The kids are getting ready to start school........I will so miss our Monday's all day together. I have loved having Monday's off work, knowing I get them all day. It is amazing to realize Trayjan just turned 8 and will be going into 2nd grade. Jie is beginning her second year of pre-school. I was watching videos of when Jie got home back in 2008 and she looks like a little baby girl. They have both grown so quickly.....I think God for each and everyday with them. Some days are not always perfect, but they are the absolute reason I wake up everyday. I love them so much and I pray that they always know that God placed them into my life for so many reasons.

I would love to just slow time down a bit, but then I would miss out on all the amazing things they do. Trayjan is by far the funniest kid I will ever meet and Jie is my little shadow, such a sweet girl, always trying to please. I can't wait to experience the rest of their lives with them. I love you both so very much! God bless you each and everyday. I pray you both grow to realize God is always your strength, turn to him always. Hugs and Kisses, Mommy!

Fun with Friends

It is such a blessing to have family and friends........

My kids love hanging out with cousins and this weekend was all about Skyler and Isabelle!

We were also blessed to get together with the Krakora's in the same weekend. We met the Krakora's when Trayj was in the 4 year old pre-school class. Four years later we have the closest friends anyone could ask for. Carrie and I are best of friends and our kids love eachother and have grown up together. God has truly blessed us each day to have such wonderful people enter out lives. We pray we will be a part of eachother lives for many more wonderful years.

Monday's are our Chick Filet Play Dates. Jie just adores Evan and it was so good to have Issy and Skyler with us, as it made for a big fun play group. Issy and Grace play so well together and Larissa is just one of the boys with Trayj and Skyler.

FIRST PLACE - CONGRATULATIONS TRAYJAN

This year was such an exciting baseball season for Trayj. He began the year at first base and ended with playing Short Stop. It was alot of work and he did such an amazing Job. He hit many singles the first part of the season, then managed to pull a double. Finally ending his season with a triple. He was so excited and said his goal next is a homerun! The season ended before he was able to accomplish that goal, however, many times he was able to score a run for his time, coming into home plate! He is a phenomenal hitter! I just adore watching him play.... he loves the sport and it shows. Even last night as I was talking to him on the phone, he turned to his dad and asked if they could play catch after he was finished.

Trayjan's team placed first winning the Championship June 25th 2010.

It was a great season and Trayjan did such a great job. He had quite a few cheerleaders, including his biggest fan Mom & Jie, Grandma & Grandpa Phifer, Grandpa Stout, Chaslyn, Ray, Donnie, Leslie and her boys, a few other friends. We are all so proud of him and can't wait for next year to watch him play again.

Congratulations Trayjan..........WE LOVE YOU! Mom is so very proud of your hard work!

Indiana Beach

The kids and I decided to take a short trip to Indiana Beach on Sunday. I hadn't been since I was a child and the kids have never gone. It's so nice to have a theme park just two hours away from home. It was a beautifully hot day for a theme park. Trayjan is so much fun wanting to ride all the ride. I think his favorite is the Big ship....I swear my stomache about drops everytime I ride it, thankfully he wanted to sit in the middle and not at the end where you feel like you are going to fall out. Uncle Jason and Aunt Lisa took Jie on a few rides while Trayj and I were in Dr. Frankensteins Haunted Mansion. She had a wonderful time, they have a mini ship for the little kids and she was was all about the smaller rides just for her. The kids both had such a fun time. Near the end of the day, they wanted to visit the water area. It was good for them to cool off, it was such a hot day! I had the time of my life with them.....they are both so precious and it is so much fun to watch them enjoy every step of their lives.

Time for a Swim

Jie had the most wonderful time at her swimming class. She was adorable! The instructors are amazing, and I think it will benefit her arms so much. After her class she looked at me and said "Thank you Mommy for buying me swimming". She did such a wonderful job and loves it.

Blessings this Life:

I have so many blessings in my life that I am so very thankful for. The many friends and family who when I decided a great life change was necessary didn't turn their backs on me, they didn't judge me and they didn't assume lies being told were true. In times like those, it truly brings you closer to the people who mean the most in your life. I love my children with everything inside of me and each day I have lived for the past 8 years has been for them. I love how much laughter there is between my children and I. How much fun we have together and how many hugs and kisses I get everyday from them. They amaze me everyday and being a mom is the biggest gift I could have ever received. They give me strength everyday to be a better person. They help me to breath ever so easily and they have put a forever smile on my face and tattoo on my heart.

I think it is so vital for us to live our days in happiness and to not regret a minute in our lives. We can all make poor choices or mistreat someone we love, but what we do to redeem ourselves and mend the hurt is what we will be judged on at the end of our lives. I don't regret a single day of my life. Each minute made the next minute happen. Each experience both good and bad brought me to this place, which is the exact place I am meant to be. I love life and sometimes it may be difficult, it is all a blessing and how beautiful of a quilted pattern my life would be, full of love, color and joy!

Trayjan

What a sweetie this precious boy is....he looked at me before vacation and said "mom, I really need some Sean White shirts". So off we went to find the shirts he wanted. He was alot of fun, I have alway shopped for him and it was adorable that he wanted to actually shop for clothes. He is my kid for sure! LOL He looked so stinkin cute in the shirts he picked out and he was asking me how things looked in layers. He also informed me of his new girlfriends at school the same day...haha!

He also began baseball practice and loves it. He is such a fun athlete to watch play even at his young age. He seems to have a natural ability, although to be honest, I think it's more that he was exposed at a young age and developed the skills necessary to perform at his highest potential....haha! Just bragging on his great parents!

Well, I'm so excited for this seasson of baseball. Basketball was such a joy to watch and he's finally at the age where he's really playing a real baseball game.

Happy Early Easter Celebration ! ! !

I got to celebrate Easter early with my beautiful children.....they will be leaving on vacation with their daddy and will be gone on Easter Sunday. I'm uncertain why the schools schedules the beginning of Spring Break on Easter....but it really stinks! However, I had the kids all to myself on Sunday so we had a wonderful time. When they arrived, the eggs were hidden, the surprises were ready and we got to go to their favorite place for lunch. They loved the entire day as much as I did watching the pure joy explode from their little souls. Trayjan had a ball with his new paintball gun and Jie loved her new little laptop. The cutests was their new stuffed pet ducks. They both named them the cutest names. Trayjan's was Ducker McQuakercans and Jie's was Quack Quack. She has carried that big yellow duck everywhere since she got it, she calls it her baby Quack Quack. What a beautiful, fun day we had. It allows us to reflect on the meaning of Easter.....all of this is possible because of our Lord Jesus Christ. He loves us so much and that love gives us strength each and everyday to be the people we are and share the gifts we have been so fortunate to receive.

Happy St. Patricks Day

Oh WOW, I can't even express the fun I had with Trayjan and Jie after I picked them up after work today. We went to eat at one of our favorite restaurants...the kids love it, because on Wednesday they have a Balloon Artist/Clown named Giggles that makes Balloon characters for the kids. Trayjan got an Alien and Jie got a beautiful flower. It was alot of fun for all of us.

The kids didn't realize I had a special fun time planned once we got home. Such excitement when they realized they had a couple special bags full of fun little prizes and candy. They loved it, but what was the most fun, was a Rose Art Kit, that they got to make their own Bouncy Balls. Very cool and the balls were awesome!

The kids had a first tonight....GREEN KOOLAID.....hahaha! I grew up on Koolaid, but no way do my kids get it, two quarts gets 1 cup of sugar, HOLY COW! Now I know why the get 100% Juicy Juice. Well, it was a blast, they love drinking out of fun little glasses, so I picked up some shot glasses so we could have tiny little glasses. Needless to say, they picture looks like a fun little Apple Pucker Adult drink, but it is for sure Green Koolaid and the kids loved it so much, we did it three times.....cheering with each glass of Koolaid.

We also all put on Matching Shamrock Tattoos....Such a wonderful and fun, memorable night! I love these amazing children God has blessed me with!

Jie's Mom's Day

Jie and I had a wonderful time at her Pre-School Mom's Day. It is so cute to see all the wonderful things she has done in class. She gets to make the placemat for our snacks and juice. She made me wonderful air scent pack for my car (which right now it desperately needs due to the messiness of winter). She sang the sweetest songs and I was so happy to watch her interact with her friends. Such a joy to be a mommy! I love her so much and it brought back wonderful memories of my Mom's Days at the same preschool with Trayj. What a beautiful blessing God has given me in my children.

Wow, where has the time gone?

Many things have been going on in the Phifer home some I'll post and other's are personal, but my blog has taken a hit from the chaos and craziness of life. I have had a few friends who have been telling me how much they miss reading about my beautiful, precious children and quite truthfully, I deeply miss my bloggy friends. I apologize and plan on getting back to blogging my children's fun, exciting and entertaining lives.

Jie and Trayjan have been so busy beginning in November. Trayjan had a wonderful Basketball season and was so amazing this year. He rocked the court about everygame, leading his team in baskets and by the end of the season improving greatly on plays and rebounds. His daddy coached him again this year and I think they had the most fun ever. Jie has been busy with school, she loves school and would love to go much more throughout the week then she is now. We are working on that right now, next year she will go three days per week, but I think she would benefit so much if she went 3-5 days per week. She loves to play, socialize and learn and is doing so wonderful each and everyday. Jie also had her birthday January 8th and turned 4. She loved her Minney Mouse Party Dress and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday Cake. Oh, and can't forget our Amazing Trayjan, he won his Math Challenge at school and got his T-shirt. So very proud of his hard work.

I will post a few pictures of how things have been going for the kids......they are absolutely a blessing from God and we love them so very much!