Joseph wins 2nd Place!

Joseph entered the school's science fair and won 2nd place overall. Each teacher was permitted to select finalists from their class. After becoming a finalist they move onto the school fair for judging. Today it was announced that Joseph had won 2nd place for the school wide science fair. Unfortunately, he won't be moving on to the District science fair (only 1st place gets to compete at district). Regardless, we are still very proud of our scientist!!!!

Back to School.....for Jeannette =)

I have decided that it's time to finish my degree. As some of you may know I was going to school when I found out that I was pregnant with Evelyn. I had to stop going around my 3rd month of pregnancy due to excessive morning sickness and have been off since. Well with the down turn in our economy and the fact that my career field is basically non-existent now; I have decided to get my RN. After high school I was supposed to go to college in LA as a Pre-Med student but took some time off instead....well we all know how that story goes (Steve, Joe, Maddie & Evelyn) and I wouldn't change it but it's time to finish =)

Anyway, so I'm starting with getting my RN and may possibly continue on to Medical school. We'll see where life takes me and how much my husband, kids & babysitters can tolerate...LOL! Thanks to everyone for their wonderful support...it means a lot to me!!!

Happy Birthday Evie!!!

On Saturday, January 1oth we celebrated Evelyn's 1st birthday =) It was a wonderful day spent celebrating with family and friends. We had a barbecue of hamburgers and hot dogs, cake and pinata fun for the kids.

Wishing you a wonderful holiday!!!

Snow Day 08'

I know what you're thinking....No way did it snow in Hemet?! You'd be right too if that was your train of thought...this year so far anyway. However it did snow at my brother's house in Victorville along with many of my other family members getting almost 2 feet of the white stuff!!! We spent the weekend in Victorville to celebrate Christmas with my dad's family and to let the kids play a bit. We'll be doing some serious playing in the snow this weekend as well and will post more pictures later.

Vikings finish 3rd overall

Joseph's football team lost their playoff game with a final score of 12-6. The boys were crushed however we are so proud of them all for playing with all their hearts the whole season through. They lived, ate, breathed & even dreamed football (the dreaming was per coach's orders...lol)!!! The Vikings finished strong with 3rd place in their division=)

VIKINGS WIN!!!

In an amazing upset the Vikings (Joseph's team) won the Raiders 18-7 and became the 3rd team in a 3 way tie for 1st place in the division!!! Playoffs here we come =) The kids played their hearts out today and used every skill, play and trick they have learned over the last two months. It payed off big time too! Even if they lose in the first round of the playoffs we could not be more proud of Joseph & his teammates. However, we plan on going all the way to CHAMPIONSHIPS! Wish us luck and check back some time next week to see how the first round went.

She Walks!!!

At nearly 11 months old Evelyn walked today! She took 3 steps unassisted and had perfect balance. It was particularly special because Steve had just got home from work and she walked over to say hello to him=) We know it wasn't a fluke because just a minute later she took 2-3 more steps to get to me. Now it is just a matter of convincing her that she can do it all of the time. However, I don't think it will take long since I put up my Christmas tree yesterday! Hopefully we'll be able to post a video soon.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

OK......so let's play catch up once again. Joseph unfortunately lost his bid for Historian =( However, he is still singing in the school choir and playing flag football 5 days a week. His team is currently 6-1.

The girls are doing great! Evelyn has cut her 5th tooth and is about to walk any day now. Madison is doing wonderful in school. She received Student of the Month on October 31st.

I am still looking for work but am enjoying my time as a stay at home mommy. Steve is working, of course, but is trying to get more fishing in on his days off. Well, that's about all for now but I promise to try to post at least two times a month.

Joseph Runs for Office

As some of you may know, Joseph decided to run for Student Council. The campaigning only lasted one week but it was a long one! We all pitched in and helped him out from making posters to putting together pencils with his name and picture on them. Today was Election Day for Winchester Elementary and our kids were prepared for the hardest day of campaigning yet. Both went to school armed with goodies to hand out with Joe's name to wearing large campaign buttons reminding everyone that Joe is the man for the job. Anyway....we are all so proud of him (and ourselves for that matter..lol) we wanted to share his posters with you all. Tomorrow the winners are announced so check back for the results!

Fall Festival

Tonight we celebrated Fall Festival at our kids school, Winchester Elementary. This gives the kids an opportunity to wear their costumes and celebrate with their friends since they are not allowed to wear costumes on Halloween as the school feels it is a distraction to the learning process. Here is a preview of what they will look like on Halloween =)

Joey G, Evie the Peep & Maddie the Queen of Hearts
Madison w/ her teacher, Mr. Wible

Joseph w/his teacher, Mr. Miller

Evie the Peep

Evelyn walks.....with some assistance.

Catching up!

Well, it has been a very busy last couple of weeks for us. At the end of September we went to Oak Glen apple orchards with a large group of family to celebrate my Aunt JoAnne's birthday. We had a wonderful time!

Joseph has started playing football, singing in the school's choir and being a good student all around. It has been an amazing year for him so far. Not to mention that we just went to Six Flags Magic Mountain on October 11th to celebrate Joseph's 9th birthday! Steve & I still have not been able to figure out how the time went so fast =(

The girls are doing great also. Madison is not involved in any sports or dancing at the moment but spends much of her free time playing with her friends. As always, she is doing very well in school also. Evelyn just turned 9 months old and is almost walking. On October 5th she said her first two word sentence...."bye, bye momma". It was great to hear but at the same time sad because I was trying to get her to say goodbye to her Nanny, not me!! She is such a good baby and we are having such a great time with her. Madison loves playing mommy to Evie and is a big help!

Pictures of our recent Adventures

Joseph with Uncle Scott at Oak Glen (9-28-08)

Madison in a fire truck at Oak Glen (9-28-08)

Evie at Joseph's football practice (10-10-08)

Batman, Superman & Supergirl...aka Uncle Paul, Joseph & Madison
@ Six Flags Magic Mountain (10-11-08)

Jean, Maddie & Katie at Six Flags (10-11-08)

Maddie, Steve, Jean & Joe at Six Flags
(10-11-08)

1st Tooth

Evelyn cut her first tooth today....finally =) She has been teething for almost five months now. The bottom left tooth broke through this morning. You can see a little of it but you can most definitely feel it! We are so excited!!

She's Crawling!

Finally, Finally, FINALLY! Evelyn began crawling today =) For a while now she would get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth. I was so excited this morning that I called Steve at work to share the news. Just last night we were both saying how we wished she would just crawl already and now she is =)

Baby giggles are the BEST!

Silly Girl

We went out to dinner last night and Evelyn was doing some silly stuff. I couldn't help but record it on my phone so that we can share it with all of you. ENJOY =)

Evelyn is getting so big!

Evelyn has grown by leaps and bounds! It is so hard to believe that she is nearly 8 months old now. She has recently figured out how to get herself from off of her belly to sitting up. When we saw her do this we clapped and cheered for her. Evie then mimicked the cheering by clapping for herself. Now she claps when ever she does almost anything. It's so cute =)

Evelyn is also trying to crawl and walk. She gets up on her hands and knees but then tries to climb to her feet. It's pretty funny....although she doesn't think so. Evie gets very frustrated. She is pulling herself up on people and standing up all of the time.

1st day of School

It's here.....it's here....it's finally here!! It's the first day of school for Joseph and Madison. I love our children dearly but they have been driving me crazy all summer long. This is the first time that I have been home with them for an entire summer. It's exhausting! Although my sanity is happy that it may return (somewhat) I am also so sad to see my baby's get yet another year older. At least I have Evelyn and her discoveries to help keep me busy =) However, she is also growing rapidly before our eyes.