play. Sounds so simple but it is the best! Tomorrow is Jim's 40th birthday so I am surprising him and taking him skydiving. He is going to freak out! I will have to post pictures. Here are some pictures we took at Starved Rock yesterday. Matt is in Wisconsin staying at a house by a lake with his friend for five days. We miss him a lot. Have a great day!

Kendra