Zane

OK it is day two of trying to catch up on my blogging . So today we are going to start with Zane...
So what should i tell you about our Zaners? That he is now three years old for those of you that don't know. He is full of energy and keeps us busy with out any sports activities. He loves his big brother and big sister very much. He plays with them no matter what they are doing, whether he is big enough or not. Because in his mind he is not little. He just has this personality that just makes you smile and want to laugh with his funny, quirky, dimply looks. No wonder it's hard to get mad at him.



Zane likes to be read too, play games and do puzzles. He likes to watch Blue's clues ,Diego and Dora. I find him yelling at the T.V. a lot repeating what they say and trying to keep those fingerprints cleaned off the t.v. is a challenge too. But you know, you need to go up and touch the screen to help Blue's, Dora and Diego out. They really need his help.Lol Yep, that's my Zane. Sometimes i find myself yelling at the t.v. with Him" Swiper no swiping, Swiper No swiping." "OH Man!"



I also think that he might be are little technotronics guy. He loves to be on the computer, play his leapster which he calls his Dsi because brother and sis having them, he plays on the Wii, which he likes playing the regular golfing game.I would have to say i don't think he plays to bad for a three year old. Hmm! Do we have the next Tiger Woods? :) I just know that he can golf better then me. He also has now discovered my ipod touch and loves to play with that. So yes, he is not Technically Challenged likes some of us might be. But i have to say what do you expect when you have a older sister and brother. He has never been one to play with age appropriate toys. Remember in his mind he is a big boy, invincible just like he thinks his brother is:)

Also this summer/fall he has learned to use the petals on his bike. But has yet to learn to use the potty. We need to work on that one. But when the kids went back to school this year he cried, because he said that he wanted to go to school. I tried explaining that he was not quite old enough to go, but then that just added more drama. Yep, we have a Drama Queen and King in our house. It can make for an interesting day. Sometimes! But i do have to say that the three year old drama king is a lot cuter sometimes, then the drama of the almost 10 year old Queen:)

Well i know this post seems so much smaller then the others. But that is Zane in a nut shell. Our quirky, fun loving, dramatic, dimple, loving little boy. What would i do with out Him? I never want to find out. So instead of writing anything more i will just post some pics and you can see for yourselfwhat we see and love about him.

P.S. He also is attracted to every mud puddle and dirt. But like i have said before" BOYS will be BOYS!"

Landon

OK, like i said in my earlier posts today, Landon is in Kindergarten this year. He is really enjoying it and yesterday he told me "Mom i really like school. I have lots of friends and I like recess (of course), art, and learning centers the best." Which i was thrilled to hear. He has come such a long way since the beginning years of preschool. He is breaking out of his shell a little more and his confidence is shinning through more and more each day. He does have the speech issues still, that we are working on. But other then that he is my typical boy . Doing well in school and liking it. He is also very active like his sister. Those too keep us busy already, so i am not sure what we will do when Mr. Zaner's starts doing sports and stuff. One of Landon's accomplishments this summer though, was riding his bike with just two wheels.Once he did that he turned into a bike riding fool.Wanting to go on bike rides everyday all day. By the end of the week he was trying to pop a wheelie and give me a heart attack. Yep, Boys will Be boys!!





In September Landon went on his first field trip of his kindergarten year. We went to Kercher's Apple orchard. This was actually his third field trip to the apple orchard because we went there every year in preschool. But he enjoyed it, as did me and James. But i think that i could get a job there now and give the tours myself. So we picked our apples and gourds,got to go on a hay ride and had apple cider to drink. Yummy!! Then we had the bus ride back to the school. It has been a long while since i have been on a bus.



This was before school started but during the summer Landon finally got to play t-ball for the first time for Goshen Little League he was so happy and excited.He did a great job. He has been waiting for forever to play.He has had to watch his sister play all those years, without being able too. So it was finally his turn. He still says he wants to be a baseball player when he grows up. (Oh yeah and a crossing guard too. I find that totally too cute.) His team was called the Blizzards and James was his coach. I never knew who was having more fun, the kids or James oh well:)


So Landon as you can see is doing well in school and loves to play baseball. But that is just one of his activities. Right now he is bowling. He is our bowler. He has been bowling since he was 2 the first 3 years/seasons he was in the Pee-wee league(bumpers) and this is his 2nd year/season on Bantam(no bumpers). Which he has already received his 75 pin patch. WAY to GO!! His friend Jacob is on his bowling team this year and they are doing really well. Jacob has not ever bowled before. Well not on a team i should say, he was a casual recreational bowler. Is that even a type of bowler? Oh well sounds good to me. :) I will have to post a pic of him bowling i am sure i have some from last year. But not this year yet.
Ok i am trying to think of other things that he has done and i am drawing a blank.I do know that along with starting school this year we are going to be having a lot of firsts.Landon like his sister is also going to be playing Upwards basketball this Jan. when that season starts. So we will be juggling basketball and bowling for a few months.Along with Ariel's quizzing. Ahhh!! Life in the fast lane.
He will also get to go to over night church camp this next summer.
Besides activities Landon just loves to play and to be the boy that he is and to scare mom to death. Doing things that i think he should not be doing. Because he could get hurt. But i have learned that i need to let him be himself and be a boy. Because time goes by way too fast. Boys will be boys! That is my motto for Landon and Zane.

Ariel

I can not believe that it is fall already and that the kids have been in school for 2 months. Yep kids, you read right. Landon just started Kindergarten this year and really loves school.But more about him later. I think i will start off with what has been going on in Ariel's life right now. Ariel is now in 4th grade. I just can't get over that, 1 more year in elementary and she will be in the middle school. Which by the way scares me to death. Why can't we keep them little? I have asked God that many times.I just have not gotten a good answer.OK, maybe i have gotten a good answer but just not one i want to accept.:) Anyways she is enjoying school i believe and is trying her hardest this year. It has been a very different year so far then in the past years. Things are getting a little harder for her and we might be dealing with some attention issues this year. But other then that she is doing great.She has been very active over the last few years and has started some new things this year.


This past summer she started playing softball,the real deal no tee ball or rookie league this year. She really enjoyed it. Even though i don't think she hit that ball at all. But she is a very determined person and did not give up. She had a good time and that is all that matters to me. I just want her and the boys to enjoy what they are doing. She says she wants to play again this coming summer.



Also this summer Ariel had her first ever 4-H experience. Like i said she is moving on up, no more exploring 4-h. It is the real deal. She wanted to do rabbit club. So last year at the fair we got her a black otter mini rex which she named Hopscotch. Hops for short. She was only 5 weeks old when we got her. She is a very pretty rabbit with velvety black fur with some butterscotch color in places.They did very well at the fair this year they took B.O.V.(best of variety) and B.O.B(best of breed.
We were all very proud of there accomplishments.




During the fall she used to bowl, but decided last year that she wanted to play basketball. So she did through school and then with Upwards through our church. She enjoyed doing it and gave it her best. That is all we ask of them. She is also going to play Upwards this coming Jan. but decided not to play for school.But the activities do not stop there.
As of right now Ariel is in her 3rd year of quizzing for church. They are studying Luke chapters 1-11.Next year they will finish the other half of Luke. Her first year she did the study on Joseph in Genesis 37- 50, then last year it was Moses in Exodus 1-20. I do not know how there little minds hold all that information. I have a hard enough time remembering what i ate for breakfast.:) But they do remember and that astounds me.She does such a great job at it and really enjoys it. Which i love that she is getting into the word of God and hiding that in her heart so that she will be able to remember, follow and use it in her life. What can be better then that. Nothing!! She has a great group of girls on the team. So i guess this raps up Ariel's past months for awhile. There will be much more for me to post in the future.