Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Spring Break 2017
The boys are off in March for two weeks for spring break since school is modified year-round. It is hard to keep them entertained all day, and I hear a lot of I'm bored. So far we have gone to the Legoland discovery Center with friends, had dinner at our friends the Lindros, planted pumpkin seeds and some sunflower seeds with hopes that they will grow, visited the library, went to Bahama bucks when they opened for a snow cone and smoothie, had a picnic in the park with Grandma, boys went swimming even though the pool is pretty darn cold, had friends and neighbors over to swim and barbecue, had a St. Patrick's Day dinner at my parents house, and let the boys stay up late watching movies. The boys also find it a very special treat to sleep on the floor at night we normally only let them on the weekends, but they've been able to since they have been on break.
Good Bye Renaissance
My nice part time job ended unexpectedly when I got me laid off in the beginning of March. I was told there was not enough work for me to do, but it definitely had politics involved. I'm looking at the bright side and excited that I'll have more time to spend with baby girl when she arrives.
Trips and Holidays 2016
We had a couple nice trips in 2016.
We visited our friends Steph and Brandon at their house in San Diego and stayed with them for the July 4 weekend. We got lots of beach time and some great catching up. It was a very relaxing weekend.
We took a trip up to Prescott into the Pinetree's to get away for a weekend and have some cooler weather. And my cooler weather it was pretty cold at night. We stayed in a house that was deep in the woods so the stars looked amazing at night and you could hear even a whisper through the trees. The house was near the lake in Preskett and the four of us actually got the canoe together. The boys were so worried about falling in the lake they sat so nice and still while Darren and I paddled them around the lake. The only downfall to our trip was for some reason the fire alarms kept going off both nights in the middle of the night. The boys got to make a little log fort and Walker got to come and enjoy all the smells of the forest. Dear would come through yard at dusk. And the boys got enjoy Smore's and hot cocoa by the fire.
For October break we went back to California and stayed with our friends Jenny and Steve and their children. We went to brick or treat at Legoland one night and let the kids go to candy in their costumes. Then went back to Legoland the next day to enjoy the park. We stayed a couple nights with Janey and Steve and a couple nights at Legoland hotel. Then we ventured up to Laguna Beach for a few nights and stayed at a hotel on the beach and got to enjoy the sunset over the water every night. After we left Laguna we traveled up to LA to visit my sisters and got to hang out with the boys cousin Riley.
For Thanksgiving my sisters came to town and we had Thanksgiving at my parents house. As usual there was a puzzle to be made, delicious food and a nice family time.
Christmas was quiet for us which was nice it was just the four of us. On Christmas day we had grandmother and grandpa Jack over for a Christmas dinner.
For New Year's Kyla Jake and Riley were in town and they stayed with us to celebrate the new year. We also had a Hulihee family over to bring in the new year.
We visited our friends Steph and Brandon at their house in San Diego and stayed with them for the July 4 weekend. We got lots of beach time and some great catching up. It was a very relaxing weekend.
We took a trip up to Prescott into the Pinetree's to get away for a weekend and have some cooler weather. And my cooler weather it was pretty cold at night. We stayed in a house that was deep in the woods so the stars looked amazing at night and you could hear even a whisper through the trees. The house was near the lake in Preskett and the four of us actually got the canoe together. The boys were so worried about falling in the lake they sat so nice and still while Darren and I paddled them around the lake. The only downfall to our trip was for some reason the fire alarms kept going off both nights in the middle of the night. The boys got to make a little log fort and Walker got to come and enjoy all the smells of the forest. Dear would come through yard at dusk. And the boys got enjoy Smore's and hot cocoa by the fire.
For October break we went back to California and stayed with our friends Jenny and Steve and their children. We went to brick or treat at Legoland one night and let the kids go to candy in their costumes. Then went back to Legoland the next day to enjoy the park. We stayed a couple nights with Janey and Steve and a couple nights at Legoland hotel. Then we ventured up to Laguna Beach for a few nights and stayed at a hotel on the beach and got to enjoy the sunset over the water every night. After we left Laguna we traveled up to LA to visit my sisters and got to hang out with the boys cousin Riley.
For Thanksgiving my sisters came to town and we had Thanksgiving at my parents house. As usual there was a puzzle to be made, delicious food and a nice family time.
Christmas was quiet for us which was nice it was just the four of us. On Christmas day we had grandmother and grandpa Jack over for a Christmas dinner.
For New Year's Kyla Jake and Riley were in town and they stayed with us to celebrate the new year. We also had a Hulihee family over to bring in the new year.
What the boys are up to
Brice William McCollem
Lost his first tooth on June 4, 2016. The tooth fairy brought him $1.50 and a nice little note.
Is doing extremely well in first grade getting academic achievements in both first and second quarter.
Went on his first field trip in November to the Science Museum I got to chaperone.
In November 2016 but I started writing his bike with no training wheels.
He finished his second season of basketball and has improved a lot.
In March he started coach pitch and has a pretty good swing but needs to work on his fielding.
He had a Pokémon birthday party for his 6th birthday.
He was Pikachu for Halloween.
Loves playing Pokémon go with Darren.
Loves the iPad.
Wanted for the longest time to be a consultant like pop up when he was older but recently changed his mind to be a paleontologist.
At his six-year physical he still in the 100% for height.
Brice is a sensitive boy. He is still extremely friendly and loves the friends he has. He makes friends easily but can get frustrated when they don't want to play what he wants to play (always wants to be the leader). He is still very emotional extremely happy or things are the worst. As he gets older he's gotten much better about controlling his emotions. He is starting to become very helpful. He is very good about including Nathan when they play with friends. He and Nathan already have a strong bond. There's definitely plenty of fighting and a lot of love between them as well.
Nathan Guy McCollem
Loves to sing. Memorize the songs on the radio and sings to them pretty easily.
His favorite song is "Can't stop the feeling" and sings and dances to it all the time.
Loves the attention and will sing and dance for anyone.
Nathan still takes naps even at 4 1/2 and can fall sleep anywhere.
He will still crawl into bed at night and snuggle with Darren and I.
He loves to dress up as ash from Pokémon he puts on his back pack a pair of gloves with finger holes and his hat and loves to pretend.
Still has a huge imagination and it's great to see you at work.
He loves taking pictures on the iPad and our phones. And has a pretty good eye.
Had A Star Wars birthday party for his 4th birthday.
Was Squirtle for Halloween.
At his four year check up he had to get his kindergarten shots and was very brave.
He started brilliant beginnings again in July 2016 and did much better with classes. We are going to test him in early for kindergarten. We think he is ready and he is so excited to be at the gator school with Brice.
He wants to be an astronaut when he grows up. And loves learning about space.
He still plays with his earlobes when he's tired or thinking.
He never stops talking.
Nathan is my funny kid. He loves to make people laugh and enjoys playing with his brother and friends. He wants to do whatever his brother is doing. He's going through a big testing phase but instantly says he's sorry and tries to butter you up with his big blue eyes. Overall he's pretty easy-going, but definitely holds his own if Brice or someone else tries to get them to do something that he does not want to do. He is never "wrong" and will try to convince you why he's right. He does some pretty cute things and I love that he still wants to sing and dance with me.
Lost his first tooth on June 4, 2016. The tooth fairy brought him $1.50 and a nice little note.
Is doing extremely well in first grade getting academic achievements in both first and second quarter.
Went on his first field trip in November to the Science Museum I got to chaperone.
In November 2016 but I started writing his bike with no training wheels.
He finished his second season of basketball and has improved a lot.
In March he started coach pitch and has a pretty good swing but needs to work on his fielding.
He had a Pokémon birthday party for his 6th birthday.
He was Pikachu for Halloween.
Loves playing Pokémon go with Darren.
Loves the iPad.
Wanted for the longest time to be a consultant like pop up when he was older but recently changed his mind to be a paleontologist.
At his six-year physical he still in the 100% for height.
Brice is a sensitive boy. He is still extremely friendly and loves the friends he has. He makes friends easily but can get frustrated when they don't want to play what he wants to play (always wants to be the leader). He is still very emotional extremely happy or things are the worst. As he gets older he's gotten much better about controlling his emotions. He is starting to become very helpful. He is very good about including Nathan when they play with friends. He and Nathan already have a strong bond. There's definitely plenty of fighting and a lot of love between them as well.
Nathan Guy McCollem
Loves to sing. Memorize the songs on the radio and sings to them pretty easily.
His favorite song is "Can't stop the feeling" and sings and dances to it all the time.
Loves the attention and will sing and dance for anyone.
Nathan still takes naps even at 4 1/2 and can fall sleep anywhere.
He will still crawl into bed at night and snuggle with Darren and I.
He loves to dress up as ash from Pokémon he puts on his back pack a pair of gloves with finger holes and his hat and loves to pretend.
Still has a huge imagination and it's great to see you at work.
He loves taking pictures on the iPad and our phones. And has a pretty good eye.
Had A Star Wars birthday party for his 4th birthday.
Was Squirtle for Halloween.
At his four year check up he had to get his kindergarten shots and was very brave.
He started brilliant beginnings again in July 2016 and did much better with classes. We are going to test him in early for kindergarten. We think he is ready and he is so excited to be at the gator school with Brice.
He wants to be an astronaut when he grows up. And loves learning about space.
He still plays with his earlobes when he's tired or thinking.
He never stops talking.
Nathan is my funny kid. He loves to make people laugh and enjoys playing with his brother and friends. He wants to do whatever his brother is doing. He's going through a big testing phase but instantly says he's sorry and tries to butter you up with his big blue eyes. Overall he's pretty easy-going, but definitely holds his own if Brice or someone else tries to get them to do something that he does not want to do. He is never "wrong" and will try to convince you why he's right. He does some pretty cute things and I love that he still wants to sing and dance with me.
It's a Girl!!! 💗
Time to post the exciting news that I am pregnant with a baby girl! I took a pregnancy test on January 4, 2017 and wrapped it up and gave it to Darren as a birthday present. I told him it was the best birthday present I could get it. I made an appointment with the doctor thinking I was not as far along as I was and when I went in for my ultrasound I was pleasantly surprised to be two weeks later and we got to see arms and legs and everything measured great. Because of my "advanced maternal age" I took a blood test to test for any genetic defects and it would also tell us the sex of the baby. But before we had a reveal party we needed to start telling our family. Darren and I knew we cannot tell the boys to early because they would not be able to keep their mouth shut. So one Sunday we made valentines cupcakes and told boys that I was pregnant. I wish I had videoed Nathan's reaction because he just started giggling with excitement. Brice asked about three questions very logically one being "where is the baby going to fit in our room" and then said I'm so excited we're going to have another sister or brother. We then went to my parents house to share the news and put Nathan and his new shirt that said promoted to big brother and her brothers hand them the alter sound pictures we go. Another great reaction from my parents. We then slowly started telling the rest of the family Darren's parents through Skype his dad ran and got a beer. When the doctor had the news that everything looked great with the baby she put the sex of the baby in a number lope and I brought to the bakery to have surprise cake made. We invited my parents over and skate with Darren's parents and cut into the cake. Nathan was hoping for a little girl Brice was hoping for a brother to wrestle. Darren and I were very excited to find out we were having a baby girl!
How I'm Feeling
I have been feeling pretty nauseous and my taste buds have completely changed. Sweets are making me sick and I am craving salt. After 12 weeks I was starting to feel a little better but it still depends on the day depending on what I eat. I just tell myself baby girl is growing nice and big and healthy.
Growing Family
The boys are very sweet with me. Nathan constantly comes up and touches my belly and in a very deep voice says "chubby little baby". He is always talking to me and the baby and is very excited it's a little girl. Brice will come up and give me a hug every once in while and ask how I'm feeling, he also tells me all the names I picked he really likes. They both asked me what size fruit or vegetable the baby is. It is nice that they are excited and welcoming for our newest family member.
I am currently 17 weeks pregnant and will have our 20 week ultrasound in just two weeks!
How I'm Feeling
I have been feeling pretty nauseous and my taste buds have completely changed. Sweets are making me sick and I am craving salt. After 12 weeks I was starting to feel a little better but it still depends on the day depending on what I eat. I just tell myself baby girl is growing nice and big and healthy.
Growing Family
The boys are very sweet with me. Nathan constantly comes up and touches my belly and in a very deep voice says "chubby little baby". He is always talking to me and the baby and is very excited it's a little girl. Brice will come up and give me a hug every once in while and ask how I'm feeling, he also tells me all the names I picked he really likes. They both asked me what size fruit or vegetable the baby is. It is nice that they are excited and welcoming for our newest family member.
I am currently 17 weeks pregnant and will have our 20 week ultrasound in just two weeks!
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