*My handsome man decided to go back to school. He is currently a student at UVU and doing great!
*A great softball summer! Of the 4 teams Ty had this year I only got one picture. I've lost count of how many times they have been the champs but they had a great couple of seasons this summer/fall! I love watching the kids playing at the ballpark and making fun memories while daddy plays! I have fun memories from when I was a kid, making new friends and playing with everyone while my parents were playing volleyball. We always take their bikes to the ballpark, they ride around with their cousins and other children that are there. They also love to go out on the field and slap hands with our team after the games are over. If they are out running around because they don't know the game is almost over and they miss that part it is like the WORST THING EVER, we learned that the hard way and now give them plenty of notice that it is almost time for high fives!
*Stadium of Fire with Tracy, Rich, Markie, Dallas, Sienna, Roman, Grandma and Papa and our little family! The kids loved being there but didn't so much like the noise. I wish I would have taken earplugs for them. Hopefully I'll remember next time.
* LOTS of playing outside half naked. We got tan this summer!
*Katie got glasses! When we went to her 15 month check up the dr. put the light in her eyes and said that her eyes weren't reflecting back the way they should, so he referred us to a pediatric optometrist, when we went he said that she was farsighted-so much so that she couldn't see up close or far away. She is a +14 in one eye and a +11 in the other eye. They said it's hereditary so we should have Drew checked too. We scheduled Drew's appointment for a month out. When Katie got her glasses it took her a good 2-3 weeks to get used to wearing them. Part of the problem was that Drew was sooo jealous of her glasses, he was always ripping them off of her so he could wear them, he wanted them so bad all the time. I tried buying him a pair from the dollar store but those just wouldn't cut it. Finally Drew's appt. rolled around and go figure he needed them too, his eyes are both a +7.5. Which means he can see a little better than Kate can but his are still pretty bad. So, I did all that fighting with Drew about Katie's glasses for nothing. Too bad I didn't have their
1st eye appts. together. That would have saved me a lot of headache! Once Drew got his own glasses he wasn't quite as excited about wearing his own as he was about wearing Katie's. A few months down the road they are both wearing their glasses willingly most of the time! To this point Katie has broken her glasses once (she knows she is supposed to be gentle with them and likes to use that against me, when she is mad she rips them off her face and throws them) and Drew suprisingly takes really good care of his. His haven't broken yet. They say that both of their eyes will improve with time but since they are so bad at such a young age they will probably always need some sort of corrective lens or surgery. Kate got glasses at around 18 months Drew was a few months away from turning 4.
*Ty and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on June 5th and our 10th year of being "together" on July 1st! CRAZY! I can't believe it was 10 years ago when we finally decided we liked each other. (and that was after being really good friends since we were in 6th grade)
*Our little Princess Katie started Nursery! She did okay her first time there until she ate the crayons and choked on them, then they couldn't get her to stop crying so she came and joined us in Sunbeams. Nursery is still a battle that we fight every week. She loves talking about it during the week but when we actually get there her bottom lip comes out and she is not letting go of anyone that tries to put her down. It's sad, one day she'll be able to stay in there without one of us there... we hope!
*The moment I have waited for since finding out baby Dabling #2 was a girl, Katie's first ponytails! We are scraping for enough hair but were finally able to pull it into a ponytail. While she hates getting her hair done she loves it when it is done and is so proud to show it off to anyone who will look. Drew loves it when she has her hair done and is always so sweet to tell her how cute she looks! (without being prompted)
*Ty's flag football season:(once again, no picture) It was a pretty rough season but I think they still had fun. Ty sprained both of his ankles this season and still played every game. They played on Tues. nights and every Sunday he would tell me, "my ankle is feeling really good today I think it's better" Well after every game he was limping again and way swollen. This went on the whole season. Now he is finally walking normal again.
*Lots of playtime with Dad and huge forts.
*We spent a lot of our summer at swimming pools. This picture was taken at my amazing Aunt's house.
*We went camping a couple of times this summer once in Provo Canyon with Tracy's family and once in Spanish Fork canyon with Ty's whole family.
*Drew stared preschool! He was nervous to go, but his cousin Dallas is in his class so that helped get him there the first day and now he loves it! Katie is always so sad to drop him off, but so excited to pick him up! He is learning so much and can already write his name all by himself, the d r e are usually backwards but he's got the w down!
*Drew's new hobby is playing PS3. This is so not good. He is only 4 years old and he asks to play everyday. Katie loves to watch the Animal Alphabet. She asks to watch it at least 10 times a day, at least she picked something educational!
*We went to the State Fair this year with Ty's Family. We haven't ever been before and we loved it! The kids loved seeing the animals and riding on the pony and the rides.
*It's Football Season! The kids love getting dressed up every week to watch the game with Dad and Papa! When I put one of Katie's Seahawk shirts on her she knows without being told what it is and she always get a big smile and says Seahawk!
*Drew's 4th Birthday! I'll have to post pictures later, but he had a great time and was so happy to have all of his family here! Tyler got the moment he has been waiting for since he found out baby dabling # 1 was on the way. He has always dreamed of getting Drew a little car that he can drive around. Every Birthday, Christmas & Easter he bugs me about letting him get one for the kids. Well, finally Drew is old enough to be able to control one so we got him one. He loves it and does a really good job driving it. Not too many car accidents so far!
*I hope to do better with updating our blog more frequently. We'll see how I do!
