A year and a half later......

So much has changed since my last post! I don't know why I haven't taken the time to get on here and update our blog. I always have the intention to. I guess life just keeps on going and before you know it way too much time has passed.
We had a great year homeschooling and I was prepared to do it again the following year but Chloe kept on begging to go to Kindergarten at a school. I ended up finding a great school that I love. It's a bit of a drive but I've found great friends to carpool with so it's not too bad. This is Jacob and Chloe's second year at this school and they both love it. I miss them being home but there's is also some great advantages to them going to school too!!

Obvioiusly going back and filling in the passed year and half would be a lot so I'll just start from the present and continue on.
Here's a few pictures from this past Halloween.

I love this pie costume so we had to take a picture!

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!! :)

Chloe's Dance Recital

Chloe had her first dance recital on Saturday. It was so fun and cute to see her dance!! She did a great job!!



The pretty ballerinas coloring and waiting patiently for the recital to start






She was so excited receive flowers!! She made sure to put them in vases and put them in her room to enjoy!!

Proof that reading helps you fall asleep...

Jacob and Chloe always read their school books before bed to practice reading. The other night I walked into Jacob's room to check on him and this is how I found him. Asleep with his book over his face!! I was disappointed because the day before I came home to find Bella asleep in her high chair (David had the kids). I didn't think to take her picture before I pulled her out. Her picture would have fit right in with this post!!

What we've been up to...

Growing up...


Bowling for Jacob's birthday party...




Having my 4 year old daughter show me up! (If you are able to see the top score of this picture my score is 99.(Hey, it's hard to concentrate while watching kids) The next picture Chloe's score is at the top with her group and her score is 110!!!




Having not so flattering pictures taken of us bowling...


Wishing Jacob a Happy Birthday again...


Playing basketball...


Getting our ears pierced and ballet... (Getting her ears pierced happened on a whim. I never cared how old she was as long as it was what she wanted. Well we were at Libby Lu because they were closing down. :( She wanted one last makeover and somehow we left with a makeover and earrings!! I didn't come prepared for the occasion with a camera so I bought a disposable one. I have to go develop the pictures still...)



Goofing around in mom's shoes...