Picking raspberries!

Kole and I had an exciting afternoon. We were able to go to a generous friends house and pick raspberries. Kole wasn't really interested when we got there, but after I let him eat some he got more into it. We had been at it for quite awhile and things were going well other than numerous scrapes from the thorns. Then trouble struck! There was a big bumble bee that was not real thrilled about us being in his space. He was buzzing around Kole and I thought I got him out of there in time, but he stung him right by his eye! I've included a pic of his poor eye! After I got Kole out of that area I went back and continued to pick. The bee then got me right behind the ear! Needless to say after that we were ready to go. In spite if the stings we had a nice time together and got 6 pints of berries. I think I see a raspberry pie in our near future!

Kindergarten Tales

Well Ella has been in kindergarten for a little over 2 weeks now and we have not had a shortage of stories. After the first day she came home to inform us that she had to have a discussion with Mrs. Rusch about line basics. We found this interesting since she had been practicing how to walk in lone that morning in the kitchen. Apparently she needed to be reminded that she keeps her hands to herself. She also informed us that you can only whistle outside at recess. When asked how she learned that, "well I was whistling in the room!"
Today however takes the cake. I got a call from my husband asking me of I knew what Ella brought for show and tell. She brought a nerf gun! There are no guns of any kind allowed in the school. When Trav walked by the classroom she was showing the class how to shoot it! Trav quickly informed the classroom aide and sub that what she had wasn't allowed. So then it was explained to the whole class that you couldn't bring toys like that to school! I think I might have to start checking her book bag before I let her out the door in the morning!

Dress Up Fun

Cousin Lily is over today and they are having fun playing dress up!

Our trip to the ER

Well Trav and I got some unexpected time together tonight.  I like spending time alone with Trav, but not this way!!  It all started when Ella and I were riding our bikes home from the pool.  I was showing her how I could ride no handed.  She was so impressed she wasn't watching where she was riding.  She rode her bike into the curb and crashed.   I looked back quick and stopped to try to get to her and I crashed as well. (I was riding with hands again by this point!)   My hands and chin came into painful contact with the street.  I got up as soon as I could to try to get to her since she was crying.   Quickly 2 questions came flying from her mouth, 'Why did you do that?' (as in why did you fall?) and 'Why are you bleeding?'  At this point she still hadn't told me if she was ok.  We walked our bikes the rest of the way home and then took stalk of our injuries.  Ella ended up with a small scrape on her elbow.  I on the other had have a small, but deep cut on my chin, two scraped hands, a scraped knee, an instantly bruised hip, and road rash on one of my hamstrings.  Trav got home little while later and thought I might need stitches on my chin.   He then went and brought a friend who is a nurse over to look at it as well.  She recommend that we go to the ER and get it checked out.  So we fed the kids supper quick and then they got to go play with some generous friend while we headed to the ER.  After waiting a long time I got 2 stitches in my chin.  I am noticing many more large bruises as time passes.  I believe I will be pretty stiff and sore tomorrow.    As Ella told me while trying to make me feel better, "It could be worse Mom, you could have been smashed by a car!"

The joy of being a boy

Within the last week Kole has discovered the joy of being a boy.  He loves to go to the bathroom outside.  Just a few days ago Trav and I were in the house and we saw some neighbors riding by on their bikes and then do a double take of our yard.   We then walk outside to find Koleson 'watering the lawn.'  This has become his new favorite activity.  He really likes to 'water' the apple tree in the backyard.  Lately outside is the only play he wants to go to the bathroom.  This morning I found him trying to get out our back sliding door.  I asked him where he was going and he informed me he was going outside to go stinkies!  We then had to have a little talk about how that had to be done in the bathroom!  Wow are raising boys different!

When I grow up....

Today while doing devotions with the kids we had quite an interesting conversation.  The devo was based on Jeremiah 29:11 which talks about the plans God has for your future.  The conversation naturally led into discussion on what the kids wanted to do when they grow up.  Addison wants to be a teacher.  Ella wants to be a rock start teacher. (for the record I don't really know what that means, but she has told us this several times!)  Then we got to Kole.  His answer was he wants to be a cow.  Addi tried to help him out and say you mean you want to be a farmer and have cows!?!  Kole specifically told her "No I want to be a cow!"

Birthday Fun

Well now that the month of March is almost done that means all the birthday fun for the month is over as well. Ella is now 5!!! Here she is in normal Ella fashion, hair flying everywhere and a big grin on her face. Two of her favorite birthday gifts this year were a new princess bike helmet which also came with a bell for her bike. She is also modeling her new blue bag chair that she got for campfires, ball games, etc. Notice she has a dress on in one picture and a skirt in the other. Dresses and skirts are her favorite right now!!

Mr. Koleson is now three. He reminds us often that he is a big boy now. He loves everything having to do with farming and told us that he was a farmer. He loves to pretend that he is a bull which is what he is doing here.

Kole received this pedal tractor for his birthday as you can see he was pretty excited. It didn't take him, but a few minutes and he already was asking me for a wagon. He went to get is little plow from his room, but that didn't work. He now can be seen in the driveway with our radio flyer wagon hooked up to his tractor!