What is Cody up to?

Cody has become obsessed with the car wash. It all started a few weeks ago when I said wow the car is very dirty we need to wash it. Ever since he wants to take it to the car wash everyday. Unfortunately it's either closed or raining so we haven't waashed either car yet! So he builds car washes with his blocks and then takes his cars through them and quite often his are closed so the car has to go home and wait for it to be open. Cody is also into brownies! I made them oh about a month or so ago and later found that someone had eaten half the pan! Well that someone was Cody. So of course for his class potluck tonight he picked brownies. He cooks at school so I had him help me make them. Now all he has done is ask for a brownie! And the last thing Cody has been up to is curious George! He loves the movie so Ryan checked out a book at school and Cody sat the whole time as Ryan read it to him. It was very cute so I had to take a picture of it.

I know you are probably wondering about Tyler and Ryan too. They are not as copperative for me taking pictures of things they do, but I am working on it. I forget the camera at karate too so will try to remember it again tomorrow!

I have finally decided what I want to do when I grow up!

I have always had two things I was interested in, becoming a lawyer and becoming a teacher. I also knew I wanted to be home with my kids until they went to school and after, have a career that I could still be there for them. So teaching is what I have been working towards for the last 4 years or so. I am getting so close to getting my associates in Early Childhood Education now! Personal experience, classes I have taken, and people I have met have lead me to the path I want to pursue. I want to get my teaching degree in special education! I feel so strongly that these children need someone on their side ensuring they get every opportunity to learn and grow to their capacity! I have thought about this for some time and today at church it just hit me, this is what I need to do.

My heart breaks every time I hear of a child that is not given a chance by a teacher. Cody has wonderful preschool teachers! Church was by big concern for him. The only thing I asked of his primary teachers was if he raised his hand to answer a question, let him make his funny sounds to answer and respond positively and he has a wonderful teacher who does just that! Because of her he has such a great experience. He still doens't like me leaving him, but he knows that she will not toss him to the side because he has such a limited vocaublary.

So anyway this is my new passion and hopefully it will pan out the way I want it to. I would love to work towards being a developmental preschool teacher just becuase I admire Cody's so much. They put in many more hours than required, but they love thier kids and it shows! I look up to them and hope I can be just as good as they are!

Pinewood Derby

I am playing catch up on my posts! The pinewood derby was a few weeks ago and Tyler did much better than last year! He and Zach worked on the car so it was done before Zach left. I will do a lot of things, but a pinewood derby car was not on the list this year! Tyler chose to create Bumblee from the Transformers movie. This picture is not too great for a few reasons, one Tyler was not cooperating, two Cody kept running by and three the lighting in the gym makes it really hard to get a good picture when no one is cooperating! All in all Tyler got third place so not too bad! Seeing this picture makes me realize I need to get the rest of his stuff on his shirt! And have him tuck it in!

Gotta have airplanes on the blog!

So anyway that knows us, knows airplanes are a big part of our life! Zach emailed me this picture and I just thought it was beautiful! This is an Idaho guard C-130 shooting flares over Idaho.

Second night roller skating!

In January I took the boys roller skating for the first time. I have never been good at things like that so never thought to take them. And I know how it feels to be the one that can't do it and have everyone else going in circles and whizzing by. So I was nervous for them, but they did pretty good. Ryan definately has Zach's coordination and picked it up fairly quickly. Tyler....well sorry, but he got my coordination! He tried regular skates then went to roller blades which seemed to help a little.

I had told them we would go back and tried last weekend, but it was a teen skate night. Tyler even had a friend coming with us and having a sleep over. Since that didn't work out I said maybe next weekend we could go. I love you kids automatically take "maybe" for yes we are going next Friday! And that's what happened. Tyler told his friend at school that if his mom said yes he could come skating with us. She works at the school so when she was done, they came by. I was more concerned with the fact my house was a wreck than being put on the spot to go skating! I said "Sure drop him off and what time do you need him home."

So off we went to go skating. Ryan got out there then came back and said he had forgotten what to do. I told him to just keep trying; it was his second time so he would have to practice. Before long he was out in the middle with the fast skaters having a ball. Tyler on the other hand had more trouble. For one he had the friend he invited and then a few others from school were there too. He was the only one that did not know how to skate. Finally the last 30 minutes he was off the wall and getting the hang of it. And his friends were so nice, they never made fun of him and when they played tag they came slowly by so he had a chance to tag them. What a great group of kids!

As I sat and watched (well Cody and I played some arcade games too) I realized my boys are growing up faster than I want them to. To see Ryan out in the middle getting faster each round and Tyler trying and recovering from each fall made me really proud of my boys! And no I don't have any pictures because I forgot my camera again!

Cody's New Spot

Living on the first floor has it's advantages. Before if I had to bring in groceries or take out trash, Cody would scream and either I would have to take him or let him scream and hoped none of the neighbors called the cops. Trust me it was bad! So now that we live on the first floor I have him look out the window and watch me. This has now become his spot to sit and watch as kids walk home from school, birds, the SP's on patrol anything going on outside. He also likes to hide in the curtains so I can't find him. He sits very still and quiet, it is pretty funny.

Zach getting coined

Ok so that sounds really strange! Here is Zach's explanation of the coin with my editing (by the way he has no idea it's going on here). Ok traditionaly the coin game was a drinking game. You would get a unit coin from where ever you were like say for my first base it was Hurlburt. You are supposed to carry that coin around for the rest of you time on the earth which if you pcs (move)a lot could get very heavy. Anyway so if I was to run in to a former co worker from Hurlburt and they pull out their coin from that base an hit it on a hard surface like a desk or something and I can't produce mine I have to buy that person a drink. If I can they, buy me a drink except I have to have a coke or soda since I don't drink. So the rules have kind of changed and its pretty much any coin now and if you have the misfortune of dropping that coin and it falls in a public place and hits a hard object like the floor, any one in that room that produces a coin you are supposed to buy them drink. So be careful with those things. High ranking folks like Chiefs, Full bird Cols. Generals and high ranking officials like the Secretary of the Air Force have special coins they give out as rewards. If you don't collect coins I guess it's no big deal, but for me I really like to get them if for no other reason but to get them. I hope that explains it.

So now that you know what it means, this is a picture of Zach recieving a coin on behalf of a General.

It takes going half way around the world to meet again!

My brother, Daniel, is in the army and had been stationed in Iraq for the last several months. While on his way home he stopped through where Zach is at. A phone call and long walk, well actually I think Zach said he rode a bike, they had met up again after 3 1/2 years! The last time we saw my brother was the summer of 2004. I was hoping my brother's travel plans would bring him through Ramstein, but it didn't so I guess I have to wait a little longer to see him again. I like this picture, kind of an army/air force rivalry with coke and pepsi!

Moving up in the world of technolgoy!

Everyone seems to be getting a blog these days! So the only way to find out why is to get one myself. So here's my first crack at it. Hopefully over time I will figure it all out, but for now this will have to do! What I really want is for all the great freinds we've made over the years to stay connected. You never know when we might meet again! For my family, this is just seems to make more sense when it comes to keeping up with picutres and everyday happenings. So like I said it is a little blah now, but give me time and I will try and snazz it up a bit!