Overload........

I know it has been way to long 8 months too long since I have posted anything.
Since then so much has happened Thanksgiving, Christmas, New years, Easter, etc.
It has been a great 2010 so Far, The kids have grown up so much this year.
Tristian is now 5 and Mason will be 4 in less than a month. I can't beleive it!
Tristian is done with Preschool and we are now getting her ready to go off to Kindegarten
and the Big Yellow Bus, what a nervous reck I will be that day. Although I am very nervous
I am also excited for her at the same time. Mason misses the cut off for Preschool by 14 days
so I hope to find him some kind of ECFE class I can get him into. We also plan on putting both Mason and Tristian in Swim Lessons this year, I think It will be great for them. They both
LOVE the water. I signed Tristian up for Dance again this year, I am very excited we put her in a studio this year at Dancin on Broadway in Elk River.
We Took a family vacation this year again this time up to Glenwood and stayed at Pelican Rv Resort. We rented a ONE bedroom cabin. I knew from the start it would be small and said we should get a bigger cabin. But Jeremy said it would be fine. So we get up there and I walk in it was TINY, I walked out and asked if there was a bigger cabin and said there is no way all of our stuff will fit in this cabin, and it didn't so we stayed in there for 3 nights and moved to a WONDERFUL 3 bedroom House. It was very nice and we all loved it. Tristian got her own room and she did such a great job sleeping in there everynight by herself such a big girl. Of course Mommy had to sleep by mason he didn't want to sleep alone, so daddy had his own room. We kept busy riding bikes, taking walks, going to the swingset, to the beach swimming and floating on tubes, Mason loved jumping off the swimming dock, making sand castles and of course our favorite fishing and taking our nightly boat rides. We did go out to eat a couple times and out for ice cream of course. It was a great vacation!
We have had great memories this summer, with our family and friends, and some sad ones our Very good friends JP, Amanda, Hunter and Tanner moved to a different house in Big Lake it has been hard for us, espeically the kids. All mason talks about is Hunter his BFF. But of course we will never lose touch and always hang out with eachother, they don't live too far.

Mason Finally is potty trained as of Feb 2010 at almost 3 1/2 years old he finally did it. He did go to Potty camp with Jewel (aka Grandma JJ) just like Tristian did. He stayed for almost a week and he did very good. We did have a little set back on him pooping in his underwear for 3 weeks or so. But we refused to put him back in pull ups. One day he just started going in the toilet again and has done great since. So proud of him, such a big boy! He also never needed pull-ups at night neither did Tristian, either they would wake up in the middle of the night if they had to go or they just could hold it for that long. Which I am so happy that we didn't have to have them in pull ups at night.

The kids have had some fun up north with Grandma since she is layed off right now. They enjoy there time up north alot with Grandma and Papa, and went there aunties are up there as well.
I have made my way up there as well, and we will be doing our last weekend up there for Labor day weekend as well, cannot wait they always have so much fun stuff for the kids.
We have also enjoyed campfires this summer as well and can't forget the Smores along with it.
Lots of bike rides and walks and going to the park and hanging with our Friends and there kids.

Also some Great news for Our entire family and my baby sister she is Having a BABY finally we are all so Excited for them. Baby is due 03/07/2011 Cannot wait!!!!!

We also plan on moving Tristian to her own room either before the end of this year or after the New Year she is excited and I cannot wait to decorate and paint both there rooms.

Picture Overload to come!

Tristian's 1st Recital

Tristian's 1st Recital was so much fun. Daddy Mason and I all had to be there early to bring Tristian to the room at Elk River High School so she could be with all the other Dancers so we were there at 3:40pm. WE then met up with Grandma, Papa, Auntie Angie and Dominic in the bleachers to sit and watch. This recital was extra fun because it was a fundraiser for Elk River dance team, so we got to watch a bunch of other Dance teams from different schools and also different dance studios as well as the VIKINGS Cheerleaders that was cool. So it was a long wait till Tristian danced it was after the 20 min. Intermission so about 1 1/2 hours later we finally got to see her dance but is was so worth it.
Tristian before her recital at home

Pretty little Princess Dancer

"Vikings Cheerleaders"

Tristian in the bleachers waiting to dance

Mason having fun watching the girls dance

The girls coming out to Dance

The Girls Danced like Rockstars!!!!

Mommy so proud of her little Girl!

Tristian Loves Dancing!!!!

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Tristian drawing her favorite thing to do

Mason playing with his trains

Daddy playing fighting with the kids

I think Daddy won this one....

Mommy's little boy!

Playing in the leaves

Tristian helping rake the leaves

"Daddy's Girl"

Halloween 2009- Tristian as a Cheerleader
(from High school Musical)

Spiderman

Our Sweet Little Angels Playing together

at Apple Jack Orchard......

On a wagon ride with Amanda, Angie and the kids

Little Mini April and Missy
(Natalie and Tristian finally meet for the 1st time

She is my cousin April's daughter)

I have been slacking on my blog so I thought I would just a overload of some pictures from this fall, hope you enjoyed.

Mason's 3rd Birthday Party

Mason's 3rd Birthday Party was so much fun, we had family and all his friends over. I changed it up a little and did a fun game for the kids with a fishing pole, since mason likes fishing. We went out back to our big Wood swing, and I put a blanket over it and sat behind and mason was up first and he would hang the fishing pole over and I put put either some kind of candy, snack or a toy of some kind on the line and they would pull it up the kids really enjoyed it. Mason had a great time. WE had great food, cake and opened all his presents he loved them all especially a drum set from the Leske's. Happy 3rd Birthday Buddy!!!!

Tristian starts Preschool

My Little girl started Pre-school and I never thought it would be so hard to have your kid go to school and drop her off. Mommy was very emotional both the night before and the 1st day. Tristian's first day of Preschool was September 14th, it is from 8:45am-11:15am. Every Monday and Wednesday.
We went in to the school and signed her in and waited for the Teacher to come get the kids and we see Ben and Aimee walk in, Tristian and Ben were very happy to see eachother. They held hands walking over to get there name tags from the teacher. The teacher asked there names and Ben says I am Benjamin and this is my friend Tristian how sweet is that. When we picked up the kids Miss Julie looked at us and crossed her fingers and says the kids were like this all day, how cute. All the kids waved and yelled good-bye to all there parents as we took pictures and walked up the stairs to there classroom. Of course I cried and cried all the way to work.
Then anxiously waited to go pick her up and she was so excited to see me and talked about her day all the way back to daycare. Her 2nd day was alot easier to drop her off, I told her on the way there to ask other kids names, and don't be shy and ask if they want to play and so she says she did and she even said and mom they played with me. How cute! My little shy girl is slowly breaking out of her shell.
I will post pictures soon.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY BOY MASON!!!

Mason Allen-Such a Sweet little boy you are. Mommy and Daddy's boy. WE love you So much buddy! Your growing up so fast, I still remember the day you were born. How the Leskes called you Rolly Polly and still do, you were such a cute little chubby baby, but have grown into such a tall slender little boy. Such a cuddler and a lover. you Love your trucks, cars, motorcycles. You love riding your Big boy bike, and Your Gator. I love how you love your sister and want to play with her and be by her, but you two have your moments of fighting too. You love playing with your friends and right now your best friend is Hunter. Your always asking if Hunter is home to play with.
On your Birthday Daddy made us homemade pizza it was so yummy. Then we had some ice cream bars, Yummy. Then we had you open your birthday present, Your Leapster 2 you have wanted, and you and TRistian played and didn't want to go to bed, you finally shut it off to go to bed.
WE Love you Mason!!!!
More to come on his Birthday Party Sunday.....

First day of PreSchool

I woke Tristian up around 7:40am asking if she wanted to get up and get ready for Preschool, she said yes. So we woke up mason and then went and ate breakfast together, then went and got ready. I said ok let's go, we then went outside and took pictures first. mason really wanted to go with Tristian to school, He kept saying I want to go with Mommy and Tristian. But we had to drop him off at Daycare Alicia's, then off Tristian and I went to her school we talked all the way there. Took some pictures outside the school then inside we went holding hands. We signed her in and took more pictures with her friend Benjamin. It was so cute cause they went to go get there name tags and they held hands walking over there. The teacher asked what there names were and he said Benjamin and this is my friend Tristian. That made me feel a little better. The kids then stood against the wall and then waved good-bye to all the parents. Then walked up the stairs to there classroom. Mommy cried all the way to work. But I know she is having fun and I cannot wait to go get her. More to come along with pictures.