2013 - here we go!

Well, 2013 has started off reasonably well. Busy, but that's to be expected in this house! :)

Dylan & Ryan are doing good in school and Cub Scouts. They are getting ready for Pine Wood Derby at the beginning of Feb. Dylan's grades are exceptional and Ryan's are coming WAY up from where he started at the first of the year. Ryan started off struggling and having a bit of trouble with his confidence but I think he has finally found his groove!!


Dylan is prepping for his second acting audition. This time with Town & Gown - a local theater. The play is called "The Broken Statue". A historical play surrounding the Marland Mansion in Ponca City, Ok. His chances of getting into this one are actually fairly slim unless there are very few boys who audition due to him being 2-6 years younger than the ages they are looking for. I think if he can go in and show them what he's got he'll make it though!
We are also in the process of planning his 9th birthday party. He's chosen to have a geology party and learn everything he can about rocks and their formations. I must say planning science related parties is so much more difficult than pizza and bounce houses... It's sure to be a great party though!



Ryan doesn't have too many interests these days other than video gaming which I'm mean and limit. He's getting ready to start a reading tutoring program at OSU that hopefully will boost his reading confidence. He's also interested in karate so we may look into that for an active outlet!

Right now he absolutely loves ANYTHING active! Skating, biking, scooter riding, rocks, dirt, bugs, building forts/huts, outdoor scavenger hunting, etc. These things can & will keep him busy for hours on end!

As you can see in the pic he loves finding treasure. This "ancient pipe" was one he found today while we were in the field next to our house rock hunting


Aydan has a recently found love of all things Thomas (the train). For Christmas he got a train table and quite a few trains to go with it. He now has Thomas jammies that he lives in, Thomas bedding, Thomas movies and a Thomas condutor hat that he loves wearing and sleeping with. His favorite train right now is Hiro.

He's been working hard on writing his letters so hopefully will be fully writing by the time he starts pre-k in Aug. He's super excited about school, but me not so much. It's hard to believe my baby is old enough for school....

He's growing too fast! A few nights ago this kid ate 4 slices of pizza in one sitting and was still asking for more(I cut him off at that because I was afraid he would explode)...


Plans are also in the works for a 2 room addition to be built onto the back of our house so the g-ma's can move in. I've never liked nursing homes and have always said I would be the one to care for them once they could no longer care for themselves. Well, that time is very near... More on this in the coming weeks!