Preschool...What Fun!!

So today...well yesterday we made SLIME!!! Great fun...let me know if you want the recipe and then we make Turkey Hats.....the kids had a blast but man did it take forever to finish!!! They all looked so cute so I have to post the picture!! Enjoy

~To many days off~

I haven't worked since last Thursday....do to the weather and of course we don't have school for hunting and Veterans Day. It hasn't been to bad except on my paycheck!!! The kids fought like crazy but then again it was Clay's weekend so he got to put up with it from Friday night till Sunday night!!!! I can't believe we got this much snow at the beginning of November hopefully we don't get anymore bad blizzards so we don't have to use anymore snow days!!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Well this weekend I took the kids to the Pumpkin Patch....Clay and I wanted to try to do this together but he had to work on his house so he can get moved in before snow flies!!!! Anyway I got some AWESOME pics of the kids....I'm also almost done getting my Studio up and running...done a few shoots...oh and I named it....Parks Photography (my dad loves the name I chose)!!!! Enjoy the pics

Catching Up

Updates When we are into the school year...almost time for the kids first report cards!!! They are all making good grades. Grace loves school....Cherish is doing AWESOME (mainly A+'s on her report card) and Faith is doing GREAT too. The kids have all started dance and Faith's Basketball Season is over tonight....she has done very well. Here's a video of her Playing...She is #7 and one of the smallest girls out there playing!!! Later

SCHOOL YEAR STARTS

This morning I got up at 5:45 went biking and came home to start the day. It's hard to believe that the summer is gone and school is here. The girls where all excited about going back to school...thank God that my kids love school. Grace was alittle nervous...starting kindergarten and being away from mom is a really scary thing for a 5 year old...secretly she was probably excited to break free from me!!! I read her "The Kissing Hand" (just like I read to Faith and Cherish on their First Day of School) and we both cried and cried. By the way if you've never heard of the book it is a really great book to read for the first day of school....it's by Audrey Penn. Got to the school and everything went well...except for Chance he's so mad because he can't go to school too!!!

Pictures of Stacey ~ One Year Old

Here are Stacey's picture from Penny's Studio. The ladies there are great, the manager let me help take some of the pictures (cause I work at a penny's studio) and then she told me next time I'm in town give her a call we'll go out and she'll show me around!!! How cool and they always remember my name and that I'm from ND!!! Love it!!! Enjoy the pics...Stacey did awesome!!!

A Night with Friends

The other night went over to Jeff and Lana's house. Had a great time talking and playing games!! The 3 boys made their own fun by taking all the couch cushions off and piling them in the middle of the room and then jumping on them (kept them entertained for hrs.). I got a picture of Chance flying through the air....so cool!!!!

Southern Cooking

We are going to a friends house tonight to visit and play cards with 3 other couples oh and all the kids....we are hoping they go to bed early!!! So the boys are all out golfing and we women are at home cooking (big surprise)!!! So I was trying to decide what all to make to munch on. I knew I was making pinwheels and then decided to make Fried Pickles (a great southern dish). So I'm sure I'll get crap about being a hillbilly again tonight...nothing new there!!! Anyway I thought I would take a picture of them because they looked so good!!!!

Dance Camp

Faith Rose Ann (our Oldest) Grace (youngest girl) & best friend Sadie


Cherish feeling like crap...poor girl!!

Yesterday our girls had Dance Camp. They all had a blast except Cherish didn't feel good in the afternoon and ending up lying on the stage....we don't know if she had alittle bug or if it was from the heat (because it was so hot in the gym)!!! I took some pictures but picture in the gym don't turn out the best!!

Need to catch up...

~Our Special Gift~

Daddy sleeping with Stacey - they both get tired mid-day for different reasons!!

I'm going to try to do better at this blogging thing:) I flew out to Tennessee for our Family Reunion and my Sissy's 1st Birthday. It is amazing how much she grew. She walking and starting to talk in English, Chinese and some unknown language:) I told my step-mom that I'm going to have to start trying to learn Chinese!! Plus it will be nice when we go on our trip to China.

I had an amazing time and wish I didn't have to come back. It was so hard to leave this time with Stacey getting older...she starting crying because she knew something was up and that just make me cry harder. But I'll be ready to travel again in October!!

She hated her cake - she hates being messy:)

Faith when to Bible Camp for the second year and loved it. She has made some really great friends from around the state. Faith with Jena from Fargo - one of the Staff.

Now for the last two weeks I'm Spring Cleaning....maybe Summer cleaning to get ready for Daycare to start Aug. 18th.....school starts Aug 20th.....Preschool starts Sept. 2nd!!!

She so happy when it's time to eat and she'll eat anything!

Enjoy the pictures!!!

Happy Birthday Me!!

Well I turned 29 again for the 4th year today....well yesterday now!!! It was a good day....went to the zoo with the kids and Clay...did a little shopping and came home to help a friend move!!! But today is going to be the fun day....my girlfriend and I are going to the Spa in the afternoon and get a facial and massage oh and I'm getting my hair done before I fly out on the 8th to Tennessee to see my dad and for my sissy's 1st BIRTHDAY!!!! Can't believe she already going to be ONE!!!! I'll post some pictures later today but I really should get in bed....Later!!!

Schools OUT!!!

I can't believe we are done with school!!! Our last day was last Thursday. Did graduation yesterday and of course cried the whole time....I really hate losing so many of our basketball players...since they are the ones that make coaching fun these past years but there are always more to move up and fill the spots!! Spend the whole day cleaning and going through clothes...put away the winter stuff and bring on the summer ones!!!! Then of course the day wouldn't be the same if I didn't hear...."I'M SO BORED MOM"...a million times!!! For some reason cleaning just isn't fun!!!! I'll post some new pictures soon. I just bought all of their outfits for the kids group pictures that we'll take soon....we are doing a 50's theme....poodle skirts and Chance in a leather jacket!!!! So excited!!! Not to much new here....more next time...I'll try to post sooner than over a month next time. Love ya Trish

Our New Puppy

We got a Tiny Toy Yorkie!! She is so much fun and her name is Mocha. She'll be 6 months next month and I'm buying her boyfriend...we should get him in the next month or so!!! He is 3 pounds...full grown and a proven breeder!! You got it....we are going to make puppies!!! I thought it would be a great little side business and the money is pretty good. Chance loves her so much....as do the girls too but Chance is really good with her!!! She doesn't see the floor alot unless she in her pen!!! Anyway I'll post pictures of Jack when I get him...or as Chance is naming him Jackie Legs (it's from Kangaroo Jack Movie!!!)!!! Until Next Time......

~TENNESSEE~

My sissy...She's gettting so BIG!!! Loves to have her hair brushed.

Well it took 25.5 hrs to get there and 22hrs to get back. The kids didn't know anything until noon before we pulled into my Daddy's. They got to see the Arch in St. Louis, Davy Crocket's Birthplace, Andrew Johnson's Birthplace and meet lots of Family they didn't know they had!!!

Here's everyone..Daddy's 3Girls and grandkids!!!!

My older half-sister was able to come in from West Virginia to stay the whole time. They loved being at Pappaw's and Mammaw's house....loved the chickens and ducks....loved them so much that Mammaw would have to send them into the house so they could eat since they where all bugging them so much. Chance loved the pond behind Pappaw's house!! They were all very excited to meet their Aunt for the first time. Everything went great and I wished we could have stayed longer.....we all cried when we had to leave. The weather was great....78 degrees most of the time. The worst part was coming back home and going to Minn. to lots and lots of snow...WELCOME HOME!!!!! Well here are some pictures. We had a girls night with my older half-sissy we got some good pics...the kids all did mine and Goergnia's make-up!!! We also went to Penny's and got pictures taken so when I get that email I'm post and email them out.

READY OR NOT

Well I stayed up all night packing and getting everything ready......and I'm almost there!! It's really hard to pack for 6 people!!! But as soon as school is over and I get back from Hebron we are off!!!! The only sad thing is that Grandma D (Delores Kitzan) died on Saturday...which isn't a bad thing I'm sure she is so much happier at home with Walt than here confused in that Nursing Home.....the worst part is that I end up missing her funeral since it is tomorrow. So I'm going to go over to the Wake for a little bit before we head out!! Well I better get going and play with the Daycare kids!!!

Getting Ready

Well I'm starting to get ready for VACATION!!!! Although I'm so excited and can't even tell my kids!!!! I took Chance into the Dr. today to have his ears rechecked from the ear infection he had and he's good to go!!! I took Chance and my girlfriend, Heidi's little boy, who is the same age as Chance (we are keeping him while Heidi is out on the Oil Rig since her mom is scheduled for back surgery and can't do anything because of the pain). Anyway I thought it would be so cool to have twins and while your in your house it's great but going out with two very active 3 year olds in a whole different story!!! I'm beat from chasing and saying NO every two seconds....although they did pretty good....I was able to get my hair cut, eyebrows waxed and get a little shopping done. Well that's all for now!!!

Chance and Noah

Noah is one of my best friends little boys and one of my Daycare kids. He is also Chance's best friend...they act just alike!!! Chance got his hair cut for his Birthday this past weekend and we can either..spike it...let it lay down or do a mohawk!!! So this morning I did a mohawk and Noah wanted one too....so here's the two cutest boys in TOWN!!!

Noah's hair is so curly so it didn't stay up...it just wanted to curl over!!!!

~11 Days Left~

I can't believe it...We are leaving in 11 days to go to Tennessee!!!! I can't wait to see my sissy, dad and step-mom....and I can't wait to see the look on my kids faces when they figure out where we are going since they don't know anything about the trip!!! They haven't seen their Pappaw and Mammaw for a year and a half and haven't met their Baby Aunt (just seen pictures from my trips). Pray that we have a safe trip and that I don't go insane traveling with 4....make that 5 kids (that includes Clay). Later....Trish

~Basketball~

We finally WON our FIRST Game!!!!! I'm so excited!!! Friday night we traveled to New England and I swear it was 50 BELOW 0 outside so staying warm on the bus wasn't really an option!!!! But it was worth it to WIN a game. We have a great team this year. The nicest boys that get along and play well together we just don't have a bench!!!! They play and play and play and then are just so tired at the end of the games!!!! So hopefully we can win some more but if we don't that's okay too.....as long as the kids are having a good time as a TEAM!!!!

My Cheerleaders!!!

I have been Coaching Varsity Cheerleading for quite a while now!!! And I LOVE IT!!!! There are days I can do with out the drama but it's all worth it. I have a great group of girls this year....including a forgeign exchange student (which I've never had before)!!! We have one of the biggest Cheerleading Group around with 8....yes EIGHT Girls!!!! This year over Christmas Break we went to Bismarck and I took Pictures at the Studio......which was a blast and then the girls...well some of the girls decided to embarrass me by buying fairy wings and crown to wear out to eat!!!! Well anyway here are some of my favorite pictures.