Last Saturday!

Ok I am finally posting some pics from our day at Heritage Park with my son's most favorite toy figure in the whole world...Thomas the Train! He had a great day, as did us all. I am so glad that we are able to take our kids to things like this, once in a while!

I am One PROUD Mom!!!

Ok I am going to brag a little bit!!! My kids were superstars yesterday!!! The day started out at the soccer field - where Jack played his first ever soccer game. He scored the second goal of the game!!! Although the game was WAY too long for his liking he was a trooper - ran and kicked that ball as much as he "wanted" to!! The only bad thing is when the ball was taken away from him he would yell out "my turn"! I guess that is what happens with the second child- all they are taught is to take turns!!

Then the day continued to Airdrie where Mardi was in her second dance festival! She was such a good girl - having to wait for one extra hour to get on the stage due to the competition being behind schedule. What a gong show - kinda got the real version of what hanging out all day at a dance festival is like....not for us!! However all the girls in her group were fantastic ~they won GOLD!!! I was so proud of all of them -they were amazing!!!

So needless to say I am bursting at the seams with pride! My kids rock! Then to bring it all back down to reality they are already fighting with each other this morning! Love it!!!

What a Weekend!

Well what a weekend we are having! Last night we went to "Family Dance" night at Mardi's school! What a blast! I think she ran and danced the entire time - minus the time spent in line getting cotton candy! There was a live band that played such lively music for the kids to jiggle to! Jack even warmed up and shook out a few steps after an hour into the whole evening! What a super night for the kids!

Now today we are heading to Jack's first soccer game! Hope that goes well! He told me last night he wanted waffles before soccer so I guess I should get upstairs and get the mix master out!! I hope he just jumps right in and has fun - however it seems to be the boys that are a little skeptical about getting out there ~ Mardi was in there like a dirty shirt! Anyways the problem is that the park is right beside the soccer field so as much as it is a "bribe" to play it is also a deterrent!

Then it is back home to get Mardi all dolled-up for her second dance festival in Airdrie this afternoon! Now that I know what to expect I am taking Jack along! Better than bothering a babysitter! Should be fun - they will be tired on the way home for sure!

If all goes well today my plans are to go and pay a little support to my Dad and his "third child" ~ the Stavely Rodeo! He is the "manager" of the whole show and puts in an incredible amount of hours to get it up and going every year - so the least I can do is buy one ticket!!! So hopefully I will take the kids to the rodeo tomorrow afternoon! We'll see how today goes!!!

Better run - times a wastin'!

Mom 2 Mom Sale here I come!!!

AAAHHHH!!! The clothes are washed, dried, ironed, sorted, packed, labelled, and ready to sell! I am never holding on to anything this long again! My kids clothes have been renting my downstairs closet for a few years....now it is time for them to move on!

Tomorrow they are all up for grabs at the Okotoks Mom 2 Mom sale! I am crossing my fingers that they all go - I really don't want to be packing items back into my vehicle after the sale is all over!
So if you need some hand-me-down clothes for CHEAP please come and take them away from my table!!! Hope to see you all there!

Day At The Ranch!

We packed up the kids yesterday and headed to my parents place to spend the day in the sun!

Actually JD and I ripped all the plush carpet out of our trailer and got the floor ready to put tile down this week! So while we were busy doing that the kids did chores with my mom and dad, played on the bales, fed the horses, watched a calf being born, and went for a ride.

They had a blast and were definitely ready for bed when we got home! Gotta love Granny and Tops'!!

Playing in the barn, and riding horses - can it get any better?

Love love love ROUTINE!

This has been the best week so far! And Jack agrees! Love this picture of him! I think because the kids and I feel like humans again and life as we know it has returned to normal!

I also love that the weather is started to smarten up! Jack and I made it to 2 parks on Tuesday while his sister was at school - and we plan on doing the same today! I am sick of being confined to this house!!! Spring is coming!

Mardi is so excited about dance class tonight! She of course missed last week due to illness but she only has 3 weeks until her first festival and now that the girls got their costumes they are on cloud nine! They maybe a little "hoochie" but they are dancing to Madonna's "Vogue" (sang by the Chipmunks!)!

So many fun things coming up! Bring it on!

My 10 Things...

Here are the 10 hi-lights and lo-lights at the Kitchen household this past week......!

1. Mardi contracted Fifth's Disease also called"Slap Cheek", which besides the rash accompanies 103 degree + temps and a lot of listless days. So needless to say there was no school for her last week.

2. The disease was then shared with her brother who had a worse time with it all! His fiasco started with a seizure on Wednesday morning due to his fever of 103.5! So after 2 trips to the ER this week with him we are glad it is over! He did get the rash worse and ended up covered on both arms and legs too.

3. With all the sleepless nights and trips to the hospital in the wee hours of the morning, all the lack of rest caught up with me! Now Mom was sick! Chest cold, headaches and back pain made Dad kick it in to high gear! Thankfully he never got it!

4. I missed a scrapbooking night with the ladies - still grumpy I had to miss that one!

5. The snowfall that was massive affects us twice as bad because we are looking after a neighbors house down the street while they sunbathe in Hawaii for a month, so needless to say that means 2 driveways and sidewalks and steps to shovel!

6. We got our taxes back and much to my husbands' worry we ended up with a size able refund!! yay us!!!

7. My mother-in-law finally got in to get her knee replacement surgery on Thursday! And even with a hiccup in recovery she still made it home yesterday!

8. Besides all the craziness with the kids being sick I still managed to put together 3 meals for my in-laws for them to enjoy this week while the cook is healing!

9. My sister celebrated her 35th birthday on Sunday - we weren't able to join her in fear of sharing our scurvy but nevertheless she is another year older!

10. All in all this past week went so slowly but it is over! Routine is back - JD is back to work this morning, Mardi is back to school, Jack and I are back to our daily stuff while everyone is away! I love ROUTINE!!!!