Currently

Rick

* He's busy being the head coach of Brayden's baseball team! He really is the perfect guy for the job but I know it's alot too, these kids can be crazy at times!

*He is also busting his butt to finish our bathroom remodel. He has tiled the shower completely and tiled the floor - hopefully this week he can grout, paint, and get the toilet and vanity in and we will be that much closer to having a working bathroom again!

*He is hoping to join a summer golf league and if not, he will at least be taking Brayden once a week to help him with his game

Myself

*I'm trying to organize all the things. I want to get the kids' closets cleaned out and organized and then our closet will be after that.

*I'm trying to lose 5 more lbs and now that I've been cleared to work out, I hope it can happen. Although it's probably more like 10lbs now since I'm sure gained some that I lost back while I was recovering from surgery

*I'm enjoying running my little Facebook group! I hit my 2K member goal now I'm on to 3K - hopefully that can happen soon here!

Brayden

*We went for the initial appt for Brayden's umbilical hernia surgery and were told that it's pretty small and really surgery is not needed. I was still a little unsure on what to do but after talking more with the surgeon (who I LOVED) he made me feel confident that surgery isn't neccessary right now.

*He is really enjoying baseball! He has good games and he has bad games, but either way, at the end of the day he still likes it and looks forward to the games!

*He is looking forward to all things Summer! He enjoys school, but he is really excited for Summer vacation! He is signed up for a couple of camps and then we have a big family vaca in there too.

Ella

*She is becoming more and more of a Mama's girl and I love it! When I work out, she is right next to me doing the exact same thing. She always loves on me when the others won't and she is just super sweet.

*She is really into singing and playing her guitar & piano. She puts on these shows for us and my heart just melts

*She is starting to finally talk to more than one kid in her preschool class. This year she has really blossomed and is becoming quite the good friend to many.

Avery

*She is starting to really enjoy her music class. Of course she's one of the only tots who doesn't completely listen, but she is having fun and that's all that matters right now

*She is all about doing everything herself. Literally if I try and help her she says things like "Don't help me Mom!!" or "I don't need my help Mom!!" She's a feisty one, that's for sure :)

*She made her transition to her toddler bed so seamlessly that I'm still surprised by it. We decided to make the change before my surgery so I wouldn't have to lift her in and out of the crib and I was so worried she was never going to stay in her bed or fall asleep but to my surprise she does! She really doesn't even get out of the bed at all once we put her in! Pretty soon we will do another transition to a twin bed.

*linking up with Lindsays Sweet World & Our Pretty Little Girls

Currently

I thought it would be fun to do a currently post on each of my favorite people - I want to be able to look back and see what was going on in our lives (sidenote: The pics of the kids are current and were taken yesterday. No pictures were taken of myself and the hubs because we're both battling colds and yeah, I don't even think I brushed my hair this day. )

Rick 

Started playing in an adult soccer league which is totally out of his comfort zone. He is super athletic and really good at most things but soccer isn't his thing so I applaud him for giving it a try.

Won big in one of his fantasy football leagues and used the money to buy us a nice new laptop. So thankful for his selflessness!

Myself

Really trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Part of my goals for this year is to really lose weight, not much but 5-10lbs is needed. It is so hard for me because I seriously love food

I recently found out I have an umbilical hernia that came from having Avery. I originally went to the dr for diastasis recti but found out I have that and a hernia.  Surgery is needed to fix the hernia and I will be having that probably next month. I know it's a very small procedure but any kind of surgery gets me all anxious, I just want it over with.

Brayden 

Is into his first season playing basketball. He was hesitant to play but with a little push from us he is giving it a try, which is all we asked for. If at the end of it he doesn't love it, that's ok, we just wanted him to be involved in something over the winter.

He is rocking 1st grade! Seriously, his teacher had nothing but amazing things to say about him at our conference and we are so proud! He is a reading/writing/spelling/mathing (ha ha I know this isn't a word but it fits, well kind of) machine!

Was in the church choir for the first half of the year (they just recently told us the choir was being cancelled after the holidays due to the teacher leaving and not enough kids wanting to do it) and was loving it. The fact that he got up and sang in front of everyone still amazes me to this day. He can't wait to start again in the Fall when they are suppose to be bringing it back.

Currently is obsessed with all things Star Wars. Rick and him recently saw Rogue One which made him even more obsessed.

Ella

Is doing really good at her first year of preschool. She enjoys going most days and others she clings to me for dear life

Is really a Mama's girl lately and I am not complaining one bit. She has always been about Rick but now that I stay home she has become so much about me too. She always says the sweetest things to me and is always giving me all the hugs/snuggles/kisses

She sings everything! It is so cute! If she is playing, she sings what she is playing, if there is music on, she is singing along. She has been putting on shows for us lately and it's the best.

She is so into arts/crafts (just like her Mama!) and that makes me so happy! She is really into drawing lately too and her people are just too cute.

Avery 

Says the cutest things! She is all about saying I love you which I love. She is forming full sentences now and walks around the house like a boss (she is lucky she is so cute!)

She is obsessed with her little gymnastics class and is such a monkey

Girl is still obsessed with Frosty the Snowman. She demands it every time we get into the car and will find the DVD in the drawer and run around the house with it screaming "Frosty!!"

She loves anything to do with painting. Everyday she asks to paint.

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Here are some outtakes from taking Braydens picture - Apparently when you're 6, taking pictures is the last thing you want to do.

And that's our lives currently! I'm hoping to keep this up, maybe once a quarter



*linking up with Home of Malones