Friday, November 27, 2009

Thanksgiving already?!?

Congratulations to the Armstrong Ringsted Mustang 8 Man Football team- 2009 STATE CHAMPIONS! I am especially proud of my cousins Tyler Tonderum and Dakota Oderman. Way to go boys!

Happy Fall to everyone! We had a great Thanksgiving with family and lots of food. I cooked ham (yes, ham, not turkey) and all the fixings and took it to Amana to enjoy with Steve's parents. It was VERY DELICIOUS! How about them Denver Broncos!! What a roller coaster ride sesason. Thank god for the win on Thanksgiving vs the NY Giants.

Christmas is approaching quickly. It doesn't seem right that it is already going to be December. Nataly will be 5 months next week. Where does the time go? She has started eating baby food and cereal everyday. This girl can eat! She has gotten so big over the last 3-4 weeks. She is my chunky monkey right now.

Kadi is now in a regualar Kindergarden classroom. She loves her new teacher Ms. Schoen. Her teacher, speech coach and reading coach had WONDERFUL things to say about Kadi's progress. She loves to read her books everynight and go to the library for new ones. We are so proud of her and both her social and academic achievements.

Sophia continues to be our "good"child. We cannot praise her enough. She does well in school but lacks the desire to read. She will read and is very good at it, she just doesn't enjoy it. Her teacher gave us some suggestions to encourage her to read more - we will see how well they work in December.

I hope everyone takes time to enjoy the fall air before the snow flies, it is only a matter of time.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

It has been a while...

Just a quick update on what is new with us.

Kadi is now in Kindergarden. They advanced her at the end of September and we couldn't be happier. I went on a field trip with her and her new class to the pumpkin patch. It was nice to get to know some of her new friends. It is hard staying connected to both girls class when they are at different schools.

Sophia is doing well. She is starting to enjoy reading so I am trying to encourage it more and more. In the past, she would read but didn't enjoy reading. She continues to be a really big helper with Nataly.

Steve is still home taking care of the household and Nataly. He does a GREAT job. Father of the century!

Nataly just started eating baby food. The little shit is growing so much right now. She wants to eat/drink constantly and is taking good naps during the day. She wakes up at night still to eat. I am going to try some cereal in her bottle before bed to see if that helps her sleep all night. I could use a couple of nights with good sleep. My mind never shuts off when I am up every 2-3 hours :(

We wish the Mustangs GOOD LUCK in their upcoming football games in the Dome. I wish I could come and watch but I can't. GO Dakota! GO Tyler! This year is their year- I can feel it.

I hope to start updating this more often, hopefully.