We are still alive!!

I can't believe it's been over a month since I've posted anything! Our lives are so busy and I guess I haven't made it a priority to sit down and update our blog. Some of you may know that for Jacob's kindergarten year I decided to try homeschooling. It was a VERY tough decision but let me tell you.....with about 8 weeks left in the school year I can say for certain it was one of the best decisions I've made!!!!! We've been doing school through the California Virtual Academy. I love the curriculum. They send me everything I need for the year, books, workbooks, phonics letter tiles, phonics readers, paint, everything for math (blocks, shapes...). We do math, phonics, language arts, and spanish everyday. We do history, science and art 2 times a week. Chloe isn't in Kind. until this fall but she has been unofficially doing it with us and she is reading and writing right along with Jacob. We don't always plan to homeschool. We're planning on doing it for a few years and then we'll see. We do want our kids to have the school experience and also play sports in school. We'll just take it one year at a time.
Well because of homeschooling basically each weekday consists of me cleaning, and doing school. We make sure to keep the kids social by having them in a couple of activities each. Right now they are both in gymnastics and they are both playing baseball. Chloe has taken a break from dance but she'll probably go back next month.
David has been really busy with work (thankfully) and I've been trying to get back in shape!!! Any free time I've had for blogging has been now occupied by exercising. With Bella and all of her ear problems the first year of her life I struggled to make exercising a priority. About 2 months ago Bella finally got tubes put in her ears and it has been so wonderful!!! The doctor said when he made the incision in her ears that fluid poured out of them!! She is finally feeling better, sleeping better and TALKING!! I feel so much better now that I'm getting sleep and I'm 10 lbs. lighter!! Still have some work ahead but at least I'm on the right track.
Chloe turned 5 on the 31st of March!! I can't believe she is 5!!! A couple of Chloe's friends, Chloe, and I went and got manicures and pedicures. My friend Nicole took pictures so I have to get copies from her before I can post them.
Here is some pictures from the last 6 weeks.

Basketball finished up for Jacob. He had so much fun playing basketball. Here he is with his coach Rachel. (she's my sister in law's sister)

Jacob started coach's pitch baseball and Chloe started t-ball. David is coaching both Jacob and Chloe's teams.

Here's a picture of my dad(3rd base coach), Jacob on second, and David(pitcher)

Chloe's 5th birthday!! We went to the movies that morning. Later Chloe and I went shopping. That evening had some family over for cake and ice cream. I'll post pictures from the manicures when I get them.
David and I had a chance to get dresses up and attend a friend's 30th birthday party. She cooked the best meal for all of us!! It was sooo good!! Thanks Dawn for the great evening!!
Easter morning. I would really like this picture of the kids if Jacob didn't look like the bush was going to eat him!! I'll have to retake some pictures!!




Easter egg hunt at my grandma's house. It's fun to have easter egg hunts there. It's where I always did it when I was a kid.




A picture with their cousins. Gotta love the brown paper bags to put their eggs in!! :)