Tanner Played Soccer for the First Time this Fall

My youngest, Tanner, is finally old enough for organized sports. So last fall we signed him up for soccer. Seeing that he has watch his brother and sister play for 4 years, I thought he would take to it just fine. Boy was I wrong. From the fights that broke out to him dancing all over the field . Which he did more than the fighting. Thankfully. He barely showed interest in the ballgame. Just took it upon himself to do rolls and high kicks. Needless to say we just giggled, which only made him do that much more. He did go out on the field and make an effort. I saw lots of parents with kids to afraid to even leave their lap. So I guess I should be thankful for my independent, dancing ham. This spring he will play again. This time his best friend will be on his team. This could be the best/worse thing to happen. We will have to wait and see. Till then enjoy the pics. Also, I posted a link to view more photos of my little soccer star.



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He look mischievous.

Kick it Tanner.

This is mid cartwheel.

Such a hot day that day.

Such a handsome boy...

Trip to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

 We went to the Museum back in May of 2010.  It was family fun weekend.  Turn into a photo shoot instead because the kids had no interest in the art.  Oh well we still had a blast.

Tyler being The Thinker

My absolute favorite photo that day.

Flowers.....

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Some Photos of My Little Angels...

Sorry! It has been awhile...

Well, where do I begin.  It has sure been a long time since my last blog.  Too long if you ask me.  Most people know what has been going on since then but for those who do not.  I will give a real quick run down.

Lets see, the school year ended with the kids all passing and moving on to the next grade.  Thankfully. 

In June, Tyler went to his fathers house in Texas for the summer. I sure do miss him when he goes but he needs to be apart of that family too.  He did get to place baseball for a few games before he left.  He sure is a talented little boy.  He can take to any sport.  Amazes me everyday how great he is.

July we went to Minnesota to visit Grams and Kourtney.  Then after Tay's softball season ended we headed down to Texas for our annual vacation.  We picked up Tyler, visited with my mother, and sister Emily.  Spent a few days in Schulenburg hanging out poolside with my little brother James and his wife Veronica.  Of course the best part of that was getting to see Cristain and little Maddie Cakes ( my niece and nephew).  They are great kids.  It was so nice to have my children playing with other family member.  It does not happen a lot.
Then we headed to Rockport for some time at the beach.  Hot but fun.  We went fishing, and watch the dolphins swim.  Pretty neat if you ask me.  Then Tyler had to go back to his father for a few more weeks.  Oh yeah, before we went to Texas we did go through Arkansas with Brad's parents. Destination, was Diamond State Park.  Goal was to dig for diamonds.  Between the 120 heat index, nobody but me dug.  Taytum and Tanner went and lasted about 5 minutes.  It was hot and dirty.  Of course I did not find any diamonds.  Recommend never doing that again.
On the way back home we stopped in Dallas to visit with Pops then made the long trip back to Kansas City.  Brad got really ill while driving and we had to stop overnight because of it.
August, we picked up Tyler.  Grams came down the weekend before school started.  I found out that I was expecting a baby and me and Brad were super excited.  We were going to keep it a secret for a little while but with my big mouth and Grams being in town.  I just had to tell her.  Everyone, was happy.  Even the kids. Which kind of shock me.  Tanner was the most excited.  Immediately talking about his baby sister.  He even started acting like a big boy and going potty in the potty.  Just like that he decide to do it and has not had an accident since.  I am so proud of him.  The first day of school went great.  Kids liked their teacher and I was happy to have some quiet in the house. Brad was still having attacks of his gallbladder and finally the doctor decide it need to be removed.
September came and things downhill for us.  Brad had his surgery and was home on a medical leave for awhile.  He went back to work and found out he was going to lose his job.  I had a prenatal check up. Tanner and Brad went with me.  Tanner was so excited to hear "his baby sister heartbeat".  Got to the appointment and the doctor could not find the heartbeat, but said it was still early.  So she sent me to sono.  There is where we were told that I had a missed miscarriage.  The baby stop developing at 8 weeks.  I thought I was 10 weeks.  I was devastated.  We all were.  It was one of the most heartbreaking moments of my life.  A week later I had to have D and C.  The day before I go in Brad loses his job.  Talk about things just going from bad to worse.  That began the whirlwind of packing boxes and decide what we absolutely needed and what could go into storage.  We could not afford rent on the house anymore so we move into Grams and Pops house.  Put most of our stuff in storage and just took what we needed.  I kept the kids in the same school and sports.  I don't want things to be anymore harder on them than it has to be.  A lot has happen to our little family that stability is best.  At least what I can give them.  Thanksgiving and Christmas came and went.  Still no job.  Not for a lack of trying. Trust me both me and him have been applying everywhere.  I fear the money will run out.  I know that we have lots of people who wont let us fail but it is still scary.  Brad is even opened his job hunt to other states.  At this point we have to do what we have to do.  I still get sad and angry when people speak of babies.  We tried for so long and I  was so happy.  I love all my kids but I have never just said "I am gonna have baby cause I want to".  Between all the other things that I had to deal with after the miscarriage, I never really let myself come to terms with it all.  I put on a brave face for the kids and Brad.  I deal with the more important issues at the time but sometimes I feel like punching someone in the face or screaming as loud as I can.  The new year hopefully will bring some good to our family.  Maybe a nice job for Brad.  Get back on our feet and makes some financial progress.  Maybe try again on the baby when things improve.  I don't know, but I have really high hopes for 2011.  I do hope to blog more often for all of you.  Till next time.....