New bike and dance

We had some fun things happen over the last few days. 

Gus officially is riding his bike without training wheels! We told him if he learned how that we could go buy a new bigger bike. It turned out to be good motivation, and Sunday we went to buy a new bike.

 We considered putting Maddie in a dance class for the last year. We thought she would love it, but the right opportunity had not come along. This last week however I checked into a class, and it seemed the perfect fit. She went to her first class Monday afternoon, and it was great! She did so well for never having gone before, and I thought her teacher was wonderful. I'm so excited for her. I would love to be taking dance too! I actually took a tap class while I was in pharmacy school and really enjoyed it.

Jack's Birthday

This last weekend we went to my parent's house to celebrate Jack's 3rd birthday. Jack was born on our anniversary, so we also were able to go to dinner alone which is always nice. 

On the morning of Jack's birthday we just spent time with all the family and opened presents.

 

 

McDonald's happy meals are amazing...... 

 

The kids love Curious George, and my mom found the cutest decorations

 Gus and cousin Matthew

 

Gus and Jack went and bought hay with Big Daddy and fed the cows. 

 

We headed home after that, and Josh put together Jack's new bike. He will have to keep practicing learning how to ride it. He's not used to the brake since he's just been riding a tricycle.

My new toy: 

I have been wanting one of these for little messes and so that the kids can help me clean. Gus cleaned his room yesterday so he could use it- so far it is a winner!!!

I've been using some new cleaning supplies- Mrs. Meyers: 

They smell good, and I like not using so many chemicals, especially on bathtubs and kitchen counter-tops. 

Hope everyone is having a good week!!

Hello Blog World

 It's been over a year since I've written here. I've thought about starting up again several times, and yet it hasn't happened. I think I will give it another try!

So here we are at the beginning of 2017! I am going to take a few posts to catch on everything going on with our life. First of all, we are doing well. I am busier than ever, but the busy is a little different than the last couple of years. Most of my time still revolves around caring for these three....

Gus is now 5, Maddie is 4, and Jack will be 3 next week! 

Gus is in kindergarten this year, and we are homeschooling. I'll give more details about curriculum later, but we all love being able to be home together. 

This year I'm helping with the MOPS group at our church, and that takes up a good chunk of time. I look forward to sharing more and hopefully get more scheduled in my posts! 

Happy new year!