Yes... I am behind

So much has been going on lately that I have been just too tired to blog..and I know it's going to get worse.. School is out as of Last Friday and Summer is here. This Summer I will be watching 6 kids. yes... It's alot and I am praying that I can do it. I will have Hannah, and Jake M- W. Of course Taylor and Conner full time and then my nephew Logan who is 3 and his schedule changes all the time, so I honesty don't know when he comes although it's 2 to 3 days a week. Some days I have him at 5am. Then I have a little boy named Nolan that I just started watching a couple months and he is 3. So It's going to be busy to say the least. Here is what has happened since I last blogged and since the above stuff is just rambling..

• Taylor just completed 3rd grade and will be in 4th next year.( Where did the time go?)
• Conner is stillllllllll working on potty training and we are still working on getting him in a big boy bed but ran out of time this weekend and of course we thought we would have time to do it memorial weekend and it did not happen
• I finished another year with girl scouts..Ireally need a break
• Me and Jason just had our 16th year wedding anniversary.. We went out on Friday night and saw Star trek and out to dinner at the Yard house at Westgate( Although the food was not that great)
• Had to have a air handler and evap coil put in our house... 785.00 later. Thank God for home warrenties.. It would of been close to 1800.. Can't run a home childcare without that in the Arizona Summer
• Jason's job is still safe.... we Pray everyday.
• Went to Shannon's8th grade Graduation( I was her nanny from the age of2 to 8) Where did that time go?I remember her in a pokadotted dress and barney shoes when I first started watching her.

Did I mention I have 6 kids tomorrow for10 weeks?.. It will go fast right ?

That's about it for now.. I will post pictures of all of the above whenI have more energy.

To my most amazing mom

Just wanted to wish my mom a very Happy Mother's day. She is a amazing person to me. She has always been very a strong person. She has always been there for the family and pretty much 100% of the time, thinks about the family before herself. She is a wonderful Mother and a wonderful Grandma. She is very organized and is so great at giving just the right gift for each person although our gift is her love and support. She is a wonderful ( Dama) In Conner's words and she loves the kids and it shows. Her patience with working with Jr high kids is amazing.. I know I personally could not do it and her patience even with my dad and Grandma can get to her at times, but she keeps on going. She has a love for God and for family and for others and that is what I so admire about her.

Thank you Mom for always being there for me when you are needed. You are a amazing gift to me! I love you.. Happy Mother's day

Hats!

Little Lola

Conner had to be involved

Big girl Taylor

From the mouths of Children

Today, I took Conner and Nolan to the Park. I started Watching Nolan a couple months back. His Mom decided to go back to work part time and because he got along with Jake, She decided to bring him to me. He is 3 and just a amazing little boy. I am telling you one of these days when he gets older he is going to be a major name in Sports. His main sport that he is really good at is football. He lines his hands up on the ball and can throw over my fence and even catch a ball half way across the yard. He is amazing. He can also hit a baseball across a big baseball field. His mom says they never taught him and that his dad prayed for his son to have this ablitly. Well God listened. Nolan does not like to be refered to as " Little" He has a older brother and Sister and Little to him is a major negative word. So I always have to watch my self. He is even Potty trained and a very independent "Big " boy but still loves to cuddle.. So back to the park story.. They ran around and had a good time, hit it off with a little boy right away. We played for about 45 minutes until it started to get warm. So I decided to take them to Micheals with me so I could get stuff so we could make mother's day presents.

So.. we walk around the store, I brought a stroller in for Conner but he decided to walk and Nolan decided to sit. As we were going through the asile, Conner sees a roll of ribbon that says, For a precious little girl, Conner then says.. Oh, I have this.. Look Mom as he starts to shove it down his short pocket, I couldnt stop laughing, It was the first time my child tried to steal something. I then tried to reason with a 3 year old that we can't just take things from the store and put them in our pocket ... Could you imagine if we all did that.. No one would have to work !!

As we leave the store, we see this bird and I wish I could of gotten a closer picture of it...I tried really hard.. It looked like a catus wren. It was running around the parking lot with a dead limp lizard in it's mouth. It was not eating it.. Just running around.. So Nolan see's it and says.. Oh Decusting *( His word for discusting) and I tried to explain to Nolan that a bird does not Eat Peanut Butter and Jelly like we do and that he is eats bugs and lizards and Nolan then says.. Kelly... Well let's go home and make him a peanut butter and Jelly Sandwich so he won't get sick beacuse that is Decusting..

They were both amazed by it and I got a big laugh out of it and this lady walking in in the parking lot was walking and then looked back a couple times and then she noticed me and said, I am from South Dakota and I have never seen anything like that!.. I then said, I have lived here 38years and I have never seen that. We both laughed. That would of been a awesome picture if I would of gotten closer... Something you don't see everyday lol

Remodeling

Our new tile in the bathrooms

Our Room. Milk Chocolate

Conner's Green and Blue sky

Our bright yellow Bathroom

We have been working on the house for the past couple of months with Tax money. We have never had our room painted in the 8 years we have lived here. We also are in the transition of trying to move Conner to a big boy bed from a Crib. We did his room two different colors so I could get a road painted on and then put car decals on it but I am at the point where we just don't have the money for the road to be painted right now so I may have to find a road decal. The hall bathroom ( Kids Bathroom) Has never been painted either and we decided to go Bright.. Not sure what I was thinking but it has a jungle theme to it so it looks ok I guess :)

We also got new tile in the bathrooms. Mybrother came and did it. I wanted to do the kitchen but knew that Conner being as crazy as he is may kill himself on the tile so... we opted not to do that for now and my brother ran out of time with the laundry room . But both bathrooms look awesome :)

Happy 29 Years Keith and Dot

Just wanted to wish My mother and Father inLaw a very Happy 29 year annivesary. It's so amazing that you have been able to put up with each other for so long and honestly I have have never seen you fight in all the years that I have been part of the family which has almost been about 20 years for me, so you must of fought the 9 years before I joined the family :) I hope you had a wonderful weekend together in Palm Spring and I hope you have many wonderful annivesary's together. I admire your relationship with each other so much. The love you have for each other shows not in the gifts that you get each other but by the little things you do.

We love you!! So Happy 29 <3

Tim Hawkins