It's Always Something

well, i know i haven't written in forever. that's just how busy we've been! like the title says, "it's always something". the semester did finally start for chuck. it went well. i say went, because he's taking his next to last final right now as i type. after this, only one more semester left!! the other night we were thinking what it might be like to have thanksgiving and christmas without the stress of finals. how wonderful that will be! i don't know if i put it in my last post, but chuck was offered to finish out the internship throughout the school year. so it' been great. we don't see him all that much, but we are so grateful that's he is working so hard at school and work.

as for kurtis, he played football again this year and was awesome! it's like the game really clicked with him this year. he made some awesome tackles. he plays right tackle on defense and left tackle on offense, or vice versa. he played so well. yes, i'm bragging, but his team came in 2nd place in the finals. some of the games were so exciting and very fun. 3rd grade is going well. he says it's hard and has too much work. thing is, that kurtis can totally do the work, he just doesn't want to. but he has a wonderful teacher this year that is right on top of it all. she is a loop teacher. meaning she will keep this class for 3rd and 4th grade. i love that. there won't be a big adjustment next year. and she'll already know kurtis and his tricks. :)



blake is a great kindergartner! he loves it. he's reading and writing and doing so well. he's very excited about reading and i am so glad. he can spell all the colors and many other words. his teacher does alot of songs that go along with spelling and math. he can memorize anything if it's set to music! he is our imaginative child. always pretending with his toys and singing all kinds of songs. when we walk into a store or some place playing music, it's blake that breaks out in a dance. not a little foot tapping either. i mean a real dance. he gets to start football next year. he wants to play so badly. it will be fun to watch the difference of kurtis and blake on the field. blake is less intimidating looking. he's tall and thin. kurtis has a huge build. people look at him and know he plays football and plays on the line. but he's not super aggressive out on the field. kurtis also weighs too much to carry the ball. you have to fall into a certain weight bracket to carry/run the ball. blake will be able to carry the ball. he's also fast and more aggressive in sports. so we are excited for that too. and then there is poor little jared. he wants to be one of the big boys so badly. he likes to do a 3 point stance and have one of his brothers say, "down, set, HUT!!" then off he goes running and tackles you. it's pretty cute. so far, jared is a good mix of kurtis and blake. he very imaginative as well. as we walked through target the other day he imformed me that he was baby rogue and i was a jedi master. our soda bottles were light sabers. we had many light saber battles in target that day. i got some funny looks. he likes to open his arms and pretend that he's flying and is constantly playing. and then he's like kurtis in the way that he makes the exact same faces and looks. kurtis is def his snuggle buddy. if they are watching tv or a movie, he's right there all snuggled up. jared calls kurtis and blake, "his boys". he'll say, "when are we going to pick up my boys from school?" their cousin blythe calls all 3 of them her boys. i think they are officially, "The Boys". all 3 of them get along so great. chuck and i are truly happy with all of them. yes, they are rowdy and loud...alot. but they are boys and they love to play and have a good time. they also each have their quiet sweet times that they are so loving and caring. i enjoy being a mother of boys. like the title says, "it's always, something".