It was big, no it was huge!! haha

Last night I got to relive some old, but VERY good memories!! One of the greatest things in my life (right after my two very beautiful kids) was achieving a goal...a goal that consisted of a couple school records. Volleyball was basically my life in high school and I am very proud of my team and our accomplishments (beating Belle Plaine our senior year of high school to advance in the section tournament). Without my teammates I would have never set the school record in set assists, 1661 (Just cause I have heard and seen it a couple times this past week). Last night Tara Dietz and I had the honor of presenting Erin Evans with the game ball which she got her 1000th set assist. She is the 3rd personin school history to accomplish this feat! It was fun just to relive the moment and also to help someone receive this award! It's something to be proud of, and the last couple of days I have made it all fresh in my memory. As Steve Saxton said "Hopefully you will be back when you are 80 giving out the same award..and asking Brenda for a black scarf." So now that last night is over I will wait again for this great honor:):):):)

My boys ready for Daycare
Lane and his new Buddy Collin Hacker

Update

Just a little update with us. Last night Layton and I and Brenda and Abby headed to the GFW football game. I dressed Layton up because it was their homecoming!:) What a good sport!:) He sat and watched the football game for probably a total of 3 minutes. I took him down to run around. At halftime he was more than ready to go home.

I also got to enjoy my evening a little bit. A good friend of mine is moving back out to Idaho so he had a little going away thing. I had a couple of drinks talked with another friend for a while then headed home. It was nice to get away for a couple hours!!:)

Life of a single mom!

I just love this picture..check out the goat right by Layton (I wonder if he even knows it's there?)

on the way to the pumpkin farm, we had to stop at Grandparents camper first!!

Tonight I was sitting in the bath looking down at my toes, and realized they look awful. Not my toes but my toenails!! I must have painted them the night before Lane was born and they have not been touched since. They are sorta red but there isn't much nail polish left and they just look awful. That got me thinking...When do I even have time to paint my toe nails? the answer.. I don't. (now that i'm back from an hour feeding session). Also I was sitting in the bath (must be a good time to think..) And Lane was sitting next me and I can't remember the last peaceful bath I took. I either have Lane in the bouncy seat next to me or Layton in the bath w/ me, or Layton pounding on the door. Eating meals is the same way. I sit down to eat and although Layton has already ate his supper he insists on having a bite of mine. Everytime I gladly give him a bite! Sleeping is another story. I have Lane in the bed with me and Layton upstairs with my mom (most of the time), Last night I had about 1/4 of the bed to myself Lane took up most of it, I wanted to make sure he had enough room, then Layton was on the other side, and I was sandwiched in the middle. I had to protect Lane from his big brother (ok I'm gonna sit down and try writing this blog for the 3rd time tonight!!). The moral of my story is that as a single Mom of two little boys you really REALLY need to rely on help from people. If I didn't have my mom I would be crazy, my house would be a total disaster, the laundry would never get done, the dishes would be stacked ceiling high, and I would NEVER get a bath (or be able to write on this blog). I love my boys to pieces and I wouldn't trade my life for anything. Do I miss my single days? Sure, but nothing, absolutely NOTHING beats coming home to two beautiful boys who shower you with as much love as their little bodies can handle, and I give right back plus more! I would rather hear the pitter patter of little feet coming to bang on the bathroom door instead of stumbling into the house after a long night out. I would rather have 1/4 of the bed and feel the warmth of my boys next to me, than sleeping alone and waking up to nothing. And I am just grateful I have a little nailpolish on my toes, rather than none at all!! I would gladly give up my food as long as it meant we had enough food to eat and my boys were getting their needs met. Being single and a mom of two is by no means easy! It's VERY hard, and there are so many times I get frustrated, but then I look at those boys and I think to myself..Life is OKAY!!! And I CAN DO THIS!!!! and I Just have to mention The Twins are done now (I'm VERY sad about that), winter is in the near future so hopefully I can catch a movie once in a while!:)

So now that I said that I would like to share a few pictures of the boys and I the last couple of day/weeks.

Layton and the pot bellied pigs

Family photo..GO TWINS!!

Nelson Pumpkin farm

Layton and I in the corn maze.

who is who??

Can you tell which boy is which? Is Layton the one on the left or the right???

I guess we are going back home..

Last night Layton threw up in the middle of the night. I got him up and got him ready and he seemed fine so I thought maybe it was just something he ate. So I take the boys to daycare and I'm explaining to Tracy what happened last night, when Layton starts throwing up again. I said well I guess he's not better and we are going back home. He is a little fussy but I hope it doesn't last long because he has his first "field trip" tomorrow with Daycare. My mom is driving the bus so she will be there with him!! They are going to the amazing animal farm by Eden Valley! I wish I was going along but we have inservices all morning!! YUCKY! Well nothing else is new with me. I haven't had time to get out and hunt that monster buck and I probably won't as I will be spending as much time as I can with my boys. After going to that visitation for Cailyn, I will forever hold my boys a little closer and tighter. My heart goes out to that family!!! I don't ever want to let them go!!!!! So much is happening lately and I'm just so scared to leave them!!!!

Sleepy Boys

I must be wearing out the boys!! Unless they find comfort in the activities they are doing shortly before they fall asleep!!

Back to school..for Mommy!

No I'm not going back to College.. Somedays I wish I was back at college..I am going back to work today!! Am I excited?? Yes I am thrilled! Don't get me wrong, I love staying home with the kids but I also love interacting with the "older" kids too, although sometime they act like my kids but I still enjoy working with them! This week I work from 12:10 to 3:45 but they called me yesterday and offered me more hours so starting next Monday I will be working from 8:15-3:45..almost full time. I'm gonna miss the mornings with my boys but we will get plenty of time to play when I get home from work!! That's the newest detail in my life..

and I suppose everyone is wondering how bow hunting went on Saturday. Well it rained the entire time BUT I seen deer and that's always fun! Dad walked me to my spot and then left to go stand in his spot.. Well I'm puttsing around because it was kinda boring playing with the chipmunks, when all of sudden I hear Dad calling my name so I run out of the woods thinking he shot a deer already but really he was watching a Buck and doe and wanted me by him in hopes of getting a nice shot at one. Well We watched them for a little bit then the buck disappeared so I moved to a new spot just about 100 yards from dad. I didn't see the buck but I watched 2 small does eat off a tree. So I did have some action but nothing close enough to shoot. Hopefully this fall I will have time to get out there more and HOPEFULLY I will atleast get a shot off at that MONSTER buck!!!

Well nothing else is new with me, Layton is going to Daycare full time now and he loves it!! He learns so much there! Lane will be with Karen (his Grandma) most of the days, I don't think infants that small should be in daycare yet. He needs lots of TLC!!:) He will be going to daycare 2 days a week though.

Well until something new happens...