Marry me

I had a fun conversation with Jaron and Chloee this morning as they were eating breakfast. It went something like this:
Jaron: What grade will I be in when Chloee goes to school?
Mom: Second grade.
Jaron: And then I will go to third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade....(insert all grades here) and twelfth grade. And then what will I do?
Mom: Then you will go on a mission, then college and then find someone to marry.
Jaron: "MARRIED??!" Who will I marry?
Mom: A nice girl. Chloee, who would you like to marry?
Chloee: Mommy.
Jaron: You can't marry a girl!! I'll marry you, Chloee.
Mom: You can't marry your sister.
Jaron: I think I will be 27 when I get married.

Sadly, I know that time will come all too soon. That's why I need to enjoy them now (even when Chloee is throwing one of her now frequent fits). Motherhood...the toughest job you'll ever love. (Okay, so I stole that from the army, but it works).

Easter weekend

What a weekend! We took the kids up to Eagle River this weekend for Brady's state tournament and Easter with the family. The hockey was good, we ended up with third place, but Brady did very well in net. Aaron even played in a men's 3 on 3 tournament and while they didn't do so hot, he had a great time playing with some of his old high school buddies. He still has the moves on the ice :) The highlight for the kids was to see their Swanson cousins again. After 6 months in Germany, Addie, Sydney, and Mac came home for the summer break. Grandma Lynn had an Easter egg hunt at her house with about 80 eggs hidden in the backyard. All the kids got a haul of eggs with candy and pennies in them. So fun. The low point of the weekend was when Auntie Bobbi hurt her knee playing in a volleyball tournament. Hope you start feeling better and it's not too serious.

We finished the weekend with brunch at the Senior Center with the grandparents (no our parents aren't residents of the Senior Center), but the brunch was good. Jaron even won this lovely hat as a door prize. It is always nice to see the family on our weekend trips. Happy Easter everyone.

New Toy?

So we spent part of this weekend shopping...Aaron thinks he needs a new boat. Now most of you know that we already have a few boats, but this boat is a bigger, faster, and all around better boat than the one we already own. While nothing is in writing yet, Aaron already bought a bigger truck to pull this bigger boat. So I need some objective opinions. (So this means no male fishing friends can vote) This boat does have an indoor heater and a toilet (two amenities which our current boat does not have. Who am i kidding? Aaron has to pay the bills, so he usually ends up with what he wants anyway. I can at least try to be thrifty right? :)

Tooth Day

With 5 kids, each having around 26 teeth, I have to make sure that over 100 teeth are taken care of every day! Since Haylee has already had braces and I am sure at least one of the other kids will need them at some point, I must say that all these teeth can be pretty expensive too. Haylee had three of her teeth filled today, with more appointments scheduled to fill other teeth in about a month. Jolee already has 6 teeth in and she is not even a year old yet. Taking care of dental hygiene (other than your own) is not something you think about before having kids, but add it to the list of many things we moms (and dads) get to do every day.

Growing pains

So our little Chloee Rose has done a lot of growing up lately. After watching the older kids play hockey, basketball, soccer, etc., Chloee finally got to be in a sport all of her own. She recently finished Smart Start Soccer and really enjoyed it. She has learned how to trap, dribble, pass and kick the ball. We just need to work on steal ling the ball now. She was fun to watch as she tends to stick her tongue out when she is concentrating. She also plays with her hair as a nervous habit, so between the tongue licking and hair twirling, she put on quite a show.

Chloee also recently had her first big girl haircut (not counting the one she gave herself a few months back). We chopped quite a bit off and she sure looks cute. Mom loves it because it's so much easier to style now. While she was in the beautician's chair, we discussed getting her ears pierced, and to our surprise, she was all for it. She looks adorable with her earrings, but the pictures speak a thousand words about how she felt. After two helpings of candy though, she was good as new.

Our Chloee may be four now, but she definitely tries to run the house. She sure is my helper though, always willing to bring me a diaper, feed the dog, or boss ( I mean) remind her brothers what they need to do. What a kid.