The loves of my Life

Have you ever thought to yourself that there was a reason your life took you to a different place? Like for example I knew in my heart that Temecula/San Diego was not the place for us at this moment in our life. I loved living there and miss it so much and I know in my heart we will be back there, but not right now. We tried everything, I went to Minnesota for 3 months thinking we would move there (and thank god we didn't) but that didn't feel right either, we stopped in Austin to see if it would work and finally decided against it. Out of the blue Jason got this job offer to move here and we took it and for some reason I think that it was all part of a bigger plan. Since we moved here we have found out quite alot about ourselves and our family dynamic. Its kinda uplifting in a way.

And then I sit back and am amazed by all the wonderful, open-hearted, kind people I have met here. Its so comforting to know I have a "circle" I have comfort outside of the home and so do my kids. Then I wonder if there was a reason Jaydon is in the class hes in. Was he supposed to meet little Anna and become friends with her. Was he supposed to meet her so she could invite him to Bible Study? Oh boy and when she did his face lit up like he was invited to best party of the year, I couldn't say no. From there we've been to church which is something I knew we needed but was to lazy to do anything about it, but again the look on Jaydons face was priceless and how can you tell your kids "No you cant go to church and learn about God" If it wasn't for little Anna or my friend Edna we would still be lazy and saying we want to go but...

My Friend Edna helped me join Mops and trust me she made sure I was going. Always reminding me to turn in,y paperwork, you need to do it its filling up. With out her too there was no way we would be at this place. I am so proud we took the step mow we have to keep on the path.

I also think we were meant to be at church last Sunday, I think that was in the bigger plan too. The Sermon fit are feelings at the moment, it even made Jason laugh and say he had a good time. (which if you know my Husband is a miracle) I just have this feeling that Everything happened the way it was supposed to. I have this feeling that we are starting down a great path that's only going to bring me more surprises and greater happiness. Its so hard to explain, but I think everythng that has happened this past year was meant to happen, was needed to happen, and was planned to happen. I just feel it in my gut that theres still so much more to happen. I hope I am ready for this new chapter with the boys, cause like I tell people this is the first time in a while I dont know whats going to happen, I dont have anything planned and I am living this life for today and not the future. I am in a weird but good place and experiencing things with the boys I could've never though possible.

I love those little guys more then words can express and even though we have some BAD days they surprise me everyday with something special. I just hope I can me the best mommy for them. I hope they can enjoy me as much as I enjoy them. I hope I have the pleasure of watching then turn in to little men. I hope one day they know how much joy they bring to everyday!

Cloudy with a Chance of....Organizing

So this week has been a pretty hectic one for my household...It seems like every day we had something going on and some days I left the house at 9:00 and didn't get back till 5:00, and all I was doing was running errands.

WE were able to get in a few fun things, playdates and even saw "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in 3D...That was one of my favorite books in school and I was so happy to be able to share it with the boys. I think they had a great time and it was cool watching Jaydon have fun with his buddy. The "big boys" were able to sit by one another and I think that made them proud.

It is so weird. It is so hard to watching your kids grow up. It seems as though they do it in one day. I still think back to last year and I cant believe how mature Jaydon seems now from last year. He is more in control of his feelings and I think hes is becoming more comfortable with himself.

Wednesday night I took Jaydon to Bible Study at a new place hes never been to, and out of our home city. Is was such a big boy and was ready to conquer this new class all by himself. He took off waved good bye and I was standing there thinking "are you the same little boy that cried EVERYDAY last year when I dropped you off for preschool"..."are you really going to go all by yourself into the church not knowing anybady?" and you know what I followed him into the chapel to make sure he was ok! I was so confused and bewildered I didn't know what to do with myself. It was such a surreal moment for me. I couldn't believe how much he changed, and my heart was hurt "just a ittle bit" cause my baby didnt need me. (now for those of you wondering why I would take Jaydon to a new place and just leave him there, not knowing anyone, he was actually going there with a friend from school, but that friend was not there yet, so I wasn't just leaving my kid in the hands of strange people without checking it out first and making sure he would know someone;) ) I am proud of Jaydon for enjoying his situation and making a few new friends out of it. He has had a lot of new beginnings this year, School, soccer, bible study and Sunday School, and pretty soon Ice Skating. I am happy to say hes embracing everyone and trying to make friends from every activity. Thats not to say hes still not shy, but he always says he wants to be the coolest kid, so I tell him that cool kids are friends with everyone no matter what, and I think he is taking that advice to heart and making his momma proud along the way.

Even though we had a crazy week I am proud to say i got some serious organizing done this week. I was able to get the boys system started...I have a few things to tweak and a little more decorating to do. I was also able to get the boys art center started...same thing a little tweaking to do and it will be ready. It feels good to do, but it take so much and I am hoping it will help keep us a little organized. I still feel like there is so much more to do, I havent even started on the garage, my room or the bathrooms. Hopefully I will find the time and the funds to get it all done, it has been a goal of mine for at least a year to get things organized and situated to how I "exactly" want them. That is hard to do, cause you spend your time searching for the right thing and sometimes that doesn't exist, but I am doing my best. Then once everything is put together and organized its time to paint...maybe I'll never be done. Oh well at least I am having a little fun doing it.

So as my time is working itself out, I am happy to report I am finding little spurts of time and enjoying the calm. My goal is to soon have more quiet time and less chaotic time, but I am slowly learning if I just push through the sand will settle and we'll be in a routine. Hopefully that routine doesn't become boring!!


Here is a picture of my parent and kids when they were up visiting a few weeks ago!!

LIghts, Thunder, and Staples...OH MY

So I have had a very eventful end of the week. On Thursday night Bryce was laughing and bouncing around the living room. Well all of a sudden he falls hits his head on the wall and cuts his head open. My little baby Bryce need to go to the ER and get his head stapled...I couldn't believe it He has been a rough and tumble boy from an early age and I can only assume this is not the last time we will pay a visit to the ER. He was so braved, totally let the Dr. Clean his wound and sat there while he put 2 staples in the back of his skull. He didn't cry until the last staple was already in. What a big boy I have. BUT J man on the other hand was so worried about little B he kept asking if he was ok and was being so nice to him (at least we know now that deep down he loves his brother, on a day to day basis it would be questionable) and once he found out what was going to happen with the staples, I think he was more scared then Bryce. Maybe Jaydon will learn from this experience too.

So after our head indecent is all over we are looking forward to a calm and fun weekend with Jaydons Opening Ceremony for Soccer on Sat. We put the kids to bed early, have everything prepared to leave the house at 7 am. We go to bed to be waked at 4 am to the loudest thunder I have ever heard (and I've lived in the Midwest)It was crazy, so of course we all don't get a good nights sleep, but we wake up at 6 to get ready for the BIG day. We go get coffee and donuts and head to the soccer field. The mornings going well with blue skies...everyone's lined up and the Ceremony is starting. They make it through the a few divisions and then big J and Little J run out with the team and their banner and them all of a sudden the LOUD thunder is back. The thunder was so loud it shut all the speakers off and the guys video camera next to me was making static noises. It was so crazy...well obviously the game was canceled and so was the rest of the opening ceremony. Poor Jaydon was so upset, all he wanted to do was play a game of soccer. He got over it and is anxiously waiting for next weeks game.

So I am hoping that Sunday will be a relaxing day in my household...We defiantly need it.

TIme to Slow Down

So I am totally loving that Fall is Right around the corner. I love the warm crisp air that fall brings, and the changing leaves and all the fall veggies. I cant wait to start making Pumpkin Pie and Apple Crisp, as Bryce would say "Yummy Yummy!!"

I am also excited for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Last year the boys and I were in transition stage so we stuck close to one another and did a lot of things to keep us busy, so we made a lot of crafts and baked a ton. As I realized that fall was coming I realized that if we didn't slow things we weren't going to be able to keep some of the traditions the kids and I started last year. So we are officially in slow down mode. I am going to try and slow down our schedule. We are going to focus back on family fun for the season and add some friends activity's into the mix. I need to make sure that the kids are having fun and enjoying their self and make sure that they keep some of their favorite activities from last year around to start the traditions I would like them to carry with them forever.

Its going to be hard cause I have a busy complex...I love to be busy ALL the time, but when I am busy ALL the time I crash and burn when I am tired. To the point where it takes me a week to recover. I think I need to pace myself and enjoy the moments I get alone with the boys. We were discussing how last year we just enjoyed being together, just the 3 of us. I just want to be able to have some Mommy and Me time with just me and the boys and be able to cuddle up in front of the fire while reading scary Halloween books. Or enjoy decorating the House as a family of 4. I just feel that as the pace we are going now I wont enjoy the decorating or I will put it off until its to late. Then the kids wont enjoy it, cause really I do it for the kids. They enjoy having a festive house, they think its cool, but really they enjoy helping out and being together as a family.

I guess that's what this time of year is all about, Spending time with the family. Maybe that's what makes it so special for me. Not the weather or colors or food, but family.

Wish me luck on the slow down mode, it is going to be really hard for me.

So it has been brought to my attention that I have not updated my Blog in a while, numerous times, by numerous people. So here I am...getting ready to update it, finally.

A lot has happened in the Boone Household. We've survived our first year in the Bay Area! During the past year, we have been to many new places, met many new friends and learned new things about ourselves and our family. I am pleased to say this has been a GREAT year in our life and we couldn't be happier with the choice we've made to move here. Some days are hard, I defiantly miss my Family and Friends, but luckily we live close enough to get many visits in. We've been lucky to go back to San Diego a bunch and already have 2 more trips planned. My parents and friends have been up numerous times too, which is always fun. We love sharing our new experiences with old friends.

So many new things are happening now with us. Mr. Jaydon started Kindergarten last week and little Brycie started Preschool. It was a hard week for Mommy. I couldn't believe my boys are growing up as fast as they are. As their school season started I was sure I was going to be able to find more me time but I think I gravely mistaken the time I do have. I had such high expectations of all the free time. I planned on working out, running errands and having coffee with my friends. I quickly realized that running 2 kids around to school and back on a half day schedule was not easy or fast, and then we still have playdates and outings with friends in the afternoon. Oh well I am sure I will be able to manage my time better as the weeks go on and I find the right schedule for us.

I have been very active in my mothers club, and love it. All the Women are great and friendly and I think I have met many friends for life. Its always comforting to know you have someone to be there to help out when times are tough or you just need a friend, and I know I have found that in these ladies. I have taken on a huge role as the Newsletter Coordinator mush to my husbands dismay...but at least it gets my brain thinking, and not always stuck thinking about mac and cheese and play doh.

Jasons enjoying his job and joined their corporate softball team. It gets him some time away from the house and keeps him active. I am trying to convince him to sign up for dodge ball so I can play. I just think having the opportunity of throwing a ball at someone might be a great stress relief. We will see what happens with that.

I promise I will post more often, with more then a quick update of the family. Keep checking back and if you see me slacking off let me know!

Monsterous Children

So I am sitting here thinking to myself "Why did God give me such Monstrous Children" I try to think back to my childhood and wonder if I ever got into so much trouble as my kids do. Did I ever flush Bread down the toilet? Did I ever lie about everything I did? (answer to that is yea) Did I back talk and wrestle and scream and yell? Probably. But really my questions are...how do I deal with it? How do I teach my kids that such behavior is not nice? and the golden question would be...HOW DO I DO IT WITH OUT LOSING MY PATIENCE AND RAISING MY VOICE? I know for the most part my kids are good, at least when they are around others, and I know as I parent I probably expect too much from an almost 5 and 3 year old boy. However even if my expectations are high, they should not lie or yell or back talk. My mother tells me its normal and to brace myself because it will get worse.

Jaydon and I are one in the same which makes it twice as hard, because we not only hold each other up to high expectations, but we hold ourselves there too. I am trying to get back to reality and now that a 5 year old probably cant sit for 2 hours listening to his mom read Harry Potter (or really want to) and Jaydon need to learn that I have only been a mom for 5 years, I still have a lot to learn and unfortunately he has to teach me...for him he wants to be the perfect son (and I want him to be too, but I know no one is perfect) and I want to be the perfect mom. Its hard, when you want a clean house, good dinner cooked, smart kids, clean kids, exercise, do a craft, be healthy, no TV, hang out with good friend, find time for myself, find time alone with my husband...but truthfully I am lucky if I can get half of that in a day. The truth is I need to accept that I cant be perfect and neither can my kids. I need to except that my life is good the way it is, I have a comfortable home (which is clean 90% of the time) my kids are smart, they are healthy, and they are relatively good.

Even though I get frustrated or run down, I need to learn to put my expectation in check and not take it out on my kids. I do expect a lot, but maybe its making my kids regress. I would much rather them be happy and healthy then worry about me being upset all the time.

Moving hasn't been easy and I do believe it has effected all of us, We are trying to get settled and meet people, but its hard. Jaydon and Bryce are having a hard time adjusting and Miss their grandparents too much. I am missing my family and friend too much and instead of sitting around missing them, we need to be out meeting people and enjoying one another. We will get there and when we do hopefully we will be stronger and closer then ever. (but we probably wont be perfect ;) )

Its not always what it seems

So we go through our life meeting new people and getting to know them, and letting them into our life. I understand as time goes some people come and some people go. As your life changes so do your friends, but there are few who stay forever. There are few you try hard to keep but for some reason you are not as important to them as you thought. I know that getting married, brings changes and separation from some of your friends, and then having kids brings a bigger gap. Growing older, interests change, moving, jobs...everything can effect a once friendship you thought would last forever. You can try to keep in touch, but you can only try so hard and if the effort is not returned, there nothing you can do.

Its just sad when those friends were there through the most important times in your life, and don seem to care Its sad when they don't realize how much you value the friendship you once had. It's sad to close a door on something that was so special. The truth is though that it must have been gone a while ago.

I have some of the BEST friends in the world, and I have some friends that I wish I would try harder to keep in touch with. Then there are those friends that were so good and special but don't realize that its gone. The friendship that was once cherished is no longer there.

I promise to keep those I have not lost so much more closer and to let them know everyday how much they mean to me. I promise to try harder for the friends that try hard. I promise this year is about keeping in touch to the ones who keep in touch back. I promise to let the ones go who no longer try.

Keeping Busy

So Guys...I have been horrible about this, but I promise to get better!!

So with the new year starting, we have become very busy. Jaydons in school and the registration Process for Kindergarten is extremely difficult here. There is a overcrowding in the School district. We are one of the top rated schools in the area, even better then some private schools. So I guess I get why, it just make enrolling very hard, they cant guarantee where your child will go. We have been to meetings and focus groups trying to solve the problem and hopefully we will know something more at the end of the month. Our district also offers 5 magnet school within the district, which we are hoping to get Jaydon into one of those, that is a district transfer AND only chosen on a lottery. So we will see what happens. Once Jaydon starts Kindergarten Bryce will start Preschool. I am looking forward to having 3 day to myself in the fall. Maybe I can get my errands done without the kids and reserve the rest of the time for play. I am also going to take a couple of online classes while the kids are in school.

I have joined a local Mothers club here in Foster City. Its pretty cool. With in the club the have sub clubs for playgroups, workout groups and even a babysitting co-op. Its also a great way for me to get connected to the community. They do alot of outing at local childrens places.

I am looking to sign Jaydon up for Guitar Lessons and Bryce up at the local kids Gym. WE all need extra curricular activities this summer and I am hopeing to keep busy.

ME and My friend Heather took the kids to the Tide Pools a week ago and had a blast. The kids are really interested in Sealife and we live so close to the beach, I try to do things with them there so they can learn and have fun. I will post some pictures of our outing.