KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION WE FINALLY CHOSE UNION YEAR AROUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR MILES. HE WAS ACCEPTED THIS SUMMER AND WE REGISTERED ON FRIDAY. IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME. WE SIGNED ALL OF THE PAPERWORK, TOURED THE SCHOOL, MET THE TEACHERS, AND RECEIVED MILES' SUPPLY LIST AND FIRST ASSIGNMENT. WE FIND OUT WHO HIS TEACHER WILL BE ON PARENT OPEN HOUSE ON MAY 15TH. I AM SO SAD THAT MY BABY IS STARTING KINDERGARTEN. I CANT BELIEVE THAT HE IS SUCH A BIG BOY. I PLAN ON BEING THERE FOR EVERY MOMENT. WE HOPE HE LOVES SCHOOL AND MAKES LASTING FRIENDSHIPS. HE IS SO SMART AND I FEEL LIKE STARTING HIM THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF WAITING IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. I LOVE YOU MILES!!!

THE MONKEY'S TREEHOUSE

THE BOYS AND I WENT TO THE MONKEY'S TREEHOUSE IN BELLVUE THIS WEEK FOR A PLAYDATE. I JUST JOINED THE SUMNER COUNTY STAY AT HOME MOMS GROUP AND THEY HOSTED A PLAYDATE THERE. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PLACE BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE GREAT. IT WAS A LOOONNGG DRIVE BUT WELL WORTH IT BECAUSE THE BOYS HAD THE BEST TIME. THEY OFFER SO MANY DIFFERENT PLAY AREAS.....SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. MILES LOVED THE INDOOR TREEHOUSES AND LUKE LOVED GOING DOWN THE SMALL SLIDE AND PLAYING IN THE TODDLER AREA. WE WILL DEFINATELY GO AGAIN. I MET SOME OF THE OTHER MOMS AND WE PLAN ON JOINING OTHER PLAY GROUPS WITH THEM AGAIN.

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS

OUR SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS IN THE WANSTRATH HOUSE ARE CRAZY. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING TO FALL ASLEEP. LUKE USUALLY SLEEPS WITH ME AND KYLE SLEEPS WITH MILES IN HIS BED. ITS NOT IDEAL BUT IT WORKS FOR US. RECENTLY, LUKE HAS ENJOYED FALLING ASLEEP WITH HIS DADDY AND MILES WANTS ME TO LAY WITH HIM UNTIL HE FALLS ASLEEP. ONE DAY, MANY YEARS FROM NOW, I THINK KYLE AND I MIGHT ACTUALLY GET TO SLEEP AGAIN.....ALONE.

T-BALL SEASON BEGINS

TODAY WAS OPENING CEREMONIES FOR T-BALL. THE ENTIRE LEAGUE WAS TO BE AT THE FIELD. EACH TEAM WAS INTRODUCED ON THE MOUND. THEN EACH CHILD'S NAME WAS CALLED. MILES IS PLAYING FOR CRAIG HAYES INSURANCE. THEY NICKNAMED THEIR TEAM THE BLACKHAWKS EARLIER ON. WE WENT TO HAVE SOME CHINESE PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE CEREMONY. ONCE THERE, MILES HAD A GREAT TIME RUNNING AROUND WITH HIS FRIENDS BEFORE TAKING THE FIELD. WHEN HIS NAME WAS CALLED HE REMOVED HIS HAT AND TIPPED IT TOWARDS THE CROWD. I WAS SO EMOTIONAL WATCHING MY BABY GETTING READY FOR BIG BOY BALL AND WATCHING HIS DADDY OUT THERE COACHING HIM. I LOVE BEING AT THE BALLPARK. KYLE AND I BOTH SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF OUR CHILDHOOD AT THE PARK. WE HOPE MILES ENJOYS IT AS MUCH AS WE DID.

LUKE IS OVER IT

LUKE WASNT SO THRILLED ABOUT THE FIRST SOCCER GAME THIS MORNING. HE WAS WRAPPED UP IN A SWEATER, JACKET, HAT, AND BLANKET. THE WIND WAS STILL CAUSING HIM GRIEF. HE USUALLY LOVES GOING TO MILES' SOCCER GAMES BUT THIS MORNING WAS JUST TOO CHILLY FOR HIM. HE SAT IN MY LAP AND GIGI'S LAP MOST OF THE GAME. HE WAS READY FOR HOME BY THE TIME THE GAME WAS OVER. ISNT HE ADORABLE IN HIS SHADES?

SOCCER SEASON BEGINS

YIPEE, SOCCER HAS BEGUN. THE BLUE DRAGONS TOOK THE FIELD THIS MORNING (APRIL 12TH) AGAINST THE GREEN TEAM. IT WAS A COLD START TO THE SEASON WITH WINDS KEEPING US CHILLY. COACH DADDY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE TEAM. THIS IS MILES' THIRD SEASON TO PLAY. HE SCORED 3 GOALS TODAY!!! WE WERE SO PROUD. HE LOVES THE EXCITEMENT OF RUNNING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH HIS TEAMMATES. IT IS SO FUNNY BECAUSE HE ALWAYS CALLS THE OPPOSING TEAM "THE BAD TEAM." WE HAVE TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THEY ARE NOT BAD, JUST COMPETITION BUT HE PREFERS "THE BAD TEAM." WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER SEASON OF WATCHING MILES AND COACH DADDY TAKE THE FIELD.

HERE WE GO TEAM T-BALL

MILES HAS DECIDED TO PLAY T-BALL. WE HAVE HAD 4 PRACTICES. I KNOW OUR TEAM IS BLACK BUT I AM NOT SURE OUR SPONSER SITUATION YET. THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FIRST PRACTICE. EVAN'S DADDY IS THE HEAD COACH (COACH RICHARD) AND DADDY IS THE ASSISTANT (COACH KYLE). WE HAVE ALL BOYS AND ONE LITTLE GIRL ON OUR TEAM....YOU MAY SPOT HER WITH HER PINK GLOVE. MILES IS IN THE RED. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE AAAALLLLOTTT OF PRACTICING TO DO BUT THE KIDS ARE REALLY ENJOYING THEIR TIME ON THE FIELD. MILES SURE DOES GET A GREAT NIGHT OF SLEEP AFTER PRACTICING BASEBALL. OUR FIRST GAME IS COMING UP ON MONDAY, APRIL 14TH. GO BLACK TEAM!!! THIS WILL BE AN EXCITING SEASON. KYLE AND I BOTH FEEL OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME IS ON THE BALLFIELD.

LUKE'S HAD ENOUGH FUN FOR ONE DAY

POOR LUKIE!! WHENEVER THERE IS A HOLIDAY OR EVENT THAT WE GO TO, IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO INTERFERE WITH LUKE'S NAP SCHEDULE. THIS WAS ON THE WAY TO AUNT BRENDA'S HOUSE FOR EASTER. HE ONLY GOT TO SLEEP FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT HIS MOOD WAS LESS THAN PLEASANT. I THOUGHT THIS PICTURE WAS SO SWEET. HE SLEEPS JUST LIKE HIS MOMMY....MOUTH WIDE OPEN.

COUSINS RULE!!!

WE SPENT EASTER SUNDAY AT AUNT BRENDA'S HOUSE WITH THE FAMILY. AS YOU CAN SEE LUKE HAS HAD ABOUT ALL HE CAN HANDLE. WE SURE MISSED CALEB AND MAKAYLA BUT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE AT THE NEXT FAMILY FUNCTION. THE KIDS HAD SO MUCH FUN HUNTING EASTER EGGS. CHANCE FOUND THE GOLDEN EGG BUT THE REST OF THE KIDS ALL HAD A SPECIAL EGG WITH THEIR NAMES ON IT. IT WAS CHILLY OUTSIDE BUT THE SUN SEEMED TO COME OUT BRIEFLY JUST ENOUGH TO WARM THINGS UP FOR OUR EGG HUNT.