Fist Karate Belt

Byron had his first test today in Karate. He did really well! He has to know a lot. He got his yellow belt. I'm so proud of him. It has really been good for Byron to be in Karate. It's been great for self discipline and also to have something that he just does.

Have any of you seen this?

I was watching Dr. Oz the other day and saw this story of this man who is half man half tree. I couldn't believe my eyes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DStwXsmZ3OE

What a cutie!

Some days it's an extra challenge to have Lilly with us when I teach preschool. But lately she is getting better at doing her own thing and getting involved when she wants. It helps to give her snack early. At the first of the year it was way harder with her. She would cry a lot more and was more needy. I think she is getting used to it now and has benefited so much by having the preschool in our home. Ethan has as well. On my days off they don't have as much to do.
Next year Lilly is going to officially be enrolled in my preschool and Ethan will be in Kindergarten. He is so ready!
I have already started my sign ups for next school year and am over half full. On one of the days I only have 3 spots left. Word of mouth helps a ton. Last year I sent out fliers and stuff, this year I think I'll be fine just by word of mouth and repeat sign ups.

He biffed it!

The other night at scouts Wes and another leader took the boys up by the mountains to go sledding in the dark. All they had for light was the light of the moon and the light from their trucks. Wes said that one run he was trying to beat all the boys down the hill and he was winning. He went off of a jump and lost his sled, then scraped his face on the hard snow. When he got home he looked like he had gotten in a really bad fight. Wes always claims he's invincible, he definitely wasn't that day. Ha ha. Poor guy.

I was frantic!

This morning really early I heard Lilly's voice say, "Mamma" a few times. So, that made me wake up. She wasn't by me so I figured I better go in and check on her. I looked in her bed and it was totally empty, with no blankets or anything. I looked in the front room for her and went in and asked Wes if she was in the bed with him. He said, "no". That's when I started to panic. He got up and found her next to his bed on the floor asleep.
Oh what a relief. It was just that split second that freaked me out.
I remember that happened with Byron once when we were up visiting my parents. We put him to sleep in the room we were sleeping in on a beanbag chair. When we went in to check on him he wasn't there. We searched everywhere. Come to find out he had rolled under the bed and was still asleep.
Oh, what these kids do to my nerves. :)