Marching on

Wow! March already?? Time is really marching right along! =) Almost daily I think I will fit in time to blog and then it's bedtime and I'm tired, and then it's the next day and I'm busy and so on....

But I really don't want to let go of blogging altogether. I had planned for it to be a sort of scrapbook for my family and I still want that. So I must find time to fit it in!

We had been planning to purchase a laptop for awhile, and finally did so I hope that will help. I no longer have the excuse of the kids being on the computer.

We have been busy with life. I plan to put up more specific updates tonight.

In our home recently

I haven't been blogging much, just busy with life. Aiden had stomach problems for over a week and we grew worried since he recently fell from some really high monkey bars and landed on his back. After bouncing around doctors, we finally got him into a Children's Hospital urgent care and they did an x-ray. Turned out he was extremely constipated. Poor guy. So we've been working on remedying that.

We've also been working on our backyard. With two large dogs, we've struggled to keep grass back there. Scott finally built a dog run on the side of the house. That was great until they figured out how to get out. LOL Scott came up with a solution and now it's working out fine.

We were able to get a fantastic deal on an above-ground pool at the end of summer last year so Scott has been preparing the backyard for that. He spent an afternoon tilling the ground and laying out astroturf. He got the pool up, but only today had time to fill it. The kids are extremely excited and should be able to swim tomorrow.

I also planted some flowers in the front yard and have been enjoying watching them grow. I put in flowers and also seeds. I was worried the flowers wouldn't make it in the heat but they have. And the ones growing from seed have shot up fast! In the fall, I hope to plant tulips around the outside of the flower bed.

This is how they started

This is how tall they are now

These are the already-blooming ones I bought

Yesterday we held a garage sale. Mostly to help my brother-in-law sell stuff since he's moving. We did sell a few things though, and it's so nice to free up some space.





Other than all that, we're just enjoying the break from school and doing some fun summer activities with friends. Conner is in the midst of his baseball season and so far his team is undefeated. I am feeling very well with my pregnancy. The great energy I've had in the 2nd trimester is starting to wane a bit, though. I find myself terribly tired most evenings. But other than that I feel well and the baby is very active.





And that's what we've been up to. =)