Welcome Back

Hi.  My name is Kammy.  And this is my blog.  Oh, wait...
So I've decided to start blogging again.  It is really hard to keep up with sometimes, but I just LOVE being able to look back over the last few years that I've blogged and see the sweet pictures of my babies and be reminded of some of the fun experiences we've had.  I guess my last post kinda caught everyone up on our current living situation...quick recap...we are still living in the first house we ever lived in as a married couple...back at our first church and are very much enjoying being back. I'll start this post though, by briefly catching you up on the major highlights of the last 8 months and then maybe I'll try to start blogging more regularly....
So in December both big boys had a birthday.  Austin turned 5 and Daniel turned 8.  They had a football party and got football outfits...

 

 We had Christmas.  I got this GREAT snapshot of the kids in front of the tree at church.  Doesn't happen often that I get them all looking at the camera and actually smiling too!

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 We got snow twice.  This was the first one we had.  It happened overnight and was gone by noon.  The second one stayed around for quite awhile, but I'll explain why I don't have any pics of that later...

 Peyton is super mobile now.  He can officially climb on the kitchen table now.  Always creates interesting days when that happens...

 And now why we didn't play in the second big snow.  Our baby got his foot caught in the rotating brush on our vacuum cleaner.  It tore off several layers of skin off the bottom of his foot.  It was horrible.  After taking him to the ER and later to his pediatrician, we discovered that the foot was infected.  He developed a type of staff infection called MRSA.  So we headed down to LeBonheur Children's Hospital on completely ice and snow covered roads so little Peyton could be admitted to the hospital and receive IV antibiotics to heal his precious little baby foot.  He thankfully had just learned the word "NO" before we entered the hospital, so he got to use that word a lot while doctors and nurses poked and prodded his little arms and feet.  He wore the most adorable little baby boot for a week and a half so the foot could heal faster and the wound could close fully.  Now he's doing great and the foot is almost completely healed.

 One day while we were at the hospital the big kids came to visit for awhile.  They did an art project while they were there...

 So, those are the big highlights over the last few months.  Oh...I may have forgotten to mention that we decided to put the kids in school this year.  Daniel and Lily are in first and second grade at a local elementary school and Mondays and Wednesdays, Austin goes to a little church preschool.  So two days a week its just me and Peyton...but the other days its me and these two...

They love each other.  So there's our life!  The plan is to post more regularly from here on out.  We'll see.  :)

Wrestling

Daniel and Austin have been wrestling this winter.  It has been so incredibly adorable watching them.  And I might add, it is a very intense sport to watch.  I have about a million videos of each of the boys wrestling and maybe one day I'll post one, but it takes a very long time to post a video on here, so that will have to come later. 

So far they have wrestled in 3 tournaments.  Now, mind you...these tournaments are ALL DAY LONG.  Like we get there around 6 or 7 in the morning and aren't done sometimes until 5 that evening.  But, the kids have done great being there all day!  At these tournaments, Austin has earned two 2nd place trophies and Daniel has earned one 3rd place trophy and one 4th place trophy.  They are so proud of them...

 Lily wanted in on some of the action...

...and so am I.  They are mantle worthy (one is Daniel's baseball trophy)!

 They will have one more tournament next weekend that they'll attend and then that will probably be it for the year.  It really has been so cute watching them out there, and watching them learn.  I'm so proud of my boys!

Wrestling!

Well...my little boys are wrestling!

I just cannot believe it!  It is so adorable...and the boys are SO excited about it!  So every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday night they take off to Southern Middle School for wrestling practice from 5:30-7.  (Which by the way...means we are eating dinner at 4:45...that's right...FOUR FORTY-FIVE!!)  Jason is helping to coach as well.  Daniel listens to the coach well and is very good at wrestling!  Austin is a beast.  He is used to wrestling Daniel and Jason...so now that he can finally wrestle someone that weighs the same as him...he kinda dominates.  :)  Anyway...it's pretty cute!  See for yourself...here's a little video of the boys...Enjoy!!

First Grade Field Trip

Today Daniel's first grade class went on a field trip to the corn maze.  Originally just Jason was going to go with him, but this morning me and the boys decided we were going to join them as well (since we were allowed to go).  I am so glad we went!  It was a pretty windy, making it really chilly, but we bundled up little Peyton in some warm clothes and stuck him in the baby backpack with a blanket around him and he was snug as a bug in a rug!  I think he was the warmest one!  Anyway...we had so much fun getting to go with Daniel and his class!  First, we saw all the animals.  Check out this big ole' fat cow!

 The picture didn't truly capture it's big-ness.  I think the highlight of seeing the cows was when they pooped or peed...as you can imagine, the first graders thought that was pretty hilarious.  Some of the kids got to milk the cows, but Daniel didn't want to.  They liked feeding the sheep the hay...Daniel especially liked to throw the hay on the sheep...

 They also had a little playground and these water duck races...

 And these little bikes and some tractors that raced around a track.  Austin absolutely loved these bikes.  During playground time he kept disappearing...and I'd always find him here...

 Daddy and his boys (plus another first grader)...

After we played on the playground we got to ride on a hayride, eat lunch, and then go through the corn maze.  I was too cold and squished to take pictures on the hay ride.  And I really don't know why I didn't get pictures during the corn maze.  But anyway...all in all it was a super fun day.  And certainly a change in scenery for me and the two little boys!  Lily's class will come in a few weeks so we are looking forward to that....and also hoping for an unseasonably warm day that day!  Happy Fall Y'all!

First Day of School

 Monday August 27th was the first day of school here in Garrett County.  However, Daniel had an important doctor's appointment that day and kindergarten phases in the first 3 days of school.  So both kids first day ended up being Tuesday the 28th.  I just can't believe this little boy is in FIRST grade...

 And that this little girl is in KINDERGARTEN...

I was really nervous about Lily starting, because on orientation day she all the sudden clammed up and got really shy.  She clung to Jason like glue!  She did warm up after awhile, but it still made me really nervous that she was going to cry when we had to drop her off and she would have to stay without us.  But...she actually did great!  Her second week was a little bit of an adjustment (it also could have had to do with the fact that we had just had a new baby and my family had just left)...but now she comes home every day talking about how much she loves school.  She says its the best place EVER!  Daniel really likes school too...the work of first grade was an adjustment for him at first, but he seems like he's used to it now!  I miss them while they're at school all day, but its so fun hearing about all the new things they learned at school!  They are getting so big and smart! :)

Boat Day

Last Friday was Boat Day for all the Kindergarten classes at Daniel's school.  So around 10am they all walked over to the park across from the school to play on the big playground, eat lunch, and sail their boats on the little beach.  Parents and siblings were allowed to join them, so we packed up and met them over there!  All 3 kids had a blast!

 I have been amazed at how much more Daniel can climb and maneuver through all the playground equipment after being in Kindergarten this year!  

 Lily still needs Daddy's help to go across the monkey bars.

 And now for the boat sailing.  The kids brought home pieces for a boat and we built it together and then Daniel painted it.  Originally the boat had a sail, but ironically the boat wouldn't sail with the sail, so we took it off.

 Due to liability issues with it being a field trip, the kids weren't allowed to swim.  So they could just get in to their ankles.

All in all, it was a super fun day.  I remembered to lather up the kiddos in sunscreen, but I didn't put any on, so I was a little toasty after the day was over.  We will definitely be going back to the park a lot this summer to swim and play!

Shopping!!

Yesterday was a big day for the Heath family!! First of all little Daniel had his first big field trip to the ImagineOcean! It was a puppet show of ocean creatures done with black lights. Daniel was hilarious! All week he had been talking about this trip. His teacher had told the class they had to be at school about 20 minutes early, would not have time to eat breakfast at school, and needed to pack a lunch that day. Let me first say...that Daniel usually rides the bus to school (so he is usually already at school 20 minutes early), and about 95% of the time he takes his lunch to school. He does eat breakfast at school usually (it's free and he loves eating there), so out of her 3 instructions...only one altered his usual school schedule. However, Daniel felt it very necessary to remind us about each and every instruction. The night before he kept saying, "Daddy, we have to get up really early tomorrow, because I have to be at school early!!!" Jason kept asking, "Do you want me to take you to school?" He kept saying, "No, daddy...Ms. Spencer said she'll wait on the buses." It never dawned on him that Jason could get him there at the same time or before the buses. I didn't get much sleep the night before, so I was still in bed while he was getting ready. He came in almost 30 minutes early to hug me goodbye. It was so cute watching him be so anxious and excited about his big day. This time they said there was not enough space or tickets for parents to join, so I didn't get to go with him. However...Thursdays are Jason's day off, so we decided to take the other two kids and go on an adventure of our own! There is no mall in the city we live in...the closest mall is about 45 minutes away, but it's really small. So we decided to take a 2 hour trek to Hagerstown, MD to the big mall! Lily and Austin were super excited about going to the mall! Especially Lily...the night before Lily said.."I have a question. I need to buy some new clothes at the mall. The kind of clothes I want are like pretty dresses....and I also need to buy some shoes that I don't already have." We were sitting there wondering where the question was. That child is ALL girl! So needless to say, Wednesday night the kiddos were very eager to go to bed (for once)! Here are some of the shoes Lily thought were pretty...

And Austin found some he liked too...
However these shoes were at the Finish Line....which means they run about $45. That wasn't happening. I think we went into every shoe store in the mall. And every time Jason went into a store he liked Lily would say, "Can we just go into a girl store?" That child loves the mall....she even walked the entire time in time without complaining. At the end we found a little play place and let them play for a little while before lunch...
And then we had lunch.....
At LONGHORN!! Oh, yes! Wild West Shrimp as an appetizer (oh my word...YUM), salad with honey mustard dressing, loaded baked potato and grilled chicken with a stuffed portabella mushroom on top. Ok, so don't worry, I didn't clean my plate. And of course, we shared the appetizer. But I will say, one thing I LOVE about being pregnant, is not having to suck my tummy in after eating a big meal! :) Here is Austin waiting patiently for his mac-n-cheese and salad!
Their food came with some orange slices...they got a little silly with those...


And then while Jason got a few things at Lifeway, the kids and I decided to go to the beloved Target. We of course looked at clothes! And I looked at adorable baby clothes and thought before too long I will be buying something like this....
Or this.....
Oh my goodness, so cute. You would think clothes shopping would be boring for kids. But not Lily! Even Austin was super excited about a pair of shorts he wanted! Here is what our buggy looked like after about 5 minutes...
Yep..they are all "pretty dresses." Of course we were not buying all these dresses. I told Lily she could put them all in and then pick her favorite out of all of them to buy. And she did great! She was totally fine with putting all the other ones back. So a full day of shopping! Each boy got a superhero shirt and a pair of athletic shorts and Lily got a Hello Kitty shirt, a pair of shorts, and a little sun-dress. Daniel was super excited about what we brought him home...and he had a wonderful time on his field trip. It ended up being a very fun day...and we were all ready to crash when we got home (some more than others). :)

Catch Up...Part 1

So, since we have finally gotten settled in and I am no longer in complete and utter overload with things to do....I have realized how many pictures I have on my camera that never got blogged about! Things like.....Lily's last week of Mother's Day Out...

It was Cowboy and Cowgirl day the day we brought in cookies for her little goodbye party...

She was quite the little host passing out all the cookies!

Then there was Daniel's last day of school. This was his sweet teacher from Dayton City School...

And all his friends hugging him goodbye......(I had a hard time choking down the tears during that part)...

And then there was Halloween.....Iron Man, Cinderella, and Captain America...

And THEN.....we got to see PAPPY!!! Pappy has been in Kuwait for 18 months!! And he got to come home for a visit right around the time we were moving, so we got to spend all day with him and Grandmaw before we went to visit my family and they flew out to Wyoming to see Jason's sister. Daniel was especially excited to see Pappy...

Silly boys....

So what better to do with Pappy than go to Chuckie Cheese (especially when all the other kids are in school so you basically have the whole place to yourselves)!!!

I got in the truck with Austin....he kept holding my leg to keep me from falling out...

Sweet girl....

So there are at least a few of the pictures I had every intention of blogging about but never had the time to until now! I still have more, but we'll save that for another day.

P.S. This is what my backyard looks like now.....

:)